Islamabad: There is disappointment for Indians and Pakistanis who were hoping for easier cross-border travel. An agreement on the liberalised visa regime between the two countries was on Friday postponed for a later date as the Home Secretary level talks concluded. Although both sides have agreed in principle, the modalities of the visa agreement still need to be worked out. In what is being seen as a snub to India,...
07:04 PM, May 25, 2012
Lahore: India and Pakistan have beefed up security at the Wagah land border crossing after receiving a letter from the banned Lashkar-e-Taiba that threatened to blow up an Integrated Check Post that was recently opened to boost bilateral trade. The letter warned that the multi-crore rupee Integrated Check Post would be attacked as Pakistan had increased trade with India before resolving the Kashmir dispute, the Daily Times newspaper quoted security...
04:48 PM, May 18, 2012
New Delhi: India on Monday made it clear that it has no plans to thin out troops from wartime positions in border areas where they were deployed post 26/11. Denying the report published in Pakistani daily Express Tribune, the Defence Ministry said, "There are no such plans (to move troops from their existing locations)." Quoting unnamed military and diplomatic channels, the news report had said that the two countries reached...
10:25 PM, May 14, 2012
Islamabad: Pakistan's army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani on Wednesday said all issues between India and Pakistan should be resolved to ensure "peaceful co-existence" which would allow the two countries to focus on development and the welfare of the people. In his first public remarks on the peace process that was resumed by New Delhi and Islamabad in 2011, the powerful army chief said, "All issues should be resolved and...
09:28 PM, Apr 18, 2012
New Delhi: Welcoming Pakistan's policy initiative to liberalise bilateral trade, India on Wednesday said the move would open business opportunities by providing market access to Indian goods in the neighbouring country. Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma said that the development reaffirmed the commitment of both the governments for trade normalisation. Pakistan has unanimously approved a proposal to switch over to a negative list regime for trade with India and...
06:31 PM, Feb 29, 2012
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said that another Mumbai-like attack would be a setback for normalisation of relation with Pakistan. ...
11:06 PM, Nov 12, 2011
Male: Building on the Thimpu thaw, both India and Pakistan on Thursday indicated that the next level of talks between the countries will be looking at more trade and more LoC travel. However, irritants remained as Islamabad, while on one hand said it had no problems with the hanging of Kasab, it continued to stress that there was no proof of the JuD role in the 26/11 attacks. After his...
07:49 PM, Nov 10, 2011
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani are to meet on the sidelines of the SAARC summit to discuss the reconstruction of Afghanistan. ...
08:58 AM, Nov 10, 2011
Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar has said that the relationship between India and Pakistan is more positive than it has been in years. ...
09:09 PM, Nov 09, 2011
Islamabad: Pakistan's cabinet unanimously decided on Wednesday to grant India Most Favoured Nation status to liberalise trade between the two South Asian countries. Pakistan's Information Minister Firdos Ashiq Awan said, "Today after an extensive briefing by the commerce secretary, the cabinet unanimously decided to grant India Most Favoured Nation status." Trade has long been tied to political issues between the neighbours, who have fought three wars since independence. There are...
06:49 PM, Nov 02, 2011
New York: Expressing happiness over meeting his Pakistani counterpart Hina Rabbani Khar at a reception in New York on Tuesday, External Affairs Minister S M Krishna said such social exchanges would go a long way in normalising relations with the neighbouring country. Krishna met Khar briefly at a reception hosted by the Pakistani Mission to the UN at an up-scale New York hotel. Khar later escorted Krishna to his vehicle...
10:45 AM, Sep 27, 2011
Islamabad: Ahead of the crucial Foreign Secretary-level talks here, Pakistan Premier Yousuf Raza Gilani today said that the "core issues" between the two countries should be addressed with sincerity in the bilateral dialogue process. Gilani "underlined the imperative of addressing the core issues with sincerity" under the dialogue process that resumed earlier this year. He also highlighted the need for "increased trade between the two countries as well as the...
03:55 PM, Jun 21, 2011
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has also invited Pakistan Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani and President Asif Ali Zardari for the match. ...
07:25 PM, Mar 25, 2011
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will watch the World Cup semi final between India and Pakistan in Mohali on Wednesday. He has also invited Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani and President Asif Ali Zardari to watch the match. In identical letters to Asif Ali Zardari and Yousaf Raza Gilani, he said, "There is huge excitement over the match and we are all looking forward to a great game...
06:51 PM, Mar 25, 2011
New Delhi: China acting on a request from Pakistan, put a 'technical hold on an Indian request to the UN Security Council to slap sanctions on three terrorists, says a secret State Department cable of December 2009 signed off by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. China as the Permanent Member of the UN Security Council has the veto power and no approval can be given by this 15-member high-powered...
07:41 AM, Dec 06, 2010
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