Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday announced a development package of Rs 370 billion for Gilgit-Baltistan to help its youth through skill development initiatives and transform the region into a top tourism destination. Khan visited the region’s capital Gilgit along with cabinet ministers and addressed a gathering attended by lawmakers of Gilgit-Baltistan and supporters … Read more
The United Arab Emirates played a role in bringing down the tension between India and Pakistan and getting their bilateral ties back to a “healthy functional relationship”, Emirati ambassador to the US Yousef al-Otaiba has said. “They might not sort of become best friends but at least we want to get it to a level … Read more
The militaries of Sri Lanka and Pakistan have conducted a 15-day joint exercise aimed at enhancing bilateral defence relations and sharing the rich experience of two armies against terrorism. Titled the ‘Ex-Shake Hands,’ the exercise was conducted in Saliyapura in North Central Province of Sri Lanka. The exercise had the participation of six officers and … Read more
Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on Sunday that his country was ready to work with the new US administration and asserted that the world has changed a lot in the last four years and any engagement and relations should be developed on the basis of new ground realities. Under the Trump administration, the … Read more
ISLAMABAD: An alliance of Pakistan’s Opposition parties seeking to oust Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday held a protest outside the election commission‘s office here to protest against delayed proceedings in his party’s foreign funding case, terming it as the “biggest fraud” in the country’s history. The case launched in 2014 is based on charges … Read more
After a drawn-out vote count that transfixed not just the U.S. but most of the world, many global leaders on Saturday were quick to respond to former Vice President Joe Biden’s election victory, with most sending congratulations and vowing to work with him. In Europe, where many countries hope President-elect Biden will reverse some of … Read more
NEW DELHI: India on Wednesday displayed solidarity with France and deplored personal attacks on President Emmanuel Macron by terming it as ‘violation of the most basic standards of international discourse’. “We strongly deplore the personal attacks in unacceptable language on President Emmanuel Macron in violation of the most basic standards of international discourse,” MEA asserted … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Defending Pakistan Rangers’ move to ‘kidnap’ Sindh IGP and the subsequent arrest of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) leader Safdar Awan, Pakistan interior minister Brigadier Ijaz Shah has said that no political leader in a democratic system could be allowed to target national institutions in the name of freedom of expression. Pakistan government and the … Read more
Pakistan’s principal opposition party, the Pakistani Muslim League of Nawaz Sharif, has launched a tirade against a recent secret dinner meeting between that country’s army chief and a few parliamentarians to discuss holding elections in Pak-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) and declaring the area as the fifth province of the country. PML-N leader and Sharif’s daughter Maryam … Read more
Islamabad: Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi met his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi to exchange views on the coronavirus pandemic, bilateral relations and international and regional issues of mutual interest, Dawn reported. Qureshi was on a two-day visit to China to hold the second round of the China-Pakistan Foreign Ministers’ Strategic Dialogue in the Chinese … Read more