Hostage crisis at Bannu CTD office: Talks with TTP under way in Afghanistan, says KP govt

BANNU/PESHAWAR/QUETTA: Following a terrorist attack on the Counter-Terrorism Department’s (CTD) compound in Bannu, talks between Pakistani officials and the leadership of Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) are under way in Afgha...

Pedestrian movement at Torkham delayed ‘due to repairs’

KHYBER: Pedestrian movement between Pakistan and Afghanistan via the Torkham border remained suspended on Friday as authorities struggled to restore the immigration system, which was damaged during cross-border gunfire ...

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Negotiated Future

Faced with the prospect of millions of Afghan refugees returning en masse from countries such as Iran, Pakistan, the United States, and Europe, Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi on Thursday called for a gradual repatriat...

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Political audit of Afghan policy

The latest clashes between Pakistani and Afghan security forces are yet another sign of the deepening rift between the two neighbours. Just three years after the Taliban’s takeover of Kabul — a moment that was...

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NA speaker meets delegation of Harvard University students

ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq said it is an alarming fact that Afghanistan has increasingly become a safe haven for terrorist groups targeting Pakistan. “Growing threat of terrorism and extremism re...

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Depts clueless as Afghan repatriation nears

PESHAWAR: The deadline for the mass repatriation of Afghan nationals from Pakistan is just 10 days away, but the federal government has yet to provide clear guidelines, leaving the relevant departments in the dark. Official s...

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