Acting State Department South and Central Asia Assistant Secretary Alice Wells arrived in Islamabad on Wednesday to discuss matters pertaining to terrorism and bilateral ties. Alice Wells will meet with US Embassy staff and multiple Pakistani officials. She is also expected to visit Karachi later. ‘In Islamabad, she [Wells] will meet with US Embassy staff and several senior Pakistani government […]

President of Sri Lanka Maithripala Sirisena left for home on Saturday vowing to work with Pakistan for regional peace and development. Concluding his three-day visit to Pakistan, the Sri Lankan president was seen off by President Mamnoon Hussain at the Nur Khan Airbase, Radio Pakistan reported. Before leaving, the two sides discussed the entire gamut of bilateral relations and also […]

The government of Pakistan strongly condemned the deadly car bomb attack near a stadium in Lashkargah city, the provincial capital of Helmand province. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan says “Pakistan strongly condemns the heinous suicide car bomb attack outside a stadium in Helmand Province as people were leaving the stadium after watching a wrestling match yesterday. We are […]

Pakistan’s High Commissioner to India Sohail Mahmood has said that both India and Pakistan must give their next generations a future of hope and opportunities. “Since independence in 1947, Pakistan and India have completed 70 years as free nations. At the time of independence, our founding fathers had envisioned an amicable relationship between the two countries. The relations, however, evolved […]

Pakistan Foreign Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif has said that he would ask the United States President Donald Trump administration to shun its “militaristic approach” in resolving the Afghanistan issue and that the “talks with the Taliban will bring peace to the war-torn country.” Asif also said that Pakistan would reproach the U.S. for its new Afghanistan policy at the United […]

Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi Sunday said that Pakistan wanted collaborative efforts to fight against terrorism, responding to a media report that the US could drop Pakistan as an ally. Talking to the newsmen here, the prime minister said the National Security Committee had responded to the statement of US President Donald Trump and the very policy was being […]

Pakistan’s military has launched a major operation in its volatile tribal areas to stop the Daesh terror group making inroads into areas bordering Afghanistan, the military’s spokesman said on Sunday. Pakistan has long denied Daesh having a foothold inside the nuclear-armed nation despite a series of attacks claimed by the group over the past two years, including a bombing in […]

Pakistan President Mamnoon Hussain Monday urged the nation to bury their differences and get united for the stability and development of the country, as Pakistan celebrated 70 years of independence with a patriotic display including a giant flag and a show of airpower. Speaking at a ceremony held at the Jinnah Convention Centre to mark 70th Independence Day, the president […]

The French consul-general in Karachi, Francois Dall’Orso, hosted a reception at his residence on Friday evening to celebrate Bastille Day, the national day of France. Mohammad Zubair, the governor of Sindh, was the chief guest. In his speech, he said that the Pakistan government was looking forward to enhanced cooperation with the induction into office of the Macron government. The […]

Visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Saturday that tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan are not conducive to their stability and development as well as regional cooperation, calling on both countries to meet each other halfway so as to improve bilateral ties. Wang made the call during his meeting with Pakistan’s top foreign affairs adviser, Sartaj Aziz. He said that […]