AFGHANISTAN

‘Close friend of Pakistan’s enemies’: PTI ministers blast Nawaz Sharif for meeting Afghan NSA

ISLAMABAD – Several ministers from the ruling PTI on Saturday strongly criticised PML-N supremo and former prime minister Nawaz Sharif for meeting Afghan National Security Adviser Hamdullah Mohib, saying it Read More

Afghan rivals agree to meet again after inconclusive Doha talks

DOHA: Delegations from Afghan government and Taliban have agreed to meet again and to expedite peace negotiations after two days of inconclusive talks in Doha. In a joint statement, both Read More

Russia to hold military drills near Afghanistan border next month

Russia says that it will stage military drills next month with Tajikistan and Uzbekistan near the border with Afghanistan. In a statement today (Monday), the Russian defence ministry said that Read More

Durable peace in Afghanistan to open avenues for regional economic connectivity: PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan says durable peace in Afghanistan would open avenues for regional economic connectivity. Talking to U.S. Special Envoy for Afghan Reconciliation Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad in Islamabad Read More

Whole saga is a conspiracy: Rashid

DNA ISLAMABAD: Federal Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said on Sunday that the incident involving the daughter of the ambassador of Afghanistan to Pakistan “was not an abduction” at all.Read More

Afghan decision to recall envoy unfortunate: Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The decision by the Government of Afghanistan to recall its Ambassador and senior diplomats from Pakistan is unfortunate and regrettable. The reported abduction and assault of Ambassador’s daughter in Read More