ISLAMABAD – Tensions remain unabated between nuclear-armed neighbors in South Asia despite the Pakistani premier’s goodwill gesture of calling on his Indian counterpart for sincere talks. In a recent development, Pakistan intelligence agencies once again exposed Modi-led Indian government’s ...

ISLAMABAD – The cash-strapped country sought Washington's support in reviving the crucial International Monetary Fund programme. Deputy Assistant Secretary of the US Department of the Treasury for Asia Robert Kaproth called on Federal Minister for Finance Ishaq Dar on Wednesday and Pakistan’s ...

ISLAMABAD – The Foreign Office (FO) on Thursday ruled out any backdoor diplomacy brokered by the United Arab Emirates between Pakistan and India. At a weekly news briefing in Islamabad, Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch dismissed any such development taking place. “At this ...

Assistant Minister of Defense, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), Major General Talal Abdullah Al-Otaibi Wednesday called on Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Syed Asim Munir at General Headquarters (GHQ), the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) news release said. The Saudi dignitary also called ...

ISLAMABAD – Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani, the former member of the Shariat Appellate Bench of the Supreme Court, issued a religious decree rejecting the extremist approach of the terror group, calling them 'rebels'. Addressing the Paigham-e-Pakistan National Conference, the noted scholar said ...

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) central and provincial electable leadership has serious reservations against seat adjustment with the Pakistan Muslim League Quaid (PML-Q) in the upcoming elections. PTI's disgruntled members of the national and provincial assemblies said that they made a political ...

ISLAMABAD – Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and his Saudi counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud reiterated their mutual commitment to further enhance and deepen bilateral cooperation across all areas of mutual interest. The both high ups expressed their resolve in a phone call, ...

President Dr Arif Alvi on Monday dismissed reports in local media claiming that former Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General (retd.) Qamar Javed Bajwa helped Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan in Senate and last general elections. A statement issued by the official handle of The ...

Estranged PML-N leader Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan has said he has not decided yet to join any party. Talking to the media, he said that he has personal relations with Imran Khan and we enjoy mutual respect for each other too. “I have also good terms with PML-N leaders but I am not going to join ...

WASHINGTON – Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that the US is willing to assist Pakistan to upgrade border security amid cross-border attacks, *Dawn *reported. FM Bilawal, who recently visited the US on a week-long visit, said Washington is willing to provide funds to Islamabad ...