Tag: Peace

Direct talks between Kabul and Taliban expected this month

Representatives of four-nations agree to meet again in Kabul on 23rd Sartaj Aziz says Pakistan wants to engage as many Taliban groups for talks as...

Only Syrians invited to Geneva peace talks: UN

Only Syrians have been invited to peace talks in Geneva, the UN said Wednesday, in an apparent contradiction to Turkey’s suggestion that it would...

DG lauds Rangers, police for preserving peace

Sindh Rangers Director General Major-General Bilal Akbar said on Monday that peace in Karachi has been restored with the efforts of the paramilitary force...

Pakistan values Saudis but it supports peace too

  Pakistani leadership assures Saudi FM of formally joining ‘alliance against terrorism’ but says it won’t send combat troops to Yemen or Syria PM Nawaz urges...

Modi’s surprise visit to Lahore raises hopes for peace

Indian PM drops by for brief visit on his way back from Kabul, attends Nawaz’s granddaughter’s wedding at premier’s Jaati Umra estate Indian PM says...

Nawaz’s mother sought Sushma’s ‘promise’ for better Indo-Pak ties: report

Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj told Indian parliament last week that she had met Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, his mother, daughter and granddaughters...

Nawaz and Modi had hour-long ‘secret’ meeting during SAARC 2014: report

During their first meeting when Sharif came to Delhi for Modi’s swearing-in — the two PMs decided to keep the reins of the relationship in their hands.

Christians and Muslims are brothers, says Pope Francis

"Those who claim to believe in God must also be men and women of peace."

Nawaz, Ghani agree on ‘carrot and stick’ policy for Afghan peace

Pakistani and Afghan leaders decide to take legitimate stakeholders onboard for Afghan peace, act against those who refuse to take path of peace

Peace in our land is a great business opportunity!

PM assures foreign investors of safe working environment; says economy on high growth path Says 25 industrial zones are being established on three routes of...

Peace call goes viral

People say they don’t hate each other; enough of hate politics Sudheendra Kulkarni terms it a campaign to urge the two governments to resolve the...

Sharif gets Obama to say Kashmir, promises jihadis in return

US president and Pakistani PM urge Afghan Taliban leaders to initiate talks with Kabul; Voice concern over LoC violence, urge dialogue for Kashmir resolution.

Sooner India falls in line, the better, says Sharif

PM says agreement on Pakistan’s four-point proposal crucial for regional peace

India says ready to talk if Pakistan ‘gives up terrorism’

The Indian foreign minister further said India remained open to dialogue but “talks and terror cannot go together”.

Sharif asks India to give peace another chance

Pakistani PM proposes new four-point peace initiative which includes complete ceasefire at LoC under UN monitors; avoiding use or threat to use force under any circumstances; demilitarization of Kashmir; and mutual withdrawal of armies from Siachen

Civil-military leadership on the same page: president

President Mamnoon Hussain said on Wednesday that peace was returning to the country and that there was complete harmony between government and armed forces. Talking...

Peace in FATA a priority: Fazlur Rehman

Jamiat Ulema Islam chief Moulana Fazlur Rehman has said that the system imposed on tribes will not be accepted and efforts to establish peace...