They also asked Nato states to pull out from the country or else “they will be erased along with their terror”.

The slain peacemaker claimed that some Muslim states were financing the Taliban insurgency in Afghanistan.

For a young man in Haripur, Manto unlocked the door to a world of ‘unflinchingly true’ language and stories.

For years, I thought I was eternally condemned to the graveyard shift for journalists.

Peace council chief says Afghan elders met Taliban in their individual capacity.

Unless peace returns to Afghanistan, it is not possible to guarantee peace in Pakistan, the Hizb leader said.

Armies marching to and from Afghanistan have all trod the time-worn passages of the Khyber pass.

If Taliban aren’t using negotiation as a ruse,then what made them change their minds about a deal with US?

Militia raises prospect of settlement; ‘initial agreement’ reached on Qatar office.

Elders from both Shia & Sunni tribes say sectarian discord in Kurram was stoked, exploited by Taliban.