Washington, April 10 (IANS) A fresh diplomatic row erupted after Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif posted sharply critical remarks about Israel, drawing swift condemnation from Israeli authorities, US lawmakers and experts at a sensitive moment in ongoing ceasefire efforts.Asif wrote on X that “Israel is evil and a curse for humanity,” alleging that “genocide is being committed in Lebanon” and that “innocent citizens are being killed by Israel, first Gaza, then Iran a…
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Washington, March 21 (IANS) As Pakistan’s trajectory mirrors North Korea’s path of sanctions, isolations and nuclear expansion, the risks are mounting for the US, making Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard’s recent warning especially timely, a report has detailed. Gabbard has placed Pakistan among the foremost nuclear threats to the US, alongside Russia, China, and North Korea. Her recent testimony warns that Islamabad’s advancing missile capabilities could soon reach the hom…
Islamabad, March 10 (IANS) While the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, during a recent joint US–Israel aerial strike, prompted celebration among members of the Iranian diaspora around the world, in Pakistan, angry protests turned violent, resulting in 35 deaths and injuries to over 100 people with no arrests so far, a report highlighted on Tuesday.“Angry mobs have attacked several buildings, including the American Consulates in Karachi and Lahore, United Nations offi…
Washington, March 2 (IANS) A conservative activist urged the US State Department to suspend all visas for Pakistanis, including green cards, in the wake of violent protests at the US consulate in Karachi, escalating rhetoric amid tensions following reported US strikes on Iran.“The US State Department @StateDept should suspend all visas for Pakistanis, including green cards for as long as they can,” wrote Laura Loomer in a post on X, tagging Secretary of State Marco Rubio.Her comments came af…
Quetta, Jan 19 (IANS) Leading Baloch human rights defender, Mir Yar Baloch, on Monday slammed Pakistan’s inclusion in the US-led Gaza Board of Peace as the “ultimate mockery of peace”.The remarks followed a statement from Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry on Sunday, which confirmed that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif received US President Donald Trump’s invitation to join the Board of Peace for Gaza.”Nominating Pakistan, a nation infamous for harbouring global terrorists and unleashing proxy wars to th…
Washington, Jan 15 (IANS) A US funding bill for the fiscal year 2026 proposes to withhold a portion of American assistance to Pakistan, according to the text of legislation introduced in the House of Representatives. The bill says that of the funds made available for Pakistan, $33 million “shall be withheld from obligation” until the Secretary of State reports to Congress that Dr Shakil Afridi “has been released from prison and cleared of all charges relating to the assistance provided to …
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) Al Qaeda has been using high-end technology to carry out operations in India, which has made investigations more challenging. Probe agencies have found that servers are being hosted in multiple countries to carry out propaganda and radicalise the people.An Intelligence Bureau official stated that the outfit is targeting the entire country and seeks to disseminate content to every corner of India. Unlike the Islamic State, which has decided to target people down South onl…
Washington, Jan 5 (IANS) A senior US-based Baloch leader has urged President Donald Trump to extend the same support he showed to the people of Venezuela against dictatorship to the people of Balochistan, drawing sharp parallels between Venezuela’s former leadership and Pakistan’s military establishment.In a post on X, Dr. Tara Chand, president of the Baloch American Congress, said President Trump “recently stood with the people of Venezuela against dictatorship” and should “likewise s…
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) The ongoing investigations by the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) into an Al-Qaeda case have revealed that servers and control centres in Afghanistan had been used extensively for spreading radical ideology. These details cropped up during the interrogation of Zubair Hangargekar, who was arrested for his alleged links with Al-Qaeda. The probe found that he was highly radicalised by the ideology of Al-Qaeda.The electronic devices seized from him revealed that he wa…
Washington, Dec 25 (IANS): In the weeks after the September 11, 2001, terror attacks, Russian President Vladimir Putin emerged as one of U.S. President George W. Bush’s closest partners, newly released transcripts show. The records trace a relationship that began with strong counterterrorism cooperation but later gave way to deep mistrust. The transcripts cover meetings and phone calls between the two leaders from 2001 to 2008 and were released by the National Security Archive after a Freedom …