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Tahir Khan
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Pakistan, India view border escalations ‘setback’ for dialogue

Pakistan and India came up with a unanimous view that the on-going escalations along Line of Control in the disputed Kashmir region has derailed efforts for resumption of dialogue process.   Forces of both countries routinely trade fire that causes casualties and increased tensions between the uneasy nuclear neighbours.  Both accuse each other of violating the […]

Pakistan rejects fears over CIA intelligence surveillance activities

Pakistan on Tuesday rejected fears over the security of its nuclear programme following American media reports that the United States has intensified surveillance of Pakistan’s nuclear weapons and tries to evaluate the loyalty of Pakistani counter terrorism agents recruited by the CIA. “Washington Post” reports that the documents available with the paper reveal broad new […]

Nawaz Sharif lauds Chinese defence cooperation

Describing China as a pillar of Pakistan’s foreign policy, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Tuesday said his country deeply values the resolute Chinese support and cooperation in all domains.  “I am confident that the defence cooperation between Pakistan and China will grow from strength to strength in years to come and will be a source of […]

TTP deeply divided over dialogue with gov’t

Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) is deeply divided over the issue of talks with the PML-N government as the group’s leaders have come up with contradictory statements last over the past few days. The government is also in a mess over the Taliban talks issue as Information Minister, Pervez Rashid says talks have started with the Taliban […]

Prime Minister arrives in Karachi to discuss ‘targeted operation’

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif arrived in Karachi on Tuesday on a two-day visit to discuss options for restoration of peace and the proposed ‘targeted operation’ against the miscreants in the port city. Nearly 1200 people have been killed in firing incidents in Karachi this year, the Human Right Commission of Pakistan says in its latest […]

Imran Khan warns to stop NATO supplies over US drone strikes

Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan has warned that his party will block NATO supplies if the government failed to stop US drone attacks inside Pakistan’s territory. Some 70 percent supplies are transported to NATO troops in Afghanistan through Pakistan, the shortest and cheap route. The United Stars is also using Pakistan’s land route for […]

Pakistan, Iran for dialogue to resolve Syrian issue

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and Pakistan’s Advisor on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz have underlined the need for resolving Syrian crisis through dialogue. Both the leaders discussed the situation in Syria by the phone amid fast growing fear of the possible U.S. unilateral strikes in Syria. President Barrack Obama has approached the Congress for […]

Imran Khan condemns Obama’s unilateral decision to attack Syria

Chairman PTI, Imran Khan Monday strongly condemned US President Obama’s unilateral decision to attack Syria on suspicion of use of chemical weapons.   Khan stated that the issue is being investigated by the UN’s inspectors and any action based on the report submitted by these inspectors must be premised on and have sanction of the […]

PM seeks national consensus on security

Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif, Monday said that all political forces must rise to the occasion so that national consensus is evolved to address the problems faced by the country. He was presiding over a high level meeting to review the overall security situation of the country, the PM office said.   The meeting discussed issues […]

Experts say economic corridor links China, Pakistan dreams

The proposed economic corridor between China and Pakistan will connect the dreams of the two countries, experts have said. The China Dream refers to the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, while a similar dream in Pakistan is called making the country into an Asian tiger. The notion was raised and well received at the […]

Lal Masjid operation: Murder case against Musharraf registered

Police in Islamabad on Monday registered murder case against former military President Pervez Musharraf over killings of students during a military raid of Lal Masjid in 2007, lawyers said.   Police said nearly 100 people, most of them students of religious school as well as security personnel, had been killed in clashes. Deputy Chief of the […]

Afghan Taliban attacks coalition base in bordering area with Pakistan

Afghan Taliban launched a major attack on a U.S. forces’ base in eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar, close to the Pakistani border, Afghan officials and Taliban said. “Militants numbered six or seven use suicide jackets, RPG ( rocket propelled grenade) and heavily weapons in the attack which took place in bordering town of Torkhan in […]

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