Nawaz Sharif calls Pakistani Taliban for peace talks

Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-S (JUI-S) chief, Maulana Sami-ul-Haq, on Monday said that PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif had contacted him seeking his support for initiating talks with Taliban, a private TV channel reported. Haq said that Nawaz Sharif knew his ...

Taliban insurgents have been carrying out attacks and assassinations intended to intimidate both officials and civilians ahead of next year's withdrawal of most international troops.

Addressing newly elected parliamentarians and legislators of his PML-N party in Lahore, Sharif stressed the need to respond to the Taliban's offer. "Guns and bullets are no solution to problems. Talks are a better option," he said. "We have lost many lives, ...

Kabul: Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai is in India to seek economic cooperation but the focus this time is likely to be on security.The Afghan MPs, Opposition leaders, former intelligence chiefs and police commissioners have told NDTV that they ...

A hardline cleric often described as the "father of the Taliban" today claimed he had received a message from Pakistan's Prime Minister-designate Nawaz Sharif to help in efforts to begin a dialogue with militants. Maulana Samiul Haq, who heads the radical ...

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 ...

A police chief who conducted a successful campaign against the Taliban in his district was killed by gunmen riding motorcycles, while four soldiers died in a roadside bombing in western Afghanistan, the Government said on Saturday. Ghani Khan, police chief of ...

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 ...

The banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan has said it would not rule out a ceasefire if Pakistan's new government "shows seriousness" about its offer of holding a dialogue.