India offers 12 steps to normalize relations Delhi says ‘infiltration’ obstacle to talks
NEW DELHI, Oct 22: India sought on Wednesday to retake the initiative to normalize relations with Pakistan, offering a raft of measures ranging from full sporting ties to increased transport and...
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Pakistan, Iran want Muslim states to unite: Jamali holds talks with Khamenei
TEHRAN, Oct 22: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei said here on Wednesday that relations...
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Wargames with China continue
BEIJING, Oct 22: Naval ships from China and Pakistan held a joint rescue drill on Wednesday in the East China Sea off Shanghai, state media said....
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Tehran to hand over key papers to IAEA
TEHRAN, Oct 22: Iran said on Wednesday it would hand over documents on its past nuclear activities to the UN nuclear watchdog later in the day to allay international suspicions that...
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Fencing of border with Afghanistan begins
ISLAMABAD, Oct 22: Pakistan has started fencing parts of its western border with Afghanistan to stop Al Qaeda and Taliban men from mounting attacks on Afghan targets and US-led forces, the...
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Pakistan, Iran to boost oil, gas sector cooperation
TEHRAN, Oct 22: Iran has offered Pakistan to study feasibility of laying a Pakistan-Iran gasline, since India is still unwilling to be part of the project....
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No need to continue talks on LFO, says Qazi
PESHAWAR, Oct 22: Jamaat-i-Islami chief Qazi Hussain Ahmad said here on Wednesday that there was no need to continue dialogue on the Legal Framework Order (LFO)....
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MMA team leaves for Gwadar, Chaghai
ISLAMABAD, Oct 22: A three-member team of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA), led by its president Senator Allama Shah Ahmed Noorani, left here on a two-day visit of Chaghai and Gwadar in...
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Islamabad, Beijing to boost defence ties
BEIJING, Oct 22: Pakistan and China have agreed to boost cooperation to meet professional requirements of their armed forces....
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Batch of 50 deportees from US due this week
WASHINGTON, Oct 22: Another batch of 50 Pakistani deportees are expected to arrive in Pakistan later this week from the United States, it was learnt here on Wednesday....
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Yasin, Geelani detained
SRINAGAR, Oct 22: Police in Indian-administered Kashmir on Wednesday detained an influential pro-independence leader and three of his colleagues, sparking protests by their supporters, officials said....
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Two blasts rock Jalalabad
KABUL, Oct 22: At least two explosions rocked the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad on Wednesday, causing minor damage but no casualties, witnesses and officials said....
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Washington lauds Delhi peace move
WASHINGTON, Oct 22: The United States on Wednesday welcomed India’s proposals to normalize relations with Pakistan....
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SC moved over case against cop
ISLAMABAD, Oct 22: The Supreme Court was moved on Wednesday by a lawyer urging the court to take suo motu notice of the incident in which an FIR was registered against...
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Indo-China talks today
NEW DELHI, Oct 22: Special representatives of India and China will meet here on Thursday (today) to hold talks on the long-standing border dispute....
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Islamabad to give serious thought
ISLAMABAD, Oct 22: Islamabad on Wednesday said it will seriously consider the series of confidence building measures (CBMs) announced by India earlier in the day in a bid to normalize relations...
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Baglihar dam violates Indus treaty
NEW DELHI, Oct 22: A team of the Pakistan Commission for Indus Waters will return home on Thursday, apparently convinced that they have found violations by India of a 1960 treaty...
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UN demands end to West Bank barrier; Israel says no
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 22: The UN General Assembly called overwhelmingly for Israel to tear down its security barrier in the West Bank, describing it as a breach of international law, but...
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