Committee for better Pak-Afghan ties on April 27, 2016ISLAMABAD: Parliamentary Panel on Foreign Affairs proposed strict border security on Durand line so that the terrorists could not taken benefit from it. The meeting of National Assembly Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs held at Parliament House on Wednesday with Awais Khan Leghari Chairman of the committee in the chair. The committee also suggested to […]
NA panel expresses resentment over Sartajs absence on April 25, 2016ISLAMABAD: Parliamentary Panel on Foreign Affairs and Defence has expressed resentment over absence of PM’s Adviser on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz. A meeting of both the standing committees of National Assembly was held at Constitution Room of the Parliament House on Monday. In the meeting, Sartaj Aziz had to brief the parliamentarians on recent arrest […]
Expert sees international investigation into Panama leaks soon on April 24, 2016ISLAMABAD: Former foreign secretary Najmuddin A Shaikh has said that international pressure on Pakistan for an investigation into the Panama leaks will increase in the coming days. Talking to Daily Times on Sunday, Shaikh said the United States had also launched a criminal investigation into the widespread tax evasion. He said that an American attorney […]
Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan should follow UK, France to boost ties: Khar on April 17, 2016ISLAMABAD: Former foreign minister Hina Rabbani Khar on Saturday said that Pakistan, India and Afghanistan should follow UK and France who despite fighting against each other in the Second World War have normalised mutual relations. Speaking at the three-day literature festival here at Lok Virsa, she said, “Whoever made the policy that without Kashmir, Pakistan […]
Panama leaks an opportunity for Pakistan: Khar on April 15, 2016ISLAMABAD: Former foreign minister Hina Rabbani Khar on Friday said that Panama leaks have given courage to the common people to ask questions from the rulers about transparency. Speaking at the opening ceremony of three-day 4th Islamabad Literature Festival at Lok Virsa, organised by the Oxford University Press, Pakistan, she said that Panama leaks have […]
Human smugglers exploiting uneducated, unskilled youth: Sedef on April 13, 2016ISLAMABAD: Sedef Dearing, senior regional adviser of the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) on Silk Routes Project, said on Wednesday that human smugglers were exploiting uneducated and unskilled people through illegal immigration, which had become a flourishing trade worldwide. In an exclusive interview to Daily Times, Dearing said that her organisation was working […]
HRCP urges Pakistan, India to resolve fishermens issue on April 11, 2016ISLAMABAD: Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) Chairperson Zohra Yusuf said on Monday that Pakistan and India failed to resolve the missing and captive fishermen’s issue. Talking to Daily Times, she called for release of all fishermen who were imprisoned in Indian and Pakistani jails as well as those who were still missing. Both countries […]
194 Pakistani fishermen languishing in Indian jails: PFF on April 9, 2016ISLAMABAD: As many as 194 Pakistani fishermen are still languishing in Indian Jails and 66 others Pakistani fishermen are still missing or disowned by Indian authorities, Daily Times has learnt. Relatives of missing and captive fisherman have demanded release of all captive fishermen on humanitarian grounds from India and Pakistan. While talking to Daily Times, […]
No link between Indian spy saga and Rouhanis visit: FO on April 7, 2016ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office spokesman has rejected the impression that the episode regarding arrest of Indian spy was deliberately staged on Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s visit to Pakistan. In a weekly briefing at Foreign Office on Thursday, spokesman Nafees Zakaria said Pakistan has received a request from India for consular access to Kulbhushan Yadev, and it […]
UNICEF expedites efforts to rescue Thar children on March 12, 2016ISLAMABAD: The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has expanded its emergency nutrition response programme to all 44 union councils of Tharparkar keeping in view the high rate of child deaths in the district. The UNICEF has been closely working with the Sindh government to save the children of Tharparkar suffering from malnutrition. […]