Amid Afghan government’s efforts to bring Taliban elements into the mainstream, the upcoming Kabul conference is expected to see India expressing support for any reintegration move that leads to “genuine peace” in that country besides committing help in capacity building. External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna, who will attend the conference of about 50 countries on [...]
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari felicitated the nation, parliament and democratic forces over the completion of two year of the democratic government. In a message on the occasion, President Zardari said a number of achievements stand out as testimony to the strides taken by the democratic government. He said two year is not a long [...]
KABUL: The new UN mission chief in Afghanistan said Tuesday that he backs the Afghan government’s peace talks with a major Taliban-linked militant group. “The talks are helpful and should be supported,” said Staffan de Mistura, who added that he is confident that Afghan President Hamid Karzai was working to reform the election process so [...]
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani Wednesday termed the solution of long outstanding issues, including Kashmir with India, a prerequisite for durable peace in the region which will enable Pakistan to single mindedly focus on quelling militancy on its western borders. The Prime Minister was talking to Jonas Gahr Store, Foreign Minister of Norway [...]
KARACHI: Interior Minister Rehman Malik Sunday said that he had directed the Interior Secretary to form a joint investigation team to probe the incidents that had occurred in Faisalabad and Dera Islmail Khan. The Interior Minister was talking to newsmen after holding a meeting with a delegation of Ulema hete at Rangers Mess. The delegation [...]
