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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

Pakistan to look into possibility of Nawaz Sharif-Narendra Modi meeting during SCO

If India shows interest, Pakistan will look into the possibility of a meeting between Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the SCO summit next month, Pakistan's top diplomat Sartaj Aziz said on Wednesday.

May 10, 2017, 18:59 PM IST

Pakistan claims cross-LoC firing by Indian forces injures four civilians

The Pakistan government on Sunday claimed that four of its civilians were injured in a cross-LoC firing by Indian forces.

May 07, 2017, 18:34 PM IST

US should stop military support to Pakistan if it doesn't act against terror: Think-tank

In its 'Watch List 2017', the ICG has observed that Washington is “best placed” to pressure Pakistan to stop its support to Taliban, TOI reported.

Apr 28, 2017, 17:13 PM IST

Pakistan PM's top aide to be sacked over Dawn Leaks probe: Report

Tariq Fatemi, Pakistan Prime Minister's Special Assistant on Foreign Affairs, could be removed from his position after an inquiry found him guilty of "leaking" to a prominent newspaper vital information from a high-level National Security meet, a media report said today.

Apr 20, 2017, 21:37 PM IST

Denial of Kulbhushan Jadhav's chargesheet is violation of Geneva Convention: Defence Experts

Asserting that it is important to give consular access, Defence Expert P K Sehgal on Friday said Pakistan`s denial to give statements on alleged Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav is sheer violation of the Geneva Convention, adding that the incident reveals Islamabad`s double standards.

Apr 14, 2017, 19:43 PM IST

India rejects Pakistan's claim of not responding to information sought on Kulbhushan Jadhav

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday rejected as "untrue" Pakistan`s claim that India had not responded to "specific information" sought on alleged Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav in January and said the military trial sentencing him to death was not transparent.

Apr 14, 2017, 19:03 PM IST

Cooler heads must take charge in India, Pakistan: Daily

Warning that the sentencing of an alleged Indian spy can cause "lasting harm" to India-Pakistan relations, a leading Pakistani daily urged "cooler heads" in both countries to take charge.

Apr 13, 2017, 16:38 PM IST

Pakistani airline blacklists passengers for smoking, misbehaving with crew

The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) on Thursday blacklisted an unspecified number of passengers for violating a no-smoking rule and misbehaving with the crew during its Islamabad-Birmingham flight earlier this week.

Apr 13, 2017, 16:13 PM IST

Pak army court sentences Indian 'spy' Kulbhushan Jadhav to death; New Delhi says it's tantamount to 'premeditated murder'

The trial proceedings that led to the capital punishment for Jadhav were also described by India as "farcical".

Apr 10, 2017, 23:04 PM IST

Pakistan PM bars his partymen from commenting on ex-chief General Raheel Sharif

Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has barred his party leaders from making any controversial statements about former army chief Gen Raheel Sharif amid his appointment as the head of a 41-nation Saudi-led military alliance of Muslim countries.

Apr 10, 2017, 11:08 AM IST

Retd. Pak Army officer goes missing in Nepal

A retired Pakistan Army officer has gone missing while visiting Nepal for a job interview.

Apr 09, 2017, 11:15 AM IST

Pakistan wanted to jeopardise IPU conference in Dhaka by boycotting it: Bangladesh media

Pakistan wanted to jeopardise the 136th Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly to be held in Dhaka, Bangladesh, by boycotting the event, an article published by the Dhaka Tribune claimed on Friday.

Apr 07, 2017, 23:31 PM IST

Worried Pakistan says change in India's N-strike policy highly irresponsible, dangerous

Pakistan on Thursday termed the change in Indias nuclear arms usage policy as "highly irresponsible and dangerous", and said it will "not help in promoting strategic restraint and stability in a nuclearised South Asia".

Apr 06, 2017, 23:33 PM IST

Panamagate case: Nawaz Sharif not fleeing Pakistan, says PML-N leader

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's PML-N party on Wednesday dismissed as "rubbish" the reports that he may flee Pakistan ahead of the Supreme Court's verdict on the high-profile Panamagate case against him.

Apr 05, 2017, 20:09 PM IST

Saudi-led military alliance not against any country: Pakistan

Pakistan's Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua has made it clear that the Saudi-led 41-nation Islamic military alliance is against terrorism and not against any country.

Apr 05, 2017, 09:28 AM IST

Pakistan summons Indian envoy over cross-border shelling that killed civilian

The Pakistan government has issued a summon to the Indian envoy in Islamabad over a recent cross-border firing that claimed the life of a civilian, the Foreign Ministry said on Monday.

Apr 03, 2017, 22:05 PM IST

Russian military delegation visits restive Waziristan in Pakistan

For the first time, a high-level Russian military delegation has visited Pakistan's restive tribal region along the Afghan border to get first-hand information of the situation in the former strongholds of the militants.

Mar 31, 2017, 14:55 PM IST

22 killed, 50 injured in blast in northwest Pakistan

At least 22 people were killed and 50 others injured today in a suicide blast outside a Shiite imambargah at a busy market in Pakistan's restive northwest tribal region.

Mar 31, 2017, 12:01 PM IST

China willing to push forward all-weather ties with Pakistan: Beijing

China on Thursday said that it is willing to work with Pakistan to push forward their "all-weather" strategic partnership, as it highlighted the significance of its troops' participation in the 'Pakistan Day' parade for the first time.

Mar 30, 2017, 20:38 PM IST