Pakistan downgrades diplomatic ties, suspends trade with India over Kashmir
5 years, 5 months ago

Pakistan downgrades diplomatic ties, suspends trade with India over Kashmir

CNN  

Islamabad, Pakistan CNN — Pakistan has announced it will downgrade diplomatic relations and suspend bilateral trade with India after New Delhi stripped the disputed state of Jammu and Kashmir of its special status. On Tuesday, India’s parliament voted to reclassify the state of Jammu and Kashmir as a union territory, giving the government in New Delhi greater authority over the contested Muslim-majority region. On Tuesday, Khan accused Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling party of believing “that Muslims should be ethnically cleansed in India.” China, which controls about 20% of the Kashmir region and has close ties with Pakistan, also protested India’s moves, with the Chinese Foreign Ministry accusing New Delhi of encroaching on Chinese territorial sovereignty. — Narendra Modi August 6, 2019 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi described Tuesday’s vote to change Kashmir’s status as a “momentous occasion,” and said the changes would “ensure integration and empowerment” in the region.

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A shocker for Pakistan? Here’s how India-Afghan Taliban reshape ties with first high-level talks | Explained
1 day, 13 hours ago

A shocker for Pakistan? Here’s how India-Afghan Taliban reshape ties with first high-level talks | Explained

India TV News  

The geopolitical equations in South Asia seem to be realigning in a way that India appears to benefit more than archrivals Pakistan. India's Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri's recent meeting with Afghan Taliban's acting Foreign Minister Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi in Dubai has long-term ramifications. It was the first high-level meeting between both countries and a significant one, particularly when it …

Right T-word is terrorism, not tango, says India in comeback to Pak dy PM
6 days, 23 hours ago

Right T-word is terrorism, not tango, says India in comeback to Pak dy PM

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: India on Friday said Pakistan will have to tackle the issue of terrorism before the two sides can move forward in areas such as trade and commerce, even as it highlighted the fallout of Islamabad’s long-standing policy of using terror as an instrument of state policy. But it has to be both sides,” he said External affairs ministry …

Jaishankar repeats India's condition for good ties with Pak: Free of terrorists
4 weeks ago

Jaishankar repeats India's condition for good ties with Pak: Free of terrorists

India Today  

India wants to have good relations with Pakistan that are free of terror but if it does not show it is changing its past behaviour, then there will be implications on bilateral ties, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said in the Lok Sabha on Friday. The minister also said that trade relations had been disrupted due to certain decisions taken …

Trade ties with India suspended due to ‘heavy duties’: Pakistan Foreign Minister
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Trade ties with India suspended due to ‘heavy duties’: Pakistan Foreign Minister

The Hindu  

Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has said that trade ties between Islamabad and New Delhi have remained suspended since 2019 due to the imposition of "heavy duties” by India on imports from Pakistan after the Pulwama attack. In a written reply submitted to the National Assembly on Saturday, Mr. Dar, who also holds the deputy Prime Minister's slot, said: “India decided …

Pakistan's defence minister says relations with India can improve after Lok Sabha elections
9 months, 1 week ago

Pakistan's defence minister says relations with India can improve after Lok Sabha elections

India TV News  

Islamabad: Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Sunday exuded hope that thorny relations with India can be improved after the upcoming Lok Sabha elections are held in the neighbouring country. His remarks came after External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said Pakistan is sponsoring terrorism at nearly an "industrial level" and India "will not skirt this problem anymore". However, Pakistan's Foreign …

No change in trade policy with India: Pakistan
9 months, 1 week ago

No change in trade policy with India: Pakistan

The Hindu  

Pakistan on March 28 clarified that it has no plan to resume trade relations with India which has been "non-existent" since 2019 after the Indian government abrogated Article 370 of the Constitution to revoke the special status of Jammu and Kashmir. The clarification from Pakistan's Foreign Office comes days after the new Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said in London that …

Cash-Strapped Pakistan Turns to India for Help Amid Economic Crisis
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Cash-Strapped Pakistan Turns to India for Help Amid Economic Crisis

