ISLAMABAD: Islamabad on Saturday denounced the “provocative” remarks made by Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in a televised interview yesterday, in which he appeared to confirm that New Delhi was carrying out an assassination campaign in Pakistan, as reported by The Guardian. “If any terrorist from a neighbouring country tries to disturb India or carry out terrorist activities here, he will be given …

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has said that the relevant stakeholders would “seriously examine” the trade situation with India as he highlighted the concerns of the business community. Pakistan, under the government of then-prime minister Imran Khan, had downgraded diplomatic relations with New Delhi and suspended all bilateral trade in August 2019, when India revoked occupied Kashmir’s special status by repealing Article 370 of …

BEIJING: Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said Wednesday that it is in the common interest of China and India to resolve the border issue as soon as possible, responding to a question related to claims by Indian officials that stationing of so many troops on the border is not in the common interest of both sides.  Wang said during …

ISLAMABAD/SRINAGAR: As Indian PM Narendra Modi arrived in held Kashmir for his first visit since he scrapped its special status under Article 370 of India’s constitution, Pakistan dismissed the move as “part of India’s efforts to portray normalcy” in the disputed region. “We believe that these efforts to project normalcy are a facade and tourism cannot be promoted in a situation where …

UNITED NATIONS: Follo­wing religious clashes sparked by the opening this week of a controversial Hindu temple in India, Pakistan has urged the United Nations to take action for the protection of Islamic sites in the country. Pakistan’s UN envoy Munir Akram shared the plea during an OIC ambassadorial meeting at the UN headquarters in New York on Wednesday, condemning the recent consecration of the …

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Secretary Muhammad Syrus Sajjad Qazi on Thursday said Islamabad had “credible evidence” of links between Indian agents and the assassination of two Pakistani nationals in Sialkot and Rawalakot. At a press briefing in Islamabad, he said India was running a “sophisticated and sinister” campaign of “extra-territorial and extra-judicial killings” inside Pakistan. Qazi stated that these were “killing-for-hire cases” …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Monday condemned the construction and consecration of the ‘Ram Temple’ on the site of the demolished Babri Mosque in the Indian city of Ayodhya and urged the international community to take cognisance of the growing Islamophobia, hate speech and hate crimes in India. “The United Nations and other relevant international organisations should play their part in saving …

ISLAMABAD: Pakis­tan High Commission in New Delhi on Saturday announced it had issued 104 visas to Indian Hindu pilgrims intending to participate in the upcoming 315th birth anniversary celebrations of Shiv Avtari Satguru Sant Shadaram Sahib at Shadani Darbar. The announcement was made by the high commission over micro-blogging site X (formerly Twitter). Shadani Darbar Hayat Pitafi, an important spiritual …

SRINAGAR: Indian police in occupied Kashmir have arrested seven university students under tough anti-terrorism laws for alleged intimidation and “anti-India sloganeering” after Australia’s victory over India in the Cricket World Cup final. Police said on Tuesday that the students were arrested following “anti-India sloganeering and intimidation of others who did not agree with them” after the match. Hosts India were favourites to …

DUBAI: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said on Sunday that the United States can not stop Pakistan from purchasing Russian oil and it will be possible to do so soon. While addressing Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) workers in Dubai, the finance minister said during his visit to the US last month, he had a meeting with the officials of the …