Jerusalem, Jan 2 Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected comments by Iran President Hassan Rouhani, who blamed Israel for standing behind the anti-government protests in Iran. Netanyahu’s remarks on Monday followed comments by Rouhani, who on Sunday accused the US and its two close allies, Israel and Saudi Arabia, of fuelling the recent unrest […]
Washington, Jan 2 US President Donald Trump has said it is time for change in Iran following anti-government protests that have left at least 12 people dead. “Iran is failing at every level despite the terrible deal made with them by the Obama Administration,” Trump said on Monday in a tweet, The Hill reported. “The […]
Islamabad, Jan 2 The Pakistan Foreign Office summoned US Ambassador to Pakistan David Hale on Monday night and lodged its protest against US President Donald Trump’s tweet wherein he accused Pakistan of “lies and deceit”, the media reported. The US Embassy confirmed that Ambassador Hale was summoned by the Foreign Office at 9 p.m., The […]
Updated: Jan 1, 2018, 20:28 IST Washington, Jan 1 US-Pakistan relations took a major blow on Monday when President Donald Trump halted all aid to Islamabad after accusing it of lying and giving “safe haven to terrorists we hunt in Afghanistan”. Pakistan, a close ally of the US for 70 long years, vowed to respond […]
Kabul, Jan 1 The Afghan Taliban has pressed the world community to ask the US and its Western allies to leave Afghanistan instead of asking the group to stop its armed struggle. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid’s comment came amid the latest call for peace talks by the Foreign Ministers of Afghanistan, China and Pakistan at […]
Seoul, Jan 1 (IANS) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in his New Year’s Day address said on Monday that his country has completed its nuclear arsenal and he has the ignition button ready “always on” his desk. “We achieved the goal of completing our state nuclear force in 2017,” Kim said in a televised message […]
Tehran, Jan 1 (IANS) Iran’s President has admitted that the Iranian people have the right to express themselves peacefully in his first comments on the anti-governmental protests. “Iran is a free nation, and according to the constitutional laws, the people have the right to express their criticism and protest,” the state-run IRNA news agency cited […]
Kabul, Dec 31 At least 12 people were killed and 16 others injured when a suicide attacker detonated his explosive device among mourners at a funeral in Afghanistan’s Jalalabad city on Sunday. “A terrorist blew himself up at the funeral ceremony of the former Governor of Haska Mina district, killing 12 mourners,” an official who […]
Ramallah/New Delhi/Islamabad, Dec 30 (IANS) Palestine on Saturday recalled its envoy to Pakistan for sharing the stage with 26/11 terror attacks mastermind Hafiz Saeed, with President Mahmoud Abbas directly intervening to order the recall after India strongly protested the envoy’s action as “unacceptable”. “Palestine is keen to maintain good relations with friendly India and supports […]
Islamabad, Dec 30 (IANS) A man held 23 of his relatives hostage in Pakistan’s Rawalpindi city after they refused to lend him money following losses he suffered in gambling. The 30-year-old man, who had been running a business in the construction sector, lost all his fortune in gambling and asked his family to give him […]
