Indian visa conditions for Pakistanis regrettable: Islamabad
Islamabad, July 27 (IANS) Pakistan said on Thursday that India’s stipulation for grating visa to Pakistani nationals were “highly regrettable” and was against diplomatic norms. “It is highly regrettable that India has placed such restrictions on visas for patients who are suffering from serious and terminal illnesses,” Foreign Office spokesperson Nafees Zakaria said. Only a […]
No talks unless India withdraws, China says before Doval visit
On the eve of Indian NSA Ajit Doval’s China visit to attend the BRICS security summit, Beijing on Wednesday made clear that India’s pullback from Doklam on the border remained the “precondition” for any dialogue on the issue. The Foreign Ministry said Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s remarks, who on Tuesday blamed India for triggering the […]
Pak summons Indian envoy;Border tension
The Director General of South Asia at the Foreign Ministry, who summoned J.P. Singh, condemned the “unprovoked ceasefire violations” by the Indian Army in Leepa sector along the Line of Control (LoC) on July 21 that also left three people injured, the Foreign Ministry said. Islamabad said it was the third truce violation by Indian […]
Sikkim stand-off: China hints at Doval-Yang bilateral meet
PTI Jul 24, 2017 Beijing: Amid the Sikkim standoff, China on Monday hinted that a bilateral meeting between State Councillor Yang Jiechi and National Security Adviser Ajit Doval could take place on the sidelines of a BRICS NSAs’ meet in Beijing this week. Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Lu Kang, during a briefing, left the door open for talks between […]
Turkish leader meets Qatari counterpart over Gulf dispute
24 July 2017 DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Turkey’s president has arrived in Qatar on the final leg of a Gulf tour aimed at forging a resolution to the diplomatic standoff gripping the nation and four fellow Arab countries. Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived on Monday from Kuwait, which has been mediating the dispute. He […]
At least 35 dead in Afghanistan suicide attack
The death toll in a suicide blast that hit the Afghan capital of Kabulhas risen to 35, an interior ministry spokesperson has said. The car bomb detonated in a Shia neighbourhood in the west of the city during Monday rush hour, ramming into the side of a bus carrying government employees on their way to work, […]
New Yorkers rally in support of Palestinians
Mon Jul 24, 2017 Hundreds of people have marched in New York City to express solidarity with the people of Palestine, amid escalated violence over the Tel Aviv regime’s siege of the al-Aqsa Mosque compound, Islam’s third holiest site. Starting from the city’s iconic Times Square on Sunday, the demonstrators rallied towards the United Nations […]
Iran launches line for mass-production of missile
Sat Jul 22, 2017 Iran has inaugurated the mass production line of the domestically-developed Sayyad (Hunter) 3 missile. Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan, and Brigadier General Farzad Esmaili, the commander of the Iranian Army’s Khatam al-Anbiya Air Defense Base, participated in the inauguration ceremony on Saturday. During the ceremony, some of the projectiles, which […]
Al-Aqsa: UN slams Israel killings of young Palestinians
The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he “deeply deplores” the killings of three Palestinians – one of whom was shot by a settler – as anger boiled over increased Israeli restrictions at Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa compound. Guterres condemned the killings and called for an investigation early on Saturday, hours after mass protests by Palestinians around the holy site […]
16 Afghan police killed in US strike in Helmand province
Sat, 22 Jul 2017 A US airstrike killed 16 Afghan police and wounded two others in Helmand province, officials said. The incident took place on Friday around 5 pm as Afghan security forces were clearing a village of Taliban elements, Salam Afghan, Helmand police spokesman, told AFP. “In the strike, 16 Afghan policemen were killed […]
