Islamabad: Pakistan’s President and Prime Minister Thursday said it was imperative to find a solution to the Kashmir issue under the UN resolutions for peace in the region as they voiced their desire to promote mutual cooperation with other countries on the basis of equality, Radio Pakistan reported. Pakistan observes September 6 as the Defence […]
New Delhi: Much hope is being rested at the day long and crucial first 2 Plus 2 Indo-US Dialogue to be held here on Thursday. US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo met External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj. “Elevating and strengthening our strategic partnership! EAM Sushma Swaraj welcomed US Secretary of State Mr Pompeo ahead of […]
Islamabad: US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo and Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Wednesday held the opening round of talks between the two countries at the Foreign Office in Islamabad, where the two delegations discussed “bilateral, regional and international issues”. US military chief Gen Joseph Dunford also accompanied Pompeo on his short visit […]
New Delhi: Hours ahead of the ‘2 Plus 2’ talks between India and the United States, official sources maintained here that New Delhi is firm about its open and independent foreign relations with major powers such as China and Russia. Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff General Joseph Dunford will also be part […]
New Delhi: Army Chief General Bipin Rawat on Tuesday said the soldiers have been advised to refrain from smartphones and social media but it is not possible to keep them away from the use of smartphone and social media. Talking to journalists here, General Rawat said that social media sometimes create problems. “Our adversary will […]
New Delhi: A MiG-27 fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed on Tuesday morning in Jodhpur Rajasthan. However, the pilot ejected safely from the aircraft before the crash, in an open area Deolia Kalan village in Jodhpur. According to a defense spokesperson, the MiG flew from Jodhpur on Tuesday morning on a […]
Washington: The Pentagon says suspension of $300 million in planned aid to Pakistan was not a new decision. The move earlier this summer reflects the Trump administration’s dissatisfaction with Pakistan’s commitment to assisting the U.S. strategy for pressuring the Taliban, whose leaders use Pakistan as a ‘sanctuary’. A day before an expected meeting with […]
Islamabad: The health department’s project to provide free treatment to poor cancer patients in partnership with private organisations has been receiving wide recognition, according to a Dawn report. The sources in the health department said that the model of the project was likely to be replicated in the developing countries. Treatment of poor blood cancer […]
Washington: The US military has decided to cancel 300 million dollars aid to Pakistan over what it calls as Islamabad’s failure to decisively take action against militants. Pentagon spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Kone Faulkner said Pentagon aims to spend the fund on other urgent priorities, if approved by Congress, a report in British online newspaper The […]
New Delhi/Islamabad: The 115th meeting of the India-Pakistan Permanent Indus Commission (PIC) was held in Lahore in Pakistan and “both sides agreed” to undertake the Treaty mandated tours of both the Indus Commissioners in Indus basin. “Both the countries agreed to undertake the Treaty mandated tours of both the Indus Commissioners in Indus basin […]
