New Delhi : The Happy New Year director was asked, to have her take on the band on Pakistani Artists and her point of view was clear. “I think from now on, if you are saying we should not work with them, I say we have enough talent in our country and we should work with people from our country,” Farah said. ...

Pakistan-born Canadian journalist and author Tarek Fatah, whose acerbic dismissal of radical Islam and the Muslim Brotherhood have won him fans and followers in India, says he’s an Indian at heart. Fatah, a regular in Indian television studios, says he sees no future for Pakistan with provinces such as Balochistan and Sindh struggling to break free. The founder of the ...

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan sees no hope of a breakthrough in relations with India under the Narendra Modi government, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s advisor on foreign affairs Sartaj Aziz has said, accusing India of adopting a “hegemonistic attitude”. “Pakistan had been resisting the Indian hegemonistic attitude in the region and had been calling for the promotion of bilateral ties on equal basis,” ...

A Pakistani envoy has reportedly linked peace in Afghanistan to the resolution of Kashmir issue as the Afghan officials are pessimistic regarding Islamabad’s honesty to bring the Taliban group to negotiations table. Pakistan Prime Minister’s special envoy on Kashmir Senator Mushahid Hussain Syed has said a solution to both is required for peace and they cannot be “compartmentalised”. “Road to ...

LAHORE:  Sirajul Haq, chief of Jamaat-e-Islami has denounced the bill passed on Thursday in the National Assembly over killings in the country for so-called honour. Senator Haq branded the law against the Holy Quran and Sunnah and said that any law that was against the teachings of Islam was synonymous to terrorism. He alleged that Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz and Pakistan ...

BRUSSELS: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz called on the Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on the sidelines of the Brussels Conference on Afghanistan and discussing efforts for long term peace and stability in Afghanistan. The Adviser reiterated Pakistan’s earnest desire for lasting peace in Afghanistan which was important for stability and progress in Pakistan, and emphasized ...

NEW DELHI: Amid cross-border tensions, the fate of an Indo-Pak couple about to tie the knot now hangs in balance. Preparations for the wedding scheduled for November 7 have been completed. Even as the date of the wedding is now approaching fast, the Indian embassy in Pakistan has not granted visas to the bride’s family and relatives, leaving both the ...

NEW DELHI: The US said on Friday it does not support declaring Pakistan a ‘terrorist state’ but will continue to work with the governments in the region to eliminate safe havens which also pose a threat to India. The US also called for a “meaningful dialogue” between India and Pakistan to address differences including the Kashmir issue and to bring ...

KABUL: Islamabad has reiterated its earnest desire for long-term peace in Afghanistan, saying the neighbour’s stability is important for progress in Pakistan. Adviser to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz restated Pakistan’s position during a meeting with President Ashraf Ghani on the sidelines of the Brussels Conference. According to a statement from the Pakistan Embassy here, Aziz called for ...

DELHI: The face-off between India and Pakistan found echoes on the margins of a crucial international meeting on Afghanistan in Brussels, with New Delhi accusing Islamabad of impeding the development of regional trade. Speaking at an event on regional integration on the sidelines of the Brussels Conference on Afghanistan, minister of state for external affairs MJ Akbar said Pakistan had ...