Islamabad 27 Jan 2017 (APP): Outgoing Secretary General of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Arjun Bahadur Thapa, who is on a visit to Pakistan, paid a farewell call on Adviser to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz here Friday. The Adviser reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to regional cooperation under the umbrella of...

WASHINGTON Department of Defense USA 27 Jan. 2017 President Donald J. Trump signed two executive actions and watched as Vice President Mike Pence ceremonially swore in Defense Secretary Jim Mattis at the Pentagon’s Hall of Heroes here today. Mattis once again swore “to support and defend the Constitution of the United States” just as he...

Doha 26 Jan. 2017 (QNA) Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani patronized Thursday the graduation ceremony of the 12th class of officer cadets at Ahmed bin Mohammed Military College. Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al-Thani along with number of ministers, Defense and Security Officers and delegates...

UNTV News January 25, 2017 The Philippine National Police have placed under restrictive custody an officer from the Anti-Illegal Drugs Group who allegedly abducted a Korean businessman, Ick Joo Jee, (in photo) in Angeles, Pampanga on October. The Philippine government has sent its apologies to the government and the people of South Korea for the...

Rawalpindi 24 Jan. 2017 (APP): Pakistan Tuesday conducted first successful flight test of Surface-to-Surface Ballistic Missile (SSM) “Ababeel” with a maximum range of 2200 Km. Major Gen. Asif Ghafoor, Director General Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a tweet message here. The missile is capable of delivering multiple warheads, using Multiple Independent Re-entry Vehicle...

ANGELES CITY, Pampanga 24 Jan. 2017 (PNA) The Philippines, as chair of this year's Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit, will push the final draft of the instrument on the protection and promotion of the rights of migrant workers. Social Welfare and Development Secretary Judy Taguiwalo, in a press briefing after the pillar...

US Department of State 22 Jan 2017 The Trump Administration is committed to a foreign policy focused on American interests and American national security. Peace through strength will be at the center of that foreign policy. This principle will make possible a stable, more peaceful world with less conflict and more common ground. Defeating ISIS...

ISLAMABAD 21 Jan 2017 (APP) Pakistan on Saturday handed over an Indian soldier, Chandu Babulal Chohan, to the Indian authorities through Wagah border. “The decision of the government of Pakistan to return the Indian soldier is based on humanitarian grounds and the commitment to ensure peace and tranquility at the LoC and the Working Boundary,”...

PESHAWAR, Jan 21 (APP) As many as 21 persons including two teenagers were killed and more than 40 other injured in an IED blast in a crowded vegetable market in Parachinar Baazar, Khurram Agency on Saturday, Security officials and political administration confirmed. An IED planted in an apple cart blasted in New Sabzi Mandi at...

Doha 21 January 2017 (QNA) Qatari newspapers emphasized the need that the new US President, Donald Trump, realizes the importance of the Gulf-US relations. In their editorial on Saturday, the papers also stressed the importance that the new US administration is aware of the seriousness of the Gulf concerns about security, and the significance of...