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India hits out at Pakistan for using fake photo at UN, shows image of own terror victim

United Nations: India hit out at Pakistan saying it has callously exploited the picture of an injured Palestinian girl to spread falsehoods about India and to divert attention from Islamabad’s role as the hub of world terrorism. Paulomi Tripathi, a First Secretary in India’s UN Mission, on Monday held up both the fake picture used […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
Pakistan summons Indian envoy over ceasefire violations

Islamabad: Pakistan on Thursday summoned India’s Deputy High Commissioner in Islamabad J.P. Singh, a day after two civilians were killed in a ceasefire violation allegedly by Indian forces on the Line of Control. Pakistan’s Foreign Office said in a statement that it condemned the “unprovoked ceasefire violations” by the Indian Army in Dewara and Kakran […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
'Pakistan cannot afford to ignore BRICS declaration'

Islamabad: With the BRICS declaration for the first time naming Pakistan-based anti-India terror groups like the LeT and JeM for their violent activities, an editorial in Dawn on Wednesday noted that Islamabad “must not make the mistake of dismissing the signal” from the five-member bloc. “The message is uniform from friend and foe alike: Pakistan’s […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
Top US official for South Asia to visit Pakistan

New York: The top US official overseeing South Asia diplomacy will visit Islamabad this week following US President Donald Trump’s stern warning to Pakistan against harbouring terrorists. Alice Wells, who is the Acting Assistant Secretary of State in-charge of South and Central Asia, will meet Pakistani officials during her visit, the State Department announced on […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
Let's talk on Kashmir, new Pakistan FM tells India

Islamabad: The only panacea to achieve peace between Pakistan and India is finding a solution to the Kashmir issue, Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif said on Sunday. “We know how to secure our borders, however, lasting peace can only be attained through solving the Kashmir issue,” he said while speaking to media in Sialkot, according to […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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Imran Khan announces 21-member Cabinet; Qureshi gets foreign ministry, Umer finance

Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has announced his Cabinet comprising 21 members, the majority of whom previously held key posts in the regime of former military dictator General (retd) Pervez Musharraf. Out of the 21 names announced, 16 will be ministers while five others will perform their duties as advisers to the prime minister, […]

  • Tuesday, 29 June 2021
Imran ends protest in Pak capital after Peshawar attack

Pakistani opposition leader Imran Khan today called off his over four-month protest in the capital against alleged rigging in last year's polls saying he wanted to help the government focus on the fight against terror a day after the Peshawar attack that killed 148 people

  • Sunday, 27 June 2021
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15 Savage Responses To A Pro-Pakistan Twitter Handle Will Leave You In Splits

The Indian Air Force on Tuesday destroyed a terror camp across the Line of Control (LoC). Following the attack Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi summoned an emergency meeting in Islamabad to discuss security situation. India Foreign Secretary Vijay K. Gokhale told the media that the “non-military pre-emptive action was specifically targeted at the terrorist camp” […]

  • Monday, 03 May 2021
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US, Pakistan officials discuss Afghan-peace process

Islamabad: US and Pakistani officials held delegation-level talks on the Afghan peace process here on Monday, the media reported. US Special Representative for Afghan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Alice Wells arrived in Islamabad for a meeting with the government’s interagency delegation led by Additional […]

  • Saturday, 01 May 2021
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Indian envoy apologizes after guests at Islamabad iftar party harassed

Islamabad: India’s High Commissioner to Pakistan Ajay Bisaria offered a public apology after numerous Pakistanis trying to attend an iftar party hosted by him were harassed and forced to leave the venue. “I want to apologize to all the friends who were subject to some extra scrutiny outside,” Bisaria said on Saturday, using diplomatic language. […]

  • Friday, 30 April 2021
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Remove Imran, to save nation: Zardari

Islamabad: Former Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has called for the immediate removal of Prime Minister Imran Khan to save the nation and end people’s misery. If the prime minister was not removed soon, he will bring the nation to a point where “we too won’t be able to run the country”, the former president said […]

  • Friday, 30 April 2021
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US preparing to withdraw over 5K troops from Afghanistan: Report

Washington: The United States is preparing to withdraw more than 5,000 of its troops from Afghanistan as part of an initial peace deal with the Taliban that would include a ceasefire and renunciation of Al-Qaeda, a media report said Thursday. The White House did not immediately respond to the news report. Later, the authorities denied […]

  • Tuesday, 27 April 2021
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UNHRC: Pak, India to make statements on J&K

Geneva: India and Pakistan are set to battle it out over Jammu and Kashmir at the UN Human Rights Commission (UNHRC) on Tuesday, with Islamabad desperately trying to internationalise the abolition of special status of the state. Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi is expected to make a statement on Jammu and Kashmir, after which […]

  • Monday, 26 April 2021
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Pak PM dismisses fears of Islamabad lockdown on Oct 27

Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has dismissed fears of an Islamabad lockdown on October 27 by Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman, saying he would not be able to exploit the ‘religious card’ against the government at the behest of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N). “The prime […]

  • Saturday, 24 April 2021
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India Take Unassailable 3-0 Lead In Davis Cup Tie Against Pakistan

Nur-Sultan: India took an unassailable 3-0 lead in the ongoing Davis Cup tie over Pakistan as old warhorse Leander Paes along with debutant Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan won the third rubber here on Saturday. The Indian duo of Paes and Jeevan defeated Pakistani teenagers Mohammed Shoaib and Hufaiza Abdul Rehman 6-1, 6-3 in just 53 minutes. With […]

  • Thursday, 22 April 2021
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