Islamabad: India and Pakistan signed the much-awaited liberalised visa agreement on Saturday, introducing for the first time group tourist and pilgrim visas, separate visa for businessmen and visa on arrival for those over 65 years of age. The new pact replaces the existing visa regime that began in 1974. The agreement was signed between Interior Minister Rehman Malik and Indian External Affairs Minister SM Krishna, who is on a three-day...
05:39 PM, Sep 08, 2012
During the three-day visit of External Affairs Minister SM Krishna to Pakistan, the two countries are expected to sign the bmuch-awaited liberalised visa agreement, introducing for the first time group visas. ...
02:00 PM, Sep 08, 2012
Islamabad: External Affairs Minister SM Krishna began crucial talks with his Pakistani counterpart Hina Rabbani Khar on Saturday to review the second round of resumed dialogue with issues like terrorism to be on top of the agenda. The one-to-one meeting between Krishna and Khar was followed by delegation-level talks between the two sides. Indian officials earlier said that terrorism will form the core of New Delhi's discussions, particularly the slow...
11:45 AM, Sep 08, 2012
India have invited Pakistan to play three one-day internationals and two Twenty20 games in December-January. ...
10:01 AM, Sep 08, 2012
The alleged mastermind of the 26/11 terror attacks Hafiz Saeed has hit out at India once again saying that dialogue should be suspended till the Kashmir issue is resolved. ...
09:17 AM, Sep 08, 2012
New Delhi: India and Pakistan will set the ball rolling on a new round of dialogue on Saturday when External Affairs Minister SM Krishna and Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar meet in Islamabad. The two leaders spoke positively about the impending meet. "We look to the future our two countries are able to live together in the atmosphere of friendliness and all-round cooperation, free from terror and violence," said...
08:43 AM, Sep 08, 2012
Islamabad: The much-awaited liberalised visa agreement between India and Pakistan will be signed on Saturday, introducing for the first time group tourist visas. "The visa agreement will be signed tomorrow (Saturday) between the two countries," said Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik, whose opposition was mainly responsible for the pact not being signed in May. The new agreement will replace the old and tardy visa regime that was signed in 1974....
08:02 AM, Sep 08, 2012
Islamabad: India wants to see a "stable" Pakistan that "would be in the best interest of everyone", Indian External Affairs Minister SM Krishna said on Friday after arriving in Islamabad on a three-day visit. "I wish to reiterate the desire of India to see a stable and prosperous Pakistan living in peace with itself and the world. That would be in the best interest of everyone," Krishna told media immediately...
03:20 AM, Sep 08, 2012
Islamabad: The much-awaited visa agreement between India and Pakistan could be signed on Saturday, Indian sources said in Islamabad on Friday. The visa agreement could be a game changer for people-to-people contact between the two neighbours as visa rules for specified categories could be eased by both sides. "The agreement is likely to be signed tomorrow (Saturday)," an Indian external affairs ministry source said here. Though India had said earlier...
02:30 AM, Sep 08, 2012
Islamabad: Bringing some hope to the family of Sarabjit Singh, Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday assured India that he will consider the case of the Indian prisoner who has been on death row in the country for over 20 years. This was conveyed by Zardari to External Affairs Minister SM Krishna who called on the Pakistani President in Islamabad on Friday. Zardari asked officials to take note of...
10:59 PM, Sep 07, 2012
Islamabad: "Terrorism was mantra of the past, terrorism is not the mantra of future," said Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar on Friday ahead of her talks with Indian counterpart SM Krishna, asking India to see the Mumbai terror attack trial "realistically" and not "emotionally". She has also indicated that the new visa agreement will be inked during Krishna's visit. Asserting that Pakistan has sent some very "serious signals" in...
05:27 PM, Sep 07, 2012
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister SM Krishna reached Islamabad on Friday on a three-day visit. Upon his arrival in the capital, Krishna said that he brought a "message of goodwill from India for the people of Pakistan". "India wants a stable and prosperous Pakistan. We are committed to finding solutions to all issues through peaceful dialogue," he said. Krishna is expected to meet President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Raja...
12:52 PM, Sep 07, 2012
Islamabad: Issues between Pakistan and India that divide opinion will not be easy to solve, said a Pakistani daily as Indian External Affairs Minister SM Krishna reaches Islamabad on Friday on a three-day visit. Krishna, who will be in Islamabad and Lahore before leaving for home on Sunday, has said he comes with messages which he hopes can solve all the mutual problems between the two countries. "The note of...
12:27 PM, Sep 07, 2012
New Delhi: External affairs Minister SM Krishna is headed to Pakistan on Friday for a three-day visit, days after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh met Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari in Tehran on the sidelines of the NAM summit. Both the Foreign Secretaries will meet on Friday to finalise the details of the agenda between Krishna and his Pakistani counterpart Hina Rabbani Khar, who will be meeting on Saturday. The ministers...
08:52 AM, Sep 07, 2012
New Delhi: Even though questions remain over the signing of the new liberalised visa agreement between India and Pakistan during the upcoming Foreign Ministers-level talks, the two countries are likely to ink a MoU, highly placed sources on Wednesday said. The sources said that the MoU is likely to be signed between Pakistan and Indian during External Affairs Minister SM Krishna's visit to Islamabad from September 7-9. However, the sources...
12:31 AM, Sep 06, 2012
Tehran: Pakistan on Wednesday blamed India for the inordinate delay in bringing to book the perpetrators of Mumbai terror attack who are in that country. Pakistan Foreign minister Hina Rabbani Khar, who is in Tehran to attend the 16th NAM Summit, said that there were certain "requirements" to move forward in the trial as was articulated by its High Commissioner in India Salman Bashir, who had stressed on the need...
10:29 PM, Aug 29, 2012
External Affairs Minister SM Krishna, in Tehran for the NAM summit, said Pakistan would undoubtedly take note of the verdict upholding death sentence for 26/11 convict Ajmal Kasab. ...
02:50 PM, Aug 29, 2012
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister SM Krishna is expected to travel to Kolkata to meet West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and other leaders of ruling Trinamool Congress to discuss the proposed Teesta water-sharing accord with Bangladesh. Krishna, UPA sources said in New Delhi on Thursday, would also discuss with Mamata implementation of the agreeement on land boundary demarcation and exchange of 111 adverely-held enclaves between India and Bangladesh. Both...
12:47 AM, Aug 24, 2012
New Delhi: In a delicate balancing act, India Tuesday renewed its pitch for universal, time-bound nuclear disarmament, but underlined that it will not be part of any arms race and will continue to maintain credible minimum deterrence to deter others from trying out "nuclear coercion or blackmail". Reiterating India's commitment to no-first use of nuclear weapons, External Affairs Minister SM Krishna also highlighted the dangers of nuclear weapons falling into...
01:39 AM, Aug 22, 2012
New Delhi: Making it clear it will not give up nuclear arms until universal disarmament is achieved, India on Tuesday said the weapons had ended attempts by global powers to blackmail it to toe a particular line. "Nuclear weapons today are integral part of our national security and will remain so, pending non-discriminatory and global nuclear disarmament," External Affairs Minister SM Krishna said. India's "hard-headed" leadership had fought "explicit or...
09:52 PM, Aug 21, 2012
