Tag: Tensions
ISI DG, foreign secy visit Afghanistan to repair relations
Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Director General Lt Gen Faiz Hameed and Foreign Secretary Sohail Mahmood held talks with Afghan intelligence chief, national security adviser and...
Xi Jinping worried about growing Iran-US tensions, suggests restraint
A rise in tensions in the Middle East owing to U.S. pressure on Iran is worrying and all parties need to exercise restraint, Chinese...
Pakistan welcomes India’s peace offer
--Modi messages Imran time to 'work together' for peaceful region
--Indian PM extends 'best wishes' for Pakistani people on national day
--PM Imran welcomes Modi's message,...
US remains concerned about India-Pakistan tensions: official
WASHINGTON: The United States remains concerned about India-Pakistan tensions as the nuclear-armed countries’ militaries remain on alert nearly three weeks after their most dangerous...
Samjhota Express suspended for indefinite period
ISLAMABAD: The Samjhota Express service was suspended on Thursday for an indefinite period amid escalating tension between Pakistan and India.
The Samjhota Express – a bi-weekly train –...
Tensions in Barcelona as thousands protest for and against Catalan independence
BARCELONA: Thousands of people demonstrating both for and against Catalan independence shut down parts of central Barcelona on Saturday, two days before the anniversary...
Election recount, Baghdad bomb fuel Iraq tensions
BAGHDAD: Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr called on his followers on Thursday to remain calm after an explosion killed 18 people in his main stronghold...
Vietnam says Chinese bombers in disputed South China Sea increase tensions
HANOI: Recent activity by China's strategic bombers in the South China Sea's Paracel Islands seriously violated Vietnam's sovereignty over the disputed territory, Vietnam's foreign...
Shehbaz calls off meeting with Indian HC amid LoC tensions
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday cancelled his meeting with Indian High Commissioner Ajay Basariya as a protest against the increasing Indian...
Far-right distribute tear gas on streets in Germany
COTTBUS: After repeated disputes between locals and refugees in the city centre of Cottbus, a town of 100,000 residents in Brandenburg, police have stopped...
Tensions rise in new French prison guards strikes
CORSICA: French police fired tear gas to break up a picket line of striking prison guards at Europe's biggest jail on Friday, as a...
US Jerusalem move could cause ‘escalation’ of tensions, says China
BEIJING: China warned on Wednesday that US President Donald Trump´s plan to recognise Jerusalem as Israel´s capital could fuel tensions in the region.
"We are...
Tensions rise after Israel blows up tunnel from Gaza
Tensions rose on Tuesday after an Israeli operation to blow up a tunnel from the Gaza Strip killed seven Palestinian militants in one of...
Ban Ki-Moon expresses concern over heightened tensions at LoC
United Nations (UN) Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon Monday expressed concerns over heightened Pakistan-India tensions at the Line of Control (LoC) and urged the two...
Sweet less Diwali: Indian BSF, Pakistani Rangers wont share sweets amid...
Pakistan Rangers and the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) will not be exchanging sweets at the Attari-Wagah Border Sunday (today) on the occasion of...
Kerry in Riyadh as Saudi-Iran tensions simmer
US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Saudi Arabia on Saturday hoping for an easing of tensions between the Sunni power and its...
Iran says wants China’s help to resolve Middle East tensions
Iran wants China's help to resolve tensions and unrest in the Middle East and is ready to play host to more Chinese firms once...
