Indian home minister due to attend SAARC moot in Pakistan on Aug 3 on July 28, 2016ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Thursday said that Indian Home Minister Rajnath Singh was coming to Pakistan on August 3 for attending South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Home Ministers Conference to discuss a range of issues including the core issue of Kashmir . Foreign Office Spokesperson, Nafees Zakaria said this during his weekly […]
Hungarian envoy for increasing trade volume with Pakistan on July 26, 2016ISLAMABAD: Hungarian Ambassador to Pakistan Istvan Szabo on Tuesday said that the currently trade between Hungary and Pakistan is $39 million, which – with the mutual efforts – would be enhanced in the near future. He was speaking on Pakistan-Hungary relations during a public talk organized by the Institute of Strategic Studies, Islamabad (ISSI) as […]
Dialogue with India next to impossible in prevailing situation: Asif on July 25, 2016ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Defence Khawja Asif on Monday said that dialogue with India is not possible in the prevailing situation, especially after the recent statement of Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj in which she claimed the whole of Kashmir belongs to India. Talking to a group of journalists after a meeting of the […]
Govt urged to hold census at the earliest on July 24, 2016ISLAMABAD: Representatives of political parties, human right activists, academicians and experts on Saturday demanded that the government should announce final schedule for holding census as soon as possible. This demand was made at a national consultation on census, organised by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan. Speaking on the occasion, Afrasiab Khattak of the Awami […]
Afghan refugees will not be repatriated forcibly: Baloch on July 20, 2016ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for States and Frontier Regions (SAFRON) Lt Gen (r) Abdul Qadir Baloch has once again reiterated Pakistan’s stand regarding the repatriation of Afghan refuges and said that refugees will not be forcibly repatriated and it will happen only voluntarily. He was addressing a meeting of Afghan refugee elders residing in Pakistan. The […]
Experts lay stress on madrassa reforms, highlight critical issues on July 19, 2016ISLAMABAD: Experts, researchers and educationists have laid stress on madrassa reforms and called upon the Higher Education Commission (HEC) and other relevant government institutions to develop a syllabus for madrassas. They expressed these views while speaking at the launch of a report of the Pakistan Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS) on engagements of madrassa students […]
Mishal welcomes Pakistan’s ‘Black Day’ announcement on Kashmir issue on July 17, 2016ISLAMABAD: Mishal Yaseen Malik, wife of arrested Kashmiri leader Yaseen Malik said that the worst type of barbarism was being perpetrated in Indian-held Kashmir and all means were being used for suppressing the voice of the Kashmiris. She welcomed the UN Secretary General’s offer for mediation between Pakistan and India. ” I welcome the announcement […]
Pakistan tells P5 to stop India from gross atrocities in Held Kashmir on July 12, 2016ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has decided to highlight Indian brutalities in Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IOK) on various international forums. Pakistan on Tuesday briefed five permanent members of United Nations Security Council and expressed serious concerns over the tense situation in Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IOK). Pakistan said brutal killings of civilians and other heinous […]
Experts rule out resumption of Pak-India dialogue on July 9, 2016ISLAMABAD: Experts of international relations have ruled out possibility of the resumption of dialogue process between Pakistan and India in the near future, saying the recent interaction between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was just an exchange of Eid greetings. Ambassador Aziz Ahmad Khan, Former High Commissioner to India while […]
Noted historian affirms sanctity of Durand Line on July 4, 2016ISLAMABAD: Eminent historian and British author of renowned book “Pakistan a Hard Country”, Anatol Lieven has said that Durand Line, the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan, is recognised by the United Nations and vast majority of international community. “Pakistan has due right of fencing and regulating its borders. It is not a violation of Afghanistan-Pakistan […]