Karachi Violence Raises Doubts About Taliban Talks

Pakistan on Friday ended a second formal round of talks with Taliban insurgents with a warning that continued violence in the country threatened the peace dialogue. Analysts debate whether a deal with the militants will end the bloodshed in Pakistan. It was a short meeting behind closed doors that ended with a clear statement from the government: the Taliban had to end its attacks or the peace talks would suffer. The government negotiating team was referring to a spate of bombings in...

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