A suicide bomber killed 30 people outside a bank near Pakistan’s capital Monday, as the U.N. said spreading violence had forced it to pull out some expatriate staff and suspend long-term development work in areas along the Afghan border. Islamist...

There are growing indications that Pakistan’s most wanted man, Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud, has been killed by a US missile. A Mehsud aide reportedly confirmed that he had died when a drone attacked the house where he was staying. Pakistani...

Taleban insurgents fighting German forces in northern Afghanistan have often lived to fight another day thanks to trilingual warnings that have to be shouted out before the men from the Bundeswehr can squeeze their triggers. The seven-page pocket guide...

The head of Nato’s military committee, Adm Giampaolo di Paola, has said that the alliance has no imperial ambitions in the Pakistan and Afghanistan region. He said that Nato was however increasing ties with Islamabad as the war against the...

But after more than a month of living together — 75 people, three rooms, one bathroom — they might not survive one another. “This is a test for us,” said Akhtar Jan, a mother of four who is part of the extended family. “If we don’t smile,...

Karachi police chief Waseem Ahmed said April 8 that police had arrested 5 militants belonging to Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LJ) who reportedly were planning attacks on seven government buildings in Karachi, British newspaper the Telegraph reported. The targets...

Tariq Ramadan, the famed “moderate” Muslim who has made deception of non-Muslims into an art form, says the 21st century will see a second role reversal between Islam and the West: The West will begin its new decline, and the Arab-Islamic world...

Hizb chief Syed Salahuddin has said that his terrorist orgnisation might think of reviewing its armed struggle in the Valley on the condition that India changes its stance and agrees to meaningful tripartite talks for the solution of the Kashmir...

Afghanistan — Perched on the banks of the Helmand River, this desolate town occupied by British forces marks Afghanistan’s de facto border: Beyond here, the Afghan government is powerless and Taliban insurgents hold sway, their ranks...