Tag: Ties

Pakistan gives importance to its ties with Bahrain: PM Imran

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday said that Pakistan valued its fraternal ties with Bahrain and had an abiding interest in further augmenting these...

Pak-Russia cooperation growing in many directions, says honourary consul

LAHORE: Russia’s Honourary Consul Habib Ahmed has said the cooperation between both Islamabad and Moscow is developing in many directions as Russia has already announced...

Pakistan attaches great importance to fraternal ties with UAE: Fawad

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain Tuesday said Pakistan attached great importance to its friendly and fraternal relations with brotherly...

Global business leaders suspend ties with Saudi Arabia

LONDON: Global business leaders are reassessing their ties with Saudi Arabia, stoking pressure on the Gulf kingdom to explain what happened to a dissident...

FM Qureshi, JPPFL chairman discuss strengthening bilateral relations

ISLAMABAD: Japan-Pakistan Parliamentary Friendship League (JPPFL) Chairman Seishiro Eto discussed bilateral relations including trade and investment with Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Wednesday. Eto...

Somalia, Eritrea mend ties as change sweeps Horn of Africa

NAIROBI: The presidents of Somalia and Eritrea on Monday signed an agreement to establish diplomatic ties after over a decade of animosity, in the...

Iran’s Khamenei seeks better ties with the world sans US

  TEHRAN: Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei has called for better ties with the world -- though not with the United States, according his official...

Trump hails ties with UK despite Brexit criticism

AYLESBURY: US President Donald Trump said Friday ties between Britain and the US were "very very strong" after launching an extraordinary attack on Prime...

Catalan secessionists cut formal ties with Spanish monarchy

MADRID: Catalonia's pro-independence political leaders are snubbing the Spanish king in their latest public challenge to rule from Madrid. Catalan President Quim Torra says his...

Modi seeks to cement ties with Malaysia in brief visit

PUTRAJAYA: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks Thursday with new Malaysian leader Mahathir Mohamad in a brief visit aimed at bolstering bilateral ties. Modi...

Taiwan says has cut ties with Burkina Faso

TAIPEI: Taiwan has broken relations with Burkina Faso after the African nation said it had cut diplomatic ties with the self-ruled island, Taiwan Foreign...

China asks Australia to remove ‘coloured glasses’ to improve ties

  BEIJING/SYDNEY: Australia should remove its "coloured glasses" to get relations back on track with major trading partner China, the Chinese government's top diplomat Wang...

Russia, China tighten ties with Iran

ASTANA: Russia and China moved Thursday to extend their economic influence in Iran, while Europeans are finding it harder to ignore efforts by Washington...

Pakistan values ‘deep-rooted’ ties with EU: Ayaz Sadiq

ISLAMABAD: National Assembly (NA) Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq has said that Pakistan attaches high importance to its relations with the European Union (EU), which...

India’s Modi visits Nepal to restore ties

KATHMANDU: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi prayed at a renowned Hindu temple with his Nepalese counterpart K.P. Sharma Oli on Friday as he started...

Dominican Republic cuts ties with Taiwan in favour of China

  TAIPEI/BEIJING: The Dominican Republic severed ties with Taiwan after nearly 80 years and switched its allegiance to China, Beijing and Taipei confirmed on Tuesday,...

Asif says Pakistan not expecting improvement in ties with India

--Foreign minister says no breakthrough expected between both countries as long as Indian Army continues to violate LoC ceasefire    ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif...