Pakistan Foreign Minister

Will Destroy Haqqani Network With US If They Have Evidence: Pak Minister

World News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday October 10, 2017

Pakistan is ready for a joint operation with the US to destroy the Haqqani Network if it provides evidence about the presence of safe havens of the dreaded terror outfit in the country, Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif has said.

Day After Pak Foreign Minister's Visit, Top US Expert Says Ties In 'Serious Trouble'

World News | Press Trust of India | Saturday October 7, 2017

The US-Pakistan relationship is in "serious trouble" and the mistrust between the two countries runs deep, an expert on the bilateral ties at a top American think-tank has said, a day after Pakistan's Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif concluded his three-day visit to Washington.

'Expect No Restraint': Pakistan's Warning To India Against Surgical Strikes

India News | NDTV News Desk | Friday October 6, 2017

Hours after Indian Air Force Chief BS Dhanoa said India had the capability of responding at short notice to a nuclear threat and locating, striking targets across the border, Pakistan's Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif warned, "If that happens, nobody should expect restraint from us".

Pak's ISI Has Own Foreign Policy, Links With Terror: Top US General

World News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday October 4, 2017

Pakistan's intelligence agency ISI has connections with terrorist groups and runs its own foreign policy, a top US General said today.

Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj Announces Rs 1 Lakh Reward For Helping Geeta Unite With Parents

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday October 1, 2017

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today announced a reward of Rs one lakh for helping Geeta, the deaf and mute Indian girl who returned home in 2015 after being stranded in Pakistan for over a decade, in uniting with her parents.

Hafiz Saeed Sues Pakistan Foreign Minister For 100 Million Rupees Over 'Darling Of US' Remark

World News | Press Trust of India | Saturday September 30, 2017

Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed has slapped a Rs 100 million defamation notice on Pakistan Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif for calling him the "darling of the United States".

Pakistan Claims It Got 'Proposal' To Swap Kulbhushan Jadav For Terrorist

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday September 28, 2017

Pakistan received a proposal to swap Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav for a terrorist who carried out the horrific 2014 Peshawar school attack and is now jailed in Afghanistan, Foreign Minister Khwaja Muhammad Asif has claimed.

Don't Blame Us For Hafiz Saeed, He Was Your Darling: Pakistan To US

World News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday September 27, 2017

Pakistan's Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif has admitted on the global stage that terror mastermind Hafiz Saeed "is a liability" for his country, one that "we need time to get rid of". But in a sharp message to the US, he said Washington considered such men as "darlings" until a few years ago.

GST Biggest Economic Reform Since Independence, Says BJP At Big Meet: 10 Points

India News | Reported by Sunetra Choudhury | Monday September 25, 2017

BJP chief Amit Shah this morning thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for resolving the Doklam standoff with China and praised Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj for her speech attacking Pakistan over terrorism at the United Nations General Assembly on the weekend, as he highlighted the BJP government's achievements at a meeting of the party's national...

Amid Sushma Swaraj's Takedown Of Pakistan At UN, A Veiled Dig At China

India News | Reported by Namrata Brar, Edited by Aloke Tikku | Sunday September 24, 2017

Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj was unsparing in her attacks on Pakistan's Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi at the United Nations General Assembly on Saturday, mercilessly lampooning PM Abbasi's speech that had pointed fingers at India. But the Foreign Minister didn't miss the opportunity to take a thinly-veiled dig at China as well, the veto-wie...

We Made IITs, Pakistan Made Lashkar, Says Sushma Swaraj At UN: 10 Points

India News | Reported by Namrata Brar, Edited by Aloke Tikku | Sunday September 24, 2017

In a takedown of Pakistan for its non-stop support to terrorism, Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj on Saturday dismissed Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi's accusations of violating human rights, telling the United Nations General Assembly, "Look who is talking". "We are completely engaged in fighting poverty; alas our neighbour Pakistan se...

'We Are Fighting Poverty, Pakistan Fighting Us': Top 10 Quotes Of Sushma Swaraj At UN General Assembly

India News | Edited By Bhanu Priya Vyas | Saturday September 23, 2017

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj gave her second speech at the UN General Assembly. The union minister came down sharply against Pakistan. Directing her remarks to Pakistan's Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, she asked how did the nation should introspect how it emerged "export factory for terror". Ms Swaraj called on world leaders to gai...

Day After India Slammed Pak Over Terror, Sushma Swaraj Speaks At UN: 10 Points

India News | Edited By Debanish Achom | Saturday September 23, 2017

At the meeting of the United Nations General Assembly today, Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj is expected to deliver a stinging response to Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, carrying forward New Delhi's effort to diplomatically isolate Pakistan. Setting the tone for the takedown of Pakistan at the international meet, an Indian diplomat ha...

Pakistan Expresses Concern Over US Selling Guardian Drones To India

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday September 15, 2017

Pakistan today expressed concern over the sale of 22 Guardian drones to India by the US and said it would result in strategic imbalance in the region. Foreign Office spokesperson Nafees Zakaria, during his weekly media briefing, highlighted that during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the US in June, a major deal for sale of Guardian unmanne...

