Islamabad News

China Backs Pakistan On Giving Shelter To Terrorists: Congress

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday September 23, 2017

The Congress on Friday said Pakistan gives shelter to terrorists and accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of not being able to convince China against backing Islamabad on terror-related issues.

Not Our Job To Satisfy US, Says Pakistan

World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday September 15, 2017

In a strong rebuttal of the US charge that it was not adequately acting against terrorist sanctuaries on its soil, Pakistan has said that the onus of satisfying Washington about its concerns was not on Islamabad, the media reported on Thursday.

Talks With US Suspended, Bilateral Trips Cancelled, Says Pakistan Minister

World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday August 29, 2017

Pakistani Foreign Minister Khawaja Mohammad Asif has said that Islamabad had suspended talks and bilateral visits with Washington as a protest over US President Donald Trump's remarks condemning the South Asian nation, the media reported.

Pakistan Doesn't Deserve Second Chance: Afghan Daily

World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday August 23, 2017

Echoing US President Donald Trump's charges that Pakistan was backing terrorists in Afghanistan, a leading Afghan newspaper on Wednesday said Islamabad cannot be trusted any more.

ISIS Says It Killed Two Chinese Teachers Kidnapped In Pakistan

World News | Reuters | Friday June 9, 2017

ISIS has killed two Chinese teachers it kidnapped in Pakistan's southwestern Baluchistan province last month, the terror group's Amaq news agency said on Thursday, in a blow to Islamabad's efforts to safeguard Chinese workers.

Pakistan Court Orders Release Of 350 Indian Fishermen

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday May 24, 2017

A court in Islamabad on Wednesday ordered the release of 350 Indian fishermen, who were jailed for illegal fishing.

India Won't Sit Idly If Its Soldiers Are Attacked: US Lawmaker On Pak Terrorists

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 10, 2017

Asking Pakistan to clamp down on terror and extremist groups, a top US lawmaker has cautioned Islamabad that India would not sit idly if its soldiers or citizens were being attacked. Joe Crowley, the chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, told news agency PTI that the situation on the Line of Control - de facto border between India and Pakistan -...

Underworld Don Dawood Ibrahim Critical, Say Media Reports. He's Fine, Says Chhota Shakeel

India News | NDTV News Desk | Saturday April 29, 2017

Dawood Ibrahim, India's most-wanted, is in a critical condition at a hospital in Pakistan's Karachi, media reports say. The 61-year-old underworld don suffered a heart attack and was admitted to the Aga Khan Hospital in the city, according to unverified reports. But Dawood Ibrahim's close aide Chhota Shakeel dismissed the reports, saying he was fin...

Pak Ex Minister Rehman Malik Falls For April Fool's Day Prank

World News | Press Trust of India | Sunday April 2, 2017

Pakistan's former interior minister Rehman Malik on Saturday fell for a April Fool's Day prank when he reacted to a fake news story about naming of Islamabad's new airport after Chinese President Xi Jinping.

After PM Narendra Modi Warned Pak, India Fast-Tracks Kashmir Hydropower Projects

India News | Reuters | Thursday March 16, 2017

India has fast-tracked hydro-power projects worth $15 billion in Kashmir in recent months, according to news agency Reuters, which based its report on three unnamed central and state officials. The acceleration by India ignores warnings from Islamabad that power stations on rivers flowing into Pakistan will disrupt water supplies.

India Denounces Pakistan's Bid To Raise Kashmir At UN Council Meet

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday March 2, 2017

India has rebuffed Pakistan's attempt to raise the Kashmir issue at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, by denouncing Islamabad as the global "epicenter" of terrorism and accused it of trying to destabilize the state.

India Releases 39 Pakistani Prisoners In Goodwill Gesture

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday March 1, 2017

In a reciprocal gesture after Islamabad freed 218 Indian prisoners lodged in jails in Pakistan, India on Wednesday freed 39 Pakistani prisoners lodged in jails here.

Missing Pakistani Activist Salman Haider Returns Home

World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday January 28, 2017

Prominent Pakistani academic and human rights activist Salman Haider, who went missing earlier this month from Islamabad, is "fine and safe" and has returned home, his brother Zeeshan Haider confirmed to Dawn.

Peace, Says Pakistan After Twitter Fight With Israel Over Fake News

World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday December 27, 2016

Days after Pakistan threatened to launch a nuclear strike on Israel over a fake news story, Islamabad tried to soften its stand saying that the country wants to co-exist in peace with others.

