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DAWN.com
April 3, 2018
Pakistani officials claim that India has helped TTP set up camps inside Afghanistan, which they now use for launching attacks into Pakistan. “We are the sixth or seventh-largest country in the world and have the seventh-largest standing army in the world,” Mr Ismail told Financial Times. “We're not going toÃÂ ...
Pakistan Observer
April 3, 2018
A UNDP report says that Pakistani authorities are negligent about an impending water crisis that is posing a serious threat to the country's stability. So initiatives should be taken by our political leadership to have a proper plan to overcome this serious problem. Dams should be built to store water which canÃÂ ...
The Sun Daily
April 3, 2018
Men move the body of one a man from a Christian family, who was killed by unidentified gunmen, into an ambulance at a hospital morgue in Quetta, Pakistan April 2, 2018. — Reuters. QUETTA, Pakistan: Four Christians were shot dead in southwestern Pakistan on Monday, police said, in an attack claimedÃÂ ...
Financial Express
April 3, 2018
Apart from the repeated cross-border ceasefire violations, India and Pakistan had also reached a diplomatic impasse due to each country accusing each other of harassing its diplomats and embassy officers. India had raised the issue four times and had protested against the Pakistani authorities overÃÂ ...
Gulf Today
April 1, 2018
Pakistani authorities also raided the complex and expelled Pakistani service providers. India termed this unjustifiable given that the complex, duly authorised by the Pakistani authorities, was being constructed to house its diplomatic personnel. Pakistan responded that while the Indian housing complex inÃÂ ...
The Columbian
March 15, 2018
LAHORE, Pakistan — Pakistani lawmakers in a provincial assembly voted in favor of a recommendation to ban dance parties at schools and other educational institutions, saying they promote Western culture, officials said Thursday. The move drew criticism from students and activists, who vowed to opposeÃÂ ...
PakTribune.com
March 13, 2018
A Pakistani diplomat announced that the Americans called on Pakistani authorities to facilitate some people's entry into Iran territory and provide them with the necessary support during the recent civilian protests in Iran in order to foment and exploit civil unrest against the government that faced with aÃÂ ...
Voice of America
March 9, 2018
In the run-up to the meeting, Pakistani authorities amended laws to blacklist individuals and groups such as JuD and its sister organization, Falah-e-Insaniat Foundation (FIF), ... Pakistani officials maintain they will be able to address international concerns to get the country removed from the latest gray list.
UrduPoint News
March 2, 2018
PESHAWAR, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 01st Mar, 2018 ):Provincial Election Commissioner Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Presiding Officer for Senate Elections 2018, Pir Maqbool Ahmad Thursday chaired a meeting of parliamentary leaders of political parties in KP assembly to discuss code of conductÃÂ ...
The Daily Star
February 28, 2018
QUETTA, Pakistan: A suicide bomber killed four soldiers in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta and a gunman shot dead two policemen in a separate attack in the restive province on Wednesday, officials said. Quetta is the capital of Balochistan, a province bordering Iran and Afghanistan where policeÃÂ ...
gulfnews.com
February 21, 2018
Islamabad: Pakistani legislators, officials and religious leaders on Wednesday unanimously rejected the demand for the public execution of Imran Ali, the convicted rapist and murderer of eight-year-old girl Zainab Ameen. The issue of the public executions under Pakistani law was discussed by the memberÃÂ ...
gulfnews.com
February 13, 2018
Islamabad: Pakistan police have arrested a gang accused of extracting spinal fluid from swindled victims, officials said Tuesday, the latest case involving the country's notorious medical black market. Police in Punjab province's eastern Hafizabad district arrested five suspects after being tipped off byÃÂ ...
Arab News
February 8, 2018
Afghanistan's former president Hamid Karzai speaks during an interview with the Associated Press in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018. Accusing Washington of hijacking Afghan democracy, former President Hamid Karzai says both the U.S. and Pakistan has brought his country to its knees to further their own,ÃÂ ...
