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New Delhi: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar Saturday ruled out any India-Pakistan dialogue during his upcoming visit to the neighbouring nation for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit and said that it was rather a multilateral event. Jaishankar acknowledged that his visit to Pakistan...

Peshawar: Six soldiers, including an officer, and as many terrorists were killed in a gunfight in Pakistan's restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the military said Saturday. In a statement, the military's media wing Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said the exchange of fire took place on the...

Islamabad: A leader of jailed former premier Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf has invited External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to ‘join’ the party in its protest in Islamabad against the country's government. Jaishankar will attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation's Council of Heads of Government (SCO-CHG) meeting...

Islamabad: Pakistan Army troops were Saturday deployed here to ensure security as jailed former premier Imran Khan's party moved forward with plans for a protest. Mobilised under Article 245 of the Constitution, the army would remain in the city from October 5-17 to maintain law...

Beirut: Israel carried out another series of punishing airstrikes Friday, hitting suburban Beirut and cutting off the main border crossing between Lebanon and Syria for tens of thousands of people fleeing the Israeli bombardment of the Hezbollah militant group. The overnight blasts in Beirut's southern...

Washington: In what seemed to be an expression of opposition to Israel conducting strikes on Iran's oil production facilities, US President Joe Biden has told reporters that he wouldn't do so if he were the one making a decision. "Look, the Israelis have not concluded...

Beirut: Iran's foreign minister warned Israel Friday that if it carries out an attack on Iran, Tehran will retaliate in a harsh way. Abbas Araghchi was in Beirut for meetings with Lebanese officials. His visit came three days after Iran launched at least 180 missiles...

Brussels: European Union countries Friday voted to impose duties on imports of electric vehicles from China, as talks continued between Brussels and Beijing to find an amicable solution to their trade dispute before an end-of-October deadline. Electric vehicles have become a major flash point in...

New Delhi: Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu will pay a five-day visit to India beginning Monday with an aim to reset ties that came under some strain since November last year. Though the Maldivian president attended Prime Minister Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony in June, it will...

New Delhi: India Friday announced that External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will travel to Pakistan to attend a conclave of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in mid-October. The announcement was made by external affairs ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal. The last Indian external affairs minister to...