Engaging the Taliban – 19th June – Part 1

Engaging the Taliban – 19th June – Part 1

Will the Taliban come to the negotiating table? And what does the world think about Pakistan's role in …

Engaging the Taliban – 19th June – Part 3

Engaging the Taliban – 19th June – Part 3

Will the Taliban come to the negotiating table? And what does the world think about Pakistan's role in …

Dunya TV-Dunya Merey Agay-14-06-2010-4

Dunya TV-Dunya Merey Agay-14-06-2010-4

Has Zardari joined hands with Taliban?

Dunya TV-Dunya Merey Agay-14-06-2010-3

Dunya TV-Dunya Merey Agay-14-06-2010-3

Has Zardari joined hands with Taliban?

Tribesmen forming militias to expel Taliban: Army

KHWAZAKHELA: Tribesmen near the Swat valley are raising militias to prevent the Taliban from expanding their influence in the region, a senior military commander said on Friday.
Major-General Sajjad Ghani, who is leading the offensive in the upper part of Swat valley, said people in neighbouring Kalam valley and Lower Dir district were raising their own [...]

Afghanistan-Pakistan: Where Empires Go to Die

Under the pretext of responding to the September 11, 2001, attacks in America, the United States and Great Britain invaded Afghanistan on October 7, 2001. They dubbed this invasion Operation Enduring Freedom. President Bush 41 told the American people that the US strikes were,
“… designed to disrupt the use of Afghanistan as a terrorist base [...]

Pakistan in victory over Taliban in border area: commander

KHAR, Pakistan: Pakistan said on Saturday it had forced Taliban militants out of a key battleground in the global fight against extremism and boasted of major gains in another region bordering Afghanistan.
The six-month battle with Islamist insurgents in the remote Bajaur district is seen as pivotal to the country’s fight against Al-Qaeda and the Taliban, [...]

Pakistan torn over how to handle Taliban: experts

ISLAMABAD:  After years allowing Taliban militants to operate in the rugged tribal areas bordering Afghanistan, Pakistan is now torn over how to respond to US calls for decisive action against extremists.
Islamabad is under intense pressure from Washington, other western nations and Kabul to eliminate Taliban and Al-Qaeda havens in the tribal belt, from where fighters [...]