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KABUL: President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani and the Pakistani army chief of staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa held talks on key bilateral issues. The Office of the President, ARG Palace, in a statement said President Ghani welcomed the delegation of the Pakistani officials led by Gen. Bajwa. President Ghani hailed the visit by the Pakistani officials as an important step considering ...

French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and British PM Theresa May at the EU summit in Brussels, Belgium on June 22.— Reuters EUROPE is getting very complicated. And even more confusing than usual. But there’s no doubt that after years of political paralysis and economic stagnation, the continent is on the move again, with no dull moment. So ...

RAWALPINDI: Five days after the flag of militant Islamic State (IS) group was seen in Islam­abad and a day after chalking of a local banned sectarian outfit cropped up on electric poles in the strictly guarded Pakistan Ordi­nance Factory area of Wah, graffiti of ‘Daesh’ — Arabic acronym for the IS — was noticed on a traffic signboard in the ...

KABUL: US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis has accused Iran and Russia over armed support to Afghan Taliban, a media report said on Saturday. The Pentagon chief blasted Russia and Iran’s continued support to Taliban jihadists, echoing concerns previously expressed by US officials, including Gen. Nicholson, who has also noted that Pakistan is assisting the terrorist group as well. “Those two countries have suffered ...

KABUL: At least twenty militants including Pakistani and ISIS insurgents were killed in the airstrike and military operations in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan. The provincial government media office in a statement said the militants were killed in Nazian and Lalpur districts. The statement further added that seven Pakistani militants and fifteen ISIS loyalists were killed in total during the ...

KABUL: The Afghan government strongly reacted at the misrepresentation of the information by Pakistan regarding the prisoners including the alleged swap of prisoners as well as that of the alleged Indian spy Kulbhushan Jhadav. “This is an information statement and to correct the record on the comments addressed by H.E. Khawaja Muhammad Asif, the Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic ...

KABUL: A suicide bomber posing as a shepherd blew himself up near a Shia mosque in Kabul on Friday killing at least six people, police said, as Muslims prepare to observe the holy month of Muharram The attack in the north of the Afghan capital happened as worshipers were gathered inside Hussainia mosque, one of the biggest Shia centers in ...

KABUL: At least three people including two policemen were killed and 18 people were injured Thursday evening in Kabul city after a bomb attached to a police vehicle exploded in central Kabul city, official said. The sticky bomb was attached to a police vehicle and exploded at 6:30pm at first Police District in Chindawol area of the Kabul city, Najib Danish, ...

KABUL: The foreign minister of Pakistan Khawajah Asif has admitted that terrorist groups and its leaders like Haqqanis are liabilities in yet another gesture the groups were nurtured and have remained intact in the country despite growing international pressures. Speaking at an event at the Asia Society in New York, Asif said asked Washington to stop blaming Islamabad for the ...

The Pakistani passport is still ranked the second worst in the world, just above Afghanistan, this year’s Passport Index revealed. MUMBAI: India leapt up the global rankings by 12 places to take the 14th spot in terms of best country for expats to live and work in, says a HSBC survey. The Index is a global ranking of countries according to the travel ...