- 18 November, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National SecurityPakistan
Pakistan’s new govt issues passport to ex-premier Nawaz Sharif to return
Islamabad, Apr 25 (PTI) Pakistan’s former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has been issued a passport to return to his home country from the UK where he was seeking treatment, a…
Book Review – ‘On the Cusp of a Holocaust : The Talibanization of Kerala’
Dr B S Harishankar, author, historian, archaeologist and member of the academic council of the Indian Institute of Advanced Studies, Shimla, has written a brief monograph that makes for compelling…
By Rajeev Srinivasan
Cash-strapped Pakistan, IMF agree to extend stalled bailout package, increase loan size to USD 8 bn
Islamabad, Apr 24 (PTI) Cash-strapped Pakistan and the IMF have agreed to extend the stalled bailout package by up to one year and increase the loan size to USD 8…
Afghan defence minister says will not tolerate ‘invasions’
KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan's acting defence minister said on Sunday that the Taliban administration would not tolerate "invasions" from its neighours after protesting against airstrikes it says were conducted by…
Russia’s Putin, Pak PM Sharif exchange letters, express desire to strengthen cooperation: Report
Islamabad, Apr 24 (PTI) Russian President Vladimir Putin and Pakistan’s new Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif have quietly exchanged letters expressing desire to strengthen cooperation between the two countries, a media…
US welcomes Pak NSC’s rejection of Imran Khan’s ‘foreign conspiracy’ claims
Washington/Islamabad, Apr 23 (PTI) Asserting that a strong, prosperous and democratic Pakistan is critical to its interests, the US has welcomed Pakistan's top security forum's statement rejecting Imran Khan's repeated…
Bilawal to take oath as Pak foreign minister in a day or two, confirms senior PPP leader
Islamabad/London, Apr 23 (PTI) PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari will take oath as Pakistan's foreign minister in a day or two, a senior party leader said on Saturday, ending speculation that…
Militants in Afghanistan strike Pakistan army post, kill three soldiers
Islamabad, Apr 23 (PTI) At least three Pakistani soldiers were killed after militants from across the border in Afghanistan fired indiscriminately at their military check post, the Pakistan Army said…
Return to “Purana” Pakistan
Pakistan’s new PM, Shahbaz Sharif, is a veteran politician, with the usual baggage of corruption related prison experience. He also has considerable marital experience, having entered into wedlock five times,…
By Pinak Ranjan Chakravarty
Pakistan army officer killed, another injured in Balochistan terror attack
Islamabad, Apr 22 (PTI) A Pakistan Army officer was killed and another injured in an encounter with terrorists in the country's south-western province of Balochistan, the military said on Friday.…
Congresswoman Ilhan Omar’s Pakistan visit not sponsored by US government: Official
Washington, Apr 22 (PTI) Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar's travel to Pakistan this week is not sponsored by the United States government, an official said on Thursday. India on Thursday condemned…
US congresswoman visits Pakistani part of disputed Kashmir, draws India’s ire
By Abu Arqam Naqash and Krishna N. Das MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan (Reuters) - Congresswoman Ilhan Omar made a rare visit by a U.S. lawmaker to Pakistan Occupied region of Kashmir on…
