Latest in: South Asia
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Pakistan alerts world powers against Indian designs of another attack
India is planning to launch another attack inside Pakistan, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said Sunday, while asking world powers to take note of New Delhi’s “irresponsible” behavior. Qureshi told journalists in his hometown of Multan...April 7, 2019 662 0 -
Islamabad calls out Indian duplicity over acuqittal of suspects in train bombing that killed 44 Pakistanis
Samjotha Express Train Credit: Najanaja/Wikipedia India often blames Pakistan for militant attacks on its soil but this week it was Pakistan that called out India for duplicity after a court acquitted four alleged attackers, one of...March 21, 2019 664 0 -
Pakistan to release pilot of downed Indian jet as ‘peace gesture’
The picture of downed Indian jet, Wing Commander Abhinandan taking tea, has gone viral with calls for taking “chai” together instead of warring, Credit: Radio Pakistan In the midst of Pakistan-India military standoff, Prime Minister Imran...February 28, 2019 2432 0 -
U.S. in diplomatic drive to de-escalate ‘dangerous’ Pakistan-India standoff
Terming the standoff between nuclear-armed South Asian neighbors Pakistan and India as “very dangerous,” President Donald Trump has confirmed U.S. diplomatic efforts to stop further escalation in the tensions since an attack in Jammu and Kashmir...February 23, 2019 801 1 -
EU Parliamentarians ask India to stop atrocities in Kashmir
Members of a key European Union Parliamentary Committee have backed the United Nations’ indictment of New Delhi for flagrant violation of human rights in the disputed Kashmir region and called for investigation into the atrocities. The...February 20, 2019 861 1 -
Pakistan offers India help on Pulwama probe; warns Modi against militarism
A 2018 photo shows Indian forces and Kashmiri protestors Credit: Screenshot/VOA video Prime Minister Imran Khan posed a raft of questions to India in the wake of New Delhi’s saber-rattling over allegations that Pakistan was behind...February 19, 2019 985 1 -
In regional shift, Pakistan, Russia sign $10 billion gas pipeline project
In a major shift from its West-centered foreign and economic policies, Islamabad has signed an inter-corporate agreement, under which a 1,500 km offshore gas pipeline costing $ 10 billion will transport Russian natural gas from the...February 7, 2019 2007 0 -
India kills 14 Kashmiris amid freedom protests; Pakistan seeks world focus
Indian forces have killed 14 Kashmiri protestors demanding freedom from New Delhi’s repressive rule, reports said prompting an outcry in neighboring Pakistan and calls for realization of Kashmiri people’s right to self-determination. Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran...December 16, 2018 827 0 -
U.S. says ties with Pakistan a factor for stability in South Asia
The United States and Pakistan see momentum for to advance Afghan peace process, with their top diplomats asking at a meeting in Washington that the Taliban should seize the opportunity for dialogue. The call by the...October 3, 2018 867 0 -
India threatens Pakistan; beats war drums after abandoning peace talks
A day after canceling talks with Pakistan, New Delhi threatened to inflict pain on Pakistan, alleging that the country supported acts of terrorism against India. The sudden escalation in Indian rhetoric follows Friday’s decision to call...September 22, 2018 878 0