Kasuri, who served as Pakistan's foreign minister from 2002 until 2007 during Gen Pervez Musharraf's regime, said that both countries must seize this opportunity. "Resuming dialogue will help restore people-to-people contacts and may pave the way for restoration of road, rail and air links," he said
Led by Manzoor Pashteen, the group had been active for some years, with its leadership blaming the armed forces for the problems faced by the tribal region along the Afghan border.
The march, which is being led by the head of the northwestern province of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, where Imran Khan's party remains in power, aims to gather in the capital, defying a ban on congregations, to press for Khan's release and agitate against the ruling coalition.
The country has already been facing low bandwidth due to the upgradation of the Web Management System, commonly referred to as an ‘internet firewall’, a senior executive of one of the cellular mobile operators said.
India announced on Friday that Jaishankar will travel to Pakistan this October for the SCO Summit in Islamabad. Farooq Abdullah expressed hope that the visit would start a friendly relations between the two countries.
Pakistan Army troops were deployed in Islamabad to ensure security ahead of the protest called by Imran Khan at Islamabad's D-Chowk. Over 100 PTI workers and supporters have been arrested by the police amid tight security measures in the capital.
The Ministry of External Affairs on Friday announced that Jaishankar will go to Pakistan in his first visit to the neighbouring country to attend the high-level SCO meeting. The Pakistan government has deployed the Army ahead of the meeting to maintain security amid PTI protests.
Zakir Naik is an Indian fugitive who is accused of money laundering and hate speeches. He is in Pakistan for a month-long visit where he will deliver lectures in different cities.
Jaishankar will lead the Indian delegation at the high-level summit in Islamabad later this month in his first visit to Pakistan as EAM. Pakistan had earlier extended an invitation to PM Modi for the upcoming SCO meeting.
The arrests came a day after Imran's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) was about to hold a major protest in the capital Islamabad. The party has been holding several protests demanding Imran's release from prison and the independence of the judiciary.
Shehbaz Sharif described Naik's lectures as "highly insightful and impactful," noting that he has a considerable following among young audiences. Later that day, he also met with several other leaders, including the Speaker of the National Assembly.
Zakir Naik arrived in Pakistan on Monday on a month-long visit that will see him deliver "lectures" in major cities of the country including Karachi, Islamabad and Lahore.
Pakistan has been struggling to fix its economy for the last many years and it was close to default in 2023 but a timely loan of USD 3 billion by the IMF saved the situation.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said that Centre provided package to Jammu and Kashmir for development which was far more than what Pakistan sought from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). He also said that while India spends money in J-K for development, Pakistan misuses bailout money.
Hitting out strongly at Pakistan a day after the country’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif referred to Jammu and Kashmir in his UNGA address, Jaishankar told the UN General Assembly that Islamabad's "misdeeds" affect others as well, especially the neighbourhood.
In his address at the UNGA, Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar warned that Pakistan’s cross-border terrorism policy would not succeed and emphasised that actions by Pakistan would lead to serious consequences.
India called Shehbaz Sharif's speech at UNGA a "travesty" and said Pakistan's fingerprints were on several terrorist incidents across the world. Earlier, Shehbaz called on India to reverse the 2019 abrogation of Article 370 and accused it of “massive expansion of its military capabilities".
Pakistan's crumbling economy has been beset by decades of financial mismanagement and poor governance, as citizens are struggling to meet their basic needs. This is Pakistan's 25th loan from the IMF and it has become the lender's fifth-largest debtor.
Imran had closed his doors to talks with all the parties, including the military establishment, signalling a hardened stanc. He said all leaders had been advised not to hold any discussions, saying the establishment is acting like a 'third umpire'.
The $7 billion loan is Pakistan's 25th IMF payout programme since 1958 in exchange for unpopular reforms like increasing taxes. Decades of mismanagement and poor governance brought Pakistan to the brink of default last year as the country faced heavy economic losses.
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