According to the latest report of UNAMA, from 1 January to 31 March 2018, UNAMA documented 2,258 civilian casualties (763 deaths and 1,495 injured), reports Khaama Press on April 12. The report further adds that quarterly report describes civilian casualties from suicide improvised explosive devices (IED) and complex attacks as the leading cause of civilian casualties, a new trend observed […]

The United States (US) on Tuesday decided to impose new restrictions on Pakistani diplomats in the US ‘to limit their movement’. The US have prepared a code of conduct according to which the Pakistani diplomats would not be allowed to move outside the designated 45-kilometre radius from the embassy.

Japan’s foreign minister was in South Korea for a rare visit Wednesday (Apr 11), armed with a list of issues Tokyo wants to push onto the agenda of a looming summit between North and South Korea. The first such visit in more than two years comes at a time of frenetic diplomatic activity in Northeast Asia, ahead of the North’s […]

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 […]