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Pak team leaves for Bangkok to hold meeting with FATF on terror financing

7:03 pm September 8, 2019

Islamabad: A-20 member team from Pakistan is set to hold a face-to-face meeting with the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) in Bangkok over the country’s efforts to curb money laundering and terror-financing, a media report said on Sunday. The Pakistani team that left on Sunday is led by Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Hammad Azhar […]

Afghan peace talks with Taliban has resumed: Trump

Afghan govt praises ‘sincere efforts’ as Trump calls off Taliban talks

7:01 pm September 8, 2019

Kabul: Afghanistan praised the “sincere efforts of its allies” Sunday after US President Donald Trump said he had called off negotiations with the Taliban, apparently ending a year-long diplomatic push to exit America’s longest war. “The Afghan government, in relation to the peace, appreciates the sincere efforts of its allies and is committed to working […]

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Trump says he cancelled secret summit with Taliban leaders

1:53 pm September 8, 2019

Washington: US President Donald Trump has called off a “secret” summit with Taliban leaders and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani after the insurgent group claimed responsibility for an attack in Kabul that killed an American soldier, dealing a significant blow to months-long negotiations that were nearing a peace agreement. In a series of tweets on Saturday, […]

India, Pak engage in heated exchange at Speakers meet in Male

9:15 pm September 1, 2019

New Delhi/Male: India and Pakistan on Sunday had a heated exchange during the South Asian Speakers’ Summit in the Maldives after the Pakistani side tried to raise the issue of abrogation of Article 370 provisions on Jammu and Kashmir. The Pakistani representative referred to the Kashmir issue after which a point of order was raised […]

Europe to step up diplomatic efforts on Iran crisis: Germany

7:12 pm August 31, 2019

Helsinki: European countries will step up diplomatic efforts to save the beleaguered Iran nuclear deal, Germany’s foreign minister said Friday after talks with Britain and France. Tensions have spiked recently in the Gulf, where Iran has seized Western tankers as Tehran and Washington have locked horns over the 2015 deal. US President Donald Trump last […]