Afghanistan condemned a deadly attack on the Indian army base in the Indian-administered Kashmir urging to isolate those sponsoring terrorism in the region. “Terrorism is a common threat to the entire region&world;thus,requires joint fight to eliminate terrorists&isolate those who sponsor them,” the Afghanistan National Security Council (NSC) said in a statement. The statement further added that “the people of Afghanistan ...

The Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has vowed punishment for those involved behind a deadly attack on army base in Indian-administered Kashmir. Strongly condemning the attack on the army base in Kashmir, Modi said ” I assure the nation that those behind this despicable attack will not go unpunished.” At least 17 Indian soldiers lost their lives in the attack ...

A group of militants launched a deadly attack on an army base in Indian-administered Kashmir earlier today with preliminary reports suggesting at least 17 soldiers were killed in the attack. According to the local media reports citing relevant sources, a gun battle is still underway near the base as at least 4 militants have been killed so far. There are ...

WASHINGTON: As Pakistan prepares to highlight the current situation in India-held Kashmir at the UN General Assembly and India plans to counter it by raising the Baloch issue, the United States has made it clear that it will not back either side. “What we have said — nothing is changed about our view that we want to see India and ...

KABUL: The former Afghan President Hamid Karzai has called on Taliban group in Afghanistan to be free from the foreign influence, particularly pointing towards the Pakistani intelligence and military. In an interview with Reuters, Karzai appealed to the Taliban “as fellow Afghans to recognise that this is their country” and to break free of the influence of Pakistan, which despite ...

FILE: A Pakistani soldier walks in a house destroyed during a military operation in the of town of Miran Shah, North Waziristan in July 2014. EIDAK, PAKISTAN: The excitement among a group of elderly turbaned tribal leaders in a remote village in northwestern Pakistan is palpable. After suffering a decade of terrorist oppression and years of displacement due to an ...

ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Friday expressed disappointment over the “unhelpful statements” made by the Afghan leadership and termed it “complete disregard to the efforts that Pakistan has made for peace and stability in Afghanistan”. Foreign Office’s statement was in response to Afghan President Ashraf Ghani’s earlier call to involve India in transit trade with Afghanistan. “We have noted with ...

PESHAWAR: A suicide bomber targeted a mosque in Mohmand Agency’s Anbar tehsil during Friday prayers, leaving at least 24 people dead and 31 others injured, official of the political administration said. Assistant Political Agent Naveed Akbar told media that the injured had been transported to hospitals in Bajaur Agency, Charsadda and Peshawar for treatment. The bombing took place in the ...

NEW DELHI: India has pledged $1 billion in fresh aid to Afghanistan as President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani is New Delhi to meet with the country’s officials to discuss issues of mutual interest. The $1 billion aid announcement by New Delhi comes as the country has already spent around $2 billion on reconstruction projects in Afghanistan. India’s foreign secretary S Jaishankar ...

The girl is between two impasses: the burden of losing a father and the agony of sitting by an undying senseless mother. You might be a Pakistani if you forget the unforgettable tragedies. Yet, if you impulsively react to an accident on the very happening, you prove to be a Pakistani too. What may make you a sensible person, you ...