Pakistan has seriously taken up drone strike issue with the United States, according to Pakistan foreign affairs adviser Sartaj Aziz.
Pakistan said the quartet on peace and reconciliation in Afghanistan is still intact and that political negotiation is the best option to solve the years of conflict.
Pakistan introduced a new mechanism on Wednesday that requires Afghans to carry valid travel documents for crossing the border.
Pakistani President Mamnoon Hussain said on Wednesday that there was no military solution to the problem in Afghanistan and emphasized the need for political dialogue to resolve the issue.
Pakistan's envoy to India Abdul Basit on Monday said that war is not a solution between the two countries and bilateral issues can be resolved only through talks.
Pakistan officially confirmed the death of the former Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Muhammad Mansour for the first time on Thursday, five days after the American drone strike that killed him on Pakistani soil, raising diplomatic tensions.
This year marks the 65th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Pakistan. This modern day relationship began with Pakistan to recognize one China. Among other landmark successful achievement was setting the initial diplomatic dialogue between China and the west followed by an all-out effort of Pakistani diplomatic missions for the inclusion of China in the UN Security Council as a permanent member.
A middle-aged Pashtun man used forged documents to cross from Iran into Pakistan. A few hours later, on a lonely stretch of highway, he was incinerated by a US drone.
The 13th annual Beijing Forum-Islamabad 2016 with the theme of "China and Pakistan in the Community of Common Destiny for all Mankind" was kicked off here Tuesday.
China and Pakistan have vowed here to further deepen the all-weather friendship between the two countries.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday pledged up to $500 million to develop the southern Iranian port of Chabahar, laying a railway line from the port city to Zahedan, in a move to give his country trade access to Iran, Afghanistan and Central Asia. Up to 12 agreements of cooperation have also been signed between India, Iran, and Afghanistan.
China-Pakistan Economic Corridor is a dream of Pakistan and a dream of China as well. It’s a mutual choice of both countries. The dream is now coming true, which is highly praised by Pakistan and revitalizes the spirit of its government and people trapped in the economic embarrassment to fight against the adversity.
“The CPEC will give an unprecedented boost to their bilateral trade,” said Nasir Ali Shah Bukhari, the Chairman of KASB Group of Companies and Senior Fellow of the Global Think Tank Network of the National University of Sciences & Technology, Pakistan, in an exclusive interview with the Asia Pacific Daily days before the Beijing Forum-Islamabad.
Cooperating with the National University of Sciences & Technology (NUST) of Pakistan, the Beijing Forum is to establish its first flagship overseas chapter during May 24 to May 26 in Islamabad.
U.S. lawmakers are looking to use a defense policy bill to increase restrictions on military aid for Pakistan, expressing frustration with what they see as Islamabad´s failure to crack down on Afghanistan´s militant Haqqani network.
Pakistan’s Foreign Secretary Aizaz Chaudhry on Tuesday told a US envoy his country has the "credentials" to join a club of nuclear trading nations, signalling Islamabad may apply alongside India and force a showdown in the consensus-based group next month.
Army Chief General Raheel Sharif called on Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in Beijing and discussed cooperation in different sectors including defense. The Chinese premier said both the countries enjoy historic political, military and economic relations.
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