ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Pakistani and Afghan officials began talks in Qatar on Saturday to defuse tensions, a senior Taliban official said, after at least 10 people were killed in Pakistani airstrikes following a brief truce. Kabul had accused Islamabad of violating a 48-hour ceasefire, which briefly put a stop to nearly a week of cross-border clashes that killed dozens of troops and civilians on both sides.

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Thursday his country’s international partners, particularly Qatar, were playing a role in efforts to resolve ongoing hostilities…

Suicide car bomber strikes in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa amid unconfirmed reports that Qatar has offered to host peace talks.