Indian envoy’s comments on Sharif-Ghani talks against diplomatic norms, says FO
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office said on Thursday that comments by the Indian envoy in Afghanistan on the meeting between Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and...
Pakistan, India mulled nuclear option in Kargil
India and Pakistan came close to a possible nuclear exchange at the height of the 1999 Kargil war, a former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)...
Indo-Pak journalists call for resumption of bilateral dialogue
ISLAMABAD: Journalists from India and Pakistan at the 17th Chaophraya Dialogue on Thursday welcomed the recent meeting between Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Indian...
US wants to promote private investment in Pakistan: Olson
WASHINGTON: Richard Olson, the new US Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, has assured Islamabad that the United States intends to promote new private...
Business confidence in Pakistan rises
KARACHI: The overall business confidence in the country has improved relative to March 2015, stated a survey result that is part of the Business...
Conflicting Reports on Taliban Leader’s Status Highlight Fraying Unity
KABUL, Afghanistan — A day after reports began surfacing that the Taliban’s supreme leader may have been wounded or killed in a dispute, a...
Pakistan sends back plane with 30 ‘illegal deportees’ from Greece
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani authorities on Thursday sent back an airplane with deported migrants from Greece after the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) found 30 passengers on...
Rising import of military equipment may disturb balance of power: president
ISLAMABAD: President Mamnoon Hussain said on Wednesday that an aggressive military doctrine in the region had led to increased import of high-tech military equipment,...
Sushma Swaraj likely to visit Islamabad next week
ISLAMABAD: India’s Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj is expected to visit Islamabad for attending the Heart of Asia ministerial meeting next week.
The ministerial meeting...
US urges India, Pakistan to resume talks
WASHINGTON: The United States urged India and Pakistan on Wednesday to resume formal talks.
Responding to a query, a US State Department official told...
