Pakistan, Iran, Afghanistan to evolve roadmap for trilateral cooperation

Islamabad: Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan Friday agreed to develop a joint framework of trilateral cooperation particularly in the areas of counter terrorism, anti narcotics and border management within six months.

Iran, Pakistan pledge support for Afghan-led peace process

Islamabad: Pakistani and Iranian Presidents on Friday declared support to the Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace and reconciliation process and agreed to enhance cooperation to root out extremism and terrorism.

Suicide blast kills 23 Shiite Muslims in Pakistan

A suicide attacker on a motorcycle blew himself up in a market in a Pakistani town close to the Afghan border on Friday, killing 23 Shiite Muslims and wounding 50 people, officials said.

Pakistan cautions Kabul on Taliban peace hopes

Pakistan told Afghanistan on Friday it was "preposterous" to think Islamabad could deliver the Taliban's leader to the negotiating table and warned the neighboring nation against "ridiculous" expectations about peace talks.