Tag: US embassy
OIC summit supports Palestinians, condemns attack on Saudi Arabia
MAKKAH: The 14th Summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Saturday threw its support behind Palestinians ahead of a US-led peace plan...
Senate body directs IGP to probe US Embassy’s firing range matter
--Senator Rehman Malik says MoU signed with US Embassy stands null
ISLAMABAD: The Senate Committee on Interior on Tuesday directed the Islamabad inspector general of police...
Paul Jones is now Chargé d’Affaires at US Embassy
ISLAMABAD: The United States on Monday appointed Ambassador Paul Jones as the Chargé d’Affaires at the US Embassy here in Islamabad.
Ambassador Jones will lead the...
Blast outside U.S. embassy in China wounds lone suspect
BEIJING: A bomb exploded outside the U.S. embassy in Beijing on Thursday, wounding the lone assailant, the embassy said in a statement, but police...
Putin and Abbas to discuss US embassy transfer to Jerusalem
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Moscow on Saturday, Kremlin foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov told reporters on...
US Embassy opens new building in Islamabad
--Alice Wells, Tracy Thomas and David Hale attend event
ISLAMABAD: The United States (US) Embassy in Pakistan on Monday opened a new building, housing state of...
US embassy opening in Jerusalem, killings and outrage
JERUSALEM: The opening of the US embassy in Jerusalem, after Washington recognised the disputed city as Israel's capital, sparked deadly demonstrations in Gaza in...
US embassy wishes ‘Ramzan Mubarak’ to Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The United States (US) embassy in Islamabad on Thursday wished Ramzan Mubarak to people across the country in a special video message.
US Ambassador to...
Pakistan expresses grave concern over opening of US embassy in Jerusalem
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Monday expressed grave concern over opening of the United States (US) embassy in Jerusalem amid violent clashes along the Gaza Strip’s border.
In...
US diplomat, who killed youth, flown away in special flight
--US embassy confirms Col Joseph has left Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Military Attache Col Joseph Emanuel Hall, who killed a motorcyclist in Islamabad, left Pakistan on Monday evening,...
US Embassy denies visa to MQM leader Dr Sattar
Former federal minister and Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader Dr Farooq Sattar has not been issued a visa by the US Embassy, a private...
‘Drunk’ American diplomat kills sole breadwinner of family
Officials say US Embassy's Defence and Air Attache Col Joseph Emmanuel was under influence, fled after scuffle with cops
22-year-old Ateeq worked at a local...
SC to examine CDA’s report on US embassy’s construction plan on...
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) is going to examine a report by the Capital Development Authority (CDA) on the US embassy’s plan to construct a seven-storey...
Turkey arrests 12 alleged IS militants after US embassy closure
ANKARA: Turkey on Monday launched a crackdown on the Islamic State extremist group and boosted security in Ankara after the US embassy said it...
US to open Jerusalem embassy in May for Israel’s 70th anniversary
WASHINGTON: The United States said Friday it will relocate its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem in May, bringing forward the contested move to coincide...
Pakistan, US should join hands to achieve stability in Afghanistan: Ahsan...
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal on Thursday said that since both Pakistan and the United States were stakeholders in Afghanistan’s stability, they should join hands...
Suicide bomber attacks US embassy in Montenegro
An unknown attacker threw an explosive device, probably a hand grenade, at the US embassy in the Montenegrin capital of Podgorica, before killing himself...
