PTI plans talks with Taliban in KP

Peshawar, May 22 (ANI): The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has sought the help of an elderly pro-Taliban cleric to initiate peace talks with the militants, party officials have said.The political party approached Samiul Haq, also known as the ...

ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan's prime minister designate Nawaz Sharif told a packed hall of his party stalwarts that talks with the Taliban -- who have been fighting the state for almost a decade -- are not off the table. "All options should be tried, and ...

ISLAMABAD — Pakistans Nawaz Sharif, who is set to become prime minister for a third time after his party won recent parliamentary elections, on Monday called for peace talks with domestic Taliban extremists, saying this is the best option to fight ...

PAKISTAN Premier-elect urges talks with Taliban Pakistans presumptive prime minister called Monday for peace talks with Taliban militants at war with the government, potentially charting a course that could put him at odds with the countrys powerful ...

The Chief Minister-designate of the militancy-hit Pakistani province of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa today said his party had "no enmity" with the Taliban and was ready to hold talks with the militants. Pervez Khattak, a senior leader of Imran Khan's Pakistan ...

A Pakistani human rightsactivist who founded an all-girls school said the Taliban was "more afraid of the books than bombs".

Braving the threat of violence from Taliban, Pakistani voters turned out to elect their second successive civilian government in five years. In doing so, they sent out a clear signal for democratic governance and a smooth transition. The Pakistani ...

Teenager Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai, who was shot at last year by the Taliban for advocating education of girls, has been selected for the prestigious Global Leadership Award this year.15-year-old Malala will receive the award for her role as a ...

Pakistanis began voting today for a landmark democratic transition of power after a bloody campaign, marred by Taliban violence that killed over 100 people, forced key parties to abandon rallies and large gatherings.