Tolo News: Pakistan’s new prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has said the bombers behind a deadly truck bombing in the diplomatic zone of Kabul in May, which killed over 150 people, were likely to have come from Pakistan. In an interview with Financial Times, published Monday, Abbasi also admitted the limitations of its operations but said
Ayaz Gul VOA News September 7, 2017 ISLAMABAD — Pakistan has vowed to stay engaged with the United States to help fight terrorism in neighboring Afghanistan, but said the war “cannot be won by excluding or confronting” Islamabad. Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif made the remark Thursday at the end of a three-day conference of Pakistani ambassadors
Ayaz Gul VOA News September 5, 2017 ISLAMABAD — Pakistan says it seeks to amicably resolve issues with the United States, cautioning “any [coercive] American action” would cause instability in the country. The remarks by Defense Minister Khurram Dastgir Khan came days after U.S. President Donald Trump singled out Pakistan for harboring terrorist organizations, including the
RFE/RL’s Radio Mashaal September 4, 2017 Five of the world’s leading emerging economies have issued a statement that includes for the first time Pakistan-based militant groups as a regional security concern and calls for their patrons to be held accountable. Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, which comprise the BRICS grouping, called for an
Frud Bezhan Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty August 22, 2017 U.S. President Donald Trump sidestepped an announcement on U.S. troops levels in Afghanistan during a major address to the nation and warned Pakistan over its alleged support for extremist groups in the region. Trump, outlining his new strategy for Afghanistan and the South Asia region, said
VOA News Ayaz Gul August 6, 2017 ISLAMABAD — Pakistan has dismissed latest U.S. assertions it is “selectively” fighting terrorist groups or allowing insurgents to use Pakistani soil for plotting attacks against Afghanistan. U.S. National Security Adviser McMaster told an American news station Saturday that the Trump administration wants regional countries, particularly Pakistan to stop providing
Nazrana Ghaffar VOA News July 21, 2017 WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is expected to announce his policy for Afghanistan before the end of this month, amid growing concerns about the increasing presence of Islamic State and other terrorists groups in the region. Trump’s move to give more authority to the Pentagon is welcomed across the
PTI: WASHINGTON: Pakistan created terror groups such as the Taliban, the Haqqani network and the Lashkar-e- Taiba to keep India “off balance” and protect Islamabad’s interests in war-torn Afghanistan, according to former US diplomats and officials. William Milam, a former US ambassador to Pakistan, and Philip Reiner, a former senior director for South Asia at
Ayaz Gul VOA News July 15, 2017 ISLAMABAD — Pakistan says it finds it necessary to build a fence along its long porous border with Afghanistan, in part because of a lack of cooperation from authorities in Kabul. The border region has long been a source of instability, with militant groups, terrorists and smugglers using the
VOA News / July 8, 2017 Paul Alexander Noor Zahid WASHINGTON — Once a key ally in the U.S. war on terrorism, Pakistan finds itself increasingly isolated from Washington amid allegations that it harbors more than a dozen terrorist groups. Instead, it has been steadily cozying up to China and Russia. Both of America’s primary rivals