TOLOnews
February 8, 2018
The first meeting of Afghan and Pakistani officials was held in Kabul on February 03. Earlier in February, the Afghan Interior Minister Wais Ahmad Barmak and NDS Chief Mohammad Masoom Stanekzai visited Pakistan and handed a list of names over to Pakistan of people suspected of being involved in recent attacks inÃÂ ...
DTN The Progressive Farmer (blog)
February 3, 2018
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Pakistani and Afghan officials have met for a second round of talks about allegations levelled against Islamabad in the wake of recent deadly militant attacks in Kabul that have killed over 200 people. A joint statement after the day-long meeting in the Afghan capital said the twoÃÂ ...
DunyaNews Pakistan
December 31, 1999
ISLAMABAD (APP) -- Deputy Assistant to the President and US National Security Council's Senior Director for South and Central Asia Lisa Curtis visited Islamabad from February 26 to 27 and met various Pakistani officials. According to a statement issued by foreign office here, Senior Director Curtis metÃÂ ...
Undark Magazine
December 31, 1999
As Residents of Lahore Choke on Air Pollution, Pakistani Officials Dawdle. Deteriorating air quality in Pakistan's second-largest city is posing real risks to public health, but officials are taking a largely short-term view. 02.26.2018 / By Sabrina Toppa ÷ Join the Discussion. Share. Click to share on Facebook (Opens in newà...
Financial Express
December 31, 1999
Almost a fortnight after the diplomatic spat between India and Pakistan, the two neighbouring sides have begun efforts to put a stop to incidents of harassment of diplomats and their families. By: FE Online | New Delhi | Published: March 28, 2018 12:56 PM. 0. Shares. Share. Top officials of the High Commissions in NewÃÂ ...
Daily Pioneer
December 31, 1999
Officials of India and Pakistan will hold technical deliberations on various issues of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) on March 29-30 in New Delhi. The talks will take place under the established mechanism of Permanent Indus Commission (PIC) set up under the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) of 1960 betweenÃÂ ...
WAMU 88.5
February 22, 2018
Days later, Washington announced it was suspending most of its military aid to Pakistan. Pakistani officials denied they sponsor militant groups. They pointed to their years-long fight against terrorist groups. The United Kingdom co-submitted the request for the task force to punish Pakistan, and France andÃÂ ...
gulfnews.com
February 22, 2018
Islamabad: Pakistani legislators, officials and religious leaders on Wednesday unanimously rejected the demand for the public execution of Imran Ali, the convicted rapist and murderer of eight-year-old girl Zainab Ameen. The issue of the public executions under Pakistani law was discussed by the memberÃÂ ...
gulfnews.com
February 13, 2018
Islamabad: Pakistan police have arrested a gang accused of extracting spinal fluid from swindled victims, officials said Tuesday, the latest case involving the country's notorious medical black market. Police in Punjab province's eastern Hafizabad district arrested five suspects after being tipped off byÃÂ ...
TOLOnews
February 8, 2018
The first meeting of Afghan and Pakistani officials was held in Kabul on February 03. Earlier in February, the Afghan Interior Minister Wais Ahmad Barmak and NDS Chief Mohammad Masoom Stanekzai visited Pakistan and handed a list of names over to Pakistan of people suspected of being involved inÃÂ ...
The Nation
February 7, 2018
Afghanistan's former president has lashed out at both the United States and Pakistan, accusing them of using the Afghan war to further their own interests and calling on Washington to sanction Pakistani military and intelligence officials. In an interview with The Associated Press on Wednesday, HamidÃÂ ...
AzerNews
February 3, 2018
Azerbaijan and Pakistan have all opportunities to increase the number of tourists visiting Azerbaijan from Pakistan, said the Minister of Culture and Tourism of Azerbaijan Abulfaz Garayev during a meeting with the members of Pakistani Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry, led by the presidentÃÂ ...
