PM, COAS witness parade to mark end of North Thunder
HAFAR UL BATIN (Saudi Arabia): Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif attended on Friday a military parade held at the conclusion of the North Thunder exercise....
Cricket team allowed to leave for India
ISLAMABAD: After getting security assurance from Indian officials for the national cricket team, Pakistan agreed to take part in the ICC World T20 Championship....
Carrot-and-stick policy needed with Afghan Taliban, says Ahmed Rashid
KARACHI: Unless the Pakistani state applies commensurate pressure, efforts to persuade the Afghan Taliban to open a dialogue with the government in Kabul will...
F-16 deal becomes effective after end of mandatory period
WASHINGTON: Pakistan’s deal to purchase eight F-16 jet fighters from the United States became effective on Friday, a day after the US Senate rejected...
Indian N-plant shut down after leak
NEW DELHI: India shut down its Kakrapar atomic power station in Gujarat on Friday after a leak was detected in the heat transport system,...
PM, COAS witness ‘Thunder of the North’ in Saudi Arabia
RIYADH: Warplanes roared overhead, tanks rumbled across the desert and smoke filled the sky for the final day of what Saudi Arabia billed as...
Pakistan will continue to play ‘sincere role’: FO
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday said it will continue to play a ‘sincere role’ in facilitating Afghan peace talks after the Taliban refused to enter...
Use of veto hindered resolution of Kashmir dispute: Pakistan
UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan has said that the use of veto in the UN Security Council prevented a resolution of the longstanding dispute of Kashmir...
Will consider Pakistan’s plea on examining 26/11 witnesses: Government
NEW DELHI: With Pakistan claiming that "the ball is now in India's court", on Mumbai attacks trial, the government on Thursday said it was...
U.S. Senators Question Selling Pakistan F-16s, But Approve Deal
U.S. senators have questioned the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan, which they called an "uncertain ally" of the United States, but in...
