Section: Pakistan Today (Pakistan)
Conflict and terror or peace
The AfPak relationship is more important than ever Synopsis After the visit Of Afghanistan’s president to Pakistan hopes are high that a bilateral understanding between the two countries can lead to peace and stability. This hope and expectation is tempered with the reality of uncertainties, past hostility and, above all, the interests of...
Act II of Yemen crisis
Bilateral relations with all parties should be Pakistan’s focus point The Pakistan Parliament has passed a resolution about the Pakistani foreign policy position on Yemen which largely advises the government to focus on a diplomatic solution. The reaction by State Minister of Foreign Affairs of UAE has been unfortunate which is tantamount...
Russia supplying weapons, troops to Ukraine separatists: report
NATO believes that Russia has supplied more troops and weapons to pro-Russian separatists in east Ukraine, a German newspaper reported on Sunday. “We have noticed again support for the separatists, with weapons, troops and training. Russia is still sending troops and arms from one side of the open border with Ukraine to the other,” a NATO...
Khamenei breaks silence in nuclear deal, says sanctions must go
Iranian supreme leader says ‘supports a deal that preserves the interests and honour of Iran’ Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Thursday demanded that all sanctions on Iran be lifted at the same time as any final agreement with world powers on curbing Tehran’s nuclear program is concluded. Khamenei, the Islamic...
Malaysia Airlines denies nearly colliding with another plane over Pakistan
Malaysia Airlines denied on Tuesday that a London-bound flight was involved in a near-miss with another plane in Pakistani airspace. Following reports by Asian media outlets that one of the airline’s planes headed to London narrowly avoided a collision in skies over Pakistan, according to the Mirror. It had been claimed the flight nearly...
At least 43 dead as Russian trawler sinks
MOSCOW: At least 43 people have died and 26 are missing after a Russian trawler sank late on Wednesday in the Western Pacific Ocean near the Kamchatka Peninsula, the TASS news agency reported, citing an officer at a maritime rescue coordination centre in the area. There were 132 people on board the Dalniy Vostok freezer trawler and 63 people have...
Pakistan eighth most dangerous country in the world: report
LONDON: Pakistan has emerged as the world’s eighth most dangerous country, according to IntelCenter’s list of “Top 10 Most Dangerous Countries”, according to sources. The Middle East topped the list as of March 2015, with Iraq and Syria ranking No 1 and 2 respectively, given the current political situation in the war-torn countries....
Turnout 70pc in Uzbek polls; strongman Karimov set to be re-elected
TASHKENT: Uzbeks voted massively in a presidential election on Sunday with turnout topping 70 per cent halfway through the poll expected to deliver another landslide victory for strongman Islam Karimov. Few doubted the outcome after all three of Karimov’s challengers endorsed his campaign to extend an iron-fisted rule that dates to before...
These are the countries exporting weapons to Pakistan and India
A report on global arms transfers in 2014 has revealed the countries that export weapons to Pakistan and India, considered to be among the top 10 weapons importers in the world. The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute released its data on global arms transfers in 2014, providing some of the best publicly available information on the...
Death toll climbed sharply in major 2014 conflicts, says study
The death toll in the world’s most brutal conflicts climbed by more than 28 per cent last year from 2013 with bloodshed in Syria worse than all others for the second year running, according to a study released on Wednesday. The Project for the Study of the 21st Century think tank analysed data from sources including the United States...
