Tag: peace talks

Pakistan, Taliban urge revival of peace talks

--PM meets Taliban delegation, says Pakistan will continue to play its role for Afghan peace --FM Qureshi says speedy resumption of talks will help bring 'peace,...

Pakistan ready to hold talks with new Indian leadership: Fawad

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain has said that Pakistan is ready to hold talks with the new Indian leadership, whatever it...

Imran says peace talks with India more likely if Modi wins...

--PM says Congress party might be 'too scared' to discuss Kashmir with Pakistan if it forms next govt in India   ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan...

US peace envoy returns to Kabul ahead of peace talks

KABUL: US special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad said Monday he was in Kabul to meet Afghan officials ahead of his next round of talks with the...

Angelina Jolie pushes for women to be part of Afghan peace...

UNITED STATES: Academy Award-winning actress and refugee activist Angelina Jolie pushed for the inclusion of women in peace talks to end the conflict in Afghanistan...

Qureshi reiterates talks offer to India

BEIJING: Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Wednesday urged the Indian leadership to change the obsolete mindset, adopt a realistic approach and come to...

Left out of peace talks, U.S. allies reassess Afghan support

KABUL: At a dinner party in Kabul’s high-security “green zone” in March, a senior European diplomat poured himself a glass of red wine and...

Dialogue only option to resolve issues between Pakistan, India: Fawad

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain Saturday said that dialogue was the only option to resolve all outstanding issues between...

Pompeo sees more North Korea talks, Seoul faces limits in mediator...

WASHINGTON: U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday he was hopeful the United States would send a delegation to North Korea in...

Taliban sources report progress on troop withdrawal

--Taliban in a statement said the Doha talks are advancing gradually due to their important nature KABUL: The US negotiators and the Taliban members have reached...

US heightens attacks on Taliban to gain leverage in peace talks:...

NEW YORK: The United States (US) military has stepped up its airstrikes and special operation raids on Taliban leaders and fighters in Afghanistan to...

Taliban launch deadly attacks as they demand new constitution

--At least 47 killed in three separate attacks as militant outfit promises ‘inclusive Islamic system’ at rare meeting with Afghan officials in Moscow   KABUL/MOSCOW: The Taliban...

Pakistan to give peace another chance after India polls, says Fawad

Pakistan will try to resume peace talks with India once elections results are out and the political flux there subsides, Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry...

DG ISPR negates claims of Pak Army chief approaching Indian counterpart...

RAWALPINDI: Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director-General (DG) Major General Asif Ghafoor on Thursday rejected reports by the Hindustan Times claiming that the Pakistan Army...

NATO does not want India at Afghanistan peace talks table

--India has prominent place, but there are hundreds who have stake there, says NATO NEW DELHI: The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has denied that...

Qureshi rules out talks with India before polls

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Wednesday ruled out any progress in peace talks with India before the upcoming general elections in the neighbouring...

Taliban confirm delegation to attend Moscow peace talks

DOHA: The Taliban will send representatives to multilateral talks in Russia on war-torn Afghanistan this month, the militant group said on Tuesday, as the international community...