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Pakistan lauds US commission for becoming voice of oppressed Kashmiris

ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office (FO) on Saturday welcomed the hearing of of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission of the United States Congress on...

Trump says has not agreed to roll back tariffs on China

WASHINGTON/BEIJING: President Donald Trump on Friday said he has not agreed to rollbacks of U.S. tariffs sought by China, sparking fresh doubts about when the...

PM expresses optimism over improvement in US-Iran ties

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has sounded his optimism about possible improvement in the US-Iran ties, which have been currently at the lowest ebb...

US wants India to offer greater transparency on Kashmir

ISLAMABAD: Visiting United States (US) Senators Chris Van Hollen and Maggie Hassan on Monday urged India to offer “greater transparency on occupied Kashmir” as...

US lawmakers urge India to end humanitarian crisis in IOK

The United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on Saturday appealed India to end the humanitarian crisis in Occupied Jammu and Kashmir in its...

Iran warns against war as US and Saudi weigh response to...

--Trump sees many options short of war with Iran after attacks on Saudis DUBAI/JEDDAH: Iran warned U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday against being dragged...

Macron worried attack on Saudi oil may hurt moves to ease...

PARIS/RIYADH: An attack on Saudi oil installations that halted half the kingdom’s output could harm French diplomacy meant to avert feared U.S.-Iranian conflict, diplomats...

Iran rules out talks as Trump blames Tehran for Saudi oil...

DUBAI/WASHINGTON: Iran’s supreme leader on Tuesday ruled out talks with Washington after President Donald Trump blamed Tehran for a crippling attack on Saudi Arabia’s...

US won’t rule out Trump-Rouhani meeting after blaming Iran for Saudi...

The White House on Sunday did not rule out a potential meeting between President Donald Trump and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, even after Washington...

Pakistan urges US, Taliban to re-engage in talks

--FO reiterates there’s no military to conflict in Afghanistan ISLAMABAD: Hours after the United States announced suspension of talks with Taliban for the Afghan peace...

Deal will not stop attacks on Afghan forces, some Taliban say

KABUL/PESHAWAR: As U.S. and Taliban negotiators push to wrap up talks aimed at securing the withdrawal of foreign forces from Afghanistan, disagreement remains about whether...

Pakistan urges US to ‘do more’ to help end Kashmir standoff

WASHINGTON: Pakistan has called on the Trump administration to do more to help ease tensions after India revoked autonomy in the disputed Muslim-majority state...

US says ‘closely following’ Kashmir events, calls for peace

WASHINGTON: The US Department of State on Monday said that it is "closely following the events in the state of Jammu and Kashmir” and...

India informed US about intentions to abrogate Article 370, Article35A: report

Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar had briefed his American counterpart, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, about Narendra Modi’s intentions to abrogate Article...

Iran test-launched a medium-range missile: US officials

Iran test-launched a medium-range ballistic missile inside its borders, US officials said on Friday, defying Trump administration demands that it curtails the weapon programme...

Top US general cautiously optimistic about Afghan peace push

BAGHDAD: A top US general on Friday said that he was cautiously optimistic about efforts to reach a negotiated end to the nearly 18-year-old...

Sixteen US Marines arrested on human trafficking, drugs charges

WASHINGTON: The United States (US) military said on Thursday it had arrested 16 Marines on human trafficking and drug-related charges. The group was taken into custody...