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Resolution introduced in US House to block sale of F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan
A top US lawmaker has introduced a “joint resolution” in the House of Representatives to express Congress’s disapproval over an arms deal with Pakistan...
Banks allowed to do business with Iran
KARACHI: Pakistani banks have been allowed to restore normal financial relations with Iran in the wake of lifting of ban on Tehran by the...
US proposes tough N. Korea sanctions at UN
New York: The United States presented a draft UN Security Council resolution on Thursday it negotiated with China that would dramatically tighten existing restrictions...
Our nuclear security
The spectre of Pakistan’s insecure nuclear arsenal has again been raised in a US State Department briefing, when Deputy Spokesman Mark Toner answered an...
Indian Military to Allow Women in Combat Roles; Final Phase of Operation Zarb-e-Azb Begins...
In an address to India’s parliament on Thursday, Indian President Pranab Mukherjee announced that all three branches of the Indian military will open combat...
Key Afghan Warlord Criticizes Kabul’s Peace Push
After more than a year of political wrangling with allies in Afghanistan's national unity government, President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani this week announced the composition...
National Command Authority calls for strategic restraint pact in S. Asia
ISLAMABAD: The National Command Authority (NCA) has renewed the proposal for a regional Strategic Restraint Regime as it expressed alarm over India’s growing conventional...
NCA expresses resolve to maintain Full Spectrum Deterrence
ISLAMABAD: National Command Authority (NCA) on Wednesday reiterated its determination to take all possible measures to make national security robust enabling it to effectively...
Pakistan wants ties with India on basis of non-intervention: PM
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday said that Pakistan wanted ties with India on the basis of dignity and respect for each other’s...
Civil-military leadership seeks sustained dialogue with India
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s civil and military leadership sought on Wednesday a ‘meaningful and sustainable comprehensive’ dialogue process with India to resolve all outstanding issues that...