Saudi Crown Prince, US Secretary of Defense discuss troop deployment

Saudi Crown Prince, US Secretary of Defense discuss troop deployment

:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received a phone call on Wednesday from the US Secretary of Defense during which they discussed ongoing arrangements to send US troops of a More »

Saudi Energy Minister confirms restoration of Kingdom’s gas production capacity

Saudi Energy Minister confirms restoration of Kingdom’s gas production capacity

:: Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy confirmed on Wednesday the restoration of production capacity, affirming the Kingdom’s position as a reliable energy supplier in the global market. The energy minister, Prince Abdulaziz More »

Egypt calls Erdogan statements ‘ironic,’ accuses Turkey of sponsoring terrorism

Egypt calls Erdogan statements ‘ironic,’ accuses Turkey of sponsoring terrorism

:: Egypt’s foreign ministry spokesman, Ahmed Hafez, slammed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s statements at the UN General Assembly this week where he urged the UN to “handle the suspicious death of More »

Saudi Crown Prince: Attacks are test of int’l resolve against destructive acts

Saudi Crown Prince: Attacks are test of int’l resolve against destructive acts

:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said on Wednesday that the attacks on Saudi Aramco oil facilities are a test of international resolve in the face of destructive acts that More »

Saudi Crown Prince says attacks on oil facilities are a ‘dangerous escalation’

Saudi Crown Prince says attacks on oil facilities are a ‘dangerous escalation’

:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said the recent attacks on Saudi Aramco facilities represented a “dangerous escalation not only toward the Kingdom but also the entire world.” The Crown More »

 

Tag Archives: Islamabad

Four dead as attackers storm Indian army camp in Kashmir

The Indian army killed three suspected rebels and another person was shot dead during a six-hour gun battle Wednesday at a military camp in Indian Kashmir near the border with Pakistan, a military spokesman said. Heavily armed fighters stormed the

EU migration chief in Pakistan after rejection of deportee deal

The European Union official in charge of migration was in Pakistan on Monday for talks after the country last week suspended a deal to accept deportations from mainland Europe. Pakistan’s rejection of deportees comes at a time when European leaders

Pakistan director of Paris video ‘humbled’ by viral response

The Pakistani director behind a video response to the Paris attacks that has received millions of views is “humbled” by the response, he told AFP. “To Paris from Pakistan” featured five young Pakistani comedians vowing solidarity with France and refusing

No Mercy for the School Carnage Convicts in Pakistan

Pakistan’s prime minister rejected appeals by four militants sentenced to death in the Peshawar school massacre, saying Thursday that those behind the country’s deadliest-ever terror attack deserved “no mercy.” With the anniversary of the Dec. 16, 2014 attack approaching, Prime

Beijing vows support for Pakistan economic zone

Beijing will back Pakistan to ensure the security of a new special economic corridor providing access to the port of Gwadar that aims to create direct links between China and the Arabian Sea, a top Chinese general has pledged. Fan

Pakistan cracks down on media outlets’ coverage of militants

Pakistani authorities on Monday called on broadcasters to refrain from covering dozens of banned insurgent groups, including an organization allegedly tied to the 2008 Mumbai attacks, as officials widen their crackdown against militants inside the country. The order follows the

Apex court cautions Pak govt on blasphemy cases

Pakistan’s Supreme Court has called on the state to ensure that hundreds of people facing imprisonment and even execution under controversial blasphemy laws have not been falsely charged, often by enemies wanting to settle personal scores. Blasphemy is a hugely

Bomb blast at Ashura procession in Pakistan

A bomb blast at a Shiite Muslim procession in Pakistan’s Sindh province for the Shiite holiday of Ashura killed 16 people on Friday and wounded at least 40, a police official said. The blast was the second to hit the

Pakistan to tell U.S. it won’t accept limits on tactical nuclear arms

Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will tell U.S. President Barack Obama this week that Islamabad will not accept limits on its use of small tactical nuclear weapons, Pakistani officials said on Wednesday. Pakistan insists smaller weapons would deter a sudden

Nawaz pushes new peace talks with Afghan Taliban

PM Nawaz Sharif

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Saturday said he is trying to revive peace talks with the Taliban after the latest round was derailed by untimely news of the death of leader Mullah Omar. Islamabad organized the first set of

Pakistan PM pushes new peace talks with Afghan Taliban

A Taliban fighter

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Saturday said he is trying to revive peace talks with the Taliban after the latest round was derailed by untimely news of the death of leader Mullah Omar. Islamabad organized the first set of

Pakistan upholds Mumtaz Qadri’s death sentence

Mumtaz Qadri

Pakistan’s Supreme Court Wednesday upheld the death sentence for the killer of a politician who sought blasphemy law reform. Mumtaz Qadri, a former police bodyguard, was feted as a hero by Islamic parties after he gunned down the liberal governor

Inzamam agrees to coach Afghanistan

Inzamam-ul-Haq

Former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq said Friday he will coach Afghanistan during the upcoming limited-overs tour of Zimbabwe. Calling Afghanistan “a fast rising team in international cricket,” Inzamam said that he will fly to Harare on Sunday to take charge of

Misbah considering quitting Test cricket

Misbah-ul-Haq

Aging Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq is thinking about quitting test cricket and this month’s three-match series against England could be his last in the United Arab Emirates. “I have not yet taken the final decision about it (retiring), but I am

Imran dismisses reports about his rifts with Reham

Imran Khan and Reham Khan

Imran Khan, former cricket star and chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), has dismissed the media reports that he was having a bad time in his marital life and that PTI head was considering separation from his second wife as well,

Militants attack Pakistan air force base

Militants in northwestern Pakistan attacked an air force base on the outskirts of Peshawar early Friday, triggering a shootout that left at least six of the attackers dead, the army said. The assault on the Badaber air base came as

In first, Pakistan uses locally-made drone against militants

Pakistan’s military on Monday said it had for the first time used a locally-manufactured drone to target a militant compound in its restive northwestern border region, killing three insurgents. Pakistan announced the successful test flight of the ‘Burraq’ drone, which

Death toll from Pakistan train accident rises to 17: army

The death toll from a Pakistan rail accident has risen to 17, the army said Friday, the day after a special military train fell into a canal when a bridge partially collapsed. A senior officer was among those killed when

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