Neighbourly initiatives: Islamabad, Kabul set to relax travel procedures
Peshawar:In the wake of growing understanding and coordination between Pakistan and Afghanistan, the two neighbours are going to ease travel procedures for their citizens and ink a treaty on prisoner…
U.S. resists timeline for Iraqi offensive in Mosul
No timeline should be imposed on Iraqi forces planning an offensive to take back the key city of Mosul as the operation will require elaborate preparations, a senior U.S. envoy…
Army chief chairs Corps Commanders Conference in Rawalpindi
RAWALPINDI: CArmy Chief General Raheel Sharif is heading a Corps Commander meeting in Rawalpindi to address the security situation in the country, Express News reported Tuesday. Following the implementation of the National Action…
2,000 unregistered Afghans deported since APS attack
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has deported around 2,000 unregistered Afghans after the attack on Army Public School in Peshawar in December 2014. “Pakistani authorities have clearly conveyed to the Afghan government that around…
Indian Foreign Secretary meets Pakistani counterpart as he begins two-day visit
ISLAMABAD: Indian Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar, who arrived in Islamabad Tuesday morning, met his counterpart Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry to discuss issues related to the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation, Express News reported. This is…
Erdogan, El-Sissi set for key Saudi talks
Riyadh will witness this week a flurry of diplomatic activities beginning Sunday, when Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman will meet with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and…
U.S. sets out ‘bottom lines’ for Iran nuclear deal
The United States on Friday set out what it called its “bottom lines” to reach a deal with Iran to rein in its nuclear program, ahead of new talks next…
Training of Syrian rebels to begin ‘in weeks’
The U.S. military said Friday the training of moderate Syrian rebels will likely begin within four to six weeks in Turkey after the two NATO allies clinched an agreement last…
Obama and Ghani to meet next month
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama will receive his Afghan counterpart Ashraf Ghani at the White House on March 24 as Washington weighs slowing down the withdrawal of US forces from the…
Russian opposition leader Nemtsov shot dead near Kremlin
MOSCOW: Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, a fierce critic of President Vladimir Putin, was gunned down while walking in sight of the Kremlin late Friday, prompting an international chorus of…