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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran khan it has claimed that there is “a lot of anger” within the armed forces over the verbal “attacks” against senior military commanders by the leaders of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), an anti-government alliance of 11 opposition parties. In an interview with local …

NEW DELHI: India stepped up its diplomatic offensive on Monday to expose Pakistan on the issue of cross-border terrorism with Foreign Secretary Harsh Shringla briefing a select group of foreign envoys, including P5 countries, on the role of forces with base in Pakistan in the Nagrota terrorist attack. Shringla told …

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has temporarily suspended issuing new visas to visitors from Pakistan and 11 other countries until further notice. The Pakistani Foreign Ministry confirmed the news on Wednesday saying that the decision by the UAE authorities “is believed to be related to the second wave of COVID-19,” …

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has said his government is under pressure to recognize Israel and insisted Islamabad would never establish relations with “Zionists”. Khan revealed this during an interview with a private television, where he stated that following the recognition of Israel by the Arab countries, including the United …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Vice President of the Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Maryam nawaz Sharif alleged Thursday that authorities had installed cameras in his jail cell and bathroom. In a recent interview, Sharif spoke about the alleged inconveniences she faced when she was jailed after being arrested in the Chaudhary Sugar Mills case …

Recalling the events of February 2019, the Pakistani opposition claimed that the Imran Khan government had released the commander of the Indian Air Force wing, Abhinandan Varthaman, “out of fear” of an Indian attack. Varthaman was taken into Pakistani custody after he landed on the other side of the border …

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan attends a bilateral meeting with United States President Donald Trump at the 50th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland on January 21, 2020. ( REUTERS / Jonathan Ernst / File) Pakistan has hired Texas-based Linden Strategies to lobby the Donald …

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has said he would have fired the army chief if Kargil’s war with India had been started without informing him. Nawaz Sharif, who was prime minister during the Kargil war, has long maintained that he was unaware of what was happening when the conflict broke …

Pakistan said on Sunday that the diplomat nominated by India as the next acting head of the Indian mission in Islamabad is too senior for the job, even as he sought to link bilateral relations with the resolution of the Kashmir issue. Jayant Khobragade’s name was proposed to the Pakistani …

Diplomat Jayant Khobragade. (Image courtesy: indianbureaucracy.com) India officially proposed the name Khobragade in June this year. Islamabad’s decision to oppose the visa is reportedly due to Khobragade’s seniority. Pakistan reportedly considers the diplomat too tall to lead the Indian mission, especially after his force was cut in half. News18.com New …