In a controversial statement that has raised many eyebrows in Pakistan and the region, Pakistan’s foreign minister has expressed desire to normalize relations with Israel. Shah Mehmood Qureshi made the controversial remarks in an interview with an Israeli news portal on the sidelines of recently concluded Munich Security Conference. According to a report published by […]

China, a regional giant, has urged two estranged neighbors Pakistan and India to exercise restraint and conduct dialogue to achieve resolution of outstanding issues. The statement comes in the wake of deadly terror attack in Indian-controlled Kashmir that has again derailed relations between the two countries, bringing them on the brink of war. “Pakistan and […]

The dastardly attack in Indian-controlled Kashmir last week and its shocks are being felt far and wide. It might have a bearing on the progress of Afghan peace talks as well. Pakistan’s envoy to Kabul said on Tuesday that peace talks between the United States and the Afghan Taliban would be affected if India showed […]

Almost a week after a deadly attack in Indian-controlled Kashmir killed at least 44 members of India’s central reserve police force, Pakistan’s premier finally broke his silence on Tuesday. The deadliest attack in the disputed Himalayan region since the insurgency broke out in late 1980s sparked widespread outrage and protests in India, with some politicians […]

Saudi Arabia’s crown prince Mohammad Bin Salman is touring South Asia these days to brush up his battered image following the global outcry over diabolical murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The famously infamous ‘butcher of Riyadh’, who has faced blistering criticism over Khashoggi’s cold-blooded murder and the ongoing genocide in Yemen, is doling out billions […]

TASHKENT – The International Conference Central Asian Connectivity: Challenges and New Opportunities wound up yesterday in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The two-day international conference discussed ways of boosting security and economic cooperation between Central Asian countries which kicked off on Tuesday in the capital of Uzbekistan. The conference, themed “Interconnectivity in Central Asia: Challenges and New Opportunities,” […]

Vietnam is preparing for North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to arrive by train for his summit in Hanoi next week with US President Donald Trump, two sources with direct knowledge of security and logistics planning told Reuters on Wednesday. It could take Kim at least two and a half days to travel the thousands […]

The expected pullout of forces from three key ports in Yemen provides an opportunity to move to the major goal of ending Saudi Arabia’s four-year aggression that has created the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, the UN envoy for the war-battered country said. Martin Griffiths told the UN Security Council on Tuesday that Yemen’s Houthi Ansarullah […]

 A Democratic-led House panel has launched a probe of US nuclear plan in Saudi Arabia, raising concerns over the transfer of sensitive nuclear power technology to the kingdom. Key members of the Trump administration pushed a plan to sell nuclear power plants to Saudi Arabia in the months after the inauguration despite objections from members […]

China’s Foreign Ministry spokesman says Beijing’s energy cooperation with Tehran and its oil imports from the Islamic Republic are conducted under the framework of the international law, and the two countries will continue their normal cooperation. Addressing a press conference in Beijing on Tuesday, Geng Shuang said, “as for China’s energy cooperation with Iran and […]