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  Pakistan dismisses UN concerns of pre-poll violence despite twin blasts in Balochistan

  World | February 07, 2024 21:27 IST

  Pre-poll violence and targeting of election candidates and voters in different provinces are common features of Pakistan polls. The year is no different, as several independent candidates have been killed, provinces have been rocked by bomb blasts and Imran Khan's party is reeling under a crackdown.

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  Kumar Iyer becomes first Indian-origin member of UK's Foreign Office Board

  World | June 07, 2019 9:36 IST

  Iyer, who was born in London and spent his early years in India, has previously been based in Mumbai as Britain’s Deputy High Commissioner.

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  546 Indian nationals in Pakistan jails

  World | July 01, 2017 15:13 IST

  At least 546 Indian nationals, including nearly 500 fishermen, are languishing in Pakistani jails, according to a list the Pakistan government handed over to the Indian envoy here today.

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  Kulbhushan Jadhav will be alive till he exhausts his mercy appeals: Pakistan

  World | June 01, 2017 18:53 IST

  Days after the International Court of Justice (ICJ) stayed Kulbhushan Jadhav 's death sentence, Pakistan on Thursday said that the Indian national would not be executed until he has exhausted his mercy appeals

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  We are against arms race in South Asia: Pakistan

  World | October 31, 2014 7:20 IST

  Islamabad: Pakistan today said it was against arms race in South Asia and hoped that the international community would not contribute to creating further asymmetry in conventional weapon in the region.Foreign Office (FO) spokesperson Tasnim

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  Sharif must attend Modi swearing-in: Foreign Office

  World | May 23, 2014 15:57 IST

  Islamabad: The Pakistan Foreign Office has urged Prime Minister Nawaz Sha­rif to attend the oath taking ceremony of India's new Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday, the media reported Friday.But the government is yet to take

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  Pak Foreign Office confirms attack on Sarabjit

  World | April 27, 2013 19:05 IST

  Islamabad, Apr 27: Indian national Sarabjit Singh sustained head injuries in a “scuffle” with other prisoners in a Lahore jail and was admitted in an unconscious state to hospital, where doctors were trying to revive

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  India, Pak foreign secretaries to meet in Delhi

  World | June 14, 2012 23:01 IST

  Islamabad, Jun 14: The foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan will meet in New Delhi next month to review the bilateral dialogue process and this will be followed by a meeting of the foreign ministers