Fractured by violence, Afghan-Pak ties head downhill

The blame game between the two neighbouring nations over Taliban violence is nothing new, says Tahir Ali While the relationship between Pakistan and Afghanistan is already fraught with distrust and......

Pak Taliban claims to be using Afghan soil

The banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan has admitted for the first time that it is using Afghan soil as a springboard for launching attacks on Pakistani security forces. A spokesman for the group......

No shaving beards, no mobiles: Taliban 'moral' police

The Pakistani Taliban have introduced "moral policing" in parts of northeastern Afghanistan in a bid to enforce their puritanical version of Islam, Afghan police officials have said. Key leaders......

'US pressurised Pak to suspend talks with militants'

A rebel commander who was recently removed from the post of deputy chief of the Pakistani Taliban has said that the Pakistan government suspended negotiations with local militants because of......