The Afghan and Pakistani officials have agreed to take practical steps regarding the start of the operations of the six working groups upon which President Ghani and Prime Minister Abbasi had reached to an agreement. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan in a statement said “The 4thmeeting of Afghanistan Pakistan Action Plan for Peace and Solidarity (APAPPS) was held […]

Pakistan today asked India to take steps to resume bilateral talks instead of issuing “provocative” statements. Foreign Office spokesman Mohammad Faisal made the remarks in response to a query about Home Minister Rajnath Singh’s statement that India will not open fire first, but if Pakistan does so, it would unleash a volley of fire. “India should walk the talk and […]

Pakistan’s Chief of the Army Staff (CoAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa, during his visit to Russia, said that, “we have no hostile designs on any country and will keep working towards a cooperative regional framework based on sovereign equality”. Meanwhile, Chief of General Staff of Russian Armed Forces Valery Vasilevich Gerasimov said that Russia supported Pakistan’s efforts for reconciliation and […]

Three militants and one Soldier were killed during an exchange of fire along Pak-Afghan border in Mohmand Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on April 26, reports Dawn. Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said that a Soldier deployed at a checkpost near Pak-Afghan border embraced martyrdom during an exchange of fire with militants who raided the post from across the […]

Pakistan For­eign Office on Thursday urged all warring factions of Afghanistan to seek a peaceful settlement of the conflict. “During the past 17 years, the pursuit of a military option has only added to the sufferings and miseries of the Afghan people. We, therefore, urge all sides to focus on resolving the internal Afghan dispute through dialogue,” said FO spokesman […]

Senior Pakistani and United States diplomats on Monday discussed progress on President Donald Trump’s Afghan strategy amid tensions over travel restrictions by both countries on diplomats, the US Embassy said. US Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Alice Wells met Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua in Islamabad in her second visit to Pakistan in less than a […]

The Supreme Court on April 18 dismissed a review petition filed by three imprisoned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terrorists and upheld their 14-year sentence, reports The Express Tribune. Justice Asif Saeed Khosa while hearing the arguments remarked that there is irrefutable evidence connecting the convicts to TTP and that he does not see any technicalities in this case. The judge further […]

More Pakistanis died in what were dubbed, by law enforcers, as encounter killings than in gun violence or suicide attacks in 2017, reveals the annual report of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), Daily Times reported on April 17. The 29th annual report – dedicated to the memory of veteran human rights activist Asma Jahangir – was launched at […]

The United States (US) on Tuesday decided to impose new restrictions on Pakistani diplomats in the US ‘to limit their movement’. The US have prepared a code of conduct according to which the Pakistani diplomats would not be allowed to move outside the designated 45-kilometre radius from the embassy.

Pakistan faces growing hostility in the US capital, yet there are lawmakers who suggest continuing a relationship with Pakistan to encourage it to cooperate with the United States in the war against terrorism. Congressman Brad Sherman, who met Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi in Washington earlier this month, says that as a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, he […]