PM to hold wide-ranging talks with US leadership: FM
WASHINGTON: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi says Prime Minister Imran Khan will hold wide ranging talks with the US leadership during his visit to the United States.
Addressing a press conference in Washington on the...
US Congress blocks arms sales to Saudi Arabia, other allies
WASHINGTON: The US House voted Wednesday to block $8.1 billion in arms sales to Saudi Arabia and other allies, a rebuke of Donald Trump that will likely lead to a veto by the president.
Lawmakers...
Trump says Hafiz Saeed arrested after 2-year of ‘great pressure’
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump Wednesday hailed the arrest of chief of the banned Jamaatud Dawa (JuD), Hafiz Muhammad Saeed,. saying that he was arrested after pressure for last two years.
Without naming Hafiz Saeed,...
ICJ rejects India’s plea for Jadhav’s acquittal, accepts consular access request
HAGUE: The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Wednesday rejected India’s submission pertaining to the acquittal and release of Kulbhushan Jadhav, but New Delhi’s plea for consular access to the Indian agent.
The verdict was...
Pakistan presents progress report on anti-poverty and development plans to UN
NEW YORK: Pakistan on Tuesday presented its progress report and future plans on meeting the globally agreed and nationally adopted anti-poverty Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to the United Nations (UN).
The Pakistani diplomats headed by...
IMF to begin search for new leader as Lagarde resigns as of Sept 12
WASHINGTON: Christine Lagarde will resign from the International Monetary Fund on September 12 as she awaits final word on her nomination to the presidency of the European Central Bank, she announced Tuesday.
Her departure allows...
US welcomes Kartarpur Corridor initiative
WASHINGTON: The United States has welcomed the Kartarpur Corridor initiative by Pakistan and India to facilitate Sikh pilgrims.
Speaking at a press briefing, State Department spokesperson said in Washington that it is certainly a good...
ICJ to give verdict in Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav’s case today
THE HAGUE: The International Court of Justice (ICJ) will give its much-awaited verdict on July 17 (Wednesday) in relation to the Indian Commander Kulbhushan Jadhav.
Jadhav currently in the custody of Pakistan’s security forces is...
Iran to keep rolling back nuclear commitments: Khamenei
TEHRAN: Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Tuesday that the Islamic republic will keep rolling back its commitments under the landmark 2015 nuclear deal.
“You did not carry out a single one (of...
ICJ to announce Kulbhushan Yadav’s case verdict tomorrow
THE HAGUE: The International Court of Justice (ICJ) will announce its verdict in Kulbhushan Yadav case on Wednesday (tomorrow).
Pakistani team headed by the attorney general has reached The Hague to hear the verdict. The...