Pak Defence Minister Reads Fake News, Threatens Israel With Nuke Strike: Report

World News | Press Trust of India | Sunday December 25, 2016

Pakistan's Defence Minister threatened Israel that his country could use nuclear weapons after a fake news report that his Israeli counterpart had threatened "nuclear retaliation" for Islamabad's role in Syria, highlighting the serious problem proliferation of fake news poses.

Pakistan Plane Carrying 48 Crashes, Reportedly On Fire

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday December 7, 2016

A Pakistani plane carrying 48 people crashed on Wednesday in the country's mountainous north and burst into flames, authorities said, as rescue workers pulled dozens of bodies from the wreckage and officials expressed little hope for survivors.

Blue-Eyed Pakistani Chaiwala Becomes Internet Sensation

Offbeat | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday October 19, 2016

A blue-eyed handsome young chaiwala or tea seller from Pakistan has become an internet sensation after a local photographer posted his picture on social media.

Pakistan Isolated Due To Its Own Policies, India Has No Role: Foreign Ministry

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday October 17, 2016

Pakistan has been isolated because of its own policies and India did not have to play any role in it, Ministry of External Affairs or MEA spokesperson Vikas Swarup said on Monday.

Spanish Diplomat Found Dead In Pakistan

World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday October 13, 2016

A Spanish diplomat was found dead in his home in Pakistan in what appeared to be a suicide, said a police official on Thursday.

Pakistani Officer Admits India Carried Out Surgical Strikes: Report

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday October 6, 2016

A Pakistan police officer has admitted that India indeed carried out surgical strikes in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and killed at least five soldiers and several terrorists in an operation that Islamabad denies happened, news channel CNN News18 reported on Wednesday.

SAARC Summit Can't Take Place If Even One Member Pulls Out: Nepal

World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday September 30, 2016

Nepal, the present chair of the SAARC, said today that the summit of the South Asian regional grouping cannot take place if even one member country notifies its inability to participate in the event.

Sri Lanka Pulls Out Of SAARC Summit In Islamabad; Becomes 5th Country To Do So

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday September 30, 2016

Sri Lanka on Friday expressed its unwillingness to attend the upcoming SAARC Summit in Islamabad, saying the prevailing environment in the region is not conducive for holding the summit.

Pakistan, India Should Resolve Issues Through Dialogue: China

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday September 29, 2016

Following India's claim that it launched "surgical strikes" on the terrorist launch pads across the Line of Control in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir today, China has said that Beijing was in touch with both New Delhi and Islamabad through "various channels".

Chinese PM Meets Nawaz Sharif, Conveys Support Over Kashmir: Pak Media

World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday September 21, 2016

China today hoped that there will be a better understanding of Pakistan's position on Kashmir by the international community and that Beijing attaches great importance to Islamabad's position on Kashmir.

Won't Restrain Nuclear Programme: Pakistan

World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday September 21, 2016

Pakistan won't limit its nuclear programme, its UN envoy Maleeha Lodhi said on Wednesday, a day after Washington urged Islamabad to curtail its atomic activities.

Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif Urges US, UK To Help Resolve Issues With India

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday September 20, 2016

Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has held separate meetings with US Secretary of State John Kerry and his British counterpart Theresa May during which he urged the two countries to help resolve issues between Islamabad and New Delhi.

Afghanistan Can Use Wagah For Exports, But Can't Import From India: Pakistan

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday September 11, 2016

Pakistan has not stopped Afghan traders from moving products to India through the Wagah border, authorities said after Afghan President Ashraf Ghani warned Islamabad to open the land border or lose transit route to Central Asia.

US Urges Closer India-Pakistan Cooperation Against Terror

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday August 6, 2016

The US has called for closer cooperation between India and Pakistan in the fight against terrorism, amid fresh tension between the two South Asian neighbours over "glorifying" terrorism".

Pak Newspaper Calls Nawaz Sharif's Kashmir Dream 'Wishful Thinking'

World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday July 24, 2016

Slamming Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for saying he was waiting for the day Jammu and Kashmir will join Pakistan, a Pakistani daily today urged him not to indulge in "wishful thinking".

Islamabad May Get First Hindu Temple

World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday July 4, 2016

Stunned to learn that Islamabad had no Hindu shrine, a parliamentary panel on Monday directed the government to build a temple and a crematorium for Hindus in the capital.