China and India will hold a two-day meeting in Beijing to discuss border affairs, a foreign ministry spokesman said on Thursday. The fourth Meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination over China-India Border Affairs
Read More »Indian PM to meet US President Barack Obama
US President Barack Obama looks forward to meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in Washington tomorrow to discuss a wide range of issues and their shared objectives, the White House has said. “He (Obama) very much looks forward to the meeting,” White House Press Secretary Jay Carney told reporters ahead …
Read More »Militant attack kills 8 in Indian Kashmir
Militants dressed in Indian army uniforms killed eight people in attacks on an Indian police station and army base near the Pakistan border on Thursday, triggering calls to cancel talks between the rival nations’ leaders at the weekend. The group of about three militants killed six people in the attack on the …
Read More »Indian PM to meet Pakistani counterpart
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh confirmed on Wednesday he will meet his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, after raised tensions between the neighbours. “During my visit to New York, I… look forward to bilateral meetings with the leaders of some of our neighbouring …
Read More »Pakistan accuses India of firing across LoC
Pakistani officials said a girl and an elderly woman were injured in disputed Kashmir region late on Tuesday night in shelling by Indian troops from across the Line of Control (LoC). The Deputy Commissioner of Kotli District of the Pakistani side of Kashmir, Masood ur Rehman, said two people were …
Read More »Indian High Commissioner meets Pakistani official to discuss Line of Control situation
The Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan, T.C.A. Raghavan met with Adviser to Pakistani Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs and National Security, Sartaj Aziz at the Foreign Office on Tuesday to discuss situation at the Line of Control (Loc) and other matters of mutual interest.
Read More »Improving ties with India and Afghanistan, top priority for Pakistan PM
Improving ties with India and Afghanistan is the top priority of Pakistan, which will focus on Southeast Asia and Europe to inject more economic content into ties for much-needed economic revival, a top official has said. At the core of Sharif’s initiatives is the belief that Pakistan’s economic revival is …
Read More »India and Pakistan officials to meet in Dubai to ease tensions
Former Pakistan Foreign Secretary Shahryar Khan and ex-Indian diplomat S K Lambah, the point men for India- Pakistan back-channel diplomacy, are to meet in Dubai on Thursday to ease tensions and draw a planned meeting between the premiers of the two countries.
Read More »Indian, Pakistani armies exchange fire on the line-of-control (LoC) in Kashmir
The armies of Indian and Pakistan Sunday again targeted each other’s positions on the line-of-control (LoC) in Kashmir, officials said. The ceasefire violation took place in Mendhar sector
Read More »Pakistan will set free 365 Indian prisoners
Pakistan High Commission said on Friday it will be releasing 365 Indian prisoners, including 340 fishermen, at the Wagah border on Saturday as “a goodwill gesture”. In a statement, the spokesperson of the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi, said
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