Tag: Diplomatic

Indian regional diplomatic policy likely to fail, say Chinese experts

BEIJING: India will focus on diplomacy with its neighbors this year, including Bhutan, Bangladesh and Nepal, to hold its ground and status in South...

Britain refuses Assange’s bid for diplomatic status

LONDON: The British Foreign Office rejected an Ecuadorian government request to grant the WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange diplomatic status in a bid to bring...

Daesh claims responsibility for killing Pakistan consulate staffer in Jalalabad

Body of Pakistani diplomatic staffer handed over to authorities at Torkham PESHAWAR: The Islamic State also known by its Arabic acronym Daesh has claimed the...

Trump defends diplomat pick Tillerson against critics

Donald Trump defended his nomination of ExxonMobil chief Rex Tillerson as America's next secretary of state, dismissing concerns about the oilman's ties to Russia...

MPs call for diplomatic, political support to Saudi Arabia

The members of the parliament on Thursday stressed the need for a diplomatic and political support to Saudi Arabia in the current crisis. Resuming debate...

Religious parties urge Muslim world to cut off diplomatic ties with...

In a joint protest rally to condemn the “blasphemous” cartoons published in French magazine Charlie Hebdo, religious parties demanded of Islamic countries to cut...

US suspends diplomatic missions in Pakistan as protests rage on

As protests against a blasphemous film continued on the third consecutive day, the United States on Tuesday halted public dealing at all its diplomatic...

46 years later, diplomatic mail found in Alpine wreckage

Mountain rescue worker Arnaud Christmann and his neighbor Jules Berger made quite a discovery after tourists said they’d spotted “something shining” on the Bossons...

Corporate earning bears, diplomatic bulls settle on a 7-pt plunge

Pakistan Stocks closed lower amid thin trade as investors remained cautious ahead of corporate earning announcements. Index traded in narrow range despite improved Pak-US...

Services of Russian consul general lauded

After series of diplomatic dialogues, Pakistan and Russia were coming closer by each passing day, this was stated by the acting Governor Sindh Nisar...

Foreign Office’s role applauded in Pakistan-EU dialogue

Sheikh Humayun Sayeed, Chairman Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) Standing Committee on Diplomatic Affairs in a press statement expressed satisfaction...

Keep sports away from politics, pleads former cricketers

Former cricket players from Pakistan and India have spoken out in support of separating the politics and diplomatic relations between the two nations from...

Breaking ice

If you’re looking for fireworks, the torturously slow Indo-Pak diplomatic dance is the wrong show to attend. Small victories, minute agreements over this mound...

US reins in drones over diplomatic concerns

The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has quietly tightened its rules on drone strikes in Pakistan over concerns about their impact on tense relations with...

Pakistan, Thailand celebrate 60 years of diplomatic ties

Pakistan and Thailand share a history, which dates back almost 2,000 years and both countries enjoy bilateral friendly relations. Senator Salim Saifullah, the chairman of...

US diplomatic vehicle barred from entering Peshawar

The Peshawar Police on Friday forced the occupants of a diplomatic vehicle back to Islamabad after they had failed to produce the no objection...

US, Afghanistan to weather diplomatic storm

The Obama administration’s ties with Afghan President Hamid Karzai remain solid despite an unusual public rebuke from the US envoy to Kabul this weekend,...