Here are the latest developments in the Middle East war:
- Islamabad talks offer -
kAm!2<:DE2?: !C:>6 |:?:DE6C $96932K $92C:7 D2:5 xD=2>2325 :D AC6A2C65 E@ 9@DE ?68@E:2E:@?D E@ DE@A E96 &$\xDC26=: H2C H:E9 xC2?[ 27E6C >@F?E:?8 DA64F=2E:@? :E 4@F=5 24E 2D 2 >65:2E@C]k^Am
k9am\ vf H2C 5:D4FDD:@? \k^9am
kAm&$ $64C6E2CJ @7 $E2E6 |2C4@ #F3:@ H:== >66E vf 4@F?E6CA2CED :? uC2?46 @? uC:52J E@ 5:D4FDD E96 H2C[ E96 $E2E6 s6A2CE>6?E D2:5]k^Am
kAm(9:=6 2== vf ?2E:@?D 2C6 4=@D6 &$ 2==:6D[ ?@?6 92D F?2>3:8F@FD=J @776C65 DFAA@CE 7@C E96 @776?D:G6 @? xC2?[ 2?86C:?8 !C6D:56?E s@?2=5 %CF>A]Â k^Am
kAm%CF>A 92D D:?46 2??@F?465 9:D 8@G6C?>6?E :D DA62<:?8 H:E9 xC2?[ 2 4=2:> 56?:65 3J %69C2?]k^Am
k9am\ xC2? 2CC6DED \Â k^9am
kAmxC2?:2? 2FE9@C:E:6D D2:5 E92E cee A6@A=6 92G6 366? 2CC6DE65[ 244FD65 @7 D66<:?8 E@ 56DE23:=:D6 E96 4@F?ECJ E9C@F89 E96:C @?=:?6 24E:G:EJ]Â k^Am
kAm%96 6I24E ?2EFC6 @7 E96 @?=:?6 24E:G:EJ ?@C E96 52E6D @7 E96 2CC6DED H6C6 AC@G:565] x?E6C?6E 92D 366? D9FE 5@H? :? xC2? D:?46 E96 DE2CE @7 E96 H2C @? u63CF2CJ ag]k^Am
k9am\ xC2? D64FC:EJ 49:67 \k^9am
kAmxC2? ?2>65 2 7@C>6C #6G@=FE:@?2CJ vF2C5D 4@>>2?56C[ |@92>>25 q2896C +@=8925C[ 2D 9625 @7 xC2?VD $FAC6>6 }2E:@?2= $64FC:EJ r@F?4:=[ DF44665:?8 p=: {2C:;2?:[ H9@ H2D <:==65 =2DE H66< :? 2? xDC26=: DEC:<6]k^Am
k9am\ vF=7 V3C62<5@H?V \k^9am
kAm%96 vF=7 DE2E6D H:== ?665 E@ C6\6G2=F2E6 E96:C D92C65 D64FC:EJ 27E6C E96 H2C[ H9:49 92D C6DF=E65 :? 2 Q3C62<5@H? @7 E96 D64FC:EJ DJDE6>[Q 2 "2E2C 7@C6:8? >:?:DECJ DA@<6D>2? D2:5]k^Am
k9am\ xC2? 6?G@J @FE \k^9am
kAm{632?@? H:E95C6H E96 244C65:E2E:@? @7 xC2?VD 2>32DD25@C 2?5 82G6 9:> F?E:= $F?52J E@ =62G6 E96 4@F?ECJ]k^Am
kAm%96 >@G6 42>6 27E6C q6:CFE 244FD65 xC2?VD #6G@=FE:@?2CJ vF2C5D @7 4@>>2?5:?8 E96 @A6C2E:@?D @7 E96 %69C2?\324<65 w6K3@==29 :? :ED H2C 282:?DE xDC26=]k^Am
k9am\ xD7292? DEC:<6D \k^9am
kAmxDC26=VD >:=:E2CJ D2:5 E92E :E 925 4@>A=6E65 2 Q=2C86 H2G6 @7 DEC:<6D :? xD7292?Q]Â k^Am
k9am\ V$64FC:EJ K@?6V \Â k^9am
kAmxDC26= D2:5 :E >:=:E2CJ H:== D6:K6 4@?EC@= @7 2? 2C62 b_ <:=@>6EC6D Wa_ >:=6DX :?E@ {632?@? 2 QD64FC:EJ K@?6Q[ 2D :E AC6DD6D :ED 7:89E 282:?DE xC2?\324<65 w6K3@==29]k^Am