News 18  

Battered Economically and Isolated Globally, Pakistan Hopes for Trade Revival with India Trade between India and Pakistan has been at a near-complete standstill since 2019. Consequently, India stripped Pakistan of its “most favoured nation” status, effectively placing a 200 per cent duty on Pakistani imports. Five years later, a cash-strapped Pakistan has realised it punched way above its weight and …

Pakistan Considers Resuming Trade with India
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Pakistan Considers Resuming Trade with India

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Pakistan foreign minister Muhammad Ishaq Dar has reportedly said in London that his country will seriously consider restoration of trade ties with India that were suspended in August 2019. News agency reports as well as Pakistani media reports said the minister made the comments at a press conference in London, which perhaps indicates a softening of the stand …

Pakistan to 'seriously' consider restoring trade ties with India: Foreign Minister Dar
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Pakistan to 'seriously' consider restoring trade ties with India: Foreign Minister Dar

The Hindu  

Pakistan will “seriously” consider restoring trade ties with India that remained suspended since August 2019, Foreign Minister Muhammad Ishaq Dar has said, indicating a potential shift in diplomatic stance towards the neighbouring nation. Pakistan will consider restoring trade ties with India, he noted. Pakistan downgraded ties with India Pakistan downgraded its diplomatic ties with New Delhi after the Indian government …

Kashmir leader says the region lacks democracy and asks India to restore its special status
1 year, 5 months ago

Kashmir leader says the region lacks democracy and asks India to restore its special status

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — Kashmir’s top pro-India politician had a stark message Friday — the eve of the fourth anniversary since India revoked the disputed region’s special status, throwing the Himalayan territory into political chaos: “Democracy stops where the boundaries of Jammu and Kashmir begin.” In an interview with The Associated Press, Omar Abdullah said India’s 2019 decision to strip the …

Kashmir leader says the region lacks democracy and asks India to restore its special status
1 year, 5 months ago

Kashmir leader says the region lacks democracy and asks India to restore its special status

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Kashmir’s top pro-India politician had a stark message …

Parliament panel urges government to establish economic ties with Pakistan
1 year, 5 months ago

Parliament panel urges government to establish economic ties with Pakistan

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs has urged the Centre to consider establishing economic ties with Pakistan, despite the diplomatic deep-freeze in bilateral relations. “Despite the lack of progress on the diplomatic front, the Committee urges the government to consider the establishment of economic ties with Pakistan if they come forward and work towards broader people-to-people contacts …

India slams Pakistan for raking up Kashmir issue at United Nations
1 year, 8 months ago

India slams Pakistan for raking up Kashmir issue at United Nations

The Hindu  

India tore into Pakistan after its United Nations envoy raised the Kashmir issue here, saying no amount of rhetoric and propaganda can change the fact that the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh are and will always be an "inalienable" part of the country. Counsellor in India’s Permanent Mission to the UN Pratik Mathur's remarks came after Pakistan's …

K.C. Singh | Frozen India-Pak ties need relook amidst power shift
1 year, 8 months ago

K.C. Singh | Frozen India-Pak ties need relook amidst power shift

Deccan Chronicle  

India-Pakistan relations have virtually disappeared from the public discourse in India over the last few years. At a book release function, handled deftly by Mrs Nina Lambah, four former Indian high commissioners to Pakistan debated the issue. Having developed its nuclear deterrent, Pakistan chose to abet terror against India assuming immunity from India’s superior military power. One example of the …

Pakistan has to normalise ties with India if it wants to climb out of the hole it finds itself in
1 year, 9 months ago

Pakistan has to normalise ties with India if it wants to climb out of the hole it finds itself in

Firstpost  

The Pakistan economy is caught in a death spiral, coming out of which is no longer possible with the traditional tools of living on the dole from ‘friendly’ countries like China, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. The good news for Pakistan is that some Pakistanis – a few sensible ones – have increasingly been talking of the need …

Pakistan is Irrelevant to India’s Rise - News18
1 year, 9 months ago

Pakistan is Irrelevant to India’s Rise - News18

News 18  

The Pakistan economy is caught in a death spiral, coming out of which is no longer possible with the traditional tools of living on the dole from ‘friendly’ countries like China, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. The good news for Pakistan is that some Pakistanis – a few sensible ones – have increasingly been talking of the need …

