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  • Khawaja Asif

    'Pakistan has to quickly adjust to changing geopolitical situation'

    World | September 07, 2017 20:43 IST

    Pakistan Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif today said Pakistan has to review changing geopolitical situation in the world pragmatically and quickly adjust its direction

  • Let's talk on Kashmir issue, new Pakistan foreign minister

    Let's talk on Kashmir issue, new Pakistan foreign minister tells India

    World | August 07, 2017 6:34 IST

    The only panacea to achieve peace between Pakistan and India is finding a solution to the Kashmir issue, Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif said on Sunday

  • iran s foreign minister to visit pakistan to discuss yemen

    Iran's Foreign Minister to visit Pakistan to discuss Yemen

    World | April 08, 2015 19:23 IST

    Islamabad: Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif will visit Pakistan to exchange views on the situation in Yemen, a day after Prime minister Nawaz Sharif called on Iran to get involved in a debate on security

  • iran nuclear talks unlikely to end soon

    Iran nuclear talks unlikely to end soon

    World | April 02, 2015 6:50 IST

    Lausanne: Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif struck a note of defiance during a break in nuclear negotiations on Wednesday, urging Western leaders to seize the opportunity to reach a deal with the country on

  • sushma swaraj most followed foreign minister on twitter

    Sushma Swaraj most followed foreign minister on Twitter

    Politics | December 04, 2014 22:17 IST

    New Delhi:  While Prime Minister Narendra Modi remains the third most-followed world leader on Twitter, Sushma Swaraj had grabbed the top slot among all foreign ministers active on the micro-blogging platform."India's @SushmaSwaraj is the most

  • australia acts to curb travelers absurd requests

    Australia acts to curb travelers' absurd requests

    World | December 03, 2014 12:05 IST

    Canberra: Australia's government is taking steps to curb Australian travelers' soaring expectations of what help they can get from their embassies, such as a loan to pay a prostitute in Thailand or assistance to evict

  • choke financial support to is says russia

    Choke financial support to IS, says Russia

    World | November 22, 2014 6:22 IST

    Moscow: The supply of funds for the terrorist group Islamic State (IS) must be cut off, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov said on Friday."Financial flows to the IS must be cut off through approaches

  • germany urges israel palestinians to ease tensions

    Germany urges Israel, Palestinians to ease tensions

    World | November 16, 2014 6:13 IST

    Ramallah: German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Saturday warned of turning the Israeli-Palestinian conflict from political into religious due to the growing tension in Jerusalem.Steinmeier's warning came in a joint press conference with Palestinian Minister

  • czech republic ready to support syrian refugees in lebanon

    Czech Republic ready to support Syrian refugees in Lebanon

    World | November 13, 2014 6:15 IST

    Beirut: Czech Republic Foreign Minister Lubomir Zaoralek said on Wednesday that his country is willing to help Lebanon to offer assistance to the Syrian refugees that are taking shelters in the country.Following a meeting with

  • australia to join airstrikes against is in iraq

    Australia to join airstrikes against IS in Iraq

    World | September 28, 2014 11:50 IST

    Sydney: Australia will soon join the airstrikes against Islamic State (IS) militants in Iraq."The national security committee and the cabinet will meet this week to discuss the action," Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said on Sunday."It

  • australia welcomes release of fijian peacekeepers

    Australia welcomes release of Fijian peacekeepers

    World | September 12, 2014 8:48 IST

    Sydney: Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has welcomed the unconditional release on Thursday of 45 Fijian peacekeepers held in Syria.The peacekeepers have been serving with the UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF), monitoring a 1974 ceasefire

  • oman foreign minister on 2 day visit from tomorrow

    Oman Foreign Minister on 2-day visit from tomorrow

    India | June 02, 2014 20:11 IST

    New Delhi: Reaching out to the new government, Oman's Minister for Foreign Affairs Yousuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah will arrive here tomorrow, in the first visit by any foreign dignitary to India after the Narendra

  • chinese foreign minister to visit india next month

    Chinese Foreign Minister to visit India next month

    India | May 28, 2014 21:31 IST

    New Delhi: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will come here on June 8 as his government's special envoy to establish connection with the new dispensation at the Centre.  According to sources, Wang's visit reflects the

  • russia to hit back at western sanctions minister

    Russia to hit back at Western sanctions: Minister

    World | May 14, 2014 23:12 IST

    Moscow: Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Wednesday Moscow may retaliate against Western sanctions if those countries continue confrontation, indicating possible blow to such payment systems as Visa and MasterCard."We don't want confrontation. But if the

  • nokia will have to clear rs 6 500 crore tax liability

    Nokia will have to clear Rs 6,500 crore tax liability: Finance Ministry

    December 05, 2013 23:30 IST

    New Delhi: Unfazed by threats of closure of Nokia's Chennai plant, a top Finance Ministry official today asserted that the Finnish company, which is being acquired by Microsoft, will have to clear a total tax

  • will not give in even if there is world war iii syria

    Will not give in even if there is World War III: Syria

    World | September 04, 2013 23:38 IST

    Damascus: Syria's deputy foreign minister has said his country would never give in, even if World War III erupts.  In an interview to a French news agency, deputy foreign minister Faisal Muqdad  said his country

  • sri lankan foreign minister arriving sunday to meet pm

    Sri Lankan foreign minister arriving Sunday, to meet PM

    India | August 17, 2013 21:01 IST

    New Delhi: Sri Lankan Foreign Minister G.L. Peiris is arriving here on Sunday to invite Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Colombo in November.Peiris, who arrives Sunday evening,

  • italy foreign minister resigns over decision to send back

    Italy foreign minister resigns over decision to send back marines to India for trial

    World | March 26, 2013 21:06 IST

    Rome, Mar 26: Italian Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi today resigned following criticism of the government's decision to send back to India the two Italian marines accused of killing Indian fishermen.Terzi announced his resignation in Parliament,

  • khar offers talks to deescalate tensions along loc

    Khar offers talks to deescalate tensions along LoC

    World | January 17, 2013 8:29 IST

    Islamabad, Jan 17: As India and Pakistan agreed to deescalate the situation along the border, Islamabad tonight offered to hold talks with New Delhi to address concerns related to the LoC and to reinforce a

  • foreign minister khurshid backs visa to javed miandad

    Foreign Minister Khurshid backs visa to Javed Miandad

    Cricket | January 03, 2013 20:39 IST

    Bangalore, Jan 3: Indian External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid Thursday said the government followed proper procedures in giving a visa to former Pakistan cricket captain Javed Miandad, whose visit has sparked off a political controversy.Miandad,

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