Hardliners, no women: Full list of new Taliban Cabinet

After the fall of the Republic of Afghanistan, the Taliban on Tuesday formed the interim "Islamic Emirate", appointing hardliners in its new government who oversaw the 20-year fight against the......

Pakistan's devotion to LeT's Saeed runs deep

The perpetrators of the 2008 Mumbai attack, who shot dead 166 people, had confessed to details that should have been enough to hang him, but Pakistan enjoyed his anti-India rhetoric and let him......

Pakistan's desperate moves in Valley

Separatists and their wide network must be neutralized for peace in the Valley, says Lt Col (retired) Anil Bhat. The mayhem in Kashmir Valley following the killing of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen......

Taliban finds new leader lacking influence; commanders refuse to pledge allegiance

Taliban's new leader Mawlawi Haibatullah Akhundzada is being viewed as "lacking" the grip and influence his predecessor Mullah Akhtar Muhammad Mansour commanded and the terror group's......