NEW YORK: Pakistan has told the United Nations (UN) that the opportunity for peace in Afghanistan opened up by Afghan President Ashraf Ghani’s offer of unconditional talks to the Taliban should not be undermined by the escalation of military force. Speaking during the UN Security Council debate on Afghanistan, Pakistan’s …

WASHINGTON: Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua has said that Pakistan will not take any decision under pressure from the US, adding that the national interest will always be kept supreme come what may. The foreign secretary during her official visit to Washington held meetings with senior US officials, including US Deputy …

WASHINGTON: The US State Department has offered a $5 million reward for information on Mullah Fazlullah, the Afghanistan-based chief of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan(TTP). The announcement came two days after Fazlullah’s son was reportedly killed along with around two dozen others in a US drone strike in Afghanistan. The US State …