US defers decision to impose restrictions on Pakistani diplomats as both sides ‘trying to resolve differences’
Islamabad: The US has delayed its decision to restrict the movement of Pakistani diplomats in America as both sides are trying to resolve differences that have strained their relations, according to a media report on Monday. Last week, a spokesman for Pakistan’s ministry for foreign affairs confirmed that the United States planned to impose new restrictions […]
Eight journalists among 29 killed in twin Afghanistan blasts
Kabul, : Eight journalists were among 29 people killed in a suicide attack in Kabul Monday, including a famed photographer who had written of the dangers of reporting in the Afghan capital. The journalists died when a bomber disguised as a TV cameraman detonated a second bomb at the site of an earlier explosion. Both attacks […]
Palestinian teen dies of wounds from Israel-Gaza border shooting: Ministry
Gaza City: A Palestinian teenager has died of his wounds a day after being shot by Israeli forces in clashes along the Gaza border, the Hamas-controlled territory’s health ministry said Saturday. Azzam Oweida, 15, was hit in the head during protests in southern Gaza on Friday, the ministry said. His death brought to four the number […]
Modi-Xi on same page, vow to maintain peace along India-China border
New Delhi: Ministry of External Affairs on Saturday informed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping underscored it was important to maintain peace along the India-China border region. For this, the two leaders have agreed to strengthen greater strategic communication between the two sides and have decided to issue strategic guidance to […]
Modi in China: PM invites Xi to informal summit in India next year
PM Modi tells Chinese President Xi Jinping that he will be happy to host the next informal summit in India next year. In his one-on-one meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, PM Modi drew a parallel between the Indus and Chinese civilizations, both of which sprawled around rivers. Prime Minister Modi said, “Both our civilisations […]
20 killed in separate road accidents in Pakistan
Islamabad :At least 20 people were killed and dozens injured in separate road accidents in Pakistan, the media and police said. In the latest accident, five passengers were killed, including two women whereas 20 others injured in the deadly collision between a passenger bus and a trailer on M2 motorway in Pindi Bhattian, a city in the […]
IRAN URGED MUSLIMS TO UNITE AGAINST THE UNITED STATES
Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Thursday called on Muslims around the world to withstand what he deemed were “bullying” policies of the US. “For about 40 years (since the establishment of the Islamic republic in 1979), the Iranian nation has resisted bullying attempts by arrogant powers thanks to the teachings of Holy Quran,” Xinhua […]
Taliban attack kills deputy governor of eastern Logar province
KABUL,— An Afghan official says Taliban insurgents have ambushed a government convoy in eastern Logar province, killing the deputy provincial governor and his two bodyguards. Mohammad Naser Ghyrat, Logar provincial council chief, said the ambush on Kamaruddin Shekeib’s convoy early Thursday also seriously injured Shekeib’s spokesman. The Taliban control large swathes of eastern Logar and […]
Pak HC disqualifies Khawaja Asif from parl over UAE work permit
Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif was on Thursday disqualified as a member of the parliament by the high court in Islamabad for concealing details of his UAE work permit while contesting elections in 2013. A three-member special bench of the Islamabad High Court announced the verdict on a petition filed by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Usman […]
Will review India-China ties from strategic perspective: Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday that he and Chinese President Xi Jinping will review Sino-Indian relationship from a strategic and long-term perspective when they meet at Wuhan on April 27-28. “President Xi and I will exchange views on a range of issues of bilateral and global importance,” Modi said in a statement here. “We will discuss our respective visions and priorities for national development, […]
