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Former petroleum minister and senior PML-N leader Shahid Khaqan Abbasi. (Photo: AFP)

Pak PM accuses India of perpetrating J&K terror

In his message on the Black Day against Indian rule, the Prime Minister termed Octo-ber 27, 1947, as one of the...

27 Oct 2017 7:23 PM GMT

Tillerson described his communication with the Pakistani leadership as very frank and very candid. (Photo: AP)

Tillerson wraps up maiden South Asia visit, asks Pak to take decisive...

No specific wish list' has been given to Pakistan by the US.

27 Oct 2017 6:04 AM GMT

US secretary of state Rex Tillerson (left) is greeted by Pakistani Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi (right) in Islamabad on October 24, 2017. (Photo: AFP)

Eradicate terrorists within your country: Tillerson's blunt message to...

Tillerson arrived on a whirlwind visit to reset bilateral ties strained Trump accused Pak of providing safe havens to...

25 Oct 2017 3:14 AM GMT

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson shakes hands with Pak PM Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, before their meeting at the Prime Ministers residence on Tuesday in Islamabad. (Photo: AP)

Committed to 'war on terror': Pak PM Abbasi to Tillerson

During a short part of the meet available to media, Tillerson told the Pak delegation, the nuclear-armed nation was an...

24 Oct 2017 3:35 PM GMT

Nuclear-armed Pakistan, a staunch US Cold War ally and key player in the US-backed invasion of Afghanistan after the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States, has watched warily as Washington has in recent years pivoted towards its arch-foe. (Photo: PTI/File)

Pakistan wary of deepening India-US ties as Tillerson heads to...

Many Pakistanis feel betrayed that its traditional ally is now cosying up to India over Afghanistan.

24 Oct 2017 2:18 AM GMT

Pakistan PM Shahid Khaqan Abbasi (Photo: AP)

Pakistan PM's remark on Afghan dismissed

However, India has been engaging Russia on the Afghanistan issue and putting forth its views bilaterally to its...

12 Oct 2017 8:32 PM GMT

newly-elected Prime Minister of Pakistan Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, takes oath from Pakistani President Mamnoon Hussain at the Presidential palace in Islamabad, Pakistan. (Photo: AP)

US desire to inject India in Afghanistan would be detrimental, says...

Abbasi said Pakistan wants peace in Afghanistan via a solution that 'is owned and led by the Afghans'.

9 Oct 2017 2:08 PM GMT

Supporters of the radical religious party Tehreek-i-Labaik Ya Rasool Allah celebrate after the countrys law minister Zahid Hamids resignation, during a sit-in protest in Islamabad. (Photo: AP)

Pakistan law minister quits as govt gives in to protests

Islamabad sit-in ends after 22-days, 6 deaths as Army brokers deal.

27 Nov 2017 8:25 PM GMT

Since IMCTC only includes Sunni Muslim countries and so far excluded Iran, Iraq and Syria, it was feared that it could be considered as anti-Shiite grouping. (Photo: AFP)

Pak PM, Army Chief arrive to attend first Muslim conference against...

The IMCTC is a coalition of 41 Muslims countries and currently led by former Pakistan Army Chief General.

27 Nov 2017 11:40 AM GMT

The previously obscure Islamist group has been calling for weeks for Hamids ousting over a hastily-abandoned amendment to the oath which election candidates must swear. (Photo: AP)

Pak's hardline leader calls off weeks-long protest after law minister...

The protesters have linked the amended wording to blasphemy - a highly contentious issue in Muslim Pakistan that has...

27 Nov 2017 7:45 AM GMT

The protesters had staged sit-in in the capital for about three weeks demanding removal of Hamid for changes in a law related to the Khatm-i-Nabuwwat (finality of prohpethood) oath in the Elections Act 2017. (Photo: AP)

Law Minister Zahid Hamid resigns over hardline protests in Pak

The resignation came as part of an agreement reached between the government and the protesters overnight.

27 Nov 2017 7:31 AM GMT

Protesters from the Tehreek-i-Labaik Yah Rasool Allah religious group shout religious slogans during a protest in Islamabad. (Photo: AFP)

Pak military avoids taking part in crackdown on radical protesters

Army Chief tells PM deploying troops will send wrong message'.

26 Nov 2017 7:53 PM GMT