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On the eve of his visit to Islamabad, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has said the U.S. policy toward Pakistan will be based on whether the country takes toward Afghan reconciliation and peace and stable future...

Zeenat Shahzadi Photo: BBC Journalist Zeenat Shahzadi, whose mysterious disappearance from Lahore a couple of years ago, puzzled the media circles, has been recovered from Pakistan-Afghanistan border. Reports say Shahzadi, who had gone missing in 2015,...

Indicating that the United States would avoid taking sides in South Asian conflicts, the State Department has said Washington has always been cautious about addressing Pakistan-India issues as it does not want to escalate tensions. “I...

Pakistan has reaffirmed its readiness to work with the United States as a partner for achieving peace and security in the region but feels that seeing the key South Asian country “through the prism of a...

Foreign Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif has underlined the importance of U.S.-Pakistan cooperation toward regional stability and sharing the benefits of regional connectivity across the region. “One of the key pillars of our policy is to strengthen...

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson Wednesday expressed confidence in Pakistan being a reliable U.S. partner, underscoring  that the U.S.-Pakistan relationship remains “extraordinarily” important. “Yes, I believe we do. I think the Pakistan – it’s very – the Pakistan relationship...

While renewing its commitment to combat terrorism, Pakistan has said it would work with the United States for the goal of Afghan stability but emphasized that its landlocked western neighbor needs political settlement. “We are mindful...

Co-authored by Akbar Ahmed and Col. Lawrence Wilkerson Despite President Trump’s unveiling of his Afghanistan strategy on August 21, which involves committing several thousand additional American troops, the reality is that the war in Afghanistan, the...

Kashmir Map by CIA being used via Wikimedia Commons Amid heightened South Asian tensions, Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has told the United Nations that India is perpetrating state-sponsored terror against Pakistan including from acorss the...

Photo: Zach Rudisin via Wikimedia Commons Describing talks between Vice President Mike Pence and Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi as “important,” the White House has said Pakistan has much to gain from partnering with the United...