India never halted trade relations with Pakistan: Indian diplomat
1 year, 9 months ago

India never halted trade relations with Pakistan: Indian diplomat

The Hindu  

India never halted trade relations with Pakistan and wants to move towards normalising business ties, a senior Indian diplomat here has said, stressing that today’s diplomacy focuses on tourism, trade, and technology because “money speaks its own language”. India was presently doing trade of $120 billion with China, in which the balance of trade is towards China, he said, stressing …

Warm ties with India and vision beyond Kashmir: What Pakistan needs to battle economic crisis and global isolation
1 year, 9 months ago

Warm ties with India and vision beyond Kashmir: What Pakistan needs to battle economic crisis and global isolation

Firstpost  

It has been over two years since the Indian and Pakistani Director General Military Operations agreed to a ceasefire along the LoC and surprisingly it has held. More than 8000 members of Pakistan’s armed forces have lost their lives in terrorist incidents since 2000.” He adds, “Islamabad must change its tack if it hopes to prevent a full-blown insurgency and …

Why India-Pakistan Relations are likely to Nosedive in Coming Days - News18
1 year, 9 months ago

Why India-Pakistan Relations are likely to Nosedive in Coming Days - News18

News 18  

These days, conciliatory write-ups have been appearing in Pakistani press regarding India-Pakistan relations. Among these peaceniks are former Pakistan Foreign Secretary Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry, former High Commissioner to India Abdul Basit, Pakistani diplomat Ashraf Jehangir Qazi, former Pakistan’s Representative to the United Nations Maleeha Lodhi and a host of others. They seem to have realised that without friendly relations with …

India slams Pakistan foriegn minister Bilawal for raking up Kashmir at UNSC debate
1 year, 10 months ago

India slams Pakistan foriegn minister Bilawal for raking up Kashmir at UNSC debate

Hindustan Times  

India tore into Pakistan after its foreign minister raised the issue of Jammu and Kashmir at a Security Council debate on women, peace and security, saying it is “unworthy” to even respond to such “malicious and false propaganda”. Responding to Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari’s remarks on Jammu and Kashmir, India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj …

India slams Pakistan for raking up Kashmir issue in U.N.
2 years ago

India slams Pakistan for raking up Kashmir issue in U.N.

The Hindu  

India strongly hit back at Pakistan on December 14 after it raised the Kashmir issue in the U.N. Security Council, asserting that a country that hosted slain al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden and attacked a neighbouring Parliament does not have the credentials to “sermonise” in the power U.N. organ. Mr. Jaishankar arrived in United Nations on December 13 to preside …

'It's high time India understands...': Pak PM talks peace, but sings the jaded Kashmir tune again at UNGA
2 years, 3 months ago

'It's high time India understands...': Pak PM talks peace, but sings the jaded Kashmir tune again at UNGA

India TV News  

Highlights Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif at his UNGA address called for peace with India He cited issues with India and said that the nation needs to understand that "war is not an option" "India must take credible steps to create enabling environment for constructive engagement", he said Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif at his UNGA address on Friday called for …

Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif expresses desire for peaceful ties with India, Kashmir issue resolution
2 years, 4 months ago

Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif expresses desire for peaceful ties with India, Kashmir issue resolution

India TV News  

Highlights Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif has expressed his desire for peaceful relations with India Sharif also urged the international community to play a "facilitative role" Sharif expressed views during meeting with newly-appointed Australian High Comm­issioner to Pak Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has expressed his desire for peaceful relations with India based on the principles of "equity, justice and mutual …

At 75, India’s Kashmir challenge shifts foreign policy focus
2 years, 5 months ago

At 75, India’s Kashmir challenge shifts foreign policy focus

Associated Press  

SRINAGAR, India — For decades, India has tried to thwart Pakistan in a protracted dispute over Kashmir, the achingly beautiful Himalayan territory claimed by both countries but divided between them. India’s ever-growing economy, which is now vastly larger than Pakistan’s, combined with Beijing’s increasingly assertive push for influence across Asia, mean that “New Delhi has increasingly grown Beijing-centric,” said Lt. …

At 75, India’s Kashmir challenge shifts foreign policy focus
2 years, 5 months ago

