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General Kayani, John Kerry discuss regional security issues

RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, who is on a scheduled visit to Jordan, met US Secretary of State John Kerry...

Afghan President to visit Qatar for talks on peace process with Taliban

KABUL: Afghan President Hamid Karzai will undertake a visit to Qatar within weeks at the invitation extended by emir of Qatar for talks on...

Four militants killed in US drone strike in North Waziristan

MIRANSHAH: Four militants were killed when US drones fired two missiles at a vehicle in Pakistan’s northwestern tribal belt on early Friday, security officials...

F-35 Lightning-II may take another 5 years to fly

Washington: An ambitious project of the United States to create a modern fighter-bomber of the fifth generation F-35 Lightning II ("Lightning II") has been delayed...

US remains committed to creating Palestinian state; says Obama

WEST BANK: US President Barack Obama said on Thursday that Palestinians deserve an independent and sovereign state and an end to occupation by Israel,...

North Korea threatens to attack US military bases in Japan, Guam

PYONGYANG: In response to the use of nuclear-armed US B-52 bombers in joint military drills with South Korea, North Korea on Thursday threatened to...

NATO forces agree to pull out of Afghan Wardak province

KABUL: Coalition forces in Afghanistan said on Wednesday that Afghan President Hamid Karzai and NATO-led forces have reached a consensus on the departure of...

Afghan government describes NATO war on terror aimless, unwise

KABUL:  Afghanistan’s presidential spokesman Aimal Faizi on Tuesday described the NATO-led war against terror in the insurgency-hit country as “aimless and unwise”. His remarks came...

US has now an ally in India, enemy in Pakistan: US congressman

WASHINGTON: Holding that Pakistan is the source of many of the US problems in Afghanistan, an American lawmaker has said that US has now...

7 US Marines killed, 8 injured in an explosion at Nevada military site

NEVADA: At least seven US Marines were killed and eight others were wounded after a mortar exploded during a live-fire training exercise at an...

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