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Pakistani Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif attempted to cool the temperature of relations with Washington after President Trump called Pakistan a haven for terrorists. "The bilateral relationship between the U.S. and Pakistan has taken a new turn," Mr. Asif said. (Associated Press)

Pakistan diplomat to U.S. regrets ‘new turn’ in Trump anti-terror policy

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

In this Oct. 4, 2017, photo, Pakistani Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif stands during a meeting with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson at the State Department in Washington. Pakistan said Oct. 5, its influence over the Taliban has diminished since a U.S. drone strike killed the militant group’s leader last year, derailing talks aimed at bringing peace to Afghanistan. Asif said Pakistan wants peace in the neighboring country, and still has some influence over the militant group, “but it’s not as much as it used to be.” (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Pakistan says influence with Afghan Taliban has diminished

By MATTHEW PENNINGTON - Associated Press

Pakistan executes 3 militants convicted over terror attacks

Associated Press

Pakistan's opposition leader Imran Khan speaks to the Associated Press at his residence in Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, Sept. 25, 2017. The cricketing legend who could potentially be Pakistan's future prime minister, Khan says the United States should stop trying to destroy the Taliban and instead should talk to them with help from Pakistan. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash)

Pakistani cricket star Khan criticizes US’s Afghan policy

By MUNIR AHMED - Associated Press

FILE- In this Saturday, Sept. 16, 2017, file photo, Muslim protesters shout slogans as they hold posters of Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and Wirathu, the leader of Myanmar's nationalist Buddhist monks during a rally against the persecution of Rohingya Muslims, in Jakarta, Indonesia. When Rohingya Muslims fled persecution and slaughter in Myanmar in past decades, tens of thousands found refuge in Saudi Arabia, home to Islam’s holiest sites. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim, File)

Business ties complicate Muslim states’ response to Rohingya

By AYA BATRAWY - Associated Press

Hamdullah Mohib (left), Afghanistan's ambassador to the United States, said the Trump administration's plan for a long-term occupation in his country is the right way to capitalize on gains made in the past 16 years of war. (Associated Press/File)

Hamdullah Mohib, Afghanistan’s ambassador, welcomes Trump’s plan for long-term U.S. occupation

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013 file photo, a Pakistani boy, whose brother was killed in bombing, is comforted by a relative in Quetta, Pakistan. Thousands of Pakistani and Afghan Shiites have been recruited by Iran to fight in Syria generating fears that their return could aggravate sectarian rivalries, say counterterrorism officials as well as analysts, who track militant movements. (AP Photo/Arshad Butt, File)

Iran recruits Afghan and Pakistani Shiites to fight in Syria

By KATHY GANNON - Associated Press

Drone strike kills 3 militants in NW Pakistan, say officials

By MUNIR AHMED - Associated Press

Pakistan says it is open to joint Afghan border patrols

By MUNIR AHMED - Associated Press

A plenary session of the BRICS Summit is held in Xiamen, Fujian province, China Monday, Sept. 4, 2017. Five major emerging economies opened a summit Monday to map out their future course, with host Chinese President Xi Jinping calling on them to play a bigger role in world governance, reject protectionism and inject new energy into tackling the gap between the world's wealthy and developing nations. (Fred Dufour/Pool Photo via AP)

BRICS countries urge UN reform, cooperation on terrorism

By LOUISE WATT - Associated Press

Pakistan army: Bombing kills 2 troops in tribal region

By ZARAR KHAN - Associated Press

Pakistan’s Muhajirs : An ally in ending terrorism

By Puneet Ahluwalia

Pakistani opposition leader Imran Khan speaks to reporters in Islamabad, Pakistan, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017. Khan called for the government to convene a special session of the Parliament to hold a debate on US President Donald Trump's threats. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash)

Islamabad leaders to Trump: Don’t scapegoat Pakistan

By MUNIR AHMED - Associated Press

Pakistani protesters burn pictures of U.S. President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in Sultan, Pakistan, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017. The U.S. ambassador to Pakistan David Hale met with Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa Pakistan's army chief two days after President Donald Trump warned Pakistan to stop harboring insurgents who are battling U.S. forces in Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Iram Asim)

US envoy briefs Pakistan army chief on Trump’s Afghan plans

Associated Press

People collect water at a tube well in Islamabad, Pakistan, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017. A new study suggests some 50 million Pakistanis could be at risk of drinking arsenic-tainted groundwater. The findings are based on a hazard map built using water quality data from 1,200 tube wells in the densely populated Indus Valley. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash)

Study: Arsenic poisoning a risk for 50M in Pakistan

By KATHY GANNON and KATY DAIGLE - Associated Press

U.S. Gen. John Nicholson, top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, left, talks with Col. Khanullah Shuja, commander of the national mission brigade of the Afghan special operations force, and U.S. Gen. Joseph Votel, head of U.S. Central Command, at Camp Morehead in Afghanistan on Sunday, Aug. 20, 2017. The three officers attended the launch of the Afghan Army’s new special operations corps. (AP Photo/Lolita Baldor)

The Latest: Fresh US troops arriving soon in Afghanistan

Associated Press

Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai tweeted that President Trump's call for fresh American military action "is focused on more war and rivalry in the region." The situation is further complicated by the fact that Pakistan — whom the U.S. has long accused of supporting terror in the region — will likely be involved in peace talks. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump eyes Taliban talks, puts Pakistan on notice in Afghan war plan

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

U.S. Gen. John Nicholson, top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, left, talks with Col. Khanullah Shuja, commander of the national mission brigade of the Afghan special operations force, and U.S. Gen. Joseph Votel, head of U.S. Central Command, at Camp Morehead in Afghanistan on Sunday, Aug. 20, 2017. The three officers attended the launch of the Afghan Army’s new special operations corps. (AP Photo/Lolita Baldor)

The Latest: Afghan government applauds Trump speech

Associated Press

Democratic National Committee Chairwoman U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz, D-Fla., attends a state Democratic Party event honoring former U.S. Sen. David Pryor and his family in Little Rock, Ark., Thursday, April 23, 2015. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston) ** FILE **

EDITORIAL: A spy story for our times

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Pakistan political party wants ‘real Islamic state’

By Naila Inayat - Special to The Washington Times