Saturday, March 2nd, 2019
Jeremy Hunt: Our strategic partnership with Saudi Arabia helps us to keep the UK safe
RIYADH: (DNA) – Britain’s strategic partnership with Saudi Arabia helps to “keep the UK safe,” British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said Saturday. Hunt met with Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Ibrahim Al-Assaf and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel Al-Jubeir on Saturday in Riyadh. He described the meeting as “excellent.” The foreign secretary is on a trip to the Gulf region to urge the immediate implementation of the UN-brokered Stockholm Agreement. Hunt said that he and Al-Jubeir agreed that progress on the agreement was “overdue,” and that it is “vitalRead More
OIC reaffirms its unwavering support to Kashmiri people
ISLAMABAD, MAR 02 (DNA) – The OIC Ministerial meeting that concluded on Saturday in Abu Dhabi reaffirmed its unwavering support for the Kashmiri people in their just cause. In a resolution adopted by the 46th session of the Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM), the OIC member states reiterated that Jammu and Kashmir remains the core dispute between Pakistan and India and its resolution is indispensable for the dream for peace in South Asia. The OIC resolution also condemned in the strongest terms recent wave of Indian terrorism in Occupied JammuRead More
How Trump and Kim’s summit dream fell apart
HANOI, (DNA) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un exuded confidence when he arrived in Vietnam on his heavily armored luxury train Wednesday, ahead of his summit with US President Donald Trump. But as he departed Saturday, waving to crowds before boarding that train empty handed, the cracks in that confidence had been exposed. “(Kim) did not have a backup plan,” a source familiar with the denuclearization talks tells. “He came to Hanoi very confident and fully expecting a declaration to be signed.” Two officials familiar with the talks agreed toRead More
Maintaining peace in the region govt’s first priority: Fawad Ch
LAHORE, Mar 02 (DNA): Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Saturday has said that today after 70 years, India is divided while Pakistan is a united nation. Addressing the convocation of a private university in Lahore, the minister said that the entire parliament has expressed satisfaction on the policies of Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan “Establishment of peace in the region is the top most priority of the government,” the minister said. Pakistan was proud of its talented youth which constituted 65 percent of its population, heRead More
Pak diplomats must highlight Indian violation of UN Charter Internationally
ISLAMABAD, MAR 02 (DNA) – Pakistan has in a very assertive way conveyed to India, through its military response to aerial intrusions earlier this week, that limited scale hostilities cannot be the ‘new normal’ between the arch rival neighbours, but India is unlikely to change its course at least in the near future. This was the consensus among military experts at a roundtable on ‘Escalation Management and Control between India and Pakistan’ organized by Islamabad Policy Institute (IPI), an Islamabad-based think tank. The speakers included former Defence Secretary Lt. GenRead More
Saudi Foreign Minister’s visit to Pakistan rescheduled
ISLAMABAD, MAR 02 (DNA): Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al Jubeir’s visit to Pakistan has been rescheduled and now he will reach Islamabad on Sunday. Diplomatic sources said that details of Adel al Jubeir s visit were still under consideration. Earlier, he was scheduled to reach Pakistan on Friday. Sources said that Saudi Foreign Minister is expected to visit India today (Saturday) and then reach Islamabad on Sunday. Sources also informed that Adel al Jubeir will be carrying an important message from Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman. Al Jubeir will discussRead More