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Some entities living off the war economy, says FM Qureshi

Initially, Ghani was reluctant to send a delegation to meet the Taliban

A major issue that might derail the peace plan is the inability of the US to adhere to the schedule of withdrawal

FO voices concerns over the defence deals between the US and India

Military spokesperson says Pakistan taking India’s belligerent statements very seriously

The court announced the verdict while hearing the case at the Karachi Central Jail

Talks to resolve wider rift have stalled, after a flurry of diplomacy late last year raised hopes of a breakthrough

This historic deal sees the Pentagon pulling thousands of troops from Afghanistan

Partial truce is in effect in Afghanistan since February 22

US president says temporary truce in Afghanistan holding up

Foreign minister says ‘historic breakthrough’ couldn’t have been achieved without Islamabad’s efforts

Since the US invasion in 2001, there has only been one other pause in the fighting

Two sides will reduce violence for a week before signing ceremony

If Taliban show reduction in violence, the Pentagon would withdraw about half of the troops currently in Afghanistan

He says the test of the Taliban's sincerity will be their willingness to accept elections

His comments are the latest indication of significant progress in Qatar negotiations

Shehryar Mehsud has been killed by a roadside IED blast in Kunar; his lieutenant is now group's new chief

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo calls Ghani, informs him about developments in the talks

The only possible way to peace is for the Taliban to announce a comprehensive ceasefire and agree to hold direct talks

Pakistan’s interests would be best served if Taliban and other factions cooperate in building an effective state

Casualties yet to be ascertained in ‘green-on-blue’ attack -- in which Afghan security forces target foreign soldiers

Information extracted from Ex-TTP spokesperson was being used to take ongoing operations to their logical conclusion

FO spokesperson reaffirms Pakistan's deep engagements with OIC regarding the Kashmir issue

Says he has no desire to kill 'hundreds of thousands of people in Afghanistan'

US envoy reaches Kabul to meet President Ashraf Ghani and finalise the peace agreement

Zalmay Khalilzad appreciates Islamabad's role for reconciliation in Afghanistan

Violent attacks in Afghanistan's war jump to record levels in the last quarter of 2019, says a US government watchdog

Washington and Taliban are wrangling over a possible agreement that would see US troops begin to leave war-torn nation

Fighting continues to rage across the country despite hopes the US and Taliban were hammering out a ceasefire

It is now an open secret that the US is opposed to CPEC

Musharraf could not win the war in Afghanistan for the Americans, no one could: PM Imran Khan

Generals may have erred at national level but they have not allowed Pakistan’s demise in the geopolitical chessboard

The FATF will kiss Pakistan goodbye if and only if America can do the same to Afghanistan

President Trump tells Afghan counterpart Ghani in Davos meeting

A high-level visit from the US on the cards in order to acknowledge Pakistan’s efforts

Around 150 TTP militant launched a major attack on DI Khan central prison on the midnight of July 20, 2013

Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani lauds Pakistan’s sincere efforts in promoting peace in the region

Taliban also agreed to scale down military operations in days leading up to the signing of the agreement

Afghanistan is no more on the US foreign policy’s top priorities agenda

'Our council has agreed to a ceasefire the day the peace accord is signed,' says a senior Taliban commander

Acknowledges Islamabad’s constructive role so far in the process

Development comes hours after FM Qureshi says Taliban has shown 'willingness' to reduce violence

FM Qureshi says it is a step towards the peace agreement

FM urges UNSC, UNGA to take action against barbaric treatment of Kashmiri's by Indian government

Taliban spokesperson claims their fighters have managed to reach a secure place

In 1st phase 50 women, 76 children will be handed over to their Pakistani relatives, says official

Assaults target vulnerable checkpoints in at least three northern provinces

The statement comes as local and global forces brace for another bloody winter amid renewed US-Taliban talks

Taliban dug a tunnel into the base in volatile Sangin district and then blew it up

Tens of thousands of Afghan civilians, members of security forces and 2,400 US military personnel have been killed