Unknown gunmen dragged the father of Afghanistan's cricket captain from his car on the outskirts of Jalalabad city and have taken him hostage, officials said on Wednesday.
May 22 2013, 5:29 pm
Read MoreThe coming provincial government was ready to hold talks with the outlawed Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants, Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf (PTI) senior leader has said.
May 18 2013, 12:22 pm
Read MoreAt least six suspected pro-Taliban rebels were killed and five others detained in military operations by NATO-led forces in eastern Afghanistan, military officials said Wednesday.
May 15 2013, 12:21 pm
Read MoreTaliban spokesman Ihsanullah Ihsan said his group would come up with a positive response if the incoming government formed by the PML-N, which won the May 11 polls, takes the offer of talks seriously.
May 16 2013, 2:23 pm
Read MorePakistani security agencies have informed the government that the Taliban have plans to attack foreign election observers, foreign journalists, important candidates and officials.
May 9 2013, 11:10 pm
Read MoreThe Punjabi Taliban is believed to be behind the kidnapping of former premier Yousuf Raza Gilani`s son Ali Haider, officials said on Thursday.
May 10 2013, 12:30 am
Read MoreThe Pakistani Taliban is a monster that has been newly energised during the elections, a prominent daily said Wednesday, worried at the lack of serious effort to control this menace.
May 1 2013, 6:00 pm
Read MoreBombings and street clashes left at least 32 people dead and over 200 others injured on Saturday as millions of Pakistanis defied Taliban threats and voted to elect a new parliament and four provincial assemblies.
May 11 2013, 11:27 pm
Read MorePakistan’s government should take all necessary steps to ensure the safety of candidates and political activists at risk of attack from the Taliban and other militants, Human Rights Watch said Monday.
April 29 2013, 2:43 pm
Read MoreFive members of the US-led international military coalition were killed on Saturday by a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan.
May 4 2013, 11:41 pm
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