The death of a 'bad Taliban'

The death of Pakistan's Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud in an American drone attack has once again brought to the fore the differences between the 'good Taliban' and the 'bad Taliban'.......

TTP lists demands while agreeing for talks with Pak govt

While agreeing to negotiations with the Pakistan government, the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan has demanded leaders of three rightwing political parties be made guarantors and also called for the......

Proposed Pak govt-Taliban peace talks await 'seriousness'

Talks between Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan and the Pakistan government are at standstill position, as both the parties blame each other for ‘non-serious’ attitude during the much-awaited......

Pakistan's merchants of terror

Tahir Ali profiles the Amjad Farooqi and Ilyas Kashmiri groups, responsible for the recent surge of terrorism in Pakistan. The October 10 attack on the Pakistan army headquarters in Rawalpindi has......