India, Pakistan exchange聽tit-for-tat measures
India and Pakistan exchanged an escalating series of tit-for-tat diplomatic measures on Thursday after New Delhi blamed its arch-rival for backing a deadly shooting attack in contested Kashmir.
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India PM vows to pursue Kashmir attackers to 鈥榚nds of the Earth鈥�
India and Pakistan exchanged an escalating series of tit-for-tat diplomatic measures on Thursday after New Delhi blamed its arch-rival for backing a deadly shooting attack in contested Kashmir.
Pakistan foreign minister鈥檚 visit to Bangladesh postponed
Pakistan has postponed its deputy prime minister and foreign minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar鈥檚 visit to Bangladesh scheduled for April 27-28 amid escalating tension between Islamabad and New Delhi over a recent聽 deadly attack in India-administered Kashmir.
Islamabad says any India threat to be met with 鈥榝irm reciprocal measures鈥�
Pakistan鈥檚 government hit back on Thursday with a string of tit-for-tat measures against its neighbour India, who accused Islamabad of supporting 鈥榗ross-border terrorism鈥� following a brutal attack on Indian tourists.
India orders all Pakistani citizens to leave by April 29
India has hit Pakistan with a raft of mostly symbolic diplomatic measures after a deadly attack it blames on its arch-rival, but analysts warn a military response may yet come.
Pakistan gunmen kill two聽 cops guarding polio vaccinators
Gunmen killed two Pakistani police officers guarding polio vaccinators in the turbulent southwestern province of Balochistan, officials said on Wednesday, the second attack since the launch of a nationwide inoculation drive this week...
Islamabad says more than 1,00,000 Afghans left Pakistan in April
More than 1,00,000 Afghans have left Pakistan in the past three weeks, the interior ministry said Tuesday, after Islamabad announced the widespread cancellation of residence permits.
Pakistan extends detention for ethnic Baloch activist
Pakistan extended the detention of the most prominent rights activist of the Baloch minority for 30 days on Monday after she was charged with 鈥榯errorism鈥�, 鈥榮edition鈥� and 鈥榤urder鈥�, her lawyer said.
Bangladesh women qualify for ODI World Cup
Bangladesh secured their place in the ICC Women's ODI World Cup for the second consecutive time despite suffering a crushing seven-wicket loss to Pakistan in their final qualifier match in Lahore on Saturday.
Pak FM visits Kabul amid rising Afghan deportations
Pakistan鈥檚 foreign minister arrived Saturday in Afghanistan to meet Taliban officials after his country expelled more than 85,000 Afghans, mostly children, in just over two weeks...
Pak mob kills Ahmadiyya man
A mob beat to death a member of the persecuted Ahmadiyya minority on Friday after hundreds of radical Islamists surrounded their place of worship in the port city of Karachi, police said.
Analysts await Dhaka-Islamabad FOC follow up at political level
Foreign relation analysts in Dhaka have said they would await the follow up developments of the official level foreign office consultation (FOC) between Bangladesh and Pakistan at the political level as the issues of apology for 1971 genocide and asset sharing came up in the talks.
Bangladesh presses Pakistan for apology over 1971, asset share
Dhaka on Thursday in a meeting with Islamabad once again called for a formal apology for atrocities perpetrated by the Pakistani occupation forces during the War of Independence in 1971 and return of Bangladesh鈥檚 due share of its pre-independence assets and...
Bangladesh, Pakistan hold Foreign Office Consultations to strengthen ties
Bangladesh and Pakistan are now holding Foreign Office Consultations as the two South Asian countries are keen to strengthen their ties...
Pakistani foreign secretary Amna arrives in Dhaka for bilateral talk
Pakistan鈥檚 foreign secretary Amna Baloch arrived in Dhaka on Wednesday as Bangladesh and Pakistan will hold the Foreign Office Consultations in Dhaka on Thursday, marking the first such meeting since 2010...
Pakistan FM to visit Dhaka April 27-28
Pakistan鈥檚 deputy prime minister and foreign minister Ishaq Dar is scheduled to come to Bangladesh on April 27 on a two-day visit...
Bomb blast kills three police officers in Balochistan
An explosion targeting a police bus in Pakistan鈥檚 southwestern Balochistan province killed at least three officers and wounded 16 others on Tuesday, authorities said.
60,000 Afghans return from Pakistan in 2 weeks: IOM
Nearly 60,000 Afghans have been forced to leave Pakistan since the start of April, the International Organisation for Migration said Tuesday, after Islamabad ramped up a campaign to deport migrants to Afghanistan.
Dhaka, Islamabad to hold FOC on Thursday after 15 years
Bangladesh and Pakistan are set to hold a foreign secretary-level Foreign Office Consultation in Dhaka After a gap of nearly 15 years on Thursday.
Govt to send 52 uprising victims to Turkey, Pakistan
Health and family welfare adviser Nurjahan Begum on Sunday said that they were working to send 21 injured in the July mass uprising to Turkey and 31 to Pakistan for advanced treatment...
8 Pakistanis killed in Iran
Separatists killed eight Pakistanis in Iran, Islamabad said on Sunday, across the border from Pakistan鈥檚 Balochistan province where there are regular deadly attacks.
Liton ruled out of PSL with finger injury
Bangladesh batter Liton Das has been ruled out of the Pakistan Super League due to a finger injury.
Pakistan's Engro keen to invest in Bangladesh
Abdul Samad Dawood, CEO of Engro Holdings of Pakistan, on Thursday called on chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at the State Guest House Jamuna in Dhaka to discuss investment opportunities in Bangladesh.
Kabul slams Pakistan鈥檚 鈥榲iolence鈥� against Afghans
The Taliban government condemned on Tuesday the 鈥榲iolence鈥� used by Pakistan in its new campaign to expel Afghans from the country, accusing Islamabad of using the migrants for 鈥榩olitical goals鈥�...
Thousands of Afghans depart Pakistan
Thousands of Afghans have crossed the border from Pakistan in recent days, the United Nations and Taliban officials said, as Islamabad ramped up pressure for them to return to their country of origin...
Women strangle blackmailing Pakistan faith healer
Two women have been arrested for murder after strangling a Pakistani faith healer with a scarf after years of being blackmailed over videos he took of them, police said on Monday...
Rishad, Nahid vow to play well in PSL
Leg-spinner Rishad Hossain and pacer Nahid Rana vowed to thrive in their franchise league debut after granting No Objection Certificates for the forthcoming Pakistan Super League.
New Zealand hammer Pakistan by 43 runs to sweep ODI series 3-0
Pakistan's brittle batting was exposed again as a Ben Sears-inspired New Zealand won the third and final one-day international by 43 runs Saturday to sweep the series 3-0.
Hay shines as NZ seal Pakistan ODI series
Mitch Hay鈥檚 rollicking 99 not out backed by some feisty seam bowling steered New Zealand to an 84-run win over Pakistan on Wednesday to take an unbeatable 2-0 lead in the one-day international series...
Pakistan PM invites Yunus, sees bright future for Dhaka-Islamabad ties
Pakistan prime minister Shehbaz Sharif has invited Bangladesh鈥檚 interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus to visit Pakistan at his convenience as he sees 鈥榖right future鈥� for Dhaka-Islamabad ties....