ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s foreign minister, defence minister and army chief travelled to Riyadh on Monday for emergency talks with Saudi and Turkish officials under their three-nation defence pact, after a sharp escalation in fighting between Saudi-backed forces and Yemen’s Houthis.
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Terrorism and Imran Khan’s health: the two issues that sank Islamabad march talks
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Sunday accused Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) chief minister of “sabotaging” negotiations, after two days of talks failed to stop a march on the capital by supporters of the jailed former prime minister Imran Khan.
Talks to avert Imran Khan supporters’ march on capital end in deadlock
ISLAMABAD: Talks between the coalition government of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and the opposition aimed at stopping a mass march on Islamabad by supporters of the jailed former prime minister Imran Khan ended in deadlock before dawn on Sunday, hours before the protest was due to set off.
Govt extends Rangers deployment in capital as PTI weighs fate of protest march
ISLAMABAD: The government has extended the deployment of 3,000 paramilitary Rangers in Islamabad until 15 October, as negotiators worked on Saturday to head off a march on the capital by supporters of the jailed former prime minister Imran Khan.
Pakistan summons Indian diplomat after two unarmed men shot dead at Punjab border
By Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD: Pakistan summoned India’s chargé d’affaires on Saturday to protest the shooting of two Pakistani unarmed men by Indian border guards, in
Draft agreement drawn up in Pakistan’s political standoff, but PTI says Imran Khan must have the final word
ISLAMABAD: The government and jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s opposition party have reportedly reached an understanding aimed at averting a mass march on the capital due to begin Sunday, though the final decision rests with Khan.
Centre “100 percent ready” to impose emergency rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, says Bhutto Zardari
KARACHI/ISLAMABAD: The government had made up its mind to impose emergency or governor’s rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and was dissuaded only by calls for a political solution, the leader of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has said, a day before the opposition is due to march on the capital.
Minister Naqvi tells business leaders country’s system will be “reset”
LAHORE: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has told business leaders in Lahore that the country’s system is about to be reset, renewing a call that has opened a rift within the governing coalition.
Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey to hold emergency defence talks in Riyadh over Houthi attacks
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey will hold an emergency meeting of the committee overseeing their joint defence pact in Riyadh “very soon”, deputy prime minister has said, as Houthi attacks on Saudi territory push the new alliance towards its first real test.
Govt, PTI talks stretch into weekend with Khan’s party still set on Islamabad march
ISLAMABAD: The coalition government of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and the party of jailed former premier Imran Khan ended their first day of talks on Friday without agreement, with the two sides due to meet again on Saturday afternoon ahead of the party’s planned march on Islamabad the following day.