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US to persuade India to re-engage with Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: After India rejected Pakistan’s proposals for bilateral dialogues, the United States has assured that it will persuade New Delhi to pursue talks with...
India targets Pak villages with heavy mortars
SIALKOT: Three persons, including two children, were killed while 12 others, including four members of a family, were seriously injured and more than 50...
Want Pakistan to expand counter-terrorism efforts: US State Dept
The United States has said it wants to see Pakistan’s efforts against terrorism expand.
“We want to see those efforts expand. But it’s such...
Kabul urges Pakistan to target Afghan Taliban
ISLAMABAD: Following Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s remarks that Pakistan could not bring Taliban to the negotiating table “and be asked to kill them at...
India under extremist threat
The world needs to take notice and India should start to worry. A number of recent unpleasant incidents have involved the members of the...
Pakistan in forefront in fighting terrorism: US
WASHINGTON: Recognising the tremendous sacrifices made by Pakistan’s military, law enforcement personnel and civilians, United States Defence Secretary Ashton Carter on Friday said that...
Global efforts urged to avert crisis brewing in S. Asia
WASHINGTON: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif urged the international community on Friday to play its role in stopping the slide towards a Pakistan-India crisis.
“Clearly,...
Pakistan refuses to limit production of small N-arms
WASHINGTON: At a time of heightened tensions between nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan, US President Barack Obama has urged Pakistan to avoid developments in...
Action against Afghan Taliban and talks can’t go together: Nawaz
WASHINGTON: Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif on Friday said he had told the Afghan President Ashraf Ghani that Pakistan was prepared to assist peace...
An Odd Tale of U.S.-Pakistani Ties
KARACHI, Pakistan — When Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif of Pakistan met President Obama this week, and both reaffirmed and reiterated everything that had been...