Derided by Imran Khan as U.S. puppet, new Pakistan prime minister bets on centrism
Sharif’s ability to reset Pakistan’s foreign policy will be much harder after Khan accused the U.S. of pushing for his ouster, stoking anti-Americanism.
Pakistan to vote in new leader as ousted PM Imran Khan rallies supporters
A united opposition bloc cobbled together 174 lawmakers to vote against Khan — two more than required to remove him from office — after midnight on Sunday in Islamabad.
Shehbaz Sharif set to become next Pakistan PM after Imran Khan's ouster
Khan was dismissed after losing a no-confidence vote, paving the way for an unlikely opposition alliance that faces the same issues that bedeviled the cricket star-turned-politician.
What political upheaval in Pakistan means for rest of the world
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's actions have created huge uncertainty in Islamabad, fueling anger among the opposition and deepening the country's political crisis.
Secret India-Pakistan peace roadmap brokered by top UAE royals
About 24 hours after military chiefs from India and Pakistan surprised the world last month with a rare joint commitment to respect a 2003 ceasefire agreement, the top diplomat of the United Arab Emirates popped over to New Delhi for a quick one-day visit. The ...
Terror attacks in France demand statesmanship, not demagoguery
What leaders say at moments like these matters. And all the more so now because too many leaders have recently been unable or unwilling to say the right things.
Khamenei tells Iran's Revolutionary Guard to develop advanced, modern weapons
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards on Sunday to develop more advanced and modern weapons, amid increasingly tense disputes with the United States and Gulf Arab states. Tensions in the Gulf have risen to new highs since May 2018, when the ...
Amid tensions with India, Pakistani leader says country would not use nukes first
Pakistan would not use nuclear weapons first, Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Monday, amid tensions with archrival India after New Delhi revoked the special status of its part of the disputed Kashmir region. "We both are nuclear-armed countries. If these tensions increase, the world ...
A Kashmiri militant commander said on Sunday that Pakistan should send troops to protect the people of India-controlled Kashmir if the United Nations does not send peacekeepers, after New Delhi revoked its autonomy last month. "It's binding upon the armed forces of Pakistan, the first ...
Trump touches off storm in India with Kashmir mediation offer
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi never asked U.S. President Donald Trump to help mediate with Pakistan in their dispute over the Kashmir region, the government said on Tuesday, after Trump's comments set off a storm of criticism. Trump told reporters on Monday that Modi had ...
Trump says U.S. working with Pakistan to find way out of Afghan war
President Donald Trump, speaking at a White House meeting with visiting Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, said on Monday the United States is working with Islamabad to find a way out of the war in Afghanistan. Trump held out the possibility of restoring U.S. aid ...
India won't invite Pakistan leader for Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony: sources
India will not invite Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan to Thursday's swearing-in ceremony for Narendra Modi, who will start his second term as India's prime minister, two sources in the foreign ministry said, suggesting any early warming in ties between the nuclear-armed neighbors is ...
