ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and India exchanged lists of their nuclear installations on Thursday, adhering to a longstanding agreement aimed at preventing attacks on such facilities, even as Islamabad raised fresh concerns over New Delhi’s plans for a hydroelectric project that it said could violate a separate water-sharing treaty.
International
Pakistan stands with Saudi Arabia, urges negotiations to avert Yemen fallout
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan voiced strong support for Saudi Arabia on Wednesday amid a sharp escalation in Yemen’s civil war, where a Saudi-led coalition has clashed with Emirati-backed separatists, threatening to unravel fragile regional alliances and revive the specter of a divided Yemen.
Army chief warns of ‘firm and decisive’ response to any breach of sovereignty
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s top military commander warned on Wednesday that any breach of the country’s territorial integrity, whether direct or indirect, would provoke a firm and decisive response, as he accused Indian-sponsored proxies of fomenting violence and disrupting development in the restive southwestern province of Balochistan.
At a funeral in Dhaka, a brief handshake signals a pause in India-Pakistan silence
ISLAMABAD: In a brief but symbolic encounter, the speaker of the National Assembly, Ayaz Sadiq, shook hands with India’s foreign minister, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, on Wednesday during a funeral in the Bangladeshi capital, marking the first high-level contact between officials from the two nuclear-armed neighbors since a military clash in May that brought relations to a new low.
Pakistan balances ties with Saudi Arabia and UAE as Yemen rift deepens Gulf tensions
ISLAMABAD: As rivalries between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates intensified over Yemen, Pakistan’s deputy prime minister and foreign minister, Ishaq Dar, held a telephone conversation on Tuesday with his Saudi counterpart, Prince Faisal bin Farhan, to address the “current regional situation and recent developments,” the Foreign Office said.
Pakistan-Bangladesh air link to resume in January amid rising trade, investment
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s High Commissioner to Bangladesh Imran Haider met Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Sunday, expressing hope that direct flights between Karachi and Dhaka will commence in January as the two nations seek to deepen economic and people-to-people links.
Pakistan voices alarm over rising persecution of minorities in India
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Monday voiced deep concern over what it described as the persecution of minorities in India, citing recent vandalism against Christmas celebrations and a pattern of violence targeting Muslims, and called on the international community to intervene to protect vulnerable groups.
Security forces kill four militants in intelligence-based operation in southwest Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Security forces killed four militants linked to a group accused of receiving Indian support during an intelligence-based operation in the restive Balochistan Province, the military said on Sunday, as the country grapples with a surge in terrorist attacks.
Pakistan joins 20 Muslim nations in opposing Israel’s recognition of Somaliland
ISLAMABAD: A coalition of 21 predominantly Muslim nations, including Pakistan, and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation condemned Israel’s recognition of the self-declared Republic of Somaliland as an independent state, describing the move as a blatant violation of international law that could destabilize the Horn of Africa and beyond.
PTI disavows threats to Pakistan’s military chief made at UK protest
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, the opposition party led by the imprisoned former prime minister Imran Khan, disavowed on Saturday threats made against the country’s top military leader during a demonstration in Britain, saying the remarks had “no connection” to the party and did not reflect its ideology.