Tag: Peace

Syria pounds protest hubs but peace envoy hopeful

Syria pounded protest hubs Wednesday, despite mounting pressure from world powers, as peace envoy Kofi Annan said there is still a chance to salvage...

Kashmir dispute must be resolved for regional peace, says Nawaz Sharif

PML-N President Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday said resolution of the Kashmir dispute was essential for durable Indo-Pak relations and peaceful regional environment. Talking to...

Indian delegation visits Gujranwala to spread message of peace

An Indian delegation, headed by Kuldeep Nayyer, went to Gujranwala on Monday to spread the message of peace. The delegation attended the launching ceremony...

‘Incurable optimist’ Nayar still hopes for peace

“I am viewing a new South Asia, where the borders would become merely irrelevant and people across the borders would have deep contacts with...

Russia, China join UN demand for Syria peace move

The UN Security Council demanded Wednesday that Syria immediately implement a peace plan by special envoy Kofi Annan, even as government forces pounded rebel...

US urged to cultivate ties with Pakistan for regional peace

The United States of America needs to cultivate a normal and constructive relationship with Pakistan, aimed at building stability and regional peace before the...

‘Sacked’ TTP commander backs peace talks

A senior commander sacked as deputy to Pakistani Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud came out publicly to back peace talks with the government and said...

The Indo-Pak peace

National security vs welfare state Should the priority and focus of the state be national security or the security and welfare of the people who...

Pakistan urges Taliban for Afghan peace talks

Pakistan on Friday made its first public appeal to the Taliban and other militant groups to participate in an intra-Afghan process for national reconciliation...

Afghan peace to minimise spill over of instability: Khar

Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar has said that Pakistan wants peace and stability in Afghanistan and is making efforts to minimise the spill over...

Kabul’s presence a must in peace talks: Khar

Pakistan will not support a US-driven initiative to start Afghan peace talks in Qatar until it is clear that the negotiations have the backing...

Pakistan supports Afghan-owned, Afghan-led peace process: Gilani

Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on Tuesday assured Afghan President Hamid Karzai that Pakistan would wholeheartedly support peace process in Afghanistan, which was Afghan-owned...

Stumbling Afghan peace talks need re-think: advisor

Afghan government efforts to bring the Taliban into peace talks are stumbling and bold steps were needed to ensure that a council spearheading the...

Afghanistan hopeful of Pakistan’s help in peace drive

Afghanistan is optimistic that regional power Pakistan will help the Kabul government advance a reconciliation process with the Taliban, the Afghan president's spokesman said...

…but Pakistan can’t deliver Taliban for peace talks

The two-day trilateral summit appears to be a failure for Afghan President Hamid Karzai whose wishful request for Pakistan’s assistance in providing access to...

US cautions against going public on Afghan peace process

The United States on Thursday welcomed the participation of the Afghanistan government in trilateral peace talks with the Taliban, cautioning that public statements on...

Afghan, Iranian leaders in Pakistan for summit

Pakistan welcomed the leaders of Afghanistan and Iran for a regional summit at a key juncture in peace efforts with the Taliban and amid...