( Reporting by Gibran Peshimam; Editing by David Goodman)....

, but it is not enough."( Reporting by Mushtaq Ali in Peshawar, Gibran Peshimam in Islamabad, Saleem

ISLAMABAD( Reuters)-Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Thursday he will continue to fight as he faces a vote to oust him, and will address the nation on Friday.... The court earlier on Thursday overturned a move by Khan to block a parliamentary vote seeking to oust him.... He will now have to face the vote on Saturday....

( Reuters)-Taliban forces have taken up position in Kabul airport and are ready to take full control as early as this weekend, as soon as U.S. forces leave, two senior Taliban figures said on Friday. One senior commander said Taliban forces had taken over most of the airport," just not a small part where the Americans still are." A second official said the forces were ready to take full control, adding:" It's just a matter of some more time."" As soon as the Americans leave, they just have to gi

ISLAMABAD( Reuters)-A main ally of Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan's government has reached a pact with opposition parties seeking to oust him, a party official said on Wednesday, signalling Khan may be running out of options as he tries to stay on in power. Former cricket star Khan, 69, is battling a series of defections from his ruling alliance and an increasingly united opposition trying to force him from office in a no-confidence vote due on Monday.... The Muttahida Qaumi Movement( MQM)

KABUL/ ISLAMABAD( Reuters)-Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi travelled to Kabul on Thursday for his first visit to the Afghan capital since the Taliban victory in August, following weeks of tension over transport links between the neighbouring countries. Speaking outside the Afghan presidential palace after the meeting, Qureshi said the two sides held detailed talks on cross-border movement and trade, and that a Taliban delegation would visit Islamabad in the coming days to finalis

ISLAMABAD( Reuters)-Taliban leaders have said they will not negotiate with the Afghan government as long as Ashraf Ghani remains president, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Wednesday. With peace talks stalled, violence in Afghanistan has escalated spiked sharply as the insurgent group makes rapid territorial gains.... A U.S. defence official said on Wednesday that Taliban fighters could take over Kabul in 90 days....

ISLAMABAD( Reuters)-Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan left for Moscow on Wednesday to push for the construction of a long-delayed, multi-billion-dollar gas pipeline to be built in collaboration with Russian companies, an official said. Khan's trip to meet President Vladimir Putin and discuss issues including economic cooperation comes hours after a number of Western nations hit Russia with new sanctions for its military deployment into parts of eastern Ukraine." Both countries are eager to lau

Also dissolved was the High Council for National Reconciliation( HCNR), the once high-powered National Security Council, and the commission for overseeing the implementation of the Afghan constitution.... After taking over last year, the Taliban assured the world they would be more moderate.... However, they are yet to allow older girls to restart education, and have also introduced rules that mandate that women and girls wear veils and requiring them to have male relatives accompany them in p

It was not clear who was representing Pakistan's government in the talks.... Islamabad says the TTP have been able to find safe haven in Afghanistan over the years-a charge both the Taliban and the previous U.S.-backed governments have denied.... Last year, the two sides had agreed to a ceasefire but talks failed....