Thursday, October 15th, 2015
US to discuss Afghan reconciliation with Pakistan
WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama on Thursday, in an address to his nation from the White House, said he would meet Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on October 22 to discuss his plan for peace in the Pak-Afghan region. Obama also announced a plan to keep 5,500 American troops in Afghanistan into 2017, cancelling his earlier plan to bring home most of the troops before he leaves office. The US president said he held extensive consultations with his commanders in Afghanistan, the US national security team, international partners and Afghan leadersRead More
Geeta identifies her family, flying home very soon
KARACHI: Geeta, a 23-year-old hearing and speech impaired Indian woman stranded in Pakistan and adopted by the Edhi Foundation’s Bilquees Edhi, has identified her family in Bihar, Edhi Foundation spokesman Anwar Kazmi confirmed. Geeta identified her father, step-mother and step-siblings in a photograph sent to her by the Indian High Commission in Islamabad. She is likely to be flown home once her documents are sorted out. Geeta was found by the Lahore police 13 years ago, sitting alone and disorientated on the Samjhota Express that had travelled across the border.Read More