Arab News
January 31, 2018
Afghan security personnel investigate at the site of a suicide bomb attack in Kabul. (REUTERS). Related Articles. Taliban active in 70% of Afghanistan, study finds ÷ Death toll from Kabul attack rises to 64 ÷ Spain's premier says Kabul attack not against Madrid. ISLAMABAD: Senior Afghan officials onà...
Voice of America
January 27, 2018
Shakil Afridi, a Pakistani doctor, helped the United States find Osama bin Laden in 2011. He was later arrested by Pakistani authorities and has been in prison waiting for a trial ever since. The U.S. supports Afridi's release. However, the debate over his future is an example of the complicated relationsÃÂ ...
Press Herald
January 26, 2018
ISLAMABAD — Pakistani officials said Thursday they are investigating whether a suspect arrested in the slaying of eight girls was linked to an international child-porn ring. The latest development came days after the arrest of Mohammad Imran, 24, in connection with the rape and killing of 7-year-old ZainabÃÂ ...
ABC News
January 26, 2018
Pakistani officials said Thursday they are investigating whether a suspect arrested in the slaying of eight girls was linked to an international child-porn ring. The latest development came days after the arrest of Mohammad Imran, 24, in connection with the rape and killing of 7-year-old Zainab Ansari in theÃÂ ...
gulfnews.com
January 25, 2018
Islamabad: Pakistani officials have opened an investigation into whether a suspect arrested in the slaying of eight girls was linked to an international child-porn ring. Thursday's development came days after suspect Mohammad Imran was arrested in connection with the rape and killing of a 8-year-old girl.
Arab News
January 25, 2018
KARACHI: Officials in Karachi believe a Chinese criminal network is skimming ATM machines in Pakistan. Two Chinese nationals were caught by the manager of a local bank in downtown Karachi last week and handed over to the police and the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA). “For a moment, I thoughtÃÂ ...
The Express Tribune
January 25, 2018
The Afghan Taliban have claimed that the group's Qatar office delegation and Pakistani officials held a meeting in Islamabad earlier this month. A statement issued by the Afghan Taliban on Wednesday said that a delegation comprising five Taliban leaders had met with the Pakistani officials to exploreÃÂ ...
Pakistan Today
January 24, 2018
The Afghan Taliban group has formally confirmed a meeting between the group's Qatar office delegation and Pakistani officials in Islamabad, reported Khamar News on ... It reported: “They [Pakistan officials] have said the Taliban remained unmoved [on an offer to engage in talks with Afghan government].
Toronto Star
January 24, 2018
Pakistani officials arrest suspect in killings of 7-year-old girl, several other children. The breakthrough came in what officials are calling a serial murder case and which has stirred outrage across the country. Chief Minister of Pakistan's Punjab province Shahbaz Sharif, third right, said a man suspected in theÃÂ ...
The Daily Star
January 24, 2018
PESHAWAR, Pakistan: A midlevel Afghan commander of the Taliban-affiliated Haqqani Network was killed Wednesday in a drone strike in Pakistan's tribal region, officials said, days after Afghan authorities blamed the group for attacking a luxury Kabul hotel. The pre-dawn strike took place well insideÃÂ ...
ABC News
January 24, 2018
The Taliban say five of its members met with Pakistani officials in the capital, Islamabad, to discuss ways of ending the war in neighboring Afghanistan. Pakistan is under mounting pressure from the United States to cut ties with the militants, who regularly attack U.S. and Afghan forces and who stormed aÃÂ ...
The News International
January 22, 2018
The US believes that Pakistani authorities provide sanctuaries to terrorist organisations. Both countries have had a rift over the issues that soured since President Trump announced Afghan policy last August. The Trump administration earlier this month suspended security assistance to Pakistan as well,ÃÂ ...
