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Report gives Pakistan failing grade on human rights
May 1, 2020

Report gives Pakistan failing grade on human rights

ISLAMABAD (AP) — An annual human rights report released this week gives Pakistan a failing grade, charging that too little is being done to protect the country’s most vulnerable, including women and children.…READ MORE

US calls on Afghans to set aside disputes, focus on virus
April 26, 2020

US calls on Afghans to set aside disputes, focus on virus

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The U.S. peace envoy to Afghanistan on Sunday called on the country’s feuding leaders to set their differences aside to combat the coronavirus pandemic and advance a stalled peace agreement signed with the Taliban earlier this year.…READ MORE

Taliban say US bombing insurgents at home contrary to deal
April 19, 2020

Taliban say US bombing insurgents at home contrary to deal

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Washington peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad met with Pakistan’s military chief Tuesday, a day after discussing the lagging U.S.-Taliban peace deal in Afghanistan with the chief negotiator for the insurgent movement.…READ MORE