South East Asia

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 …

In a continued operation led by paramilitary Rangers in southern Pakistani city of Karachi, about 48 suspects were arrested on Tuesday, said police. Rangers arrested 35 suspects during operations in different areas of Karachi while police arrested thirteen. The security forces carried operation in Korangi Industrial Area, Itehad Town, Sultanabad, …

EU High Representative Catherine Ashton Monday said she is “appalled by the terrorist attack on the All Saints Church in Peshawar yesterday, which killed at least 82 people and injured more than 120.

Pakistan is to observe a 3-day nation-wide mourning over the twin suicidal blasts that targeted a Church in northern Pakistani city Peshawar, killing 81 and wounding 120 others. The twin blasts targeted All Saint’s Church in Peshawar’s Kohati gate area on Sunday were largely condemned by the Christian community across …

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 …