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  2018-05-16

  Taliban shadow chief justice calls for peace in latest sign of fracture

  The Taliban has a responsibility to honour Afghans' yearning for peace, according to a letter purportedly by Taliban shadow chief justice Mawlawi Abdul Hakim.

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  2018-05-09

  Bajwa breaks ground on Pakistani-Afghan border fence in Balochistan

  The fence will curtail cross-border militant movements and pave the way for better relations, officials say.

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  2018-05-08

  De-radicalised Pakistani youth become 'useful' members of society

  The latest group of 135 former militants, many of them teenagers, completed de-radicalisation training in South Waziristan last month and plan to open businesses or join the army.

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  2018-05-07

  Investigation under way in assassination attempt on Pakistan's interior minister

  The attacker, allegedly linked to Tehreek-e-Labaik Yah Rasool Allah Pakistan, was arrested after wounding Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal.

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  2018-05-04

  Burgeoning Russia-Iran alliance inflames sectarian tensions across Muslim world

  The Kremlin is backing Tehran's sectarian agenda in an attempt to claw its way back into relevancy in the Middle East, Afghanistan, Central Asia and beyond.

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  2018-05-02

  Quetta's Noor Foundation charity linked to subversive Iranian activity

  Pakistani security forces raided the foundation's compound twice and arrested at least four members on suspicion of links to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Tehran's ongoing recruitment of Pakistani Shia to fight in Syria.

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  2018-04-30

  Second Taliban group details Tehran's plot to sabotage TAPI pipeline

  Iranian plotters have for the second time in three months attempted to use the Taliban to attack the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India natural gas pipeline -- a project Tehran adamantly opposes.

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  2018-04-19

  Handover of security duties in Dir seen as indicator of peace

  The Pakistani army transferred security duties to the civilian government of Upper and Lower Dir districts April 11.

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  2018-04-18

  Pakistani, Afghan security officials meet at Torkham to improve neighbourly relations

  The flag meeting at the Torkham border crossing comes after a brief flare-up of violence earlier along the border. Such meetings will improve communication and defuse tensions, say observers.

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  2018-04-17

  Pakistan, Afghanistan calm tensions after border clashes

  Tribal elders and local officials quickly de-escalated the situation, saying fighting along the border benefits only terrorists.