I have not been tortured in Pakistan: Jadhav
islamabad, Jan 4: Pakistan on Thursday released a video of alleged Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav who says he has not been tortured in custody and that he saw an Indian diplomat “yelling” at his mother and wife after they met him last month. Sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court on charges of espionage […]
Benjamin Netanyahu to Present Special Gift to His Friend PM Modi During India Visit
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will present a special gift – the Gal-Mobile water desalinisation and purification jeep – to his friend Narendra Modi during his visit to India starting January 14, according to sources here. Netanyahu and Modi waded into the Mediterranean Sea and rode the “buggy” jeep on the coast during the latter’s […]
Iran protests: Pro-government rallies after six days of deadly unrest
Tens of thousands of people have gathered for pro-government rallies across Iran, state media says, following six days of rare unrest that caught the country’s leaders off guard. The rallies follow nearly a week of widespread protests, sparked by rising prices and unemployment, in which at least 22 people have died. The protests, the largest […]
Sharif, Maryam appears before accountability court in Islamabad
Islamabad, Jan.3 : Ousted Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam Nawaz on Wednesday appeared before an accountability court in Islamabad in corruption-related references. According to the Dawn, Sharif and Maryam appeared before the court amid tight security. Maryam’s husband, retired Captain Muhammad Safdar also appeared before the court today. In today’s hearing, […]
Pakistan set to review ties with US after Trump tweet
January 3, 2018 WASHINGTON: Pakistan’s permanent representative to the United Nations Maleeha Lodhi says Islamabad’s cooperation with Washington is not based on any aid consideration, but on national interests and principles. Responding to the questions put to her by reporters following US Ambassador Nikki Haley’s scathing remarks about Pakistan at the UN, she said Pakistan […]
12 dead in anti-govt protest in Iran; Rouhani calls for unity
January 02, 2018 Rouhani on Monday urged Iran’s political and military forces to speak with “one voice to ensure the survival of the political system, national interest and stability of the country and the region” after a protester reportedly killed one officer and injured three others after opening fire on them in Najafabad. On Sunday, […]
China rushes to Pak rescue after Trump’s outburst
January 02, 2018 China today defended Pakistan saying the world community should acknowledge its all-weather ally’s “outstanding contribution” to counter terrorism, a day after US President Donald Trump lashed out at Islamabad for providing safe havens to terrorists. In a scathing attack on Pakistan, Trump had accused it of “lies and deceit” and of fooling […]
Pak PM Calls Emergency Meeting
02 JANUARY 2018 Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi will chair Cabinet and the National Security Committee meetings to discuss Pakistan’s response to US President Donald Trump’s accusation that Islamabad deceived America by sheltering terrorists in return for USD 33 billion aid. Trump yesterday tore into Pakistan accusing it of giving nothing to the US […]
Pakistan summons US ambassador over Trump tweet, registers protest
Islamabad, Jan 2 :The Pakistan Foreign Office summoned US Ambassador to Pakistan David Hale on Monday night and lodged its protest against US President Donald Trump’s tweet wherein he accused Pakistan of “lies and deceit”, the media reported. The US Embassy confirmed that Ambassador Hale was summoned by the Foreign Office at 9 p.m., The […]
Indian, Pak NSAs hold talks in Thailand
Jan 01, 2018 National security advisors of India and Pakistan held a “secret” meeting in Thailand, a senior Pakistani official said Monday. A Pakistan’s national security division official, on the condition of anonymity, said the meeting between Pakistan’s National Security Advisor retired Lt Gen Nasser Khan Janjua and India’s National Security Advisor Ajit Doval took […]
