No strings attached to Saudi bailout: Qureshi on October 25, 2018ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Wednesday brushed aside reports that after receiving $6 billion Saudi assistance, Islamabad will be required to change its stance on the Yemen conflict. “There are no strings attached to Saudi assistance … Pakistan’s principled position on Yemen conflict will not change,” Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi told journalists at a background briefing here […]
COAS assures Iran of help in tracing kidnapped border guards on October 21, 2018A day after a high-level diplomatic contact between Pakistan and Iran, both countries top military leadership interacted over the kidnapping of Iranian border guards and agreed to take more measures for enhanced security of border and fight against terrorists. Iranian top military commander called on Pakistan for taking prompt action to arrest kidnappers of Iranian […]
FM asks Iraqi govt to issue visas to Pakistani pilgrims on October 20, 2018ISLAMABAD: After taking notice of the reports of delay in Iraqi visas for thousands of Pakistani pilgrims, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Friday asked the Iraqi government to immediately issues visas to those applicants who had already submitted applications along with the fee and all documents. “I had a meeting with Iraqi ambassador to […]
PM likely to chair promotion board meeting next week on October 18, 2018Prime Minister Imran Khan may face another challenge when he will chair a high-powered promotion board meeting in Islamabad next week to finalise name of top civil servants for BPS-22 positions. Sources in the Establishment Division Wednesday told Daily Times that the ministries concerned had sent the names of the officers to be promoted to […]
Border incident may have triggered Pak-Iran diplomatic row on October 17, 2018A diplomatic row has erupted between Islamabad and Tehran after Iran refused to accept the credentials of Pakistan’s ambassador designate to Iran, Riffat Masood. Ambassador designate Masood, a career diplomat of Pakistan’s foreign service, was scheduled to present her credentials to Iranian President Hasan Rouhani on Tuesday, but a message was conveyed to the Ambassador […]
Nafees Zakaria likely to be made new high commissioner to UK on October 15, 2018Following the removal of Pakistan’s High Commissioner to United Kingdom Sahibzada Ahmed Khan, the Foreign Office (FO) has moved a fresh summary to Prime Minister Imran Khan for the appointment of new envoy to UK, with the name of former spokesperson Nafees Zakaria on the top of the list. “Pakistan’s Ambassador to Germany Johar Saleem, […]
Canadian immigration minister to visit Pakistan next month on October 14, 2018Canadian Minister for Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Ahmed Hussen is expected to undertake his first-ever official visit to Pakistan next month. Pakistan High commissioner to Canada Tariq Azeem confirmed to Daily Times on phone that dates for the visit of the Canadian minister were being worked out by both governments. This would be the first-ever […]
Islamabad likely to expel Bangladeshi high commissioner on October 9, 2018Diplomatic row between Islamabad and Dhaka has escalated as Islamabad is considering expulsion of Bangladeshi high commissioner following Dhaka’s refusal to accept the Pakistani high commissioner. Diplomatic sources told Daily Times that the Foreign Ministry in Islamabad had informed Prime Minister Imran Khan about the diplomatic row between the two countries and recommended the expulsion […]
Dhaka refuses to accept new Pakistani high commissioner on October 7, 2018After India, ties between Pakistan and Bangladesh have also gone sour as Dhaka has refused to accept new Pakistani high commissioner to Bangladesh. Credible diplomatic sources told Daily Times that Islamabad was awaiting the agreement of high commissioner Bangladesh Saqlain Syedah. The post of the high commissioner of Pakistan to Bangladesh went vacant after the […]
PM Imran Khan to visit China on Nov 3rd on October 6, 2018Prime Minister Imran Khan would pay a week long official visit to China from November 3rd, at the invitation of the Chinese President Xi Jinping. This would be the Prime Minister Imran Khan’s second foreign visit in less than three months. “The Prime Minister would first arrive in Beijing where he would meet Chinese President […]