Abdul Basit
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Pakistan fears India may conduct another surgical strike after Poonch attack, says ex-Pak diplomat
World | April 26, 2023 18:27 ISTPakistan's former diplomat Abdul Basit is fearing that India may conduct another surgical strike after Poonch terror attack.
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Former Pakistan high commissioner takes on Imran Khan; calls government's diplomacy 'publicity-stunt'
World | September 15, 2019 8:49 ISTSpeaking to a Pakistani news channel, Basit said, "If your diplomacy is all about appeasing the public in Pakistan, then it is of no use. I urge the government to do something that is of some value."
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After Ex-High Commissioner mistakes porn star for Kashmiri, the adult film star thanks him for new followers
World | September 04, 2019 14:00 ISTIn another embarrassing blow for Abdul Basit, adult film star Johnny Sins thanked the former Pakistani High Commissioner to India for new Twitter followers. Abdul Basit in an epic gaffe had mistaken the porn star's picture as Kashmiri pellet gun victim and retweeted it.
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Ex-Pak HC Abdul Basit mistakes pornstar for Kashmiri; retweets picture
World | September 03, 2019 20:00 ISTThe ex-envoy's tweet became the centre of jokes after being highlighted by Pakistan-based journalist Naila Inayat who posted screenshots of Basit retweeting the post on Twitter.
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'Jealousy has no remedy', Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry tells Abdul Basit
World | August 30, 2017 18:11 ISTIn his letter, Basit had slammed Chaudhry as the "worst foreign secretary ever" and blamed him for several foreign policy disasters including the Ufa joint statement with India.
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Abdul Basit's scathing letter to Aizaz Chaudhry: 'You have been Pakistan's worst ever Foreign Secretary'
World | August 29, 2017 20:22 ISTA scathing letter purportedly written by former Pakistan envoy to India Abdul Basit to Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry, Islamabad's current ambassador to the US, has surfaced online.
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'Goodbye and thanks for everything', says Abdul Basit after 4 years in India
India | August 02, 2017 21:06 ISTAbdul Basit today thanked India as he bid adieu to the country after serving as envoy in New Delhi for four years.
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Outgoing Pak envoy Abdul Basit makes strong pitch for talks to mend ties
India | July 29, 2017 20:36 ISTAbdul Basit made the remarks at an event, likely to be his last public engagement in New Delhi before demitting office, organised by the 'South Asia Forum for Art and Creative Heritage'.
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Kashmir Issue: Engagement is key, need to have dialogue to address misconceptions says Abdul Basit
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Pakistan’s High Commissioner to India Abdul Basit takes premature retirement
World | July 26, 2017 10:58 ISTAbdul Basit had made a request for early retirement as he was reportedly unhappy over the elevation of Tehmina Janjua, who is junior to him, as Pakistan’s foreign secretary.
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Kulbhushan Jadhav is alive, says Pakistani envoy Abdul Basit
India | May 23, 2017 22:07 ISTPakistan's High Commissioner to India Abdul Basit today said that Kulbhushan Jadhav, the former Indian naval officer who was sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court, is alive.
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Kulbhushan Jadhav will not be hanged till ICJ’s final verdict, hints Abdul Basit
World | May 22, 2017 9:33 ISTPakistani high commissioner Abdul Basit on Sunday said that Islamabad will abide by the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) verdict staying the death sentence of Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav
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Sohail Mahmood to be Pakistan's new High Commissioner to India
World | May 08, 2017 19:13 ISTMahmood (55), now Pakistan's Ambassador to Turkey, will take charge at the end of this month, Foreign Office sources said
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'No credibility of your claim': India rubbishes Pakistan's denial of beheading of soldiers
India | May 04, 2017 0:08 ISTIndia today rubbished Pakistan's claim that its military was not involved in mutilating the bodies of Indian soldiers.
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Blood trail proves Pak hand in soldiers' beheading, says India; seeks ‘immediate action’
India | May 03, 2017 16:35 ISTBasit was called in by Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar to convey India's strong views on the incident, the External Affairs Ministry said.
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Nawaz Sharif in 'driving seat' on Pakistan's India policy: Abdul Basit
India | April 25, 2017 19:47 ISTPakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is in the "driving seat" in handling relations with India, Pakistan envoy Abdul Basit has said.
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Jadhav death sentence: No breach of bilateral pact on denying India consular access, says Abdul Basit
India | April 25, 2017 9:25 ISTPakistan High Commissioner to India Abdul Basit on Monday said that Islamabad has not violated any bilateral pact with New Delhi by not giving it access to former Indian Navy officer Kulbhushan Jadhav.
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India, Pakistan need to plug ‘trust deficit’ between them: Pak envoy
World | April 08, 2017 8:45 ISTAbdul Basit, Pakistani envoy to India, on Friday said that ‘mutual distrust’ existed between New Delhi and Pakistan and the two countries need to plug the ‘trust deficit’.
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India, Pakistan need to plug ‘trust deficit’ between them, says Pak envoy Abdul Basit
World | April 08, 2017 8:43 ISTAbdul Basit, Pakistani envoy to India, on Friday said that ‘mutual distrust’ existed between New Delhi and Pakistan and the two countries need to plug the ‘trust deficit’.
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Pakistan mulling options for replacing its India envoy Abdul Basit
World | March 25, 2017 8:46 ISTPakistan is considering options for replacing Abdul Basit, its envoy to India, who has completed his three-year tenure in India.
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