Islamabad: Pakistan strongly condemned the latest incidents of violence and hostility perpetrated by the Hindutva extremists against Muslims in India during the recent Hindu festivals of Navratri and Dussehra. In a statement, Foreign Office Spokesperson Asim Iftikhar Ahmad said this is yet another manifestation of the
United Nations: The head of UN Peacekeeping Department, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, leaves Wednesday on a 10-day tour of four Asian countries, including Pakistan, a UN spokesman said. “The purpose of Mr Lacroix’s visit is to thank the countries for their contributions and support to UN peacekeeping, as
Islamabad: Pakistan categorically rejects Indian External Affairs Minister’s highly irresponsible and gratuitous remarks made at Vadodara, India insinuating at Pakistan’s so-called involvement in “international terrorism”. His unfounded remarks are yet another manifestation of the Indian leaders’ obsession to concoct facts with respect to terrorism for
Geneva: The United Nations has revised up its humanitarian appeal for Pakistan five-fold to $816 million from $160 million as it seeks to control a surge in water-borne diseases following the country's worst floods in decades, an official said on Monday. Nearly 1,700 people have been
Bathinda: Secessionist group Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) have released raw footage of “Khalistan-Pakistan Zindabad" and “Muslim-Sikh Bhai Bhai” slogans inscribed at Divisional Forest Office Bathinda, a stronghold of Aam Admi Party (AAP). The walls of the government office were also painted with slogans “Hindustan Murdabad” and
Islamabad: Pakistan on Monday categorically rejected Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar’s “irresponsible” and “gratuitous” remarks insinuating the country's so-called involvement in “international terrorism”. In a press release, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said, “His [Jaishankar's] unfounded remarks are yet another manifestation of the Indian
Rawalpindi: A Pakistani peacekeeper was martyred when armed assailants opened fire at the United Nations (UN) Permanent Operation Base in Minembwe in the Democratic Republic of Congo, said the military’s media wing in a statement. As per the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), six armed assailants from
Islamabad: The Foreign Office strongly urged India to refrain from commenting on the bilateral ties between the United States and Pakistan. The FO’s statement comes as a response to India’s Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar’s remarks in which he called for the US to “reflect on its
New Delhi: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that he had discussed with his Pakistani counterpart what he called managing a responsible relationship with neighbouring India. Blinken’s comments came after India’s defence and foreign ministers opposed a U.S. decision to provide a support package of
London: The Bestway Foundation has raised more than $2 million through its fundraising efforts while also appealing to the UK government and the international community to do more on an urgent basis to help Pakistan deal with the flood tragedy that has affected over 40