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The Trump administration has suspended about USD 2 billion in security aid to Pakistan for failing to clamp down on the Afghan Taliban and the Haqqani Network terror groups and dismantle their safe havens. (Photo: File)

US administration trying something new against terror safe haven' Pak

The policy is not about looking at Pakistan through the lens of Afghanistan, but it is about looking at the region and...

8 Jan 2018 4:07 AM

Pakistani protesters burn posters of US President Donald Trump in Lahore. (Photo: AP)

Trump threats won't change US-Pak dynamic

Logistical support for this mission, movement of heavy equipment, fuel and other supplies, needs connectivity via...

6 Jan 2018 8:34 PM

Soon, the Government of Pakistans Twitter handle also became active and quoting Pakistans Ministry of Foreign Affairs, it stated, allies do not put each other on notice. Photo: ANI)

Don't blame us for your failures in Afghanistan: Pak's retort to Trump

Trump said America had been 'foolishly' providing military aid to Pak for 15 yrs, but in return, it has only received...

2 Jan 2018 4:46 AM

We want to enhance connectivity... Iâ€‰thank you for helping develop Chabahar port, Modi said. (Photo: AP)

India-Iran sign 9 bilateral agreements with special focus on Chabahar...

Earlier on Saturday, Rouhani met Modi and held delegation-level talks at the Hyderabad House in New Delhi.

17 Feb 2018 9:25 AM

Three paramilitary soldiers were killed and as many injured today in multiple landmine blasts at a check-post in north-western Pakistan. (Representational | Photo: AP)

Talk therapy may help soldiers combat insomnia

Studies show that up to 20 per cent of active military personnel have insomnia.

28 April 2018 2:35 AM

Wounded Afghan child Zahra, 8, is treated following a suicide bombing attack at the Isteqlal Hospital in Kabul. (Photo: AFP)

ISIS suicide attack on Kabul voters kills 57

Terrorists target people at voter registration centre.

22 April 2018 8:02 PM

Afghan police stand outside a voter registration centre which was attacked by a suicide bomber in Kabul, Afghanistan.(Photo:AP )

Suicide attack on Kabul voter registration centre kills 31

Islamic State claimed responsibility for the blast, the group's Amaq news agency said.

22 April 2018 8:26 AM

Representational Image. (Photo: Pixabay)

Sales of Afghanistan's renowned carpets unravel as war intensifies

Legend holds that Alexander the Great sent a carpet from the area to his mother.

13 April 2018 4:15 AM

Afghan farmers harvest rose petals from a rose garden near Jalalabad in the Dara-i-Noor district of Nangarhar province. (Photo: AFP)

Guns and roses: Farmers in war-torn Afghanistan enjoy sweet smell of...

The sweet smelling crop is providing farmers in Nangarhar province with a viable alternative to growing opium poppies.

23 July 2018 6:37 PM

Buddhist artefacts were destroyed 18 years ago by the Taliban in Afghanistan. (Photo: Representational/ Pexels)

Buddhist artefacts are being reinstated in Aghanistan

Afghan museum restores Buddhist history, one broken piece at a time.

15 Oct 2019 3:26 PM

The blast took place in Police District 3 (PD3) area in the city. (Photo: ANI)

3 mortar rounds land near Kabul's Parliament building

The Afghan government forces have been fighting the Taliban for almost two decades, with all the peace initiatives...

14 Oct 2019 9:03 AM

A top US senator has accused Pakistan of supporting terror groups like the Taliban and al-Qaeda in Afghanistan and harbouring terrorists belonging to these groups in the war-torn country. (Photo: Twitter/ SenatorHassan)

Top US Senator blames Pak of supporting Taliban, al-Qaeda in...

The senator made the statement ahead of her meeting with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh that took place on Friday.

13 Oct 2019 5:55 AM