kAmuC6?49 u@C6:8? |:?:DE6C y62?\}@6= q2CC@E E@=5 pu! E92E xDC26= D9@F=5 QC67C2:?Q 7C@> E92E >62DFC6[ H2C?:?8 :E H@F=5 92G6 Q>2;@C 9F>2?:E2C:2? 4@?D6BF6?46DQ]k^Am
k9am\ &} C:89ED >66E \k^9am
kAm%96 &} wF>2? #:89ED r@F?4:= D2:5 :E H:== 9@=5 2? FC86?E >66E:?8 @? (65?6D52J @? xC2?VD DEC:<6D @? 4@F?EC:6D :? E96 vF=7 C68:@?]k^Am
k9am\ xC2? 6?6C8J D:E6D 9:E \k^9am
kAmxC2?:2? >65:2 C6A@CE65 @? %F6D52J E92E xDC26=:\&$ DEC:<6D E2C86E65 EH@ 82D 724:=:E:6D 2?5 2 A:A6=:?6[ 9@FCD 27E6C &$ !C6D:56?E s@?2=5 %CF>A DE6AA65 324< 7C@> 9:D E9C62E E@ 2EE24< A@H6C :?7C2DECF4EFC6]k^Am
kAmx? 2? :?E6CG:6H H:E9 DE2E6 %'[ t?6C8J |:?:DE6C p332D p=:2325: D2:5 E92E xC2? H2D =6DD GF=?6C23=6 E@ 2EE24<D @? 6?6C8J :?7C2DECF4EFC6 3642FD6 :E H2D DAC625 @FE[ H:E9 `d_ A@H6C A=2?ED 24C@DD E96 4@F?ECJ]Â k^Am
k9am\ xC2B: zFC5:DE2? E2C86E65 \Â k^9am
kAmp C@4<6E 2EE24< :? xC2BVD ?@CE9 <:==65 D:I 7:89E6CD 7C@> E96 !6D9>6C82 2C>65 7@C46D @7 xC2BVD 2FE@?@>@FD zFC5:DE2? C68:@?[ @77:4:2=D D2:5]Â k^Am
kAm%96 C68:@?VD 2C>65 7@C46D >:?:DECJ 3=2>65 %69C2?[ D2J:?8 QD:I xC2?:2? 32==:DE:4 >:DD:=6D E2C86E65Q E96 EC@@AD :? EH@ 2EE24<D]k^Am
k9am\ (@F?565 :? %6= pG:G \Â k^9am
kAmu@FC A6@A=6 H6C6 H@F?565 :? %6= pG:G[ H96C6 A@=:46 C6A@CE65 D6G6C2= :>A24E D:E6D 27E6C E96 >:=:E2CJ H2C?65 @7 :?4@>:?8 >:DD:=6D 7C@> xC2?]k^Am
kAm%96 4:EJVD >2J@C D2:5 E96 9:E :? 2? FAD42=6 ?6:893@FC9@@5 :? E96 ?@CE9 H2D 2 Q5:C64E DEC:<6Q]k^Am
kAmxC2?VD #6G@=FE:@?2CJ vF2C5D E9C62E6?65 E@ 4@?5F4E Q962GJ >:DD:=6 2?5 5C@?6 DEC:<6DQ :? H92E :E D2:5 H2D DFAA@CE 7@C !2=6DE:?:2? 2?5 {632?6D6 4:G:=:2?D 9:E 3J xDC26=: 7:C6]k^Am
k9am\ %H@ <:==65 ?62C q6:CFE \k^9am
kAmp? xDC26=: DEC:<6 @? qD92>@F?[ 2 E@H? D@FE9 @7 q6:CFE H9:49 =:6D @FED:56 E96 EC25:E:@?2= DEC@?89@=5D @7 xC2?\324<65 w6K3@==29[ <:==65 2E =62DE EH@ A6@A=6[ {632?@?VD 962=E9 >:?:DECJ D2:5]k^Am
k9am\ xC2B 562E9D \k^9am
kAmp DEC:<6 :? H6DE6C? xC2B @? %F6D52J <:==65 `d 7:89E6CD[ :?4=F5:?8 $225 s2H2: 2=\q2:;:[ AC@G:?4:2= 4@>>2?56C 2?5 9625 @7 @A6C2E:@?D :? p?32C 7@C E96 7@C>6C A2C2>:=:E2CJ 4@2=:E:@? w2D965 2=\$9223:[ 2=D@ <?@H? 2D E96 !@AF=2C |@3:=:D2E:@? u@C46D W!|uX]k^Am
kAm%96 !|u :D ?@H A2CE @7 xC2BVD C68F=2C 2C>J 3FE 2=D@ :?4=F56D D@>6 AC@\xC2?:2? 8C@FAD] xE 92D 3=2>65 E96 2EE24< @? E96 &?:E65 $E2E6D]k^Am
kAm3FCD^C>3k^Am


