The Afghan Taliban opened an office in Qatar on Tuesday to help restart talks on ending the 12-year-old war, saying it wanted a political solution that would bring about a just government and end foreign occupation. Taliban representative Mohammed Naeem told a news conference at the office in the capital Doha that the insurgency wanted good relations with Afghanistan's neighbouring countries.

Tribal elders have demanded of the government to end the ongoing military operation in Khyber Agency and to make arrangements for voluntarily repatriation of internally dislocated families to their home towns. Addressing a press conference here at press club, President, Khyber Union Khyber Agency, Bazzar Gul Afridi said that during the former president Pervez Musharaf's government, FATA was treated like enemy's territory, while the tribal customs and traditions were ruined.

India has given a written assurance to Pakistan that a legal panel of that country will be allowed to cross examine four witnesses in the 26/11 attacks case when it visits Mumbai for the second time. Following a request from Pakistan, the Indian Home Ministry has obtained a written consent from the Bombay High Court that the Pakistani judicial Commission will be allowed to cross examine the witnesses to take the Mumbai attack case in Pakistan to its logical conclusion.