‘Pakistan’s objectives in Afghanistan are not necessarily in harmony with American objectives,’ says the Indian PM.
Full Story
TOP STORIES
-
US rewards Afghans with 38.7 million dollars in drug fight
Afghanistan produces around 90pc of the world’s opium, used to make the heroin which bankrolls the Taliban. -
Two Afghan ministers to be probed on embezzlement
‘If the ministers don’t show up, we have other legal means with which to proceed,’ a deputy attorney general said. -
India parliament disrupted over Ayodhya report
Parliament in uproar over a leaked report blaming BJP leaders for their role in the destruction of mosque in 1992. -
Afghan attacks kill four US soldiers: Nato
The latest deaths took to 481 the number of foreign troops killed in violence in Afghanistan this year. -
Twenty-one dead in Philippine hostage crisis
Gunmen linked to a powerful politician have seized 40 people, including political rivals and 20 local journalists.
MORE TOP STORIES
EDITOR'S CHOICE
TRUST DEFICIT
Nuclear dimension of Pak-US relations
WAGING WAR
Taliban guerrillas bring ‘Iraq tactics’ to Pakistan
INTERACTIVE
Apocalypse
MEDIA GALLERY
Still hoping for a change
MEDIA GALLERY
-
Snapshots from South Asia
HIGHLIGHTS
-
Learning from Alexander
The army’s fight against the Taliban recalls the challenges the conqueror faced in this region over 2,000 years ago. -
UK begins Iraq war inquiry with spotlight on Blair
The inquiry will be held in public except where national security is a concern. -
Iranian couples arrested for partner swapping
They were allegedly running a website aimed at promoting illicit sexual relations. -
Israel-Palestinian conflict kills 8,900 in 20 years
Most casualties Palestinian; 2009 deadliest year during period: Israeli NGO. -
Karzai’s second term
After nine years with not much to show, it is essential that Karzai makes a change for the better.
WEATHER - PAKISTAN
Cities
WORLD POWERS
The present course of policies from Washington and Beijing doesn’t offer much hope or optimism on this account.
AF-PAK
As long as there is unrest in Afghanistan, it will continue to have its fallout on the tribal areas and the rest of Pakistan.
CHABAD HOUSE
The Jewish community regroups in Mumbai to show the world that goodness not terror will prevail in the world.
ON THE HOLY PATH
‘We take control of the pilgrim from when he first puts his foot on the soil of Mecca,’ says one muttawif.
CROSSROADS
Yiwu, a city of two million people in China, has been attracting more than 200,000 Arab traders each year.
AFTER THE ATTACKS
Statistics show a sharp fall in foreign tourists in India in the immediate aftermath of the attacks in Mumbai.
Facebook
Twitter
YouTube
