Tag: USA

FM Qureshi to visit Kabul on 15th

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi will embark on one-day Kabul trip on September 15. It would be his first foreign visit in the...

US hits Russia with sanctions over nerve agent attack in Britain

WASHINGTON: The United States said Wednesday it was imposing new sanctions on Russia over Moscow's involvement in the use of a "lethal" nerve agent...

US races to meet deadline to reunite immigrant families

WASHINGTON DC: Even as the U.S. government scrambles to meet a Thursday deadline for reuniting hundreds of immigrant children with their parents, it has...

When to end the war? North Korea, US at odds over...

SEOUL:  Washington’s reluctance to declare an end to the Korean War until after North Korea abandons its nuclear arsenal may put it at odds...

Pakistan engaging with US for Afghan peace

Following years of an acrimonious blame game, the Pakistan and US militaries appear to be engaged again in tactical counterterrorism cooperation for promoting a...

USA enhances its support to Pakistan in educational sector

ISLAMABAD: The United States gives high importance to education and exchange program between the two countries and this was highlighted during the recent visit of...

After Trump’s spending demands, NATO summit turns to Afghanistan

BRUSSELS:  NATO leaders will try on Thursday to move beyond U.S. President Donald Trump’s demands for higher defense spending, and focus on ending the...

US judge orders separated families be reunited

LOS ANGELES: A US judge ordered that migrant families separated at the border with Mexico under President Donald Trump’s "zero tolerance" policy be reunited...

US reputs Pakistan on notice for ‘inaction’ against Taliban sanctuaries

Alice Wells says 'despite some positive indicators, the administration has not yet seen Pakistan take the sustained or decisive steps that it would have...

US military to help prosecute migrant cases

WASHINGTON: US military lawyers will help civilian prosecutors handle cases against undocumented migrants, the Defense Department said Wednesday, in a rare use of armed...

USA, Canada and Mexico to host 2026 FIFA World Cup

MOSCOW: The United States, Mexico and Canada won the rights to host the 2026 World Cup, beating Morocco in a vote by FIFA member...

Pakistan-US need to work together to achieve peace in Afghanistan: Aizaz

WASHINGTON: Pakistan ambassador to the United States Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry says Islamabad and Washington need to work together to achieve peace in Afghanistan. Speaking at a lecture session titled “Diplomatic Encounters...

US uses Pakistan like a tissue paper, says Imran Khan

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan asserted on Monday that the "US uses Pakistan like a tissue paper". In an interview with a Russian channel, Imran Khan said that Pakistan sacrificed 70,000 citizens...

Australian Muslim activist ´kicked out of US´

A high-profile Australian author and Muslim activist said she was refused entry to the United States on Thursday and put on a plane home...

Trump declares won’t back down on tariffs, does not expect trade...

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Monday said he would not back down from his planned new tariffs on steel and aluminium imports, creating a...

EU demonstrating ‘extremism’ in relations with Iran, says Iranian FM

TEHRAN: Iran's foreign minister slammed the European Union for "extremism" in relationship to Tehran in an interview published Monday ahead of a meeting with...

US aircraft carrier visits Vietnam amid growing military ties

HANOI: The US Navy's nuclear-powered "super-carrier" which carries over 90 aircraft, the USS Carl Vinson is making a historic visit to Vietnam as ties...