![Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, right, bumps elbows with the head of Afghanistan's peace council, Abdullah Abdullah, in Islamabad [MoFA handout via Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2020-09-28T092607Z_999757799_RC2L7J9H27MA_RTRMADP_3_AFGHANISTAN-TALIBAN-TALKS-PAKISTAN.jpg?resize=570%2C380)
Analysts say Afghan peace chief’s visit struck positive notes, but ensuring a ceasefire by the Taliban looks difficult.
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In recent years, a record number of cases have been filed under blasphemy law introduced during British colonial rule.
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Islamabad calls report ‘self-contradictory and selective’ as US singles out Pakistan for allegedly...
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The murder of PTM leader Arif Wazir, and the Pakistani state’s reluctance to solve it, only...
![Ehsanullah Ehsan regularly called journalists to claim responsibility on behalf of his group for some of the deadliest attacks ever carried out on Pakistani soil [Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/9bb9fab31d8844cda4084c6e696da5d1_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
Ehsanullah Ehsan speaks out for the first time after escaping from Pakistani military custody in January.
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Speaking to Afghan president, Trump repeats ‘need for significant reduction in Taliban violence for meaningful talks’.
![Haleem Saifullah cannot find regular work due to police reporting restrictions. In debt and depressed, he has considered committing suicide since his release from Bagram [Asad Hashim/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/35f93861593c4ddfa57fca251e53da72_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
Former detainees at US prison in Afghanistan allege torture in custody as they struggle to survive after repatriation.
![A divisive figure, Haq, centre, served in Pakistan's upper house of parliament for multiple terms [File: Faisal Mahmood/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/46f92a6fb6214806aece20cba1c5809a_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
The octogenarian, who was known for his Afghan Taliban support, was found dead at his residence in city of Rawalpindi.
Pakistan’s new foreign minister on Pakistan-India relations, the Taliban and frayed relations with the US.
![Pompeo (left) said it was time to 'deliver on joint commitments' [Press Information Department via AP]](/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/ccfc75c9e69a4c688194024de152de3e_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
US said the talks covered cooperation over war in Afghanistan and Pakistan’s role in regional stability.
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At least 149 now reported killed in Friday’s suicide attack at a political rally in Balochistan province.
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Awami National Party vows to speak against armed groups day after its leader Haroon Bilour was killed in suicide attack.
Who is behind the hardline religious parties gaining momentum ahead of upcoming elections?
![Fazlullah (centre) became the TTP leader in November 2013 following the drone attack killing of Hakimullah Mehsud [EPA]](/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/63bf3c8842bb4b0c84224c5141cb3a81_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
Afghan defence ministry says Mullah Fazlullah, leader of Pakistan’s Taliban, died in attack in northeastern Kunar.