WASHINGTON: The United States has said it is time for Pakistan to demonstrate fully its willingness to assist America in achieving its core counterterrorism goals . “It is time for Pakistan to demonstrate fully that it is willing to assist the US in its core counterterrorism goals in the region,” a senior administration official told reporters during a conference call. Unlike in ...

KABUL: Pakistan Army Chief Gen. Javed Qamar Bajwa says Afghanistan is a brotherly country and terrorist are common enemy of the two countries, reads a statement from the army Inter-Service Public Relation (ISPR). Bajwa expressed the view during a meeting with nine member Afghan media delegation which visited the army chief at Rawalpindi. According to the statement Bajwa stressed over trust based coordinated response ...

General Qamar Javed Bajwa and Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi at a meeting held earlier this month.—File ISLAMABAD: A meeting of high-level military and political leadership is currently underway at the PM House, under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, to devise a “detailed reply” to President Donald Trump’s accusation of Pakistan being a “safe haven” for terrorists. Interior ...

ISLAMABAD: Defence of Pakistan Council chief Maulana Samiul Haq addresses a press conference on Wednesday.—White Star ISLAMABAD: Defence of Pakistan Council (DPC) chief Maulana Samiul Haq said on Wednesday that the Pakistan Army would not take any action against the Haqqani network. Addressing a press conference at the National Press Club, where he lambasted US President Donald Trump’s recent remarks ...

Pakistan wants the US’s trust, not its financial assistance: COAS ISLAMABAD: Pakistan does not want material or financial assistance from the US, but needs to be trusted and treated with respect, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa told US Ambassador David Hale on Wednesday. The two had a meeting at the army’s General Headquarters in Rawalpindi, where ...

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. ─AFP/File Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Tuesday reaffirmed Beijing’s support to Pakistan during a meeting with Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua hours after US President Donald Trump lambasted Pakistan for allegedly offering safe haven to “agents of chaos” in his South Asia policy announcement. Earlier, as Beijing came to Islamabad’s defence in light of Trump’s remarks, Chinese Foreign Ministry ...

ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office of Pakistan on Tuesday rejected United States (US) President Donald Trump’s allegations that Pakistan offers safe haven to “agents of chaos”, as he announced America’s new strategy on Afghanistan and South Asia. Talking tough on Pakistan, Trump had said, “We can no longer be silent about Pakistan’s safe havens for terrorist organisations,” warning that vital aid ...

LONDON: The University of London has said it will not allow All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) President Pervez Musharraf to use its venue to take part in a question and answer recording session for a private Pakistani television. A private television channel had announced that General (retd) Pervez Musharraf will “answer your questions on a range of world issues, from ...

KABUL: An agent of the Pakistani military intelligence, inter services intelligence (ISIS), has been arrested by the security forces in Kabul as he was planning an attack on the major Pul-e-Charkhi prison. The Afghan intelligence, national directorate of security (NDS), said the man was detained during an operation from Kabul city. A statement by NDS said the detained suspect has ...

KABUL: The Pakistani army on Wednesday informed regarding the arrest of at least twenty Afghan nationals during the joint military operations. The Inter Services Public Relations, media wing of the Pakistani military, in a statement said “Pakistan Rangers Punjab alongwith Police and intelligence agencies carried IBO  in Attock, DG Khan and Lahore.” The statement further added “During the last 72 ...