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Pakistan, China agree on timely implementation of CPEC projects
ZHENGZHOU: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his Chinese counterpart, Li Keqiang, on Tuesday agreed to further strengthen the two countries’ relations in diverse fields,...
Pakistan’s Waziristan Offensive Seen as Building Trust with Kabul
ISLAMABAD—Ahead of a new round of Afghan peace talks, Pakistan is reporting progress in pacifying the Taliban strongholds that have been at the center...
Targeting the masterminds
Apparently for the first time, Afghan President Dr Ashraf Ghani recently conceded that the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan head Maulana Fazlullah was hiding in Afghanistan.
During...
Germany Welcomes 34-State Islamic Military Alliance Against Terrorism
BERLIN — Germany's defense minister said on Tuesday she welcomed Saudi Arabia's announcement of the formation of a 34-state Islamic military coalition to combat...
A Year After the Deadly Peshawar School Massacre, Pakistan Is No Safer
On Dec. 16, Pakistan will observe the first anniversary of the massacre at an army public school in Peshawar that left over 140 people...
India, Japan fast-track ties with bullet train, civil nuclear deal
Japan and India on Saturday concluded negotiations for a landmark civil nuclear pact and Tokyo agreed to give a $12 billion loan for the...
No secrecy about talks, only precaution: Sharif
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has denied that the recent resumption of talks with India was deliberately kept secret and said it was...
ADB to provide Pakistan $1.5 bn loan during 2016
ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) plans to provide around $1.2 to $1.5 billion loans to Pakistan during 2016 mainly in the field of...
Uninterrupted talks with Pakistan needed, says Swaraj
NEW DELHI: Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj told parliament here on Monday that an uninterrupted dialogue was needed with Pakistan despite provocation by saboteurs...
Hurriyat leaders meet Pak High Commissioner,
SRINAGAR: Two hardliner Hurriyat Conference leaders on Monday met Pakistan High Commissioner Abdul Basit in Delhi to discuss the recent visit of External Affairs...