Arab News
January 18, 2018
ISLAMABAD: Senior Afghan Taliban representatives held talks with Pakistani officials on prospects for the group's participation in the peace process, two Taliban officials told Arab News. The visit to Pakistan of the five-member delegation was approved by Taliban leader Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada.
fox6now.com
January 14, 2018
PAKISTAN — Pakistani authorities Sunday released a sketch of a man they believe picked up 7-year-old Zainab Ansari on the day she went missing. The man was seen outside her home in Kasur on January 4, according to the Joint Investigation Team's office in Lahore. Investigators believe a serial killer isÃÂ ...
The Hindu
January 4, 2018
The total amount in question could exceed a billion dollars, though no official figure has been provided. The United States on Thursday said it was suspending all security assistance to Pakistan until Islamabad “takes decisive action against groups, including the Afghan Taliban and the Haqqani Network.”.
The Boston Globe
January 2, 2018
ISLAMABAD — Pakistani officials struck back Tuesday at President Trump and his controversial tweet attacking their country, saying it was ''completely incomprehensible'' and ''contradicted the facts.'' In a tweet early Monday, his first of the year, Trump accused Pakistan of ''lies & deceit'' and lamented thatÃÂ ...
Hindustan Times
January 2, 2018
The members then stood in silence for a few minutes in the memory of the slain security personnel. A few days ago, some Shiv Sena members joined by a few BJP MPs had raised similar slogans referring to the treatment meted out to the kin of Kulbhushan Jadhav by Pakistani authorities in Islamabad.
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
December 30, 2017
Indian fishermen, who were released by the Pakistani authorities, wave after crossing over to the Indian side of the India-Pakistan border, near Amritsar on ... Pakistani officials have promised to release a further 146 Indian fishermen on January 7, according to the Edhi Foundation, a charitable PakistaniÃÂ ...
Deutsche Welle
December 25, 2017
In a video released by Pakistani authorities, Jadhav thanked Pakistan for the "grand gesture." Foreign office spokesman Muhammad Faisal said the meeting lasted around 40 minutes. "They spoke openly during the meeting," Faisal told media after the meeting. "We fulfilled the promises we made to themÃÂ ...
Yahoo Singapore News
December 24, 2017
A roadside bomb killed three soldiers Sunday in a remote part of northwest Pakistan near the border with Afghanistan, officials said. The bombing took place in the village of Ghulam Khan in North Waziristan, one of the country's seven semi-autonomous tribal areas where the military has been battlingÃÂ ...
The Wire
December 12, 2017
Mani Shankar Aiyar Did Not Hold 'Secret' Meetings With Pakistan Officials, but Advani Did ... New Delhi: While Prime Minister Narendra Modi accused Congress leaders of holding “secret meetings” with Pakistani officials over the Gujarat elections, there was a time when a senior member of the IndianÃÂ ...
Firstpost
December 11, 2017
Narendra Modi's charge of Pakistani interference in Gujarat election is little more than political gamesmanship aimed at putting the Congress under pressure. From the details that have emerged, it seems likely that Congress leaders schmoozing with guests from Pakistan at host Mani Shankar Aiyar'sÃÂ ...
Trend News Agency
December 10, 2017
According to local Pakistani officials, the latest ceremony saw surrenders by 143 militants from the Baloch Republican Army (BRA), 125 fighters from the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) and 17 from Baloch Liberation Front (BLF). In April, the Pakistani government held a similar ceremony where about 400ÃÂ ...
New Vision
December 31, 1999
Officials suspect the fluid was being sold on the black market to be used in bone marrow transplants. Spinalcode 703x422. Officials suspect the fluid was being sold on the black market to be used in bone marrow transplants. PIC: A Pakistani doctor and his assistants arrested last year for illegal kidneyÃÂ ...
Journalducameroun.com
December 31, 1999
A suspected US drone attack in northwest Pakistan killed a militant from the Haqqani network allied to Afghanistan's Taliban on Wednesday, officials said, days after Afghan authorities accused the group of attacking a Kabul hotel. The pre-dawn strike took place more than 50 kilometres (31 miles) from theÃÂ ...
