New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) India on Thursday slammed the “baseless and unwarranted” comments made Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Kashmir and Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) at the 33rd Regional Forum meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Manila, terming them as yet another “futile attempt” by the Pakistani establishment to deflect attention from its own internal crisis and its well-proven role as a safe haven for global terrorist networks. …
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Islamabad, July 6 (IANS) An independent and transparent investigation must be conducted without the use of any influence in the kidnapping case of a Swiss national in Lahore, a report has mentioned as allegations surfaced about the involvement of Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar’s relative in the incident. “Influence must not be used to protect any individual from accountability,” a report in The Times of Israel stated.Swiss national Sofia Maria Miller was allegedly kidnapped after lan…
Islamabad, July 5 (IANS) Investigators in Pakistan probing the abduction and gangrape of two foreign women have begun examining a fresh line of investigation, as the suspicion is now centring on a possible cryptocurrency-related dispute behind the high-profile case, according to local media reports. Muhammad Raza Dar, one of the principal accused, is a relative of Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar. Some reports also suggest that Raza Dar is a grandson of Ishaq Dar.T…
Islamabad, July 2 (IANS) Pakistan’s decision to host a so-called ‘international summit’ on the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) in Islamabad recently was an attempt to gain global support while threatening India. However, Pakistan’s narrative overlooked terrorism that has resulted in India placing the IWT in abeyance. Only a few prominent foreign participants attended the event, despite the summit being promoted as ‘international’, according to a report in StratNews Global. Reportedly, foreign particip…
New York, April 25 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Saturday night cancelled his negotiators’ trip to Pakistan because of the confusion over who is in charge of Iran and the “tremendous infighting” among their leadership. After Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi landed in Islamabad on Friday, Trump’s Spokesperson Karoline Leavitt had announced that the negotiators, Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner and his Special Representative Steve Witkoff, would go there.She said Vice Preside…
Tehran, April 24 (IANS) Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi will be travelling to Pakistan, Oman and Russia starting Friday night, local media reported. Araghchi’s visit is aimed to hold bilateral discussions on current developments in the region as well as the latest situation in the West Asia conflict, Iran’s state-run Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported.Earlier in the day, Araghchi held telephonic conversation with Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar, with discussion…
Islamabad, April 21 (IANS) Pakistan has readied its capital for the expected renewed US-Iran talks, despite the next round of the high-stakes negotiation still hanging in the air.Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi informed Iran’s Ambassador to Pakistan Reza Amiri Moghadam on Monday that preparations for the second phase of talks in Islamabad have been completed, said the interior ministry.According to a statement, the minister met with the ambassador to discuss arrangements for the second…
Kabul, April 13 (IANS) Pakistan’s mediating role between the United States and Iran resembled that of a courier rather than a mediator, lacking leverage, proposed solutions, and the ability to push both sides toward compromise. Pakistan acted as a diplomatic channel through which big powers like China communicated their positions without any direct engagement, a report highlighted on Monday.”The world watched with a mixture of relief and surprise on April 8 when the United States and Iran agreed…
Kabul, April 11 (IANS) Pakistan’s commitment under the bilateral defence pact with Saudi Arabia appears to be largely symbolic, with Islamabad’s response to Iranian strikes in the Kingdom proving hollow, a report has mentioned. According to Afghan Diaspora Network, Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar, addressing the Senate on March 3, said that he reminded the Iranian Foreign Minister of the Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement (SMDA) with Saudi Arabia.However, citing a treaty is not the s…
Islamabad, April 11 (IANS) The format of talks between the United States and Iran remains uncertain, a source close to the issue told Xinhua on Saturday. The source, in a phone interview with Xinhua, said multiple arrangements have been made for the talks, including both face-to-face negotiations and talks held in separate rooms.Pakistan has made preparations for both scenarios, the source said, adding that Islamabad is ready either to facilitate direct talks between the two sides or to arrange …