At least five police officers were injured on Wednesday in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province when a remote-controlled explosive device detonated near their vehicle, according to police officials.The incident took place at a time when the country is still hosting the SCO summit where several foreign delegates attended the event, including foreign minister S Jaishankar and…
ISLAMABAD: PM Li Qiang of China arrived in Islamabad Monday to a 21-gun salute and a security overdrive that included shutting schools and businesses in the capital city for three days as Pakistan pulled out all stops to avoid any safety slip-up during the first visit by a Chinese premier to the country in 11…
Pakistan is gearing up to secure its capital, Islamabad, ahead of a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit. The event, taking place on Tuesday and Wednesday, will see the attendance of key regional leaders, including India’s foreign minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Russia’s Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin and China’s Premier Li Qiang.In preparation for the summit, Pakistan’s government…
NEW DELHI: Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said that the Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party will not be allowed to disrupt the upcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Head of States’ Summit, the way they did in 2014, prompting the cancellation of the Chinese president’s visit thenSharif’s statement comes in response to Khan’s call for…
NEW DELHI: Pakistan on Monday ruled out the possibility of bilateral talks with India on the sidelines of the upcoming SCO summit, following India’s refusal earlier. Last Friday, India confirmed that foreign minister S Jaishankar would lead a delegation to Pakistan for the summit in Islamabad. Responding to a question on Jaishankar’s visit and India-Pakistan…
India confirms SCO invite for PMForeign minister S Jaishankar said Friday the era of uninterrupted dialogue with Pakistan was over, emphasizing India’s policy of not engaging Pakistan till the time it takes sustained and irreversible action against terrorism. Interestingly, Jaishankar also said India is not passive on the Pakistan issue and will react accordingly to…
