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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the United States on Monday reaffirmed their commitment to continue cooperating with each other for peace in Afghanistan. The resolve was expressed in a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) after a meeting between Army Chief Gen Qamar Bajwa and US Special Representative for Afghan Reconciliation Amb Zalmay Khalilzad. “During the meeting matters of mutual …

Pakistan and India on Friday exchanged lists of their nuclear installations and strategic facilities under the terms of an agreement which restricts the two countries from attacking each other’s atomic facilities in case of war, a statement from the Foreign Office said. The annual exchange, which has been conducted on the first day of every new year since 1992, began …

ISLAMABAD: Saudi Ambassador Nawaf bin Saeed Al-Maliki on Monday called on Prime Minister Imran Khan amidst what appear to be frayed bilateral ties due to Riyadh’s refusal to roll over its loan. “The exchange of views focused on bilateral cooperation and the Covid-19 situation,” the Prime Minister Office said in a statement on the meeting. “The resolve to further strengthen …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Afghanistan will further enhance cooperation and synchronise schedules of their immunisation campaigns to successfully eradicate poliovirus at the national and regional levels. This was decided at a video conference on Tuesday that was attended by polio eradication teams of the two countries. The two teams agreed they would continue sharing information and take steps to synchronise dates …

BABAR Azam is now fully loaded with authority and responsibility. The batting prodigy has now been handed the reins of the Test team too, along with the ODI and T20 leadership, after the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) took back the mantle from Azhar Ali who proved an obvious flop against top-shelf opponents like Australia and England during his one-year stint …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Bosnia on Thursday discussed the possibility of enhancing bilateral defence cooperation. The discussion was held during the visit of Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina Sefik Dzaferovic to the General Headquarters for a meeting with Army Chief Gen Qamar Bajwa. Mr Dzaferovic was on a two-day trip to Pakistan. It was his maiden visit to …

• Imran, Dzaferovic discuss trade, growing Islamophobia • MoU on scientific, technological cooperation inked ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Bosnia and Herzegovina on Wednesday signed a bilateral readmission agreement paving the way for repatriation of nearly 3,000 illegal Pakistani migrants. The agreement was signed during a two-day visit of the Chairman of the Tripartite Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina Sefik Dzaferovic. The Bosnian …

ISLAMABAD: Afghan pea­ce­maker Abdullah Abdullah has said that Pakistan is “on the same page” as Afghanistan in relation to the need for reduction in violence and flexibility in Doha intra-Afghan negotiations by Taliban. In an interview on Wednes­day, hours before returning to Kabul after completing his three-day visit to Pakistan, the chairman of High Council for National Reconciliation in Afgh­anistan, said: “We …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Saudi Arabia on Monday agreed on increasing the frequency of bilateral visits for strengthening the strategic relationship. The resolve was expressed during a telephone conversation between Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi and Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel al-Jubeir. “Underscoring close Pak-Saudi fraternal ties, the FM reaffirmed commitment to further enhance this strategic relationship,” FO …

MOSCOW: Russia said on Friday it would stage massive military drills in the Caucasus later this month with troops from several countries, including Pakistan, China and Iran, invited to participate. More than 12,000 troops will take part in the “Caucasus-2020” war games, which will take place in southern Russia from Sept 21 to 26 and include land and naval exercises, …