Must Rein In Terror Groups To Avoid 'Embarrassment': Pak's Big Admission

World News | Press Trust of India | Thursday September 7, 2017

Pakistan's Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif has warned that the country will continue to face "embarrassment" if terror groups like the Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed are not reined in, according to media reports.

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.

Pak Foreign Minister To Visit China, Russia And Turkey Over US' Afghan Policy

World News | Press Trust of India | Saturday August 26, 2017

Pakistan Foreign Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif will visit Turkey, Russia and "all-weather ally" China next week for consultations on the new US policy for Afghanistan and South Asia, according to a media report today.

Sushma Swaraj Has An Independence Day Gift For Pakistani Patients

India News | Edited By Aloke Tikku | Tuesday August 15, 2017

In a goodwill gesture, Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj said New Delhi will give medical visa for Pakistani patients whose requests were pending with the Indian government.

Petition Seeks To Disqualify New Pakistan Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif

World News | Press Trust of India | Friday August 11, 2017

A petition seeking disqualification of Pakistan Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif for allegedly hiding his employment with a company in the UAE has been filed in the High Court in Islamabad.

Indo-Pak Peace Can Be Achieved Only By Solving Kashmir Issue: Khawaja Asif

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday August 7, 2017

Pakistan's new foreign minister Khawaja Asif said today that peace between his country and India can be achieved only through the resolution of the Kashmir issue.

Political Instability In Pakistan Will Help Its Military, Say Policy Experts

World News | Press Trust of India | Sunday July 30, 2017

Political uncertainty in Pakistan triggered by the ouster of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will be advantageous to its military which may now back terrorism against India more aggressively, foreign policy experts said today

'Wish You Were Our PM', Pak Woman Tweets Sushma Swaraj

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Friday July 28, 2017

Foreign minister Sushma Swaraj has won much affection from people on social media for her prompt responses and help. Millions of grateful Indians have now been joined by a woman from Pakistan, whose wish may not please her Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif.

Need No Pak Letter For Patient From PoK, It Is India's: Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj

India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Tuesday July 18, 2017

Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj put out a strong message today in a tweet confirming a medical visa for a young man from Pakistan Occupied Kashmir who is seeking treatment in Delhi for a liver tumour.

Sushma Swaraj Hits Out At Sartaj Aziz Over Pak Visa For Kulbhushan Jadhav's Mother

India News | Edited By Debanish Achom | Monday July 10, 2017

In tweets this morning, Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj tore into her Pakistani counterpart Sartaj Aziz for -not showing the courtesy to acknowledge- her letter on a visa for the mother of Kulbhushan Jadhav, the Indian sentenced to death in Pakistan.

Pakistan Will Not Accept Any Talks With India That Exclude Kashmir: Sartaj Aziz

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday July 4, 2017

Pakistan will not enter into any dialogue with India that excludes Kashmir, Pakistani Prime Minister's Advisor on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz said on Monday, asserting that Islamabad wants to settle all contentious issues through "result-oriented" talks.

Stop Terror From Your Territory: India, US' Tough Message To Pakistan

India News | Edited By Aloke Tikku | Tuesday June 27, 2017

Reflecting the harder stance on terrorism emanating from Pakistan, a joint statement after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's meeting with US President Donald J Trump called upon Pakistan not to let its territory be used to launch terror attacks, Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar has announced.

Ahead Of Meet, PM Narendra Modi And US President Donald Trump Exchange Warm Tweets: Foreign Media

India News | N. C. Bipindra | Iain Marlow | BLOOMBERG | Sunday June 25, 2017

Prime Minister Modi and Trump may pledge deeper defense cooperation, while also discussing a harder line on Pakistan, terrorism in South Asia, and China's role in the region.

With New Move Involving Planes, India And Afghanistan Bypass Pakistan

India News | Written by Amitabh Pashupati Revi | Tuesday June 20, 2017

An aircraft packed with 60 tons of Afghan plants with medicinal uses marked the opening of the first air cargo corridor between Afghanistan and India today. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has received the plane.

No Evidence Of India's Role In Officer's Disappearance: Pak Minister

India News | Edited By Aloke Tikku | Thursday June 8, 2017

There is "no concrete evidence" that the Indian intelligence is behind the reported kidnapping of a retired Pakistani army colonel in Nepal, a Pakistan minister has told the parliament. The minister said Islamabad could not take this case to the UN's top court on the basis of "assumptions".

No Meeting Between PM Modi, Nawaz Sharif On the Cards: Sushma Swaraj

India News | Edited By Aloke Tikku | Tuesday June 6, 2017

Days before Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistan counterpart Nawaz Sharif find themselves in the same room in Kazakhstan capital Astana, India on Monday ruled out any meeting between the two leaders on the sidelines of the multilateral Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit later this week. "No meeting is scheduled either from their side...