Washington, July 17: A resolution passed by the US House of Representatives last evening called for the removal of thousands of American students enrolled in Pakistani madarassas, as it is feared t

Kabul, July 17: In retaliation to multiple rocket attacks from militants inside Pakistan, NATO-led troops in Afghanistan used attack helicopters and artillery to fire into Pakistan, a statement sai

Islamabad - Pakistani stocks took a tumble on Wednesday ending at a 18-month closing low due to subpar trading and share dumping by foreign investors, dealers said.

Washington, July 16 : A leading expert on South Asian affairs has said that the United States can help Pakistan re-orient its strategic perceptions by focusing on defusing tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan.

The United States can also step up its diplomatic initiatives to prevent the derailment of the ongoing Indo-Pakistani talks following the attack on the Indian embassy in Afghanistan, said Lisa Curtis, a senior research fellow on South Asia at The Washington-based The Heritage Foundation.

London, July 16 : Declassified US intelligence and State Department documents have re

Islamabad, July 16: Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said that the US needs to focus on Afghanistan to curb a spurt in attacks by the Taliban as Pakistan has done enough to counter terrorism and extremism by breaking militant networks operating on its soil.

“We have got al Qaeda on the run. To a great extent we have broken many networks in Pakistan and we have banned many organisations in Pakistan. What they (the US) need to concentrate on, in my opinion, is Afghanistan,” Qureshi said.

“Afghanistan should acknowledge that there have been serious failings on their side and they need to improve an effort, they need to improve the Afghan government on their side,” the Daily Times quoted him, as saying.