The Russian President Vladimir Putin has reportedly declined Islamabad’s invitation to visit Pakistan amid reports the decision since there were not enough reasons for the proposed visit. Islamabad had reportedly sent an invitation to Putin to visit Pakistan and inaugurate a key pipeline project, the $2 billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) North-South Pipeline Project from Karachi to Lahore. According to ...

AFGHANISTAN: The Chief of Staff of the Afghan National Army General Qadam Shah Shaheem said Saturday that the Afghan government prefers other options to resolve the cross-border shelling along the Durand Line. Gen. Saheem was speaking during a news briefing to provide update regarding the security situation of the country and the ongoing major military operation ‘Shafaq’. He said the ...

A top aide to President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has called for the establishment of a national resistance against the interference of Pakistan in the country, insisting that the Taliban group and other terror groups fighting in the country are slaves who are fighting for the interests of the outsiders. Ahmad Zia Massoud, the presidential envoy for better governance, said the ...

Bollywood actress Kalki Koechlin says it like it is at the Jairangam – Jaipur Theatre Festival Bollywood actress Kalki Koechlin says it like it is at the Jairangam – Jaipur Theatre Festival Kalki Koechlin is in Jaipur, attending the Jairangam – Jaipur Theatre Festival, where her directorial debut The Living Room was presented. And she also presented a monologue about ...

LAHORE: MBA degree-holder Zaman Arshad managed to reach Turkey through a land route after paying about Rs150,000 to human smugglers. But before he could make his next move, the agent mafia, which helped him in his illegal journey to his desired destination, detained him in Turkey and asked him to pay $2,500 more for his freedom. Arshad, who hails from ...

We know the world today is turbulent, volatile and violent. It is also interconnected and interdependent. That’s why who gets to be the next Secretary-General of the United Nations matters to everyone. And that’s why Angela Merkel, German Chancellor, should get the world’s top job. True, Merkel hasn’t yet thrown her hat in the ring. She’s too busy running not ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with U.S. President Barack Obama at a dinner hosted by the latter in the White House earlier this month.  He will be the fifth Prime Minister of India to address a joint meeting of Congress, and the first since 2005. U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to address a joint meeting of ...

One of the most senior Taliban figures in the group’s Quetta Council has died of cancer, reportedly in a specialized cancer hospital in Pakistan. The Taliban group confirmed that Abdullah Gul Rayan died of cancer but did not elaborate further regarding his death and the location where he died. According to a local newspaper in Pakistan, Daily Pakistan Global, Rayan ...

The United States will no longer subsidise the sale of 8 F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan amid concerns by the lawmakers that the country is not doing enough to fight militants. A senior official in the State Department has confirmed the report and told BBC that Pakistan would have to bear the full cost of the F-16 fighter jets if ...

KABUL: Kabul has reacted towards the visit by a delegation of Taliban group leaders to Pakistan shortly after the group announced the delegation will hold talks on refugees and border issues with the Pakistani authorities. A statement by ARG Palace said the visit by Taliban delegation from Qatar to Pakistan is totally vague since the terror groups are not allowed ...