Beijing: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Tuesday that his country respects Russia’s relations with India, as he called for strengthening Islamabad’s ties with Moscow during his talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin here. The two leaders are in China to participate in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Tianjin and attend a…
Peshawar: Six soldiers and five terrorists were killed on Tuesday as security forces successfully thwarted a terror attack on the headquarters of a paramilitary force in Pakistan’s restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the army said. The attack took place in Bannu district when the terrorists belonging to the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) attempted to breach the…
New York: President Donald Trump’s actions are destroying the partnership with India, a prominent US lawmaker and two former top officials have said, cautioning that the American leader’s “ego” cannot be allowed to destroy a “strategic relationship” with the world’s largest democracy. Indian-American Congressman Ro Khanna, the co-chair of the US-India caucus, said he is…
Tianjin: India and Russia on Monday vowed to strengthen their strategic ties against the backdrop of New Delhi’s frictions with the US, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi telling Russian President Vladimir Putin that the two countries stood “shoulder-to-shoulder” even in the most difficult times. Modi and Putin met on the sidelines of the annual summit…
Tianjin (China) Prime Minister Narendra Modi was offered a lift by Russian President Vladimir Putin in his AURUS limousine to reach the venue of their bilateral talks on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit here on Monday. “The two leaders continued their one-to-one dialogue on the way to the hotel, where they…
Afghanistan: On Monday, the earthquake that struck the eastern Afghanistan region had already claimed the lives of more than 800 people in the region, while injuring more than 2,500, reported the news agency AP, citing a Taliban government spokesman. In a social media post, Indian PM Narendra Modi expressed his sorrow for the loss of…
Tianjin (China): The Pahalgam terror attack was not only an assault on India’s conscience, but was also an open challenge to every nation that believes in humanity, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday, strongly pitching for shunning “double standards” in combating terrorism. In the presence of Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Chinese President Xi Jinping and…
Tianjin (China): The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) on Monday strongly condemned the Pahalgam terror attack and concurred with India’s position that “double standards” in the fight against terrorism are unacceptable. The influential grouping listed its strong resolve to combat terrorism in a declaration that was unveiled at the end of its two-day annual summit at…
Tianjin (China): A brief moment at the 25th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in China’s Tianjin drew attention on Monday when Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was seen looking on as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin walked past him. The scene unfolded on the sidelines of the Summit as leaders gathered…
Tianji (China): The summit meeting of the Heads of State of the 10-member Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) began here on Monday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with other leaders of the organisation, began a day-long deliberation to chalk out the future course of the bloc. Chinese President Xi Jinping welcomed the leaders. The 25th summit…
