Tahir Ali In Islamabad

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Taliban rejects US' Afghan troop withdrawal plan
Rediff.com14 Feb 2013

Mullah Omer-led Afghan Taliban have asked the United States and its allies to withdraw...

Proposed Pak govt-Taliban peace talks await 'seriousness'
Rediff.com14 Feb 2013

Talks between Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan and the Pakistan government are at standstill...

Guru's hanging strengthened Kashmir struggle: Saeed
Rediff.com12 Feb 2013

Lashkar-e-Tayiba chief and 26/11 attacks mastermind Hafiz Muhammad Saeed has said that...

Afzal Guru's execution to delay Sarabjit Singh's release?
Rediff.com11 Feb 2013

After the hanging of 2001 Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru, the call for execution...

TTP lists demands while agreeing for talks with Pak govt
Rediff.com3 Feb 2013

While agreeing to negotiations, the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan has demanded that the...

'Indian inmate beaten to death in Pak jail'
Rediff.com28 Jan 2013

The death of Chhamel Singh, an Indian inmate at Lahore's Kot Lakhpat Jail, under...

Ready to talk to army mediators not Pak govt: Taliban
Rediff.com26 Jan 2013

Hakimullah Mehsud-led Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan believes that since all decisions of...

Spy games turn deadly in Pakistan's lawless regions
Rediff.com24 Jan 2013

Though the Taliban have mercilessly targeted CIA's spies, locals living in the...

Taliban make Karachi their new home
Rediff.com24 Jan 2013

Tahir Ali reports on the growing presence and activities of Taliban militants in...

Qadri calls off protests after 68 hours
Rediff.com18 Jan 2013

The Pakistan government on Thursday agreed to appoint a caretaker prime minister by...

Tribesmen protest in Peshawar with 18 bodies
Rediff.com16 Jan 2013

Tribesmen from Khyber Agency staged a protest in front of the Governor House in...

The $5 bn scam which landed Pakistan PM in trouble
Rediff.com15 Jan 2013

The Pakistan Supreme Court on Tuesday issued an order seeking the arrest of Prime...

Pakistan SC orders arrest of PM Raja Pervez Ashraf
Rediff.com15 Jan 2013

The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Tuesday ordered the arrest of Prime Minister Raja...

Pakistan sacks Baluchistan government
Rediff.com14 Jan 2013

After major protests in Quetta over Thursday's targeted attacks on the Hazara Shia...

Quetta's Shia refuse to bury kin killed in blasts
Rediff.com12 Jan 2013

Amidst severe cold and light shower, the Hazara Shia minority of Quetta, Pakistan is...

'Cross-border firing can risk peace in the region'
Rediff.com11 Jan 2013

Amid growing tension between the two neighboring countries, Pakistan asked India to...

Ruthless militants target Sikhs in Pak's Khyber Agency
Rediff.com10 Jan 2013

Burgeoning terrorism and military operations in the area have forced many members of...

Pak denies LoC attack; says 'ground verification' done
Rediff.com9 Jan 2013

The Pakistani military on Wednesday rejected India's contention that its troops had...

Pak army denies LoC attack; calls it 'Indian propaganda'
Rediff.com8 Jan 2013

The Pakistani army has denied reports that two Indian soldiers were killed in a border...

Taliban's Mullah Nazir killed in drone strike in Pak
Rediff.com3 Jan 2013

Taliban commander Mullah Nazir has been killed in a United States drone strike in South...