Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar has said Pakistan will not hinder Afghan talks in Qatar. Khar in an interview said Pakistan will not support a US-driven initiative to start Afghan peace talks in Qatar until it is clear that they have the backing of the Kabul government. In an interview with the Guardian, Khar said even after a visit by the Afghan president, Hamid Karzai, to Islamabad last week,... 

Afghan protesters show copies of burnt Holy Qur’ans during a protest at the gate of the Bagram Air Base on February 21, 2012. Wed Feb 22, 2012 Iran has harshly denounced the recent sacrilege act of desecration of the Holy Qur’an by US-led forces at a detention center library adjoining NATO’s main base in eastern Afghanistan. Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast said... 

Mansoor Ijaz, the central character of the Memo scandal, Wednesday reached Pakistan s high commission in London to record his statement before the Memo commission, headed by Justice Faez Essa, through video link. Mansoor Ijaz reached 1:50 pm at Pakistani High Commission. Secretary Memo Commission Raja Jawad and petitioner Nawaz Sharif’s counsel Rasheed A Rizvi were also present at the high commission. Ejaz... 

Supporting the US congressional bill on Balochistan, Baloch Republican Party’s self-exiled chief Barahmdagh Bugti has welcomed all foreign intervention in the province whether it is the US, Nato or India. PHOTO QUETTA: Supporting the US congressional bill on Balochistan, Baloch Republican Party’s self-exiled chief Brahamdagh Bugti has welcomed all foreign intervention in the province whether it... 

LAHORE: There’s an increasing sense of urgency about Balochistan on the political stage, and as the violence continues, the conditions for negotiations continue to get more stringent. In a recent meeting with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairperson Imran Khan, Baloch nationalist leaders sent out a clear message. It’s a zero sum game now: Unless the military is kicked out of the province and... 

The Muttahida Qaumi Movement Deputy Parliamentary leader Farooq Sattar has said that creation of Pakistan was a mystery and it could never be created if women did not play their role in the creation of Pakistan. He said this while addressing a huge public rally organised for women on Sunday. He said that MQM’s message was very simple that the country could not be turned on the way of success and... 

ISLAMABAD – The Abbottabad Commission has started the process of finalizing its report regarding American incursion in Abbottabad on May 02 that killed Al-Qaeda chief Osama Bin Laden. Sources informed that the investigations of the Abbottabad Commission were in its final stages, and the commmission has begun piecing together its final findings. The Commission is said to have completed the statements... 

The leaders of Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan after trilateral summit signed a joint statement on Friday, which declares these countries will not allow use of their territory against each other. Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Iran’s President Mehmud Ahmadinejad met President Asif Ali Zardari today at Presidency in Islamabad. Pakistan’s Army Chief Gen. Ashfaque Pervez Kayani was also... 

The central character of the memogate case, Mansoor Ijaz has provided the PIN codes of the two Blackberry phones used by Hussain Haqqani to the judicial commission probing the memo scandal. A sworn statement filed by Mansoor in the Commission said that he was recording his statement as a US citizen and in his personal capacity and that he a loyal citizen of the US. Mansoor said that he met President... 

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan and Iran, Thursday, reiterated firm resolve for boosting mutual coordination to face common challenges facing the two countries including countering terrorism, drugs and narcotics control and human trafficking. The two sides also agreed to put in place effective arrangements and better coordination between the border control authorities to prevent violent incidents on the...