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In the strongest statement yet, FO says terrorists are operating with impunity from Afghan soil

The new reported cases brought the total number of infections to over 1.94 million

Leaders support the opening of an office in Qatar for the Taliban to hold talks.

White House, US State Department and Pentagon back Nato’s stand.

Fears in Pakistan, Afghanistan about possible fallout of US troops’ withdrawal from the war-ravaged country.

The number of coalition forces killed in fighting Taliban this year is a third higher than in 2009.

Isaf official says there is no truth in NYT report; US, Nato recognise the sovereignty of Afghanistan and Pakistan.

As we approach 2014, Pakistanis will face increasing attacks in Fata, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan and Karachi.

Any hasty withdrawal from Afghanistan could spell disaster and plunge the country into another civil war.

Ambassador to US, Hussain Haqqani says no foreign troops 'can operate on Pakistani soil.'

Report says US military in Afghanistan pushing to expand ground raids - ISAF denies report.

Military and Foreign Office officials say the Obama administration is exaggerating threat emanating from tribal areas.

Security agencies, fearing law and order repercussions, advise against the building’s immediate construction.

Never in history has politics been what major powers and their players state in public.

The wont of a soldier is to strive for victory, however impossible it may appear, regardless of the consequences.

One year is too short a period to evaluate the effects of a policy aimed at solving a very complex problem.

US vice-president repeats threads of a one-year report on the US surge in Afghanistan.

Pakistan is more vulnerable to what will follow the American exit.

Balochistan's story may turn out to be far more sinister than anything to have come out of the tribal areas so far.

US intelligence officials say the CIA station chief was pulled out from Islamabad after his cover was blown.

Private US security firm Xe, formerly known as Blackwater, bought by group of private investors.

Washington terms Pakistan central to success in the region.

Analysts say there is a contradiction in Obama's claims, the review does not reflect ground realities.

US president calls on Pakistan to step up the fight to root out terrorist safe havens.

Obama administration reviews overhauled Afghanistan strategy, finds Taliban momentum arrested in many areas.

Sixty per cent Americans believe the war in Afghanistan is not worth fighting.

Afghan Taliban claim the US handling of the war had a "lethal dent" on Holbrooke's health.

Review comes as the US copes with Holbrooke’s death.

US Ambassador Cameron Munter with his wife, Dr Marilyn Wyatt, presided over the ceremony.

US intelligence reports call "Pakistan's unwillingness to shut down militant sanctuaries" as obstacle in Afghan...

Holbrooke's deputy takes over but the envoy's death may impede Afghan solution.

For the US to disengage, it will be essential to accept power-sharing with the Taliban or there will be no peace.

The effect that we want to achieve is to have in place a legitimate Pashtun-dominated government in Kabul.

Washington renews pressure ahead of key policy review of the region.

India needs to push diplomacy to its outer limits so that the Pakistani state can deter non-state actors.

The world has failed to assess the social damage long war cycles have caused to the Pak-Afghan region.

Condemns allegations against Frontier Corps for illegally picking up Baloch people.

There is another great game on in the Afghan fire that must also find our equal attention.

What one needs to understand about WikiLeaks is that, even more than the media, it thrives on sensationalism.

The people in Kohat live under the twin administration of the Pakistani state and the Taliban.

WikiLeaks have done a lot of damage to America; and the effort is to foreclose on the leaks in the pipeline.

Zahid Hussain paints a harrowing picture of the country as an almost anarchic state.

Corps Commander Peshawar says Pakistan Army has a plan in place for the tribal areas in case of a withdrawal.

Top govt officials vow to go all out to ensure their concerns are addressed.

Militants send agents into the kingdom under the cover of pilgrims to raise funds, says Hillary Clinton's assessment.

Kabul seeks Pak help in bringing the Haqqani's to negotiating table; countries want $5b in bilateral trade by 2014.

Cable reveals US shared concerns about Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jamaatud Dawa two years before Mumbai attack.

Some of these refugees have been born and bred in these camps.

Afghan president says leaked cables bring the countries closer, Asks if both are victims of "broader conspiracy".

Gilani says Afghanistan and Pakistan have to enhance coordination in the fight against terrorism.