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U.S. urges Pakistan, India to resume peace dialogue at the earliest
President Donald Trump’s South Asia strategy “focuses on reducing tensions between Pakistan and India” and Washington urges the two countries to revive their dialogue at the earliest, a senior American diplomat said. “The United States does...Nov 10, 2017 1155 0 -
Pakistani Mohsin Hamid’s ‘Exit West’ among Amazon’s top 2017 books
Photo: Screenshot/PBS NewsHour In a year of intense competition, Amazon has assigned fourth place to Pakistani novelist Mohsin Hamid’s Exit West on its 2017 list of top books. The novel Exit West is a story on...Nov 9, 2017 1951 0 -
Pakistani diplomatic staffer gunned down in Afghanistan
Two gunmen riding a motorbike shot dead a Pakistani diplomat serving in the country’s consulate in Jalalabad city. A Dawn newspaper report identified the dead diplomat as Nayyer Iqbal, citing media accounts that said Iqbal was...Nov 6, 2017 1133 0 -
Cultural diplomacy: Pakistan House highlights the country’s diversity, heritage and women’s role
Often portrayed in the U.S. media in the light of South Asian geostrategic competitions and controversies, Pakistan is stepping up efforts to project its soft power achievements through a series of events. Ambassador Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry...Nov 3, 2017 1196 0 -
Kashmir Tensions: Pakistan shoots down Indian spy drone
Pakistan on Friday said it has shot down an unmanned Indian quadcopter spying across the Line of Control (LoC) on the Pakistani side. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the drone was shot down in...Oct 27, 2017 1083 0 -
Tillerson says Pakistan shares U.S. concerns on terrorism
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has denied that he lectured Pakistan on fighting terror during his visit to the region but said the United States has clearly laid out its counterterrorism expectations from Islamabad. “Pakistan is...Oct 27, 2017 1195 0 -
Pakistan showing renewed cooperation with US: Mike Pence
US, Pakistani pin flags Photo: http://www.crossed-flag-pins.com Vice President Mike Pence has said Pakistan is responding to the U.S. leadership on the international stage with renewed cooperation in the fight against terror. “–as was evidenced in the...Oct 25, 2017 985 0 -
U.S., Pakistan discuss cooperation against terror amid Afghan troubles
Top American diplomat Rex Tillerson had a series of meetings with Pakistani leaders to seek stronger action against the Afghan militant groups as the United States pursues a new policy to address troubles plaguing landlocked Afghanistan...Oct 24, 2017 1273 0 -
U.S., Pakistan to hold crucial talks on bilateral ties, Afghan peace
On the eve of his visit to Islamabad, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has said the U.S. policy toward Pakistan will be based on whether the country takes toward Afghan reconciliation and peace and stable future...Oct 23, 2017 929 0 -
Pakistani journalist recovered after mysterious disappearance
Zeenat Shahzadi Photo: BBC Journalist Zeenat Shahzadi, whose mysterious disappearance from Lahore a couple of years ago, puzzled the media circles, has been recovered from Pakistan-Afghanistan border. Reports say Shahzadi, who had gone missing in 2015,...Oct 21, 2017 1066 0