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Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif thanked the country's political leadership, including his coalition partners and opposition, for demonstrating "exemplary" unity and integrity during the four-day confrontation between Pakistani and Indian militaries. In an address to the nation late Saturday night, Sharif said the "path...

Islamabad: Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has said Kashmir, the Indus Waters Treaty and terrorism remain major issues with India and could be discussed in any future dialogue with the neighbouring country. Asif's comments came when he was asked about tackling the pending issues with...

New York: US President Donald Trump Sunday praised the "strong and unwaveringly powerful" leadership of India and Pakistan for reaching a ceasefire, saying their legacy is greatly enhanced by their brave actions. “I will work with you both to see if, after a thousand years,”...

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin Sunday proposed holding direct talks with Ukraine in Istanbul May 15, hours after Kyiv and European leaders called for an unconditional 30-day ceasefire to start Monday. Putin did not explicitly address that call in his statement, delivered after 1 a.m....

New Delhi: Hours after violating a ceasefire deal with India, Pakistan Information and Broadcasting Minister Attaullah Tarar has denied that his country did not commit any ceasefire violations as India issued a stern warning saying that their armed forces will retaliate to any instances of...

New Delhi: In a high-level diplomatic exchange, Indian National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval Saturday held a telephonic conversation with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and reaffirmed that "war was not India's choice" and emphasised India's commitment to ceasefire and restoring peace with Pakistan. The...

Dhaka/New Delhi: Bangladesh's interim government led by Muhammad Yunus Saturday evening banned deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina's Awami League under an anti-terrorism law. The announcement to ban Hasina's Awami League came after the student-led newly-floated National Citizen Party (NCP) activists rallied since Thursday and carried...

Islamabad: China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi Saturday said that his country would continue to stand by Pakistan in upholding its “sovereignty, territorial integrity, and national independence”. The Chinese foreign minister made these comments during a telephonic conversation with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq...

United Nations: United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has welcomed the ceasefire between India and Pakistan, hoping that it will be implemented, his spokesperson Farhan Haq said Saturday. "We welcome all efforts at de-escalation and hope that the ceasefire will be implemented”, Haq said. He...

Islamabad: Pakistan announced Saturday that it was opening its airspace for all kinds of traffic, shortly after the announcement of a ceasefire with India. Pakistan Airports Authority (PAA) made the announcement as apparently normalcy returns to the country after the raging tension with India seems...