Sartaj Aziz
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Modi will certainly visit Pakistan next year: Sartaj Aziz
World | Mar 09, 2015, 09:41 AM ISTIslamabad: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will "certainly visit" Pakistan next year, the country's top foreign affairs adviser Sartaj Aziz said on Sunday.Pakistan will host the summit of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
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No breakthrough in talks with India: Sartaj Aziz
World | Mar 07, 2015, 07:21 AM ISTIslamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's key advisor, Sartaj Aziz, admitted there was no breakthrough in the recently held talks between the India and Pakistan on foreign secretary level, however, he said these talks have
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FS-meet: India, Pakistan appear to inch towards dialogue resumption
India | Mar 03, 2015, 09:27 PM ISTIslamabad/New Delhi: India and Pakistan today appeared to be inching towards resumption of dialogue after Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar's discussions here, described by both sides as “ice-breaking”.Jaishankar flew-in here as part of his “SAARC yatra”
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Pakistan 'cautiously optimistic' about continuation of dialogue with India
World | Feb 15, 2015, 02:10 PM ISTNew Delhi: Reacting to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif with “cautious optimism”, PM's Adviser on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz has stressed the need for meaningful and serious dialogue between
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Modi 'persuaded' by the US to resume dialogue with Pak: Sartaj Aziz
World | Feb 14, 2015, 07:32 PM ISTSrinagar: The US is behind Prime Minister Narendra Modi's reaching out to Pakistan yesterday with his decision to send Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar to Islamabad, according to Sartaj Aziz, Pakistan Prime Minister's foreign Affairs Advisor.Aziz
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Its official: Xi Jinping to visit Pakistan this year
World | Feb 09, 2015, 05:49 PM ISTBeijing: China today said Xi Jinping will visit Pakistan this year amid speculation that the president may be the chief guest at the March 23 National Day military parade in Islamabad.While no date was given
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India helping terrorists in Pakistan: Khawaja Asif
World | Jan 13, 2015, 04:59 PM ISTIslamabad: Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has alleged that India was helping terror groups in his country after India rejected Pakistan's claim that it was carrying out “attacks” from Afghanistan. “India has designs on Pakistan
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Pakistan will not start talks with India without Kashmir: Sartaj Aziz
World | Jan 13, 2015, 01:18 PM ISTIslamabad: Pakistan today said that it will not start any dialogue with India if Kashmir issue was not part of the agenda, even as US Secretary of State John Kerry advised the two neighbours to
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Modi govt wants Pakistan to compromise on Kashmir: Sartaj Aziz
World | Jan 12, 2015, 04:40 PM ISTIslamabad: Sartaj Aziz, adviser to Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on national security and foreign affairs, has accused Narendra Modi government of pressurizing Pakistan to compromise on Kashmir issue. "The stance of the previous governments in
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Kerry to discuss India-Pakistan tensions with Sharif
World | Jan 12, 2015, 12:19 PM ISTIslamabad: US Secretary of State John Kerry, who will arrive here on a two-day official visit on Monday evening, will raise with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif the issue of prevailing tense situation between India and
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Sushma Swaraj writes to Aziz; dismisses Pakistan allegations
India | Jan 03, 2015, 11:14 PM ISTNew Delhi: Reacting sharply, India today dismissed Pakistan's allegation of “breach of trust” over the killing of Pakistan Rangers and asked it to adhere to the mechanisms that have been evolved to ensure peace and
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Pakistan writes to India on Rangers' killing; seeks immediate probe
World | Jan 02, 2015, 11:07 PM ISTIslamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister's Adviser on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz today wrote to External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, protesting the killing of soldiers in BSF firing and seeking an immediate probe into the incident.Aziz, who
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Pakistan to appeal against Lakhvi's bail order
World | Dec 20, 2014, 07:13 PM ISTIslamabad: Pakistan today said that Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, a key planner of the 2008 Mumbai attack, has not been released from jail and a petition challenging the bail given to him is being firmed up.“Lakhvi
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Pakistan not hopeful about talks resuming with India: NSA Sartaz Aziz
World | Dec 02, 2014, 05:15 PM ISTIslamabad: Pakistan today said that it is not hopeful about an early resumption of Indo-Pak talks alleging that India was trying to divert global attention from the core issue of Kashmir by branding it as
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No prospect of structured talks with India: Pakistan
World | Nov 26, 2014, 08:14 PM ISTKathmandu: Amid continued strain in ties, Pakistan today said it does not see any prospect of having structured talks with India in the near future and made it clear that the ball is in India's
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Pakistan stresses on regional cooperation strategy at SAARC
World | Nov 26, 2014, 06:32 AM ISTKathmandu: Sartaj Aziz, adviser to the Pakistan prime minister on national security and foreign affairs, on Tuesday stressed that a regional cooperation strategy must be formulated at the two-day SAARC Summit.Addressing the South Asian Association
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Sushma Swaraj, Sartaj Aziz meet briefly on SAARC sidelines
World | Nov 25, 2014, 04:42 PM ISTKathmandu: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today interacted briefly with Pakistan Prime Minister's Advisor on Foreign Affairs and National Security Sartaj Aziz here on the margins of the SAARC Foreign Minister's meeting during which they
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No reason to target militants not posing threat to Pakistan: Aziz
World | Nov 18, 2014, 04:31 PM ISTIslamabad: Pakistan has said it sees no reason to target militants who do not pose any threat to it, in an apparent reference to Afghan-based dreaded Haqqani network which is blamed for a series of
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Pakistan slams Pentagon report on terror safe havens
World | Nov 05, 2014, 09:47 PM ISTIslamabad: Pakistan today reacted sharply to a blunt Pentagon assessment that it harbours terrorist sanctuaries, saying the remarks in the report contained “unsubstantiated allegations” and “unwarranted comments”. In a candid assessment of terrorist safe havens
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India, China share converging views on terror at Afghan meet
India | Oct 31, 2014, 09:01 PM ISTBeijing: India and China today shared their converging views on terrorism while highlighting mutual concerns over resurgence of terror groups in the backdrop of the US' troop withdrawal from Afghanistan. The two countries with shared