LAHORE: The JuD, a front for the banned Lashkar-e-Taiba, is busy collecting funds in the name of providing relief to victims of an earthquake in Pakistan despite efforts by the world community to cut off its access to financing.The organization, whose chief Hafiz Mohammad Saeed has been accused of...
BRUNEI: Eyeing greater cooperation with South East Asian countries on economic and security issues, India today announced a separate Mission for ASEAN region to be set up in Jakarta with a full-time resident Ambassador.Addressing the 11th ASEAN-India Summit here, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh also said that India was ready...
BRUNEI: India today signed agreements with seven countries, who pledged their commitment to the ambitious Nalanda University project being built near the ruins of the ancient academic institution.The Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) were signed with Australia, Cambodia, Singapore, Brunei, New Zealand, Lao PDR and Myanmar today.These agreements are key...
BRUNEI: India today said a stable maritime environment, including the right of passage and unimpeded commerce in the South China Sea (SCS) in accordance with international law, is essential to realize the collective regional aspirations of Asian countries.Welcoming the commitment made by the concerned nations to resolve the SCS...
ISTANBUL: A country cannot achieve development and harmony if there is no peace at its borders, President Pranab Mukherjee has said, days after he rejected Pakistan's contention that "non-state actors" were behind terror attacks in India."We have learnt the difficult way that unless there is peace at our borders,...
ISTANBUL: Coming down heavily on Pakistan, President Pranab Mukherjee has said unless it dismantles the terror infrastructure on its soil, there is no scope for progress in talks between the two countries."We demand of Pakistan that the infrastructures created by the terrorist outfits in your territories, dismantle them! Keep...
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan today dismissed as "baseless" India's accusation that its troops were involved in massive infiltration attempts across the LoC into Jammu and Kashmir."No such thing happened at all. This is a blatant lie. We totally deny this baseless allegation," a Pakistani military spokesperson told PTI.Foreign Office spokesman Aizaz...
ISLAMABAD/LAHORE: A Pakistani anti-terrorism court today adjourned the Mumbai attacks case for three weeks after the prosecution said India had not submitted a report on the cross-examination of key witnesses by a Pakistani judicial commission.Prosecution officials told Judge Attiqur Rehman of the anti-terrorism court in Islamabad that the report...
ISLAMABAD: Terming his first meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as "productive", Pakistani Premier Nawaz Sharif today said dialogue between the two countries is the only way forward in normalising ties."Dialogue is the only way forward in normalising situation between the two neighbourly countries," Sharif said on his arrival...
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani media today termed the first meeting between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Nawaz Sharif as a "minor miracle" and noted that the dialogue held amidst a tense atmosphere yielded "words" but "no action".The much anticipated meeting between the two Prime Ministers took place on the sidelines of...