ISLAMABAD: Foreign ministers from Pakistan, China, and Afghanistan will convene in Beijing on Tuesday for high-stakes talks aimed at bolstering regional peace and security, a gathering overshadowed by the lingering fallout of a military standoff between Pakistan and India over the Kashmir dispute.
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Pakistan-India ceasefire holds with no end date
ISLAMABAD: A ceasefire between India and Pakistan, brokered by the US administration after intense military clashes, has no expiration date, officials from both countries confirmed on Sunday.
Bhutto-Zardari to lead Pakistan’s diplomatic response to India’s clash claims
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has tapped former foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari to lead a diplomatic delegation to global capitals, aiming to counter India’s portrayal of their recent military clash.
UK Lammy urges Pakistan, India to uphold Indus waters pact
ISLAMABAD: UK Foreign Secretary David on Saturday pressed India and Pakistan to honour their commitments under the Indus Waters Treaty, a decades-old pact now at the centre of escalating tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbours following a series of military clashes and a deepening dispute over Kashmir and water rights.
Doctor shot dead in Punjab in suspected religious attack
ISLAMABAD: A senior physician from the persecuted Ahmadiyya community was shot dead on Friday in broad daylight in a city in eastern Punjab in an apparent act of faith-based violence against religious minorities.
Sharif calls for peace with India after military confrontation, celebrates victory
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif struck a defiant yet conciliatory tone on Friday, saying the country had won the war against India after a week of military clashes but calling on New Delhi to pursue peace as ‘neighbors, not adversaries’.
Pakistan demands global probe into nuclear theft in India
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday sharply condemned India’s defence minister for suggesting that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) take control of Pakistan’s nuclear weapons, branding the remarks “irresponsible” and a sign of “ignorance” about the UN agency’s mandate and also demanded an international investigation into alleged nuclear theft in India, citing concerns over the security of its rival’s nuclear program.
Pakistan, India extend ceasefire as US pushes for talks
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and India have prolonged their U.S.-brokered ceasefire until May 18, a move that tempers hostilities between the nuclear-armed neighbours, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said on Thursday.
Pakistan to swelter from Thursday, PMD warns of severe heatwave
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is preparing for its first heatwave of the season, with temperatures expected to climb well above seasonal normal from Thursday through the weekend, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) said.
Ready for war, open to peace: Sharif tells Modi
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday called for a comprehensive dialogue with India to address longstanding disputes over Kashmir and water rights, as a fragile truce holds between the nuclear-armed neighbours following recent military clashes.