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Afghanistan ‘would side with Pakistan in war with US’
Days after a visit to Kabul visit by Hillary Clinton, Afghan President Hamid Karzai, says he would side with Pakistan in the event of war with the US.
Taliban talks leave Afghans queasy
The oldest cliché in Afghanistan is to describe the country in terms of the "great game".
Killing justified by ‘laws of war’
Obama administration sticks to its guns amid conflicting reports on Bin Laden’s death
The house that Bin Laden built
There goes the neighbourhood, a local wailed, but there might yet be some takers.
Pakistan’s secret dirty war
In Balochistan, mutilated corpses bearing the signs of torture keep turning up, among them lawyers, students and farm workers.
Children of war play-act suicide bombings
The suicide bomber, his faced cloaked in black, solemnly approaches a line of comrades, hugging each one in turn. Wailing jihadi chants fill the air.
Malaria adds to Pakistan’s misery
More than two million cases of malaria are expected in Pakistan in the coming months in the wake of the country’s devastating floods.
Malaria threatens millions in Pakistan
More than two million cases of malaria are expected in Pakistan in the coming months in the wake of the country’s devastating floods.
Pakistan’s loyalty in doubt after log leak
The main focus is along the lawless 2 500km frontier with Afghanistan, where insurgent commanders can freely recruit, resupply and seek finance.
Pakistan makes deal to end violence
The Pakistani government has agreed to withdraw troops and introduce Sharia law in the conflict-ravaged Swat valley in return for an end to Taliban suicide bombings and attacks…
Pakistan: We are not your killing field
The Bush administration is scrambling to engage with Pakistan’s new rulers as power flows from its strong ally, President Pervez Musharraf, to a powerful civilian government…
Suicide bombings in Lahore kill at least 31
Two suicide attacks killed at least 31 people and injured more than 200 in Lahore on Tuesday as suspected Islamist militants escalated their campaign of mayhem in Pakistan’s…
Musharraf retreats to bunker
In some ways, life has changed little for Pakistan’s President Pervez Musharraf since the election two weeks ago. The retired general still trots out for afternoon tennis, aides…
Don’t say the ‘M-word’
Travelling in private jets, helicopters and bulletproof limousines, Chaudhry Pervez Elahi, a staunch supporter of President Pervez Musharraf, is hard on the campaign trail for…
Don’t say the ‘M-word’
Travelling in private jets, helicopters and bulletproof limousines, Chaudhry Pervez Elahi, a staunch supporter of President Pervez Musharraf, is hard on the campaign trail for…