An influential US Congressman yesterday introduced a strongly worded bill in Congress to declare “untrustworthy ally” Pakistan a state sponsor of terrorism. “Not only is Pakistan an untrustworthy ally, Islamabad has also aided and abetted enemies of the United States for years,” said Congressman Ted Poe, who is Chair of the House Subcommittee on Terrorism. “From harboring Osama bin Laden ...

KABUL: The United Nations Security Council in its latest report on the situation in Afghanistan has said that the government of Afghanistan continued to face significant political, economic and security challenges. The President Ashraf Ghani, and the Chief Executive, Abdullah Abdullah, continued to engage in bilateral discussion to improve their working relationship, and the report also added that several key ...

After its closure in February, the Pak-Afghan border was reopened for two days this week to let thousands of stranded children, women and men on both sides of the border go to their homes. Many trucks and containers loaded with all sorts of goods, some of them perishable, could also proceed to their destinations. The sudden and unilateral closure of ...

The commander of the United States Central Command General Joseph L. Votel has said the Pakistani military and security services have not taken lasting actions against the notorious Haqqani terrorist network inside its soil so far. In his statement before the Senate Armed Services Committee, Gen. Votel said “Pakistan remains a critical partner in the counter-terrorism fight. Twenty U.S-designated terrorist ...

HEIDELBERG: In the given circumstances, Pakistan could not be a good neighbor to Afghanistan; Pakistan-Afghanistan relations expert and Ph.D scholar, Wahid Watanyar argues in an exclusive interview with The Pashtun Times. THE PASHTUN TIMES

KABUL: Alarm bells have to be ringed in the security agencies after the recent Kabul bloodbath in which over 30 people were killed and more than 76 others received injures. This furious act has directly put forward that this time Pakistani-backed militants would put in exercise every stone to target Afghan masses, especially the Afghan security personnel across the country. ...

PESHAWAR: The Chaman crossing-point at the Durand Line was closed Wednesday evening for an indefinite period. The crossing points had opened on March 7 and 8 following instructions from the federal government. “The crossing-point has been closed for an indefinite period,” said a Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) official. The official added that only valid passport holders were allowed to cross ...

A 31-year-old Pakistani man went on trial Wednesday in Berlin for allegedly operating as a spy for Iran in Europe, and collecting information on possible Israeli and Jewish targets for attacks in Germany and France. Haider Syed Mustafa is accused of having collected extensive information for an elite unit of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard on Reinhold Robbe, the former head of ...

TORKHAM: The Afghan government has arranged free transportation for the passengers who were stranded on the other side of the Durand Line amid a deadlock between Islamabad and Kabul following a series of deadly terrorist attacks. The Pakistani authorities opted to close the travel and transit routes along the Durand Line after Pakistan was hit by a series of deadly ...

Criticizing Pakistan’s policy by its lawmakers is a strong evidence for Kabul: Afghan lawmakers KABUL: Some parliamentarians believe that Kabul can complain against Pakistan to the United Nations Security Council based on recent criticisms raised by Pakistani legislators against Islamabad administration. The senior criticisms raised by the Pakistani MPs for its government’s policies against Afghanistan could be a good chance ...