At 75, India’s Kashmir challenge shifts foreign policy focus

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. But in the last two years, since a deadly border clash between …

Pakistan's relationship with India 'particularly complicated' by New Delhi's decisions, says Bilawal Bhutto
2 years, 7 months ago

Pakistan's relationship with India 'particularly complicated' by New Delhi's decisions, says Bilawal Bhutto

Firstpost  

Pakistan’s foreign minister referred to the 5 August 2019 decision to abrogate Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir as well as the recent decision by the delimitation commission New York: Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that his country’s relationship with India has been “particularly complicated” by New Delhi’s decision to abrogate Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir …

Pakistan's Relationship with India 'Particularly Complicated' by New Delhi's Decisions: Bilawal
2 years, 7 months ago

Pakistan's Relationship with India 'Particularly Complicated' by New Delhi's Decisions: Bilawal

News 18  

Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that his country’s relationship with India has been “particularly complicated” by New Delhi’s decision to abrogate Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir and the recent recommendation by a delimitation commission, underlining that at this moment the “practical space” for economic activity, dialogue and diplomacy is “very limited.” Foreign Minister Bilawal, who is …

Pakistan’s record in PoK is exploitative and predatory, has no business talking about Jammu & Kashmir
2 years, 7 months ago

Pakistan’s record in PoK is exploitative and predatory, has no business talking about Jammu & Kashmir

Firstpost  

Jammu and Kashmir is considered one of the most intractable challenges faced by independent India. It is interesting that Pakistan, to this day, complains of the expelled and/or killed Muslims of Jammu, but no mention is made of the unfortunate Hindus and Sikhs of PoK by any organisation or government. In the June 2018 report, the Office of the High …

Over 40,000 Pak madarsas churn out terrorists on yearly basis to back military in Kashmir: Report
2 years, 8 months ago

Over 40,000 Pak madarsas churn out terrorists on yearly basis to back military in Kashmir: Report

India TV News  

Highlights Sharif's statement is seen as a mantra which could help create an impression in front of military Pakistan's experts are not doing anything to stop terrorists, a report has stated Kashmir has been the oldest issue between India and Pakistan Does the Pakistan military really run the country's Kashmir policy? When India received the letter of accession from the …

New Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif flags Kashmir in his inaugural speech
2 years, 8 months ago

New Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif flags Kashmir in his inaugural speech

The Hindu  

Soon after he was elected as Pakistan's Prime Minister, Shehbaz Sharif in his inaugural speech on Monday raised the issue of abrogation of Article 370 in Kashmir and alleged that the people in the Valley were "bleeding" and Pakistan will provide them with "diplomatic and moral support" besides raising the matter at every international fora. "When the forceful encroachment was …

No comments, says India on Imran Khan driving Pakistan into political turmoil
2 years, 9 months ago

No comments, says India on Imran Khan driving Pakistan into political turmoil

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: The external affairs ministry on Thursday declined to comment on the political turmoil in Pakistan arising from Prime Minister Imran Khan’s sudden decision to dissolve Parliament and said it was an internal matter of the neighbouring country. New Delhi articulated its hands-off approach hours after Pakistan’s Supreme Court completed hearings to decide petitions that challenge National Assembly deputy …

What Imran Khan’s exit could mean for India-Pakistan relationship
2 years, 9 months ago

What Imran Khan’s exit could mean for India-Pakistan relationship

Firstpost  

If Pakistan gets a new government, India can expect changes, but those are likely to be incremental and not sweeping Imran Khan is the 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan among the 22 who lost their job before completing their term. Under a boisterous, narcissistic, and increasingly Islamist Imran Khan, Pakistan isolated itself from its traditional allies like the US, Saudi …

Outstanding issues, including Kashmir, should be resolved through dialogue: Pak PM ahead of China visit
2 years, 11 months ago

Outstanding issues, including Kashmir, should be resolved through dialogue: Pak PM ahead of China visit

India Today  

Ahead of his visit to China, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that for "enduring peace" in South Asia it is essential that a "strategic balance" is maintained in the region and all "outstanding issues" like border questions and the Kashmir issue be resolved through dialogue and diplomacy and according to norms of international law. “It is our common …

