US Secretary of State John Kerry began talks with Pakistan’s new government on Thursday, likely to be dominated by the fight against Islamist militants as US troops withdraw from Afghanistan.
Read More »Protests erupted in India after ruling coalition approved creation of new state
Protests erupted Wednesday in southeast India a day after the national ruling coalition approved the creation of a new state, leading to hundreds of arrests, police and reports said. Protests were staged in the coastal and southern regions of Andhra Pradesh
Read More »Mamnoon Hussain was elected new President of Pakistan
Pakistan on Tuesday elected businessman Mamnoon Hussain as its 12th president, state TV said, to replace
Read More »Pakistan holds presidential elections
Pakistani lawmakers on Tuesday began voting for a new president, marking an end to the five-year term of outgoing Asif Ali Zardari whose party lost May’s general elections.
Read More »Turkey condemns Saturday bombing in Pakistan
Turkish Foreign Ministry condemned the attack in Pakistan’s Parachinar town which killed 57 people on July 26, Saturday. “We wish God’s mercy for those who lost their lives in the reprehensible attacks organized in
Read More »Indian FM visits Turkey
Indian Embassy in Ankara organized an iftar Tuesday with the participation of Indian Foreign Minister Salman Khursid who is paying an official visit to Turkey.
Read More »India and Georgia discuss bilateral cooperation
The Georgian and Indian Foreign Ministries held the fourth round of bilateral political consultations in Tbilisi. The Georgian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that a delegation
Read More »Turkey condemns bomb attack in Pakistan
Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday condemned the suicide attack staged during a funeral in Pakistan’s Khyber Paktunkhwa state.
Read More »Turkey condemns bus attack in Quetta, Pakistan
The Turkish Foreign Ministry condemned the bus attack in the western city of Quetta, Pakistan on Saturday. According to a written statement, the Foreign Ministry
Read More »Pakistanis headed to polls one day after political leader’s death
Pakistanis headed to polls in Karachi on Sunday, right after the killing of Zahra Shahid Hussain, a political leader who had accused rivals of vote stealing. Hussain was the senior vice president of the Tehreek-e-Insaf party.
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