Tag: Khar

Khar discusses regional situation with Japanese counterpart

Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar on Friday held talks with her Japanese counterpart Koichiro Gemba on regional and global issues particularly on the Afghanistan...

US should apologize: Hina

Foreign Minister Hina Ranbbani Khar has said Pakistan still seeks apology from Washington for killing 26 Pakistani soldiers while clearing that it does not...

Zardari leaves for Chicago to attend NATO summit

President Asif Ali Zardari Friday left for Chicago to attend the 25th NATO Summit being held on May 20-21. President Zardari is visiting Chicago at...

Military’s grip on foreign policy easing: Khar

Pakistan’s military, which has dominated the country for much of its turbulent history, has less sway over foreign policy, and a new power equation...

Pakistan can’t afford to be selective in improving ties with India:...

India and Pakistan are back on the dialogue table to sort out issues between the two nations, Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar declared, saying...

‘Pakistan trusts India more than ever’

Pakistan now trusts New Delhi more than ever before and believes the Kashmir dispute cannot be a roadblock, Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar said...

‘US apology for NATO strike not good enough’

Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar said Monday an apology by the US government for the NATO airstrike that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers would not...

Bilal Khar denies acid throwing incident

Former Punjab MPA Bilal Khar has denied throwing acid at his former wife Fakhra Yunus 12 years ago. Talking to a private TV channel on...

US-Pakistan relations must have ownership of Pakistanis: Khar

Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar has emphasised that Islamabad wants to build a relationship with the United States which has the ownership of Pakistani...

MFN status to India by Dec 2012: Hina

Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar said on Wednesday that Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status would be granted to India by December 2012. Speaking to journalists,...

No US threats on gas pipeline project: Khar

Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar on Thursday said the US had never threatened Pakistan with sanctions over the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline. Addressing a workshop...

Pakistan supports Afghan-led peace process: Khar

Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar on Tuesday said that Pakistan supported an Afghan-owned peace and reconciliation process, and a peaceful and prosperous Afghanistan was...

‘Pakistan honours Karzai’s peace initiatives’

Pakistan will follow Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s initiatives aimed at holding of dialogue with Taliban and stability of peace in the region, Foreign Minister...

Pakistan’s options

Must be in line with our national interests Governments in Pakistan have often taken decisions that in the long term benefitted others than the country...

The silver lining

Inching towards understanding After the hard talk during Karzai’s Islamabad visit last week, PM Gilani’s statement comes as nothing short of a game changer in...

Ending the stalemate

Why the procrastination? After advising Marc Grossman last month to put off his visit, Islamabad has now asked Centcom Chief Gen James Mattis also to...

Afghan peace to minimise spill over of instability: Khar

Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar has said that Pakistan wants peace and stability in Afghanistan and is making efforts to minimise the spill over...