
Republican front-runner Donald Trump reacts to Pope Francis’ comments on his plan to build a wall along the Mexican border from Texas to California and deport all 11 million illegal migrants from the country. The Pope, who’d just finished praying for the migrants who died trying to cross over the Mexico-US border just hours before, […]
Feb 22 2016 | Posted in
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The Milli Yakjehti Council (MYC) has condemned the Sindh governments plans to centralize Friday sermons for all Mosques in the province. The MYC stated that the province was following Saudi Arabia in this regard and this is not correct. Professor Ibrahim Khan, the head of the Khutbat-i-Juma commission said that it is not the governments place […]
Feb 9 2016 | Posted in
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Pakistan’s high commissioner in Bangladesh, was summoned by Bangladeshi authorities amid a deteriorating diplomatic standoff between the two countries. Current tensions were triggered by executions of two Bangladeshi opposition leaders convicted of crimes against humanity during the 1971 war also known as the Bangladeshi Liberation war. Pakistan’s foreign ministry subsequently condemned the executions and criticized the Bangladeshi government for breaking agreements […]
Feb 3 2016 | Posted in
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Landmark legislation in the form of the Pakistan Halal Authority Bill 2015 was passed on Monday. The Bill was approved by the Senate Standing Committee on science and Technology at a committee meeting chaired by Senator Usman Saifullah. It was approved by all stakeholders after all outstanding issues had been worked out. The Minister for […]

The rupture of diplomatic relations between one of the most powerful Sunni Muslim countries or some would say the most eminent Sunni country (as the custodian of the two Holy Mosques), Saudi Arabia, and one the most powerful Shiite Muslim countries Iran, undoubtedly has spin- of effects across the wider middle east. The Prospect of […]

In his state of the union address U.S president Barrack Obama advocated for the use of force against Isis to American lawmakers.During his address to Americans Mr. Obama warned that Afghanistan and Pakistan were countries that would continue to face instability and turmoil in the coming future. This is because although IS militants are concentrated […]

10 people have been confirmed dead after a suicide attack in central Istanbul, Turkey while 15 are said to be wounded. A statement issued by the governor’s office said investigations are on the way to figure out the cause and the perpetrators of the attack. The attack is believed to have been carried out by […]
Jan 12 2016 | Posted in
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Speaking to journalists, Foreign Secretary Aizaz Chaudhry expressed his surprise when he found out through the media that Pakistan was named as part of a 34 nation Saudi lead military alliance. Chaudry went on to add that Pakistan neither sort nor gave consent to join such an alliance and has asked the Pakistani ambassador in […]

Moushumi Rahman, a Bangladeshi Diplomat attached to the High Commission in Islamabad was declared persona non grata by the Pakistani government. She was a political attache and head of chancery in Islamabad. No reason was advanced by the Bangladeshi Foreign Service about her exit from Pakistan but diplomatic sources in Islamabad claim she was involved […]

In a policy statement read before the National Assembly, Foreign Affairs advisor to the Prime Minister, Sartaj Aziz said Pakistan is concerned about the recent break-down of relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran. Aziz said the Muslim world faces grave dangers in the situation that has arisen in the wake of the Saudi-Iran conflict he […]

Saudi Arabia has cut ties with Iran on Sunday the 3rd of January 2016 as a direct response to the attacks and destruction of the Saudi Embassy in Tehran by protesters protesting the state execution of outspoken Shia cleric Nimr al-Nimr last week. The executions have sparked a deepening rift between Sunni and Shia Muslims and between […]

Nabeel Munir, Pakistan’s permanent representative to the U.N. spoke on Pakistan’s readiness to stand shoulder to shoulder with Afghanistan to help curb the deteriorating security situation there. Munir was speaking during a United Nations (UN) Security Council meeting earlier this week discussing the situation in Afghanistan. Mr. Munir underscored the need for peace in Afghanistan […]
Dec 23 2015 | Posted in
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