THE STANS - INDO DAILY

Apr 08, 2013 (UPI)

Former international cricket star Imran Khan will contest a parliamentary seat in this year's Pakistani national elections. The returning officer cleared the no...

Depression, anxiety and war in Pakistan's tribal belt

Apr 07, 2013 (AFP)

After nine friends and relatives were killed in a US drone strike four years ago, Mohammed Fahim took tranquillisers to blot out the nightmares. The 19 year-old...

NATO strike kills 11 children in Afghanistan

Apr 07, 2013 (AFP)

A NATO air attack in eastern Afghanistan has killed 11 children, officials said Sunday, the latest case of civilian casualties which provoke great anger in the ...

Call for Britain to help military's Afghan interpreters

Apr 06, 2013 (AFP)

British military, political and academic figures on Saturday called on the government not to "abandon" the Afghan interpreters for the troops when they pull out...

Stop extra aid to Pakistan unless tax reform: Britain

Apr 04, 2013 (AFP)

Britain should not increase aid to nuclear-armed Pakistan unless Islamabad tries to make its wealthy elite pay more taxes, British lawmakers recommended Thursda...

Doctors voice alarm at 'non-lethal' weapons in Kashmir

Apr 01, 2013 (AFP)

Gasping for breath and confined to her bed, Bilqees Khan winces as she recalls the moment a pepper gas grenade exploded by her home during a curfew in Indian Ka...

Musharraf opens his election campaign

Apr 01, 2013 (UPI)

Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan's former president and parliamentary hopeful, said the country is in a "do-or-die" situation from which only he can rescue it. The co...

Gunmen torch NATO withdrawal trucks in Pakistan

Apr 01, 2013 (AFP)

Gunmen in Pakistan on Monday set ablaze five trucks carrying NATO equipment out of Afghanistan as the international military alliance winds down its combat miss...

US says kit removal from Afghanistan to cost $5-6 bn

Mar 31, 2013 (AFP)

The US operation to remove military hardware and vehicles from Afghanistan as troops withdraw after 12 years of war will cost between five and six billion dolla...

Afghanistan accuses Pakistan of wrecking peace hopes

Mar 28, 2013 (AFP)

The Afghan government on Thursday accused Pakistan of wrecking efforts to end the Taliban's bloody 11-year insurgency, in the latest sign of worsening cross-bor...

Afghan army cancels Pakistan visit over 'shelling'

Mar 27, 2013 (AFP)

Afghanistan on Wednesday cancelled a planned army visit to Pakistan to protest against alleged cross border shelling, the latest sign of deteriorating relations...

British soldier dies in Afghanistan attack

Mar 26, 2013 (AFP)

A British soldier died on Tuesday after an attack in southern Afghanistan, the first such death for more than two months, the Ministry of Defence in London said...

Australian troops to quit Afghanistan as base closes

Mar 26, 2013 (AFP)

Australia's main base in Afghanistan will close and most of its troops will be home by the end of the year, Defence Minister Stephen Smith said on Tuesday. The ...

Iraqi Kurd politician backs Turkey-PKK peace process

Mar 26, 2013 (AFP)

A top Iraqi Kurdish politician on Tuesday voiced support for the ongoing peace talks between Turkey and Kurdish rebels aimed at ending three-decades of hostilit...

Afghan insurgency will outlast withdrawal: US general

Mar 25, 2013 (AFP)

The Taliban insurgency will continue after coalition combat forces withdraw from Afghanistan in late 2014 but the Afghan government will survive, the ex-chief o...

Turkish jets fly over Kurd rebel camps in Iraq: source

Mar 25, 2013 (AFP)

Five Turkish fighter jets staged surveillance flights on Monday over Kurdish rebel camps in northern Iraq, a military source told AFP. The F-16s took off from t...

Karzai to visit Qatar for talks on Taliban office

Mar 24, 2013 (AFP)

Afghan President Hamid Karzai is to visit Qatar to discuss the proposed opening of a Taliban office there as a prelude to possible peace talks, the foreign mini...

US, Afghanistan clinch Bagram prison transfer deal

Mar 23, 2013 (AFP)

The United States has reached an agreement on a deal that will see Bagram military prison handed over to Afghan authorities next week, the Pentagon announced Sa...

Cricket legend kickstarts Pakistan election campaign

Mar 23, 2013 (AFP)

Cricket legend Imran Khan is expected to unveil his manifesto to become Pakistan's next prime minister at an election rally on Saturday, where turnout will be a...

PKK to withdraw fighters if Turkey shows goodwill: commander

Mar 23, 2013 (AFP)

The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) will only pull its fighters out of Turkey once it sees concrete steps from Ankara following the outlawed group's ceasefire, a...