As many as 26 militants have been killed in the last 24 hours by the Afghan air forces and ground operations, Afghanistan’s defence ministry said. The defence ministry’s spokesperson, Mohammad Radmanish said that out of the 26 killed, 12 Taliban militants were killed in Khak-e-Safed and Balabuluk districts of Farah province and in Farah, the provincial

Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Khawaja Mohammad Asif has underlined the need of a regional approach to lasting peace and stability in Afghanistan. Leading the Pakistani delegation to the Tashkent Conference he appreciated Uzbekistan’s leadership on its initiative for peace in Afghanistan, cooperation on counter-terrorism and connectivity.

Pakistan faces growing hostility in the US capital, yet there are lawmakers who suggest continuing a relationship with Pakistan to encourage it to cooperate with the United States in the war against terrorism. Congressman Brad Sherman, who met Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi in Washington earlier this month, says that as a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, he […]

India and US committed to strengthening information sharing on some of the world’s most dangerous terrorist groups and individuals and exchanged views on efforts to counter the financing and operations of regional and global terrorist organisations, it said. India and the US on Tuesday reviewed threats posed by terrorism, including cross border terror in the South Asian region, and vowed […]

Acting State Department South and Central Asia Assistant Secretary Alice Wells arrived in Islamabad on Wednesday to discuss matters pertaining to terrorism and bilateral ties. Alice Wells will meet with US Embassy staff and multiple Pakistani officials. She is also expected to visit Karachi later. ‘In Islamabad, she [Wells] will meet with US Embassy staff and several senior Pakistani government […]

Conflicting reports have emerged regarding a clash between the Afghan and Pakistani border forces near Durand Line in Paktia as situation remains tense along the Line amid deteriorating security situation and persistent artillery shelling. The provincial government of Paktia said in a statement that the Afghan border forces came under coordinated fire both from the Taliban and Pakistani militia forces […]

The statement comes ahead of an expected bilateral meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping in June. India is “alert and ready” for any situation that may arise in the Doklam area along the border with China, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Sunday. The Doklam plateau, near the India-Bhutan-China tri-junction, was the site of a […]

China has indicated it will resume provision of hydrological data to India, as both sides held talks on the Brahmaputra river through their expert-level mechanism on trans-border rivers which convened its first sitting following last years suspension of data-sharing by China. India and China held expert-level talks for the first time after the Doklam crisis. Both the countries engaged in […]

Although India and Pakistan have been accusing each other of harassing their diplomats, the South Asian neighbours will hold talks over the sharing of river waters in New Delhi starting Thursday, two people familiar with the development said. This will be the 114th meeting of the Permanent Indus Commission (PIC) that looks into the sharing of the waters of the […]

President of Sri Lanka Maithripala Sirisena left for home on Saturday vowing to work with Pakistan for regional peace and development. Concluding his three-day visit to Pakistan, the Sri Lankan president was seen off by President Mamnoon Hussain at the Nur Khan Airbase, Radio Pakistan reported. Before leaving, the two sides discussed the entire gamut of bilateral relations and also […]