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Our Af-Pak Strategy for Peace

General Mizra Aslam Beg is a former Chief of Staff, Army of Pakistan.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - The Afpak region is in a state of flux, yet it presents tremendous opportunities for diplomacy to operate and establish peace in the region.

The real change has occurred in Afghanistan, after the invasion by the Soviets, and the follow up events which disturbed the peace of the world and now has reached a boiling point, where the “bubble must burst,” giving way to new realities and a new paradigm of peace in the region, and beyond.

Sought After Pakistani Taliban Leader Mehsud May Be Dead

The death is unconfirmed, but militants say the Taliban is already holding a "shura" council to select Mehsud's replacement.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Military officials in Pakistan believe Pakistani Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud may have been killed during a CIA missile strike.

Pakistani security officials report that Mehsud, his wife and bodyguards were killed on August 5th 2009 when an American drone aircraft attacked their location in the Zangar area in South Waziristan.

Presidents of Iran, Afghanistan & Pakistan Hope to Stabilize Mideast

The presidents of Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan on Sunday signed a joint statement dubbed the "Tehran Statement", at the end of their trilateral summit on regional developments.

(SALEM, Ore.) - After all of the political bashing and essentially unfounded accusations of nuclear weapon development, it probably seems unlikely to many Americans that Iran would be the country to bring stability to the Middle east.

A historic meeting between Ahmadinejad, President Asif Ali Zardari of Pakistan and Hamid Karzaithe of Afghanistan, held Sunday, saw discussion of collective trilateral efforts to fight extremism, Islamism and terrorism in the region.

Local Muslims Mourn the Murder of Their Own in Pakistan

Worsening religious extremism in Pakistan threatens safety of religious minorities and stability of region. The deaths of Dr. Shiraz and Dr. Noreen Bajwa are part of a disturbing trend of violence against Ahmadi Muslims.

(MULTAN, Pakistan) - Ahmadiyya Muslim Community targeted for its spiritual beliefs; General David Petraeus warns that militant extremists in Pakistan "could literally take down their state"

Last month, unknown assailants attacked Dr. Shiraz Bajwa, 37, and his wife Dr. Noreen Bajwa, 29, at their home in Wapda Colony, Multan, Pakistan. The assailants gagged and bound both victims before strangling them to death.

Afghan Container Deaths Reflect Wider Human-Trafficking Problem

Though Afghanistan last year adopted a new law against human trafficking, its implementation remains challenging as Kabul struggles to quell the rising violence fanned by the Taliban insurgency in the country.

(QUETTA, Pakistani ) - Badshah's face says it all -- the story of dreams he never realized. Inside a Pakistani police station in Quetta, capital of the southwestern Baluchistan Province, he is waiting to be interviewed before being sent home.

Although his hopes of sneaking into Iran and making a decent living have been dashed, he is lucky to be returning to his village alive. Forty-five fellow Afghan men and teenagers died in the same shipping container that was supposed to take them to the Iranian border from Chaman, a dusty border town on Pakistan's Afghan border.

U.S. Drone Reportedly Kills Thirty People In Pakistan

Sources said there was a camp of Afghan Commander Bahram Khan Kochi in Sarpal area. US drones continued patrolling in the area after the attack.

(PARACHINAR, Pakistan) - At least 30 persons were killed and three were wounded in US drone attack in Surkh Pull area in Kurram tribal Agency, a foreign news agency reported.

According to reports, four US drones fired four missiles at suspected hideouts of militants in Sarpal area of tehsil Sadda of lower Kurram. Intially, 15 people were killed in the attack.

Pakistan`s Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto Assassinated

A ray of hope for the future of Pakistan was killed by a terrorist.

(RAWALPINDI, Pakistan) - As she was leaving a public campaign rally in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was killed by a suicide bomber today in a crowded park. More than 15 people were killed and several were injured.

Eyewitnesses told reporters that Ms. Bhutto was just leaving the rally when an unidentified gunman shot her in the neck and in hte chest before detonating a bomb in the crowd. Ms. Bhutto was was officially pronounced dead at a hospital she was transported to.