Prelude to a revolt
3 years, 3 months ago

Prelude to a revolt

The Hindu  

As New Delhi continues to rule the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir with an iron fist, which seems to be working for the Bharatiya Janata Party regime on the face of it, a multitude of local, regional and international developments, including geopolitical factors, are pushing the erstwhile State into a highly volatile situation that New Delhi and the local …

Troops patrol Kashmir on anniversary of statehood revocation
3 years, 5 months ago

Troops patrol Kashmir on anniversary of statehood revocation

Associated Press  

SRINAGAR, India — Government forces patrolled much of Indian-controlled Kashmir and ordered shops and businesses to remain open Thursday to foil a planned strike by separatists on the second anniversary of India’s revocation of the disputed region’s semi-autonomy. “The paradox is that India has destroyed this place and are now forcing us to celebrate our subjugation and humiliation.” On Aug. …

India and Pakistan need to work together to resolve bilateral issues: US
3 years, 5 months ago

India and Pakistan need to work together to resolve bilateral issues: US

India TV News  

India and Pakistan need to work with each other to resolve their bilateral issues, the United States has said, observing that it had always encouraged the two neighbours to build a more stable relationship going forward. "With regard to India-Pakistan, I would just note that we strongly believe that India and Pakistan's issues are ones for them to work out …

Pakistan will oppose any move by India to 'divide Kashmir' and change its demography, says Shah Mahmood Qureshi
3 years, 6 months ago

Pakistan will oppose any move by India to 'divide Kashmir' and change its demography, says Shah Mahmood Qureshi

Firstpost  

Pakistan’s statement came on a day the Centre invited 14 political leaders from Jammu and Kashmir to participate in a meeting to be chaired by Narendra Modi on 24 June Islamabad: Pakistan said on Saturday that it would oppose any move by India to divide Kashmir and change its demography. Pakistan’s Foreign Office said in a statement that Foreign Minister …

Pakistan would oppose any move by India to divide Kashmir, change demography, says Qureshi
3 years, 6 months ago

Pakistan would oppose any move by India to divide Kashmir, change demography, says Qureshi

India Today  

Pakistan said on Saturday that it would oppose any move by India to divide Kashmir and change its demography. Pakistan's Foreign Office said in a statement that Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has stated that India must refrain from taking any further illegal steps in Kashmir after its actions of August 5, 2019. The Pakistani statement came on a day …

'Major Betrayal To Kashmiris': Pakistan Prime Minister On Normalising Relations With India
3 years, 7 months ago

'Major Betrayal To Kashmiris': Pakistan Prime Minister On Normalising Relations With India

ABP News  

New Delhi: While speculations were rife that the relationship between India and neighboring Pakistan will improve as both the countries have been battling with the brutal Covid wave and have been extending a helping hand but Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Sunday that bilateral ties with India cannot return to normal under the present circumstances. Pakistan PM said, …

Pakistan would hold talks with India if New Delhi restores Kashmir's pre-Aug 2019 status: Imran Khan
3 years, 7 months ago

Pakistan would hold talks with India if New Delhi restores Kashmir's pre-Aug 2019 status: Imran Khan

India TV News  

Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Sunday that Pakistan would hold talks with India if New Delhi restores the pre-August 5, 2019 status of Jammu and Kashmir. "If Pakistan revives its relations with India, it will be similar to turning our back on the Kashmiris,” Khan said during a live questions and answers session with the people. Khan said that …

Pakistan Will Hold Talks If India Restores Kashmir's Special Status, Says Imran Khan
3 years, 7 months ago

Pakistan Will Hold Talks If India Restores Kashmir's Special Status, Says Imran Khan

News 18  

Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Sunday that Pakistan would hold talks with India if New Delhi restores the pre-August 5, 2019 status of Jammu and Kashmir. India abrogated the special status of Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 on August 5, 2019 and bifurcated it into two Union territories. Khan said that if India takes back the steps it …

Pakistan rejects allegations of cross-border infiltration by India
3 years, 7 months ago

Pakistan rejects allegations of cross-border infiltration by India

India TV News  

Pakistan has categorically rejected an allegation levelled by India, accusing Islamabad of cross-border infiltration, counter-accusing New Delhi for practicing what it called "brutalization" against the people of Kashmir. Foreign Office spokesman Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri said that "it was New Delhi's brutalization of Kashmiri people, that threatened regional peace". Chaudhri went on to say that the movement of freedom from "Indian …

India, Pakistan held secret talks to try to break Kashmir impasse: Report
3 years, 8 months ago

India, Pakistan held secret talks to try to break Kashmir impasse: Report

India Today  

Top intelligence officers from India and Pakistan held secret talks in Dubai in January in a new effort to calm military tension over the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, people with close knowledge of the matter told Reuters in Delhi. Officials from India's Research and Analysis Wing, the external spy agency, and Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence travelled to Dubai for a …

UAE is mediating between India and Pakistan, says senior diplomat
3 years, 8 months ago

UAE is mediating between India and Pakistan, says senior diplomat

Al Jazeera  

UAE envoy to the US confirms the Gulf state is mediating between the two nuclear-armed rivals to help them reach a ‘healthy and functional’ relationship. The United Arab Emirates’ envoy to Washington has confirmed that the Gulf state is mediating between India and Pakistan to help the nuclear-armed rivals reach a “healthy and functional” relationship. Ambassador Yousef Al Otaiba said …

India, Pakistan Held Secret Talks in January in Bid to Break Kashmir Impasse: Report
3 years, 8 months ago

India, Pakistan Held Secret Talks in January in Bid to Break Kashmir Impasse: Report

News 18  

Top intelligence officers from India and Pakistan held secret talks in Dubai in January in a new effort to calm military tension over Kashmir, people with close knowledge of the matter told Reuters in Delhi. Officials from India's Research and Analysis Wing, the external spy agency, and Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence travelled to Dubai for a meeting facilitated by the United …

Pakistan, India peace move silences deadly Kashmir frontier
3 years, 9 months ago

Pakistan, India peace move silences deadly Kashmir frontier

Associated Press  

SRINAGAR, India — The machine guns peeking over parapets of small, sandbagged concrete bunkers and the heavy artillery cannons dug deep into Himalayan Kashmir’s rugged terrain have fallen silent. “If Pakistan is indeed looking to move toward a new regional role, embracing geopolitics, reducing tensions with India is a must, and if India is going to pivot to deal with …

Pakistan cancels decision about allowing trade with India
3 years, 9 months ago

Pakistan cancels decision about allowing trade with India

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s Cabinet on Thursday canceled a decision announced the previous day ago about allowing the resumption of partial trade with nuclear-rival neighboring India, the foreign minister said. The cancellation followed criticism by Pakistan’s opposition parties, which denounced Wednesday’s lifting of a two-year-old ban on the import of cotton and sugar from India, saying the government had acted without …

Has India normalised trade relations with Pakistan? Read details
3 years, 9 months ago

Has India normalised trade relations with Pakistan? Read details

Op India  

Almost two years after abruptly snapping ties with India, Islamabad is reportedly considering to resume trade ties with New Delhi, a report published in the Indian Express said. India desires normal trade ties with neighbours, including Pakistan The meeting of Pakistan’s cabinet committee over the resumption of trade ties with India comes a week after Minister of State in the …

Pakistan PM to India PM: We too want peaceful relations
3 years, 9 months ago

Pakistan PM to India PM: We too want peaceful relations

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s prime minister has responded to a recent peace overture from his Indian counterpart, writing in a letter to Narendra Modi that Islamabad also desires peaceful relations with New Delhi, officials said Tuesday. Imran Khan’s letter was dispatched to Modi a day ago, according to two government officials who spoke on condition of anonymity in line with government …

Pakistan army chief says ‘it is time to bury the past’ with India
3 years, 9 months ago

Pakistan army chief says ‘it is time to bury the past’ with India

Al Jazeera  

In a rare conciliatory note, General Bajwa calls for peaceful resolution of Kashmir dispute and talks with arch rival India. Pakistan’s powerful army chief has called on arch rivals India and Pakistan to “bury the past” and move towards cooperation, an overture towards New Delhi that follows an unexpected joint ceasefire announcement last month between the two countries’ militaries. Unsettled …

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