As US freezes aid, Pakistan dismisses economic fears — for now Washington’s freeze on billions in military assistance to Pakistan will have limited impact, thanks to its friendship with China and diminishing importance of aid to the economy, observers say — but there could be trouble if the US calls […]
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U.S. weighs Pakistani blowback as it piles pressure on Islamabad The United States is examining ways to mitigate any Pakistani retaliation as it piles pressure on Islamabad to crack down on militants, a senior U.S. official said on Friday, cautioning that U.S. action could extend beyond a new freeze in […]
U.S. suspends at least $900 million in security aid to Pakistan The United States said on Thursday it was suspending at least $900 million in security assistance to Pakistan until it takes action against the Afghan Taliban and the Haqqani network militant groups. The U.S. State Department announced the decision, […]
Trump, Citing Pakistan as a ‘Safe Haven’ for Terrorists, Freezes Aid The Trump administration announced on Thursday that it would suspend nearly all security aid to Pakistan, an across-the-board freeze that is the most tangible sign yet of Washington’s frustration with the country’s refusal to crack down on terrorist networks […]
Pakistan court rejects petition to disqualify well-known pol Pakistan court rejects petition to disqualify well-known pol:- Pakistan’s top court has rejected a petition seeking the disqualification from office of famous cricketer-turned opposition leader Imran Khan for allegedly concealing foreign assets. The Supreme Court in Friday’s decision did, however, disqualify Jehangir […]
Pakistani court issues arrest warrant for ex-Premier Sharif Pakistani court issues arrest warrant for ex-Premier Sharif:- A Pakistani judge issued an arrest warrant for former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday, after he failed to appear in court in the capital, Islamabad, to face corruption charges. The developments are the […]
India’s Modi heads to Israel, lifting the curtain on close ties Narendra Modi begins a first visit to Israel by an Indian prime minister on Tuesday, in a public embrace of a country that he has long admired for its military and technical expertise but which his predecessors kept at […]
As Modi prepares for Trump meeting, U.S. expected to OK India drone purchase The United States is expected to authorize India’s purchase of a naval variant of the Predator drone, a source familiar with the situation said on Thursday, ahead of a visit next week by Indian Prime Minister Narendra […]
Taliban attack kills 6 in Pakistan, including census workers A Taliban suicide bomber detonated his explosives near a vehicle carrying census workers in eastern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing six people — two data collectors and four soldiers who were escorting them, a government spokesman and police said. The attack took […]
Blast in northwest Pakistan kills at least 22, wounds dozens Blast in northwest Pakistan kills at least 22, wounds dozens:- An explosion apparently targeting a mosque in Pakistan's northwestern city of Parachinar, in a remote area bordering Afghanistan, killed at least 22 people on Friday and wounded dozens, officials said. […]
