Pakistan on Friday assured the United States that Islamabad would keep up efforts to facilitate the Afghanistan peace process. The assurance came from Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi who met the visiting US special envoy on Afghanistan, Zalmay…
The Pakistan army chief, underlining the imperative of peace and prosperity in the region, says war brings people untold misfortunes, including hunger a trail of death and destruction. “Wars bring death, destruction and misery for the people. Ultimately,…
The next round of peace talks on a negotiated end to the 17-year conflict in Afghanistan would take place in Saudi Arabia next month, officials said on Thursday. US special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad on Wednesday arrived in Kabul…
KABUL, the military's media wing said on Tuesday. Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa called upon Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani during a visit to the Gulf country. A statement from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR)…
KABUL. Led by special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad, US diplomats met Taliban negotiators in the UAE on Monday. The two sides exchanged ideas on how to find a negotiated end to hostilities. “We have helped in the dialogue between Taliban and…
The Peace Consultative Board held its first meeting with President Ashraf Ghani in the chair at the Presidential Palace on Monday and discussed duties and responsibilities of the body, a statement said. Participants of the consultative body stressed…
KABUL.’ UN resident coordinator Toby Lanzer told reporters in Geneva on Friday that “Afghanistan has a better chance of finding peace than it has for many years.’ The top UN humanitarian official in the country said there was more coordination…
US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad has been “hard at work” as the top American diplomat making another round to the Region, the State Department said. “The fact that Ambassador Khalilzad is in the region shows…
The United States and Pakistan. After his maiden meeting with US Defence Secretary James Mattis, Pakistan’s new ambassador said his country was ready to enhance cooperation with Afghanistan. “We agreed on the need to work together for peace…
KABUL -- a common objective for the neighbours. President Mamnoon Hussain, addressing the SCO Summit in Qingdao, said Pakistan welcomed President Ashraf Ghani’s initiatives for peace with the Taliban. Radio Pakistan, monitored here, quoted Hussain as calling a ceasefire in…
KABUL. “China always believes the military means cannot solve the Afghan problem and hopes all parties will move in the opposite direction,” the foreign ministry’s spokesperson said. At a media briefing in Beijing on Friday, Hua Chunying stressed the need…
The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) chief on Monday condemned the suicide attack on a gathering of more than 2000 scholars in Kabul. Dr. Yousef Al-Othaimeen expressed his condolences to the government and people of Afghanistan and wished…
The Pakistan. Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen. Qamar Bajwa held out the promise at a meeting with a top Trump administration official at the General Headquarters in Rawalpindi. Speaking to Wells, acting assistant secretary of state for…
A veteran Pakhtun nationalist leader has called for efforts to ensure stability in Afghanistan, saying security in the neighbouring country holds the key to prosperity in the region. Awami National Party central president Asfandyar Wali Khansaid Pakistan was…
Top American and Pakistan military officials have agreed on the imperative of reviving the stalled Afghan-led reconciliation process. The agreement came at a meeting between US commander in Afghanistan Gen. John Campbell and Pakistan Army Chief Gen. Raheel…
KABUL’s deteriorated security situation and a number of other internal problems on meddling into its affairs by neighbouring countries. Shahzada Massoud, who was advisor to former president Hamid Karzai on tribal affairs, told Pajhwok Afghan News during an interview that…
