US says a ‘secure’ Pakistan critical for a ‘stable’ Afghanistan
WASHINGTON: The US Department of State has said that Pakistan is an important partner in supporting a secure and stable Afghanistan, which is vital to the of the region. "Pakistan’s…
Modi visa row
Arguing that "human rights are universal", secular Indian American groups have justified the letter written by 65 members of Parliament to US President Barack Obama urging him to maintain the…
Prison Guards Helped al-Qaeda’s Mass Jailbreak, Claim Iraqis
The scale of the assault has prompted warnings of "dark months ahead" as the freed inmates - some of whom were top al-Qaeda operatives - launch new campaigns against the…
12 Dead in Cairo Violence
CAIRO — A long night of political bloodshed in Egypt left at least 12 people dead on Tuesday, wounded 86 and seemed to dispel any notion that the military’s ouster…
COAS backs PM’s initiative for Afghan peace
ISLAMABAD: Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani called on Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif here on Tuesday and pledged his support for the government’s peace initiatives with…
A Review of the 12 Years of British Troops in Afghanistan
The twelve years of the British forces in Afghanistan present a vivid picture of the loss of precious lives and trillions of pounds, while every passing day enriches this picture…
Online porn: David Cameron declares war
Every internet user in the country will be asked whether they want to have access to pornography, David Cameron will say, as he warns that hardcore images are “corroding childhood”.…
افغانستان میں برطانوی فوج کے 12 سالوں کا ایک جائزہ
7 اکتوبر سنہ2001ء کو افغانستان میں امریکہ نے جس جنگ کا آغاز کیا تھا، اس میں اس کا سب سے بڑا اتحادی برطانیہ تھا۔ جس وقت امریکی صدر جارج بش…
500 Al-Qaeda inmates flee from Abu Garaib Jail
Hundreds of prisoners including senior al Qaeda terrorists have broken out of Iraq's Abu Ghraib jail after a military-style raid to free them. Suicide bombers drove cars packed with explosives…
Not a promising start: Sartaj Aziz’s Kabul visit
LITTLE good comes out of an unwanted visit, but in the world of diplomacy, it is always better to try than not. Sartaj Aziz, the PML-N point man on foreign…