ISLAMABAD, OCT 24 (DNA) – US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Tuesday arrived here to hold comprehensive talks with Pakistan’s civil and military leadership on thorny issues. The visit comes on the heels of the US Secretary of State’s surprise visit to Kabul on Monday where he renewed US support for the war-torn country days after the Taliban launched a spate of attacks they described as a “message” to America. He will meet Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, Foreign Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif and Chief of Army Staff GeneralRead More

ISLAMABAD, OCT 24 (DNA) – Since 2014, UNODC has been organizing regional conferences, inviting relevant countries to present on international best practices for improving border control mechanisms as well as on regional cooperation for Trafficking in Persons (TIP) investigations, prosecutions and the protection of victims. As a follow-up to the 2016 regional conference, UNODC organized another regional conference on TIP and the Smuggling of Migrants (SOM) on 24-25 October 2017.Participating countries included: Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, Turkey, Greece, Spain, Italy, Austria, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Hungary,Read More

ISLAMABAD, OCT 24 (DNA) – The Election Commission of Pakistan on Tuesday rejected Imran Khan’s reference against Ayesha Gulalai. Rejecting Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief’s reference, the ECP decided not to de-seat MNA Ayesha Gulalai from the National Assembly. Speaking to the media outside the ECP, Gulalai accused Imran of having ties with the Taliban. “Imran has been more concerned about staging protests than catering to issues like dengue,” the MNA said about her party leader. “People NA-4 have boycotted Khan sahab because he does not respect women,” Gulalai said. PTI hadRead More

ISLAMABAD, OCT 24 (DNA) – Ambassador of Iran, Mehdi Honardoost meets Speaker National Assembly, Sardar Ayaz Sadiq on Tuesday. During the meeting they discuss variety of issues of mutual interest at Parliament House.

NEW DELHI, OCT 24 (DNA) – India has appointed a special government representative to pursue talks in the Occupied Kashmir aimed at easing a decades-long conflict that has claimed thousands of lives. It is the first such initiative taken by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist government to address tensions in the restive territory since his right-wing party took power in 2014. Dineshwar Sharma, a former Intelligence Bureau chief with experience of insurgencies in India’s northeast, has been named special envoy to open talks with Kashmir’s various factions. “As aRead More