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TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met and held talks with Indian national security adviser Ajit Doval on Wednesday. The Iranian foreign ministry announced that the meeting had been “private”, without providing further details. The Iranian minister arrived in India on Tuesday to participate in the Raisina Dialogue …

ISLAMABAD – US Senior Assistant Deputy Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Affairs, Alice Wells, will arrive in Pakistan on January 19 for a three-day visit, the US State Department said Friday. Wells’ visit will be part of her 10-day visit to the region, during which she will …

NEW DELHI – More than 250 million workers from 10 trade union centers and independent industry federations on Wednesday launched a 24-hour strike in India against government economic policies and labor reforms. Popular resistance against the ruling Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) is growing as millions of workers have joined the …

NEW DELHI – Tens, if not hundreds, of millions of workers and youth will participate in tomorrow’s India-wide one-day general strike. The strike call was issued on September 30, 2019 by an alliance of the country’s principal trade union federations to protest the Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government’s …

NEW DELHI – India and Pakistan on Wednesday exchanged a list of nuclear facilities and installations covered by the Agreement on the Prohibition of Attacks on Nuclear Installations. The agreement was signed on December 31, 1988 and entered into force on January 27, 1991. It provides that the two countries …

ISLAMABAD – Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Monday chaired meetings of the Advisory Council on Foreign Affairs and an inter-ministerial committee to discuss the worsening humanitarian crisis in occupied Kashmir, intensified ceasefire violations by Indian forces along the Line of Control (LoC), and raging protests against contentious citizenship …

MULTAN – Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said no talks can be held with India until the Kashmir issue is resolved according to the UN resolutions and the wishes of Kashmiri people, and the anti-Muslim legislation issue is settled, Daily News reported Monday. Addressing a press conference on …

NEW DELHI – Indian authorities increased security in major cities and mobile data services were suspended in some areas before demonstrations after Friday prayers against a new law on citizenship, Reuters reported Friday. At least 25 people were killed in protests across the country since the law was introduced on …

UNITED NATIONS – The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has voiced its concern over India’s controversial citizenship law affecting the country’s Muslims, and called for ensuring their safety as the Indian security forces use strong-arm methods to quell protests. “It (OIC) expresses its concern over the recent developments pertaining to …

BEIJING – China dispelled the impression on Sunday, that “it wishes to dictate terms to countries participating in One Belt-One-Road (OBOR) idea.” It would give it practical shape only in consultation with them, that principle also applies to Pakistan which is China’s partner in 67 billion road CPEC project. This …