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China backs ally Pakistan, says international community must respect its sovereignty
•China on Friday said the international community should respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Pakistan.
High-level US delegation in Pak amid tension over death of Mullah Mansour
•A high-level US delegation arrived in Pakistan on Friday amid tensions in bilateral ties after a recent American drone strike in Balochistan killed Afghan Taliban chief Mullah Mansour and strong concerns over growing Indo-US strategic cooperation.
Pakistan recovers slain Taliban chief Mullah Mansour's domicile certificate
•Pakistani authorities have recovered the domicile certificate of slain Taliban chief Mullah Mansour which was illegally made under a fake name, officials said on Thursday.
Drone strikes on Pakistan 'must stop': Pak army chief's stern message to US
•US drone strikes in Pakistan "must stop", Pakistan's powerful army chief General Raheel Sharif said on Wednesday.
Taliban kill 16 bus passengers in northern Afghanistan
•The Taliban killed at least 16 people Tuesday and kidnapped dozens of others after pulling them off buses in northern Afghanistan, officials said, the latest assault since the insurgents named a new leader last week.
Mullah Mansour's body handed over to relatives in Afghanistan: Pakistan official
•The body of Taliban chief Mullah Akhtar Mansour, who was killed in a US drone attack in Pakistan this month, had been handed over to his relatives in Afghanistan
Taliban kill 16 bus passengers, kidnap dozens in northern Afghanistan: officials
•The Taliban killed at least 16 people and kidnapped dozens of others on Tuesday after pulling them from buses in northern Afghanistan, officials said, in the latest assault since the insurgents named a new leader last week.
Pakistan confirms Taliban leader Mullah Mansour is dead
•Pakistan said that the death of Mansour has added to the "complexity of the Afghan conflict".
New Taliban leader has the chance to choose 'peace' and work towards a negotiated solution: US
•The new Taliban leader has an opportunity to choose peace and to work towards a negotiated solution to join the Afghan-led peace talks, the US said. "We would hope that he would seize the opportunity," State Department Deputy Spokesman Mark Toner told reporters at his daily news conference on Wednesday.
With Mullah Mansour dead, Afghan Taliban appoint new leader
•The Afghan Taliban on Wednesday announced Haibatullah Akhundzada as their new leader, elevating a low-profile religious figure in a swift power transition after officially confirming the death of Mullah Mansour in a US drone strike.