NEW DELHI, May 17 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government is facing a wave of criticism following External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar's claim that India informed Pakistan in advance of its May 6 operation targeting alleged terrorist infra ...
Former Indian general showers praise on Pakistan army’s agility
NEW DELHI, May 17 Former Indian Lt Gen P.R Shankar has lauded the Pakistan Army for its exceptional use of Chinese military equipment during Operation Bunyan-un-Marsoos (Iron Wall). The ex-officer stated that Pakistan’s armed forces made better use ...
India boycotts trade ties with Türkiye for supporting Pakistan
NEW DELHI, May 17 War-obsessed India has suspended its trade and educational ties with Türkiye over its unconditional support for Pakistan, Indian media reported Saturday. From security and aviation to education and trade, New Delhi isn’t sparing A ...
IMF ‘demands’ Pakistan to phase out federal funding for provincial development projects
ISLAMABAD, May 17 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged Pakistan to gradually phase out federal funding for provincial development projects under the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP). According to sources, the IMF made this deman ...
Lowering of tariff on imports from USA in Pakistan’s benefit .
ISLAMABAD, May 17 Federal Minister for Trade Jam Kamal Khan said on Saturday that a reduction in tariff on the goods imported from the USA would create a space for Pakistani goods in that country. Speaking to a private television channel, Jam said t ...
IMF opposes tax cuts for salaried individuals
ISLAMABAD, May 17 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has expressed concerns over the government’s proposal to reduce tax rates for salaried individuals, sources said as virtual negotiations between Pakistan finance ministry officials and the Fund ...
Trump hints at expanding trade with ‘brilliant’ Pakistan
WASHINGTON, May 17 US President Donald Trump has said that his intervention stopped the India-Pakistan conflict from spiraling into nuclear war by leveraging trade. Speaking to Fox News during his visit to the Middle East, Trump elaborated on his co ...
Pakistan, India DGMOs review ceasefire agreement via hotline
ISLAMANAD, May 12, The Director Generals of Military Operations (DGMOs) of Pakistan and India held a detailed conversation via hotline on Monday to review the May 10 ceasefire agreement. According to official sources, the two sides reaffirmed th ...
Saudi airline resumes flight operations to Pakistan
KARACHI, May 12, Saudi airline resumed flight operations to Pakistan following ceasefire between Pakistan and India. A spokesperson confirmed that flight SV-704 departed from Jeddah for Karachi as part of the resumed service. The aircraft wi ...
Trump’s Kashmir meditation offer irks many Indians
NEW DELHI/ISLAMABAD, May 12 , India and Pakistan have stepped back from the brink of all-out war, with a nudge from the U.S., but New Delhi’s aspirations as a global diplomatic power now face a key test after President Donald Trump offered to medi ...
US credits Rubio-Vance diplomacy for Pak-India ceasefire
WASHINGTON May 11, US State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said that the recently announced India-Pakistan ceasefire agreement was significantly shaped by the diplomatic efforts of Senators Marco Rubio and JD Vance. In an interview with a ...
Pakistan lauds Trump’s statement on resolution of Kashmir dispute
ISLAMABAD, May 11Pakistan has welcomed US President Donald Trump’s statement on the longstanding Kashmir dispute, emphasizing the importance of resolving the issue in accordance with United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolutions. In a stat ...
Pakistan demands independent inquiry into Pahalgam incident
LONDON, May 11, Pakistan’s High Commissioner to the UK, Dr. Mohammad Faisal, has called for an independent and transparent international investigation into the Pahalgam incident, stating that those responsible must be held accountable regardless o ...
Time to stop fighting: Trump offers help on Kashmir dispute
ISLAMABAD, May 11 US President Donald Trump has offered to help resolve the Kashmir dispute, expressing willingness to work with both Pakistan and India. In a message posted on social media platform X on Sunday, President Trump stated, “I will ...
India suspends IPL 2025 indefinitely amid border tensions
NEW DELHI, May 09 The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Friday (May 9) decided to suspend the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 amid escalating tensions between India and Pakistan, reported Indian media. On Thursday (May 8), the ma ...
Vance says US won’t intervene in Pakistan-India conflict
WASHINGTON, May 09, US vice-president JD Vance has said that the US will not intervene in the conflict between Pakistan and India, calling fighting between the two nuclear powers “fundamentally none of our business”. The remarks came during an ...
Five dead in Indian helicopter crash
UTTARKASHI, May 08, Five passengers died, and two were seriously injured in a helicopter crash near the Bhagirathi River in Uttarkashi district of Indian state of Uttarakhand, ANI reported citing Garhwal Divisional Commissioner Vinay Shankar Pande ...
Kashmiris to hold protest in front of Indian embassy Brussels on Friday
ISLAMABAD, May 08, The meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Information Technology and Telecommunication was held in Old PIPS Hall, Parliament Lodges Islamabad. The meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Information Technology and T ...
Trump tells India and Pakistan to ‘stop’ clashes
LONDON, May 08 Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, held a significant meeting today with Mr. Bill Winters, Group Chief Executive Officer of Standard Chartered Bank, in London. The meeting underscored the strong ...
China ready to play constructive role in easing Pak-India tension
BEIJING, May 07 China stands ready to work with international community to continue to play a constructive role in easing the current tension between India and Pakistan, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Wednesday. Respondi ...
Russia reacts to Indian attack on Pakistan
MOSCOW, May 07Russia on Wednesday expressed deep concern over the escalation of conflict between India and Pakistan. “We are deeply concerned over the escalation of military confrontation between India and Pakistan following the terrorist attack ...
Indian strikes in Pakistan a shameful act: President Trump
WASHINGTON, May 07, US President Donald Trump has described Indian attack on Pakistan a shameful act. The US President has voiced his reaction and termed Indian attack a shameful act. He said that this is a shameful act on the part of India, ...
Israel strikes Sanaa airport in Yemen, escalating regional tensions.
The Israeli military claims to have “fully disabled” Yemen’s main airport in Houthi-controlled Sanaa during airstrikes on Tuesday, targeting aircraft, runways, and key infrastructure. The attack follows a Houthi missile launch near Tel Aviv and marks ...
Pakistani Ambassador briefs US leading think-tank on Pak-India escalation
WASHINGTON, May 06, Ambassador Rizwan Saeed Sheikh, Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States, today hosted a productive dialogue with representatives from prominent U.S. think-tanks at the Embassy of Pakistan in Washington, D.C., focusing on the ...
UN urges maximum restraint, OIC voices concern over India-Pakistan standof
NEW YORK, May 06, The United Nations chief Antonio Guterres has said that Pakistan and India must exert “maximum restraint” as the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) expressed “deep concern” over the deteriorating security environment in So ...