The collapse of the Istanbul talks this week has once again laid bare the Taliban regime’s duplicity. Pakistan entered the negotiations with a clear and lawful demand–a written, verifiable assurance that Afghan soil would no longer be used by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and allied networks to attack Pakistan. Yet, as the final session closed, […]
Patience
Patience Running Thin
“Our homes, our markets, our mosques were destroyed, yet we gave sacrifices for Pakistan,” declared Chief Minister Sohail Afridi in Khyber district as he demanded that the federal government settle the Rs 550 billion owed to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and warned that no new operation would proceed without provincial consultation. The people of KP have heard […]