United States gives Afghanistan year-end deadline for crucial security deal
Without an accord on the Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA), the United States says it could pull out all its troops at the end of 2014 and leave Afghan forces to fight the Taliban insurgency on their own
File of a handout image of U.S. President Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama and their daughter Malia meeting with Pakistani teenage activist Malala Yousafzai at the White House
U.S. President Barack Obama (R), First Lady Michelle Obama (2nd L), and their daughter Malia (L) meet with Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani schoolgirl who was shot in the head by the Taliban a year ago, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington in this handout photo from October 11, 2013. The White House Correspondents Association and major news organizations, including Reuters, wrote to White House Press Secretary Jay Carney to complain about being shut out of events that the White House documented with its own photographer, November 21, 2103. REUTERS/Pete Souza/The White House/Handout via Reuters (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS SOCIETY MEDIA) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
پاکستان میں شہروں کو موسمیاتی خطرات سے محفوظ رکھنے کا منصوبہ تیار
Adaptation plan aims to reduce the vulnerability of the country’s fast-growing cities
Pakistan moves to make cities more climate-resilient
Adaptation plan aims to reduce the vulnerability of the country’s fast-growing cities
Modi campaign stirs religious divide in India's heartland
INDIA-ELECTION/AGRA (PIX):Modi campaign stirs religious divide in India's heartland
Supporters of JUI listen to a leader, during a protest in Karachi
Supporters of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI), a religious and political party, listen to a JUI leader, during a protest in Karachi November 21, 2013. JUI supporters demonstrated against an attack on a mosque on November 15, 2013, in Rawalpindi after sectarian clashes broke out during a Muharram procession. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro (PAKISTAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST RELIGION)
Supporters of JUI chant slogans during a protest in Karachi
Supporters of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI), a religious and political party, chant slogans during a protest in Karachi November 21, 2013. JUI supporters demonstrated against an attack on a mosque, on November 15, 2013, in Rawalpindi after sectarian clashes broke out during a Muharram procession. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro (PAKISTAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST RELIGION)
A man fumigates against mosquitoes through the streets of Lahore
A man fumigates against mosquitoes through the streets of Lahore November 21, 2013. REUTERS/Mohsin Raza (PAKISTAN - Tags: POLITICS HEALTH)
A man fumigates against mosquitoes through the streets of Lahore
A man fumigates against mosquitoes through the streets of Lahore November 21, 2013. REUTERS/Mohsin Raza (PAKISTAN - Tags: POLITICS HEALTH)
A man injured in a bomb attack in Torkham, is brought to the Hayatabad Medical Complex for treatment in Peshawar
A man injured in a bomb attack in Torkham, at the border of Afghanistan and Pakistan, is brought to the Hayatabad Medical Complex for treatment in Peshawar November 21, 2013. At least 26 people were wounded in a bomb blast on Thursday in Torkham, said Naeem Khan, a local government official. REUTERS/A. Ali (PAKISTAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CRIME LAW)