Articles about Sartaj Aziz

Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj has a delightful gift for Pakistanis this Diwali: she announced India will grant medical visas to all citizens in deserving cases.

Even amid escalating tension with Pakistan, Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj has continued her social media diplomacy and came to the help of two Pakistanis within hours of their requests.

Winning hearts again, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has granted a medical visa to yet another ailing Pakistani, despite the rising Indo-Pak tensions.

Trust EAM Sushma Swaraj to hit the bull's-eye and you won't be disappointed.

Pakistan is examining India's request for a visa for Kulbhushan Jadhav's mother, Islamabad said.

Indian Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj said she still hasn't received an acknowledgement from her Pakistani counterpart Sartaj Aziz over a letter requesting a Pakistani visa for Kulbhushan Yadav's mother.

Senior US Senator John McCain said during a visit to Islamabad that there could be "no peace" in Afghanistan or the South Asian region without Pakistan's cooperation.

On 15th May, India and Pakistan will commence their legal battle over Kulbhushan Jadhav's death sentence in the International Court of Justice (ICJ).

Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif and the country's army chief began discussing the options to move forward after the International Court of Justice's verdict on staying the Kulbhushan Jadhav's hanging.

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Tuesday stayed the hanging of Kulbhushan Jadhav, sentenced to death by the Pakistani military court for spying.

Reports in the Chinese media suggested that Beijing's massive investment in the CPEC projects makes it necessary for it to mediate over the Kashmir conflict.

Saying New Delhi should take inspiration from US President Donald Trump who bombed IS hideouts in Afghanistan, VHP leader Pravin Togadia maintained India too should bomb Pakistan to rescue Kulbhushan Jadhav.

Events took a new turn in the ongoing Indo-Pak diplomatic standoff over a Pakistan military court's award of death sentence to alleged Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav. India has sought to access legal documents including Jadhav's charge sheet and death sentence.

A Pakistani Military Court on Monday awarded death-sentence to Kulbhushan Jadhav, for alleged espionage in Pakistan and inciting violence in Balochistan.

Syed Asif Ali Nizami, one of the two Sufi clerics who went missing in Pakistan, denied reports that Pakistani authorities detained him and his nephew on spying charges.

Pakistani officials have stated that the missing clerics from New Delhi have been traced and have returned to Karachi.

The two clerics from Delhi's Nizamuddin who went missing in Pakistan are reportedly in the custody of the ISI, over their alleged links to the Muttahida Qaumi Movement.

Sources have stated that Pakistan's intelligence service, the ISI may be behind the disappearance of the two clerics from Delhi in Pakistan.

Sushma Swaraj said that Pakistan has been asked to relocate two clerics from Delhi's Hazrat Nizamuddin Dargah who went missing in Karachi.

Sources stated that India stepped up its efforts of building infrastructure to utilize its legitimate share of waters from the Ravi, Beas and Sutlej rivers of the Indus system.

Sartaj Aziz clarified that Pakistan seeks to establish warm and friendly ties with the Trump administration. He said Nawaz Sharif's phone call with Trump was very productive and a step in that direction.

According to a Chinese state-run daily, President Trump may follow balanced strategies towards India and Pakistan, unlike predecessor Barack Obama who adopted "pro-India" policies in his final years.

A UN Development Programme report stated that Pakistan delayed bringing up cases of water sharing disputes with India, delaying a resolution to the Indus Water Treaty.

Two parliamentary bodies from Pakistan have passed resolutions asking India to suspend the ongoing construction of the Kishanganga and Ratle hydro power projects.

The Senior adviser to the World Bank president, Ian H Solomon, will meet officials from India and Pakistan to mediate over the dispute in the Indus Waters Treaty.

Pakistan said it won't allow any adjustments in the Indus Waters Treat after India strongly hoped for bilateral redressal of differences.

Lt Gen Naveed Mukhtar, the new chief of Pakistan's intelligence agency ISI is allegedly looking to scuttle Indo-Afghan relations.

Pakistan's new army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa abruptly removed ISI Chief Lt Gen Rizwan Akhtar; Bajwa did not name his replacement.

Pakistan's new Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa held discussions with President Mamnoon Hussain and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on national security matters.

Sources said that Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is keen to attend Donald Trump's swearing-in ceremony at Washington in January.

For the first time, Pakistan's facilitation of cross-border terror was brought under the spotlight at the Heart of Asia conference; the Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammad were labelled as destabilizing elements in the region.

Delegates from over 40 countries will participate at the Heart of Asia conference aimed at fighting terror and bringing peace to Afghanistan.

Security has been beefed up across Amritsar ahead of the Heart of Asia conference on Afghanistan scheduled to take place from 3-5 December.

President-elect Donald Trump's team has issued a clarification over Pakistan's version of the conversation Nawaz Sharif had with Trump.

The 'Heart of Asia' conference begins on Saturday and will be held in Amritsar.

Pakistan's Defence minister Khawaja Asif clarified that Pakistan's "military policy will continue and there will be no immediate change," under the new Army Chief Qamar Bajwa.

General Qamar Javed Bajwa emerged as the successor of General Raheel Sharif as the Pakistani Army Chief.

Shalabh Kumar, a key Indian-origin member of Donald Trump's advisory council has stated that Trump will ensure that a bill is passed declaring Pakistan a "terrorist" state.

Donald Trump's win has Pakistan jittery as the South-East Asian nation fears that Trump might favour India.

In the aftermath of the Cyril Almeida case, Pakistan's Information Minister Pervaiz Rashid has been sacked from his post.