By Tarique Siyal

ISLAMABAD: Sartaj Aziz, Adviser to Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs on Thursday said that Pakistan is mobilising its efforts for membership of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) and Pakistan will raise issue of drone strikes with the United Sates on Friday (today) in a bilateral meeting. Briefing media in the Foreign Office, he said that […]

ISLAMABAD: Former Foreign Minister Sardar Asif Ahmad Ali has said that it is good development that India admits that they do not have evidence so far on direct complicity of Pakistan government or its agencies in the Pathankot attack. While talking to Daily Times on the recent statement of India’s probe chief, Director General of […]

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office dispelled the impression that Quadrilateral Coordination Group (QCG) has failed to settle Afghan issue. “QCG is still alive and welcomes all efforts aimed to bring peace in Afghanistan and it is aimed to facilitate it”, these views were expressed by Nafees Zakaria, Foreign Office Spokesperson during weekly briefing to media here. Pakistan […]

ISLAMABAD: Carl Bildt, former Prime Minister of Sweden appreciated Pakistan’s contribution for hosting Afghan refugees in Pakistan and emphasis Pakistan and India to resolve their all outstanding problems through dialogues. He made these remarks at public talk on “Global security challenges in the era of new geo-political realignments: European Responses”, arranged together by Center for […]

ISLAMABAD: Sartaj Aziz, adviser to the prime minister on national security and foreign affairs, finally confirmed on Thursday the death of Taliban chief Mullah Akhtar Mansour. Aziz said that Mansour was killed in a US drone strike on May 21 and his body would be handed over to his family after his DNA test. He […]

ISLAMABAD: Human Right activist Parveen Rehman remembered by her colleagues, human rights activists and her relatives here on Tuesday. The event of documentary film screening on the life of Director Orangi Pilot Project, late Parveen Rehman with the title “The Rebel optimist” and to discuss her contribution was held at National Press Club. During the […]

ISLAMABAD: Experts believe that recent drone strike on Mullah Akhtar Mansour was not good omen for peace efforts in Afghanistan as new leadership of Taliban will try to reconsolidate among various Taliban groups. Aziz Ahmad Khan, former Pakistani Ambassador to Afghanistan talking to Daily Times said that after the death of Mansour new leadership will […]

ISLAMABAD: Sartaj Aziz, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs on Friday said that negative statements regarding Pakistan emanating from Afghanistan are counter-productive and some vested interests are trying to create impression that Pakistan wields total control on Afghan Taliban, but in reality it is not true. He was speaking at inaugural session of […]

ISLAMABAD: UN Women and the National Commission on the Status of Women (NCSW) on Wednesday launched an annual report on ‘women’s economic participation and empowerment in Pakistan’. The report, produced with the support of the governments of Norway and Denmark, by UN Women – an entity for gender equality and the empowerment of women – […]

ISLAMABAD: Saudi Arabia on Tuesday announced $60 million new projects for the people affected by natural disasters in Pakistan as well as for Afghan refugees. This announcement was made by Saudi Ambassador to Pakistan Abdullah M Ali-Zahrani during a press conference. Federal Minister for States and Frontier Regions (SAFRON) Lt Gen (R) Abdul Qadir Baloch, […]