Nawaz Sharif (left) and Ashraf Ghani (right)

The Nation (Pakistan): Afghanistan is hoping to improve its rocky relations with neighbouring Pakistan over the next few months as a prelude to a possible return to stalled peace talks with Taliban insurgents, President Ashraf Ghani told a French television station on Tuesday. But, Ghani warned that Pakistan must earn Kabul’s trust if Islamabad wishes to play the role of mediator in any peace talks. Click here to read more (external link).