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TopicIshaq Dar

Topic: Ishaq Dar

Pakistan seeks Canada’s support for restoration of Indus Waters Treaty with India, gets a rebuff

India suspended IWT after terror attack in Pahalgam. The treaty would remain in abeyance until Pakistan takes credible action against cross-border terrorism, New Delhi has asserted.

At centre of abduction & sexual assault case involving Pakistan Dy PM’s grandson, a crypto deal offer

Ishaq Dar's grandson, Muhammad Raza Dar & 3 others were arrested last week after allegedly abducting & sexual assaulting a Dutch and a Venezuelan woman.

Pakistan Deputy PM Ishaq Dar’s grandson arrested for rape & kidnapping. A ‘boss’ named in FIR

According to Lahore police, the case came to light after the father of one of the women, both foreign nationals, contacted authorities, reporting that the alleged kidnappers had demanded a ransom of $1.5 million.

Pakistan a ‘major regional power’, helped avert ‘full blown war’ in West Asia, says EU’s Kaja Kallas

Islamabad's mediation efforts created a 'tenuous diplomatic opening' to extend US-Iran ceasefire & help reopen Strait of Hormuz, EU vice-president adds.

China says military conflict is ‘root cause’ of disruption in Strait of Hormuz, calls for de-escalation

China hopes 'ceasefire will be kept, disputes be resolved via political & diplomatic means rather than reigniting flames of war & conditions be created for early return of peace to Gulf'.

Pakistan FM says India’s ‘net security provider image’ in eyes of ‘big powers’ tested in Op Sindoor

Speaking at a year-end press conference in Islamabad, Ishaq Dar claimed Pakistan’s military performance during May conflict led to a change in global perceptions about the country.

Hasina govt was anti-Pakistan, will proactively engage with ‘brother’ Bangladesh post polls—Pakistan FM

Pakistan Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar says 2025 was major icebreaker after yrs of diplomatic chill. He visited Bangladesh in August, 1st foreign ministerial visit to the country in 13 yrs.

In 1st meet after Op Sindoor, Rubio & Dar discuss US-Pakistan trade, critical minerals & crypto

Pakistani FM credits President Trump & Secretary Rubio for playing ‘pivotal role’ in defusing tensions between India & Pakistan. New Delhi has rejected such narratives.

Fight terror, separatism, extremism—Jaishankar’s message at SCO meet, as Pakistan minister looks on

New Delhi: The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) must be "uncompromising" in its fight against "terrorism, separatism and extremism”. That was External Affairs Minister S....

Ceasefire could collapse if Indus Waters dispute is not resolved—Pakistan dy PM Ishaq Dar

In interview to CNN, Dar said India's strikes were a 'wishful attempt to establish hegemony', and use of nuclear weapons in last week’s conflict 'was never on the table'.

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India is a civilisational continent. Can never say I’ve seen it all: Lithuanian Ambassador

Diana Mickevičienė, the Ambassador of Lithuania to India since 2022, writes that she got fascinated by India in childhood after seeing the movie Umrao Jaan.

Andhra’s Rs 150 cr exploration MoU for lithium, gallium as Centre pushes critical mineral self-reliance

Andhra Pradesh has signed an MoU for a Rs 150 crore exploration project to study lithium and gallium deposits in Kadapa Basin, part of the Centre’s drive to reduce critical mineral imports.

Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance enters India’s defence race, joins Rolls-Royce bid to power AMCA

As part of partnership, Reliance & Rolls-Royce will explore formation of dedicated Aerospace Gas Turbine Complex that will be a centre of excellence for power and propulsion technology in India.

Gen Vaidya won 2 MahaVir Chakras, fell to assassins’ bullets 40 yrs ago. India forgot a great soldier

Forty years ago this week, ‘Khalistan Commando Force’ assassins were closing in on Gen Vaidya. So callous was the security of the just-retired Army chief that he was given a solitary police gunman