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Aziz hits back at Obama over negative Pakistan forecast
ISLAMABAD: The government on Monday hit back at United States President Barack Obama for his ‘prediction’ that Pakistan would remain in turmoil for decades....
Pakistan: an optimist’s take
I don’t know what worries me more. My own future or that of Pakistan. But I know for sure that I am because Pakistan...
Prime Minister’s visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and his Meeting with King...
The Prime Minister led a high level delegation to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on 18 January 2016 and called on the Custodian of...
Progress Reported in Four-way Afghan Peace Talks
ISLAMABAD—Afghanistan on Monday hosted a meeting of delegates from the United States, China and Pakistan on how to initiate direct peace talks between Afghan...
Implementation day for JCPOA
Implementation followed the 16 January release of a report by IAEA director general Yukiya Amano confirming that Iran had completed the necessary preparatory steps...
The Iran-Saudi mediation mission
The news that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif would be visiting both Riyadh and Tehran to discuss and explore the possibility of a reconciliation between...
PM, Army Chief arrive in Saudi Arbia on peace mission
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif have arrived in Saudi Arabia on Monday with an aim to...
Saudi-Iran rift: Fear of sectarian fallout prompted mediation, say officials
ISLAMABAD: Fear of sectarian polarisation and proxy war between Saudi Arabia and Iran in Pakistan compelled Islamabad to mount a diplomatic push to mediate...
India base assault: Pakistani investigators weigh probe options
ISLAMABAD: As Islamabad is yet to make up its mind about New Delhi’s preconditions for a high-powered Pakistani team that might be sent to...
India plans laser walls on border
NEW DELHI: India plans to cover more than 40 vulnerable unfenced stretches along the Pakistan border by laser walls soon, with the home ministry...