Saeed-led JuD is believed to be the front organisation for the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) that carried out 2008 Mumbai terror attacks. Mastermind of the attacks, JuD chief Hafiz Saeed, was arrested on July 17 over charges of terror financing by Pak authorities.... read more

India said the statement made by Pakistan foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi was a ‘fabricated narrative from epicentre of global terrorism’. read more

As the world body on human rights gets down to business, the Indian assessment is that Qureshi and Pakistan might have to lower the bar on what they can sell to its domestic audience as a victory. read more

The M-11 missiles were acquired by Pakistan from China along with blue-prints of the U-235 nuclear device in 1987. read more

Though an attempt by Pakistan and China to have an open and formal meeting of the Security Council was rebuffed by members of the body, the council agreed to hold “closed consultations” on the Kashmir issue on August 16. read more

It is extremely rare for the Security Council to discuss Kashmir, which has been divided between India and Pakistan since independence from Britain in 1947. read more

China on Wednesday threw its weight behind its all-weather ally Pakistan’s call for convening an “urgent meeting” of the Security Council to take up the agenda item “India-Pakistan Question” to discuss the situation in Jammu and Kashmir following India’s... read more

Pakistan will have to settle for “closed-door informal consultations” of the UN Security Council on Kashmir developments, which has been scheduled for Friday morning, instead of an open and formal meeting. read more

China submitted a formal request for a meeting on Kashmir but Poland has to consult and take into account preferences of other Council members before deciding on time and date for the meeting. read more

It was not immediately clear how the 15-member council would respond to the request and whether a member of the body would also need to make a formal request. read more

Asad Majeed Khan’s comments came against the backdrop of little support for Pakistan’s demand for intervention by the world community following India’s decision to revoke Jammu and Kashmir’s special status. read more

Only China, among the five permanent members of the UN Security Council, has responded harshly to the change in the status of the state of Jammu and Kashmir read more

Pakistan says it will move the United Nations Security Council with China’s support with a motion to condemn India for its decision to strip its portion of the Kashmir region of special status. read more

The UNSC President’s refusal to comment on the letter follows the recent meeting of Pakistan’s permanent representative to the UN Maleeha Lodhi and Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s statement in the country’s Parliament that his government will take... read more

There is now no scope to discuss the issue of Kashmir with Islamabad in any “comprehensive dialogue” read more