Tag: National Security Adviser
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‘Was missile handled by Indian army or rogue elements?’ Pakistan demands ‘joint probe’ into missile incident
Pakistan took notice of the clarification by the Indian Defence Ministry regretting the “accidental firing” of the Indian-origin missile into Pakistani territory and demanded a “joint probe to accurately establish the facts surrounding the incident”. In a statement issued today (March 12), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the grave nature of the incident…
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‘Govt is going to ensure Pakistani citizens are safe without blood being spilt on either side’: Moeed Yusuf on BBC HARDtalk
National Security Adviser (NSA) to the Prime Minister, Dr Moeed Yusuf, while giving an interview to BBC host Stephen John Sackur on BBC HARDtalk said that the state’s job is not to kill another Pakistani. “We are going to try our level best to ensure that Pakistani citizens are safe without any more blood being…
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‘World must maintain contact with interim Taliban government in Afghanistan’: Moeed Yusuf tells Wendy Sherman
National Security Adviser (NSA) Moeed Yusuf, in a meeting with United States (US) Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman on Thursday, stressed that