Tag: Washington
Washington’s turn to ‘do more’ in war on terror, says PM
Abbasi says Islamabad won’t be ‘scapegoat’ in Afghan war
ISTANBUL: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbas has said that it’s Washington’s and other players’ turn...
Washington ‘trying to squeeze Russian gas out of Europe’: Putin
SOCHI, Russia: President Vladimir Putin accused the United States on Thursday of trying to squeeze Russia out of European energy markets, saying the latest...
US drone strike kills four ‘militants’ near Pak-Afghan border
PESHAWAR: A US drone strike in Afghanistan’s Paktia province near the Pak-Afghan border killed at least four suspected militants on Thursday.
According to media reports, a...
Tillerson to visit Pakistan next week
WASHINGTON DC: US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will visit Islamabad next week during an Asian trip that will also take him to India,...
Ahsan says Pakistan still committed to wiping out terror
Minister reaffirms Pakistan’s readiness to work with US as a partner
WASHINGTON: Minister for Interior Affairs Ahsan Iqbal has said that Pakistan rendered matchless sacrifices...
Now is not time to talk to North Korea : White...
Now is not the time to talk to North Korea, the White House declared Monday, as President Donald Trump appeared to undermine efforts to...
India, US should go for pre-emptive strikes, destroy Pak’s N-assets: Ex-US...
WASHINGTON: Suggesting that both India and the US conduct pre-emptive strikes inside Pakistan to destroy its nuclear sites, former US senator Larry Pressler says...
Internet giants, once above the fray, on the defensive in Washington
WASHINGTON: Internet giants, including Alphabet’s Google (GOOGL.O) and Facebook (FB.O), are moving to compromise on several major policy issues as they adjust to an...
Chinese premier appeals to Washington to avoid ‘trade war’
China's No. 2 leader expressed hope Tuesday that disputes with US President Donald Trump's government can be settled amicably and warned a "trade war...
Trump builds team of bosses to shake up Washington
With more than 20 nominees now selected, Donald Trump’s cabinet appears much like the president-elect himself: mostly older, white males, many of them wealthy,...
Washington state mall shooter had no militant contact: Source
There is no evidence showing that a man charged with five counts of first-degree murder after confessing to a shooting rampage at a shopping...
At least 4 dead in shooting at Washington state mall
At least four people were killed and an unknown number wounded during a shooting at a mall in the US state of Washington, and...
US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen behind coup plot, Istanbul informs Washington
Turkey's foreign minister said on Saturday he had made clear in a call with US counterpart John Kerry that followers of US-based cleric Fethullah...
Obama, Saudi prince focus on Iraq and Syria in Washington meeting
President Barack Obama and the deputy crown prince of Saudi Arabia on Friday discussed ways to support Iraqis in their fight against Islamic State...
Nuclear terrorism threat to be focus of Washington summit
The world has yet to experience an act of nuclear terrorism. High-level discussions this week in Washington will resolve to keep things that way...
PM Nawaz may meet Modi in Washington, says Aziz
PM’s adviser on foreign affairs emphasises on enhancing Pak-Iran cooperation
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif may meet his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi later this month on...
White House to publish report on drone strikes
The White House for the first time will release casualty figures from its controversial drone program, officials said on Monday, amid criticism that the...
