Washington: US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said that India is likely to be among the first countries to finalise a bilateral trade agreement with the US to avert reciprocal tariffs by President Donald Trump. Bessent made these remarks on Monday during an interview with CNBC’s Squawk Box’ to discuss the latest developments on President…
Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan (AP) — At least seven people were killed and 16 wounded on Monday after a powerful bomb went off outside the office of a pro-government peace committee in a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban in the restive northwest, police said. The attack happened in Wana, a main city in the…
Beijing: China has called for a “swift and fair investigation” into the Pahalgam terror attack and expressed support for its all-weather ally Pakistan in safeguarding its sovereignty and security interests amid Islamabad’s rising tensions with India. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Sunday held a telephonic conversation with Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister…
United Nations: The UNSC has “condemned in the strongest terms” the terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir, stressing that those responsible should be held accountable and the organisers and sponsors of this “reprehensible act of terrorism” should be brought to justice. The 15-nation Council issued a Press Statement on ‘terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir’…
New York: US President Donald Trump on Friday said there have always been tensions between India and Pakistan and the two countries will figure it out between themselves “one way or the other”. “I am very close to India and I’m very close to Pakistan, as you know. And they’ve had that fight for 1,000…
Islamabad: For the second consecutive day on Friday, Pakistan briefed Islamabad-based foreign diplomats on the rising tension with India in the aftermath of the Pahalgam attack. “As part of ongoing diplomatic engagement, Foreign Secretary Amna Baloch briefed Heads of Mission and diplomats based in Islamabad on the latest developments following the Pahalgam attack” in Jammu…
Islamabad: In an unprecedented escalation of tensions, Pakistan on Thursday vehemently rejected India’s unilateral suspension of the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty, terming it a direct threat to its national security and a hostile move tantamount to an act of war. The decision comes a day after India, reeling from the deadly militant attack in Pahalgam,…
Islamabad: Pakistan on Thursday is holding a high-powered security huddle to formulate an appropriate response to India’s move to suspend the Indus Water Treaty and downgrade diplomatic ties. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has summoned the National Security Committee meeting to discuss in detail India’s “irresponsible actions” after what Pakistan called a Pahalgam false flag operation….
Washington/New York: US President Donald Trump strongly condemned the terror attack in Kashmir’s Pahalgam in a phone call with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and expressed full support to India to bring to justice the perpetrators of the “heinous attack”. “President Donald Trump @realDonaldTrump @POTUS called PM @narendramodi and conveyed his deepest condolences at the loss…
United Nations: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has strongly condemned the “armed attack” in Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir, stressing that attacks against civilians are unacceptable under any circumstances. “The Secretary-General strongly condemns the armed attack in Jammu and Kashmir on 22 April, in which at least 28 people were killed,” Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for…
