Pakistan

A PAIR of suicide bombers detonated their explosives outside a historic church in northwestern Pakistan on Sunday, killing 78 people in the deadliest-ever attack on the country’s Christian minority. A wing of the Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for the bombing in the city of Peshawar, saying it would continue to …

Pakistan’s government informed the Lower House of the cabinet that it has planned to send the Afghan refugees back home by December 2015. The Federal Minister for States and Frontier Regions retired Lt Gen Abdul Qadir Baloch told the National Assembly on Thursday that the government has planned to complete …

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 …

The Prime Minister of Pakistan Muhammad Nawaz Sharif was Monday heading for Turkey on a three-day official visit, an official press release said. The release said the prime minister is scheduled to meet Turkish President Abdullah Gul and co-chair

The Ambassador of Saudi Arabia here Dr. Abdul-Aziz Ibrahim Al Ghadeer met with the Pakistani President Mamnoon Hussain on Thursday, said an official press release. The Saudi ambassador congratulated the President on assuming his new responsibilities as President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Pakistan-Saudi bilateral relations were

Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s upcoming visit to Turkey will mainly focus on economic cooperation and he will encourage Turkish business leaders to invest in the country, the Foreign Ministry said. Nawaz Sharif will pay a three day official visit to Turkey from September 16-18 at the invitation of his …

Afghan Foreign Minister Zalmai Rassoul said Thursday he is optimistic that Pakistan’s new government is serious about cooperation and confident the Taliban will not make a comeback.

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.

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 …

Pakistan’s Supreme Court Friday issued a notice to the government to comment on a petition, seeking a ban on President Asif Ali Zardari from leaving the country, court officials said. President Zardari’s tenure will complete on September 8.