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Pakistan more of a threat than an ally: US think tank

Afghanistan is currently doing badly both in the fighting and in its civilian politics, governance, and poverty. 

Jun 06, 2017, 15:51 PM IST

Pakistan's Sindh recruits women for anti-terror operations

Police in Pakistan's Sindh province, for the first time ever, have recruited 40 women in its Counter-Terrorism Department and Rapid Response Force.

Jun 04, 2017, 11:13 AM IST

Unidentified men try to abduct Pakistani journalist

A car of the suspected kidnappers was following closely.

Jun 03, 2017, 20:15 PM IST

Kulbhushan Jadhav will not be executed until he exhausts all his mercy appeals, confims Pakistan

In a major development in Kulbhushan Jadhav case, Pakistan on Thursday confirmed that the Indian national will not be executed until he has exhausted all his mercy appeals.

Jun 01, 2017, 17:20 PM IST

Pakistan nuke tests created balance of power in region: Nawaz Sharif

Pakistan's nuclear programme created a balance of power in South Asia and is just becoming a symbol of peace.

May 28, 2017, 17:14 PM IST

Pakistan reopens Chaman Border crossing for Ramzan after 22 days

Pakistan on Saturday opened the Friendship Gate at Chaman Border crossing on "humanitarian grounds" for Ramzan after remaining closed for 22 days in wake of the alleged Afghan attack in the country that claimed 12 lives.

May 27, 2017, 21:49 PM IST

Another setback to Pakistan, UN dismisses Pak's claim of Indians troops targeting UN military observers

 The United Nations (UN) has dismissed Pakistan's claim that the Indian Army targeted UN military observers in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK).

May 25, 2017, 22:52 PM IST

India seeks consular access for arrested Mumbai resident in Pakistan

An Indian national was arrested from the F-8 area of Islamabad under the Margalla police station on Sunday.

May 23, 2017, 11:53 AM IST

Pakistan detains yet another Indian over 'incomplete' travel documents

Sheikh Nabi Ahmed was sent to 14-day judicial custody after a case was registered against him under Pakistan's Foreign Act.

May 21, 2017, 17:57 PM IST

Pakistan's Attorney General to represent Kulbhushan Jadhav case at ICJ

Pakistani Attorney General Ashtar Ausaf Ali has stated that he would represent the country at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the case relating to alleged Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav.

May 20, 2017, 13:36 PM IST

Pakistan files plea at International Court of Justice to rehear Kulbhushan Jadhav case

The Pakistan government on Friday filed a plea in the International Court of Justice to rehear within six weeks the case of alleged Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav, sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court.

May 19, 2017, 18:30 PM IST

ICJ's Kulbhushan Jadhav verdict just a beginning, not victory: Soli Sorabjee

Pakistan has to accept the order of the International Court of Justice, said former attorney general Soli Sorabjee.

May 19, 2017, 08:51 AM IST

Pakistan's government rejects Pervez Musharraf's conditions to face trial

Pervez Musharraf filed an application before the special court on May 5 in which he expressed willingness to face the trial under military protection.

May 18, 2017, 12:20 PM IST

PIA dismisses reports of detention of crew members at Heathrow Airport

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has dismissed reports about its crew members being detained at the Heathrow Airport.

May 16, 2017, 16:54 PM IST

Violence rises again in Balochistan

Balochistan has drifted back to high levels of violence after a slight improvement in the preceding year.

May 14, 2017, 16:20 PM IST

Osama Bin Laden's son Hamza bent on avenging his father's death: Ex-FBI agent

Osama bin Laden's son Hamza is poised to lead a stronger, larger al Qaeda and is "bent on avenging" his father's death, according to a former FBI agent familiar with the personal letters seized in a dramatic US raid that killed the al Qaeda leader in Pakistan's Abbottabad.

May 13, 2017, 13:44 PM IST

Islamabad to overrule ICJ's order to suspend Kulbhushan Jadhav's death sentence: Pak media

The Attorney General of Pakistan was briefed on the issue on Friday and it was decided to go ahead with the execution for the shake of the “country's national stability”, Pakistan's Dunya News reported on its website.

May 13, 2017, 00:20 AM IST

US, Pak ties to worsen if another high-profile terror attack happens in India: American intel chief

"They might deteriorate further in 2017, especially in the event of another high-profile terrorist attack in India," IANS quoted US National Intelligence Director Daniel R. Coats as saying.

May 12, 2017, 22:15 PM IST

Balochistan blast: Death toll rises to 25, Pak Deputy Chairman Senate including 35 wounded

At least 25 people lost their lives while over 35 others were injured in a roadside blast that took place at Balochistan on Friday.

May 12, 2017, 17:35 PM IST

US slams Pakistan for deteriorating India ties

A top Trump administration official has slammed Pakistan for its failure to curb support to anti-India militants and sought progress into the 2016 Pathankot attack probe.

May 12, 2017, 15:42 PM IST