Assault on Chinese consulate in Karachi as violence flares across regionon November 25, 2018Armed separatists have stormed the Chinese consulate in Karachi, triggering an hour-long shootout during which two Pakistani civilians, two police officers and the three assailants were killed. The assault, claimed by a militant group from the south-western province of Balochistan, reflected the separatists’ attempt to strike at the heart of Pakistan’s close relationship with China, […]
Justin Trudeau says Canada in talks with Pakistan over Asia Bibion November 14, 2018Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau has said talks are underway with Pakistan over Asia Bibi, a Christian woman whose acquittal on blasphemy charges against Islam last month sparked mass protests in the South Asian country. “We are in discussions with the Pakistani government,” Trudeau said in an interview with Agence France Presse in Paris, where […]