–US drone targets Al-Quds Force Commander Maj Gen Qasem Soleimani, Iraqi militia leader al-Muhandis in Baghdad drone strike –Trump says Soleimani should have been killed ‘many years ago’ –Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei says ‘martyrdom…
NAIROBI/ADDIS ABABA : Days after the March 10 crash of a Kenya-bound Ethiopian Airlines’ Boeing jet that killed all 157 people on board, strangers began calling or visiting bereaved families, saying they…
A day after the United States (US) imposed sanctions on infamous Karachi police officer Rao Anwar for his role in “serious human rights abuses” during his tenure as senior superintendent police in…
WASHINGTON: Thousands of pages of documents detailing the war in Afghanistan released by The Washington Post on Monday paint a stark picture of missteps and failures — and were delivered in the words…
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office (FO) on Saturday welcomed the hearing of of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission of the United States Congress on the situation in occupied Jammu and Kashmir, where…
WASHINGTON/BEIJING: President Donald Trump on Friday said he has not agreed to rollbacks of U.S. tariffs sought by China, sparking fresh doubts about when the world’s two largest economies may end a 16-month…
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has sounded his optimism about possible improvement in the US-Iran ties, which have been currently at the lowest ebb after US President Donald Trump announced withdrawal from…
ISLAMABAD: Visiting United States (US) Senators Chris Van Hollen and Maggie Hassan on Monday urged India to offer “greater transparency on occupied Kashmir” as is offered by Pakistan on Azad Jammu and…
The United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on Saturday appealed India to end the humanitarian crisis in Occupied Jammu and Kashmir in its report ahead of the annual Foreign Appropriations Act…
–Trump sees many options short of war with Iran after attacks on Saudis DUBAI/JEDDAH: Iran warned U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday against being dragged into all-out war in the Middle East…
PARIS/RIYADH: An attack on Saudi oil installations that halted half the kingdom’s output could harm French diplomacy meant to avert feared U.S.-Iranian conflict, diplomats said after President Emmanuel Macron’s top envoy held…
DUBAI/WASHINGTON: Iran’s supreme leader on Tuesday ruled out talks with Washington after President Donald Trump blamed Tehran for a crippling attack on Saudi Arabia’s oil facilities. Saudi King Salman called on governments…
The White House on Sunday did not rule out a potential meeting between President Donald Trump and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, even after Washington accused Iran of being behind drone attacks on…
–FO reiterates there’s no military to conflict in Afghanistan ISLAMABAD: Hours after the United States announced suspension of talks with Taliban for the Afghan peace process, Pakistan on Sunday urged both parties…
KABUL/PESHAWAR: As U.S. and Taliban negotiators push to wrap up talks aimed at securing the withdrawal of foreign forces from Afghanistan, disagreement remains about whether a pact will mean an end to the…
WASHINGTON: Pakistan has called on the Trump administration to do more to help ease tensions after India revoked autonomy in the disputed Muslim-majority state of Kashmir, a decision that has inflamed tensions…
WASHINGTON: The US Department of State on Monday said that it is “closely following the events in the state of Jammu and Kashmir” and called for maintaining peace in the region. In…
