WASHINGTON – Pakistan urged the United States to play its part in persuading India to engage with Pakistan to bring peace and stability to the South Asian region. “Pakistan is committed to a peaceful neighborhood, it is now up to India to create the right conditions,” the Pakistani envoy to …
Read More »India Stops 1,000 Sikh Pilgrims from Visiting Pakistan
LAHORE, Pakistan – India has banned more than 1,000 Sikh pilgrims from visiting their holy places in Pakistan. Sikh pilgrims were scheduled to participate in the upcoming Saka festival at Gurdwara Janamasthan in Nankana Sahib on Sunday, for which all necessary arrangements had been finalized. Pardhan [leader] of Pakistan’s Gurdwara …
Read More »India is Nuclearizing Indian Ocean: Pakistan
ISLAMABAD – Pakistani Foreign Minister, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, on Monday said that India is nuclearizing the Indian Ocean and said the New Delhi government, in pursuit of hegemonic plans, had introduced advanced weapon systems and delivery platforms in its naval arsenals. Speaking at the International Maritime Conference in the southern …
Read More »Dozens Feared Dead As Himalayan Glacier Crashes Into Dam in India
UTTARAKHAND, India – At least 9 people have been killed and up to 150 are missing after a Himalayan glacier crashed into a dam and triggered massive flooding in the northern Uttarakhand state of India. The state of Uttarakhand in the mountainous Himalayas is prone to heavy flooding At least …
Read More »Pakistan, India Must Resolve Kashmir Dispute in A Peaceful Manner: Gen. Bajwa
ISLAMABAD – Pakistani Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa, on Tuesday said that Pakistan and India must peacefully resolve the long-standing Kashmir issue, Pakistani Army media wing, ISPR, said in a statement. Addressing the graduation ceremony at Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Academy in Risalpur on Tuesday, the …
Read More »India Plans False Flag Operation against Pakistan: Munir Akram to UN
NEW YORK – Pakistan has warned the United Nations (UN) that India is planning false flag operations to justify its aggression against Pakistan. In his address to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Munir Akram, said hardline BJP-RSS fanatics face growing opposition from inside …
Read More »Global Foreign Direct Investment Down 42 Percent Last Year: UNCTAD Report
GENEVA – Global foreign direct investment collapsed in 2020, falling 42% to around $859 billion from US $1.5 trillion in 2019, according to UNCTAD’s 38th Global Investment Trends Monitor released on January 24. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is believed to have ended last year more than 30% below the trough …
Read More »Biden Administration Has to Recognize Pakistan Based on New Ground Realities: Qureshi
MULTAN, Pakistan – Pakistani Foreign Minister, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, said the administration of US President, Joe Biden, must recognize the world and engage with the new Pakistan based on the new realities on the ground. Speaking to a press conference in Multan on Sunday, he said that Pakistan and especially …
Read More »Prospects of Pak-Afghan Trade
Afghanistan and Pakistan as neighboring countries, with around 2,600 km long border, rely on each other to a great extent; particularly, in the domain of their trade requirements. Afghanistan, being dominated by insecurity for more than four decades now, does not have strong economic system and requires to import most …
Read More »Pakistan, China Partnership Termed Vital for National, Regional Security
ISLAMABAD – The “Pakistan-China National Security Partnership” webinar was hosted by the Development Communications Network (Devcom-Pakistan) on Sunday. Chairman of the Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed and Lieutenant-General Talat Masood were the keynote speakers. Senior Washington reporter Anwar Iqbal, Devcom-Pakistan executive director Munir Ahmed, Professor …
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