Section: Pakistan
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Khawaja Asif criticises West’s policies on war against terror
KARACHI: Defence minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif said the West’s policies to stay aloof do not support the war against terror. “Such policies will only give rise to terrorism,” said Asif. Participating in a panel discussion on countering extremism and terrorism at the Munich Security Conference 2017, Asif said more than ninety percent of...
Russia seeks ´post-West´ order, terms NATO relic of the Cold War
Russia Saturday called for an end to an outdated world order dominated by the West, even as US Vice President Mike Pence pledged Washington´s “unwavering” commitment to its transatlantic allies in NATO. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov laid out a diametrically opposed global vision and offered “pragmatic” ties with...
IDEX-2017 to begin tomorrow
A five-day defence exhibition titled IDEX-2017 will begin in Abu Dhabi on Sunday(tomorrow). Pakistani delegation would be led by Defense Production Minister Rana Tanveer Hussain. On this occasion, he plans to meet the defence production ministers of Egypt, Belarus‚ Ukraine‚ South Africa and representatives of different countries. Pakistan has set...
Allies claim US backing for political solution in Syria
BONN: US allies said they had won assurances on Friday from new Secretary of State Rex Tillerson that Washington backed a political solution to the Syria conflict, ahead of UN-led peace talks. Tillerson used a G20 gathering in Germany to hold a series of meetings with his global peers, reviewing crises from North Korea to Ukraine at a time of...
Trump’s team in disarray, US Senator McCain tells Europe
MUNICH (Reuters) – Republican Senator John McCain broke with the reassuring message that US officials visiting Germany have sought to convey on their debut trip to Europe, saying on Friday that the administration of President Donald Trump was in disarray.McCain, a known Trump critic, told the Munich Security Conference that the resignation...
Six-party moot in Moscow decides to expand framework
The six-party moot held in Moscow for Afghan peace process has decided to expand the framework, allowing other regional players, namely the central Asian states, to join in the dialogue process and Pakistan welcomes the decision. These views were expressed by Foreign Office spokesperson Nafees Zakria during the weekly briefing here at the...
Pakistan to attend 53rd Munich Security Conference
Pakistan is all set to participate in the 53rd Munich Security Conference, which starts on Friday in the Bavarian City Munich, Germany. Defence Minister Khawaja Asif will be leading Pakistani delegation in the three-day conference. Pakistan’s ambassador to Germany Jauhar Saleem informed Geo News that the delegation will hold discussions on...
Pence heads to Europe on reassurance tour
US Vice President Mike Pence will seek on Saturday to soothe allies unnerved by his boss’ unorthodox statements on Russia and NATO as he stresses America’s commitment to Europe during the first major foreign address for the Trump administration. Pence will tell the annual Munich Security Conference that Europe is an...
Hat-tricks for United’s Ibrahimovic, Roma’s Dzeko
LONDON (Agencies) – The goals continued to flow for Manchester Uniteds Zlatan Ibrahimovic and AS Romas Edin Dzeko as they bagged hat-tricks to help their teams take commanding leads in the first legs of their Europa League last 32 ties on Thursday.United swept aside St Etienne 3-0 at Old Trafford and Roma made light work of last seasons...
Spurs lose at Gent, Lyon thrash Alkmaar in Europa League
LONDON: Tottenham Hotspurs Europa League campaign got off to a frustrating start as they were beaten 1-0 by mid-table Belgian outfit Gent in their last 32, first leg tie on Thursday despite fielding a strong side.Spurs, who have dropped into the competition from the Champions League, were off colour throughout the match and were undone in the...
