Voice of America | Mattis Tells Pakistan to 'Redouble' Efforts to Confront Militants, Terrorists Voice of America U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis urged Pakistan on Monday to redouble its efforts to confront militants and terrorists operating within the country, emphasizing "the vital role" Islamabad can play to work with Washington to facilitate a peace ... Secretary Recognizes Pakistan's Sacrifices, Role in Counterterrorism Fight US defense chief urges Pakistan to redouble efforts against militants Mattis tells Pakistan to 'redouble' counterterrorism efforts in first visit |
Voice of America | Mattis' Softer Approach Is Latest Effort to Foster Change in Pakistan Voice of America President Donald Trump's policy of pressuring Islamabad to rout terrorists seems to have had little effect, adding to the need for U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis' to mend badly frayed ties, analysts say. Mattis met Monday with Pakistan's prime ... Pentagon chief seeks more antiterror efforts by Pakistan Pakistan Tehreek-e-Taliban US urges Pakistan to 'redouble' counter-terrorism efforts – or let CIA do it |
Aljazeera.com | Turkey, Iran, Pakistan see big trade boost with Qatar Aljazeera.com Doha, Qatar - The move by Turkey, Iran and Pakistan to increase bilateral trade with Qatar, following a Saudi-led blockade, has benefited all four countries, according to experts. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Egypt and Bahrain cut ... Pakistan, Iran, Turkey increase bilateral trade with Qatar following ... |
Voice of America | Pakistan, Nepal, Myanmar Back Away From Chinese Projects Voice of America In the short space of just a few weeks, Pakistan, Nepal and Myanmar have canceled or sidelined three major hydroelectricity projects planned by Chinese companies. The rejection of the three projects, worth nearly $20 billion, comes as a serious jolt to ... |
Geo News, Pakistan | Pakistan court dismisses ex-PM plea to combine graft cases Fox News ISLAMABAD – A Pakistani court has dismissed former prime minister Nawaz Sharif's plea to combine three corruption cases into one. The two-judge panel of Islamabad High Court announced its verdict Monday after hearing Sharif's lawyer and the prosecutor ... Accountability court declares Hussain, Hasan Nawaz 'proclaimed offenders' nawaz sharif - The Nation |
Washington Post | Pakistan is making concessions to religious extremists. What's the ... Washington Post ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — In the past 10 days, two dramatic events — the government's capitulation to a violent protest by radical Muslims and the release from house arrest of an anti-India militia leader — have crystallized the sway that hard-line ... |
BBC News | Pakistani man arrested for pro-India slogan BBC News A Pakistani man has been arrested in the city of Haripur for writing "Long live India" on a wall. Police said the 20-year-old match factory worker had admitted writing the slogan "Hindustan Zindabad". The Persian term Hindustan continued to be used as ... Police arrest Pakistani youth for writing 'Hindustan Zindabad' on the wall Pakistani youth lands in jail for writing 'Hindustan Zindabad' |
Economic Times | Military meddling: Is Pakistan army chief under siege from former & serving colleagues? Economic Times As the time for general elections in Pakistan, scheduled for 2018 approaches, it's the army, more than the political parties, which is positioning itself to see that a government of its choice assumes office, after the elections. Nawaz Sharif, the only ... |
Times of India | Pakistan foreign minister writes to Sushma to end 'ceasefire violations' Times of India NEW DELHI: Pakistan foreign minister Khawaja Asif has written to his Indian counterpart Sushma Swaraj seeking to bring down the number of incidents of ceasefire violations across LoC and International Boundary (IB), sources here told TOI. The letter ... |
The Hindu | Indian mother writes to Pakistan President seeking remission of her son's jail term The Hindu The mother of an Indian engineer, who was sentenced to three years imprisonment for sneaking into Pakistan from Afghanistan, has appealed to President Mamnoon Hussain to remit the remaining period of her son's prison term. Hamid Ansari, a Mumbai ... |