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UN Secretary General calls for de-escalation of tensions between Pakistan and India
UN Secretary General calls for de-escalation of tensions between Pakistan and India; Offers ‘Good Offices’ & conveys condolences on the deaths of two Pakistani soldiers UN Secretary General Ban ki-Moon called for urgent de-escalation of tensions between India and Pakistan and an end to violence in the region. In a meeting with the Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the UN, Dr. Maleeha Lodhi, the Secretary General said he was saddened by the loss of life of two Pakistani soldiers and he extended condolences to the Government of Pakistan and the family of the deceased. Briefing him about the escalatingRead More
Imran Khan gives call to shut down Islamabad
RAIWIND: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan addressing a huge protest rally in Raiwind, some five kilometers away from the residence of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif criticized rulers for corruption. In his address, the PTI chairman said that he would announce an important decision today. Iman Khan said there will not be any more rallies against government. Now it is time to take a final decision and after Ashura they will not allow Nawaz Sharif to govern the country. Imran Khan said all institutions and the prime minister have two weeks time and ifRead More
SAARC postponement: no minister attends NEPAL constitution day reception
ISLAMABAD, SEPT 29 (DNA) The Constitution Day reception hosted by the Ambassador of Nepal could not attract many people because of Nepal’s role played in the postponement of SAAARC conference which was scheduled to take place in Islamabad in November this year. Even no minister turned up and willy-nilly the Nepalese diplomats had to request to Mushahid Hussain Syed the PML Q leader to come on stage and take part in cake cutting. It may be mentioned here that Nepal has formally conveyed to Pakistan that the upcoming SAARC summitRead More
US, China urge Pakistan, India to solve differences over Kashmir
BEIJING: China and United States on Wednesday called on Pakistan and India to solve their differences over Kashmir, as tensions mount between the nuclear-armed neighbours after an attack killed 18 Indian soldiers in the disputed Himalayan region. China “hopes that Pakistan and India will strengthen channels for dialogue, appropriately handle any differences, improve bilateral relations and together protect the region’s peace and stability”, a deputy foreign minister told Pakistan’s special envoys to China for Kashmir, according to the foreign ministry website. The deputy minister, Liu Zhenmin, also told the envoysRead More
Saarc summit in Pakistan postponed after member states pull out
KARACHI: The upcoming South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) summit scheduled to be held in November in Pakistan has been postponed after India refused to participate, DawnNews reported on Tuesday. According to the eight-member body’s charter, the conference is postponed should any member state decline to participate. Following India’s announcement, Bangladesh said it was also pulling out. Afghanistan and Bhutan – both close India allies – have since followed suit, according to an official with the Nepali government, current chair of SAARC. Announcing Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decisionRead More
Turkey to facilitate a fact-finding mission on Kashmir: Erdogan
NEW YORK, SPT 20 DNA) Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif met Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of the 71st UN General Assembly session in New York today. President Erdogan said that Turkey will make arrangements for sending a fact finding mission to Indian Occipied Kashmir in the capacity of the Chair of human rights commission of the OIC Contact Group. Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif thanked the President for his support. The Turkish President said that we are friends forever; Turkey and Pakistan are inseparableRead More