Senate body to consult CII, others to check misuse on August 17, 2016ISLAMABAD: The Senate panel on human rights has sought the viewpoint of the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) and other stakeholders about the strategy to check the misuse of blasphemy and to review the procedure in this regard. The meeting of the Senate Committee on Human Rights was held at the Parliament House with Senator […]
Kashmir issue: Pakistan invites India to secretary-level talks on August 16, 2016ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has formally invited India to secretary-level talks on Kashmir. The Foreign Office said in a statement that Foreign Secretary Aizaz Ahmed Chaudhry called on Indian High Commissioner Gautam Bambawale on Monday afternoon and handed over a letter to him that was addressed to his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar. The letter is an invitation […]
Iran-Pakistan relations cannot be influenced by others on August 10, 2016ISLAMABAD: Dr. Kazem Sajjadpour, Head of Center for International Research and Education Iran has said that Iran-Pak relations are free from the influence of other states. He was speaking on “Iran and its surroundings” organised by Institute of Strategic Studies here on Wednesday. Dr. Sajjadpour said that Iran is neighbour to16 countries, which is second […]
Ashraf Qazi blasts US drone strikes ‘legalised assassination programme’ on August 8, 2016ISLAMABAD: Experts rejected new American Policy Guidance for drone strikes and termed it a breach of sovereignty and blatant human rights violation. Former Pakistani Ambassador to the US Ashraf Jehangir Qazi, and former head of the UN Mission in Iraq and Sudan on Monday told Daily Times that there was no ambiguity in the fact […]
Stranded Pakistanis in SA still waiting for relief from govt on August 7, 2016ISLAMABAD: More than 10,000 stranded Pakistanis are still moving from pillar to post to get released from the crisis they are facing in Saudi Arabia, as so far no government functionary has paid visit to address their grievances. While, India has handled the matter in a befitting manner as it send State Minister for External […]
FO concerned at Pentagons decision on August 4, 2016ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office has expressed concern over Pentagon’s decision to delay $300 million disbursement to Pakistan under the Coalition Support Fund on the pretext that Islamabad is “not doing enough” to fight insurgent groups. These concerns were voiced by Foreign Office spokesperson Nafees Zakaria at a weekly briefing to the media here on Thursday. […]
Turkey presses Pakistan on pro-Gulen schools on August 3, 2016ISLAMABAD: Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has said that Turkey, in collaboration with the Pakistani government, is working out a solution to protect the students of Pak-Turk schools in Pakistan, and added that no decision will be made that adversely affected their academic career. “Had both Turkey and Pakistan not been sensitive to students and […]
Envoys to build soft image, protect national interests abroad: Sartaj on August 1, 2016ISLAMABAD: Adviser to Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz urged Pakistani ambassadors and envoys abroad to build soft image of the country and protect national interests in the comity of nations. He was addressing the opening session of three-day Envoys’ Conference here on Monday at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Nine envoys of Pakistan […]
Bangladeshi Home minister not to participate in SAARC conference on July 31, 2016ISLAMABAD: The Bangladeshi Home Minister will not participate in the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Home Ministers Conference which is scheduled to be held on August 3 and 4 in Islamabad. Relations between Pakistan and Bangladesh have not yet improved after the diplomatic row seven months ago when the two countries expelled each […]
No Pakistani behind Dhaka attacks: Bangladeshi HC on July 29, 2016ISLAMABAD: Bangladeshi High Commissioner to Pakistan Tarik Ahsan has said that all those involved in café attacks at Dhaka were Bangladeshi citizens and there was not a single Pakistani behind it. In an exclusive interview with Daily Times, Bangladesh High Commissioner, said that although the law enforcement agencies were confirming whether the attackers received any […]