Two large attacks on police installations have rocked Pakistan, compelling the authorities to rethink their approach to countering militancy. Their dilemma is that the insurgents’ main supporters – the new authorities in Afghanistan – are also their long-time allies.
The normal trade and movement of people between Pakistan and Afghanistan fully resumed on Saturday after the two sides reopened a key border crossing that was shut nearly a week ago by Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers, stranding people and thousands of trucks carrying food and essential items. The Afghan embassy in Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, announced the…
PESHAWAR, Pakistan - The normal trade and movement of people between Pakistan and Afghanistan fully resumed on Saturday after the two sides reopened a k
Pakistan shut down a key border crossing with Afghanistan just hours after it was reopened on Thursday, officials said, the latest twist in the controversial closure of the Torkham junction that started earlier this week. The issue of the crossing, a key trade route for both Afghanistan and Pakistan, has added to increasing tensions between…
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) The normal trade and movement of people between Pakistan and Afghanistan fully resumed on Saturday after the two sides reopened