14 members of Taliban govt in UNSC's terrorism blacklist

At least 14 members of the Taliban's hardline interim government in Kabul are on the United Nations Security Council's terrorism blacklist, including acting Prime Minister Mullah Mohammad Hasan......

Can the ISI keep the Taliban United?

Despite dependence on the ISI for years of sustenance, Taliban leaders may harbour resentment over the ISI's excessive control, notes Rana Banerji, who headed the Pakistan desk at the Research and......

Faqir Muhammad takes over Pak Taliban

Militant commander Maulvi Faqir Muhammad declared himself the head of the Pakistani Taliban, saying he was temporarily replacing Baitullah Mehsud, whom Washington and Islamabad have said was almost......

Pak: Toll in twin suicide blasts rises

Six more people succumbed to injuries they sustained in Thursday's twin suicide blasts near an ordnance factory complex within a high-security cantonment near the Pakistani capital, on Friday......