Tag: State Department
US special envoy Khalilzad embarks on 4-country tour for Afghan peace...
AFP | US peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad headed Tuesday on a trip to Afghanistan and regional powers in a fresh bid to negotiate an end...
Imran Khan Government: Engaging the world in 120 days!
Moeed Pirzada | While Imran Khan’s government showed a robust activity on all fronts, be it the economy, accountability or clean and green Pakistan; nothing...
US-Taliban dialogue: finally a positive sign for regional peace
News Analysis | U.S special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad held talks with the Taliban representatives in Qatar which the State Department, yet another time, refused to...
US warns to stay away from Iranian shipping
AFP | The United States on Wednesday warned all ports and insurance companies to steer clear of Iranian ships, which it called a "floating liability"...
Targeting Gwadar? US exempts Chabahar from sanctions
AFP | The United States said Tuesday it would exempt Iran's Indian-backed port of Chabahar from new sanctions on Tehran, recognizing the value of the...
Cutting Financial Aid To Pakistan May Not Bring Peace To Afghanistan
Fatemeh Aman | A new report by the State Department on terrorism criticizes Pakistan for failing to prevent terrorist groups, especially the Afghan Taliban and Haqqani Network...
Is the agreement to “reset Pak-US” ties enough for the revival...
News Analysis | Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi met with the U.S President Donald Trump at a reception on the lines of United Nations...
Saudi-Canada row leaves US in tight diplomatic spot
AFP | The sharp diplomatic row between Saudi Arabia and Canada has left Washington partners and allies of both in a bind, but the State...
Pompeo in Pyongyang to seek concrete nuclear commitments
News Desk | Washington's top diplomat engaged in an intense day of negotiations with his North Korean counterpart Saturday as he strove to nail down...
US officials confirm travel restriction on Pakistani diplomats
News Analysis | United States of America (US) has announced to restrict the free movements of Pakistani diplomats. According to the new restrictive measures, Pakistani...
Aggression in the region: Islamabad all-set to draw support against the...
News analysis | Amid mounting US aggression in the region, Pakistan's Foreign Minister, Khawaja Asif will set out for a four-nation tour to China, Iran,...
Washington wants decisive action from Pakistan
News Analysis | The US on Wednesday reiterated the need for Pakistan to act against alleged sanctuaries present on its soil. This was asserted by...
Nawaz Sharif’s role in HBL controversy; damning report by Arshad Shareef.
News Analysis | Habib Bank Limited (HBL) has been issued a notice from US State Department of Financial Services in New York for failing to...
National honor and prestige : PM,COAS must not meet Alice Wells
Syed Haider Raza Mehdi | The American State Department has just announced that Alice Wells, Acting Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian...
Should anyone believe U.S. State Department promises on Syria?
Sophie Mangal | On August 18, during a regular briefing, the Spokesperson for the U.S. State Department Heather Nauert stated that the United States doesn’t intend...
US moves against Iran raise spectre of wider regional conflict
James M. Dorsey | US President Donald J. Trump. in a step that could embolden Saudi Arabia to move ahead with plans to destabilize Iran,...
Not threatened by US-India ties:PM
News Analysis | Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said Friday that healthy and strong ties between Delhi and Washington do not threaten Pakistan,but national cohesiveness is...
Ascendance of Prince Salman: Saudi Arabia’s rise or demise?
James M. Dorsey | Saudi King Salman’s appointment of his son, Mohammed bin Salman, as a crown prince at the expense of his nephew, Mohammed...
Implications of US cold shouldering Pakistan by reducing military aid
News Analysis | The Trump administration has proposed giving Pakistan US $800 million as reimbursement for its military and logistical support in counter-terrorism operations in...
Candidate Donald Trump is surfacing again: A series of pleasant surprises
T.S. Eliot said, “April is the cruelest month”. For those who wanted a Trump administration that was anti-interventionist, diplomatic, and focused mainly on domestic...
Obama quietly sends $221 million to Palestinian Authority
Alex Christoforou | It has been reported that as one of his last acts as President, Obama quietly sent $221 million to the Palestinian Authority...
Trump Nominees’ Filings Threaten to Overwhelm Federal Ethics Office
ERIC LIPTON and STEVE EDER WASHINGTON — Rex W. Tillerson owns more than $50 million of Exxon Mobil stock, has earned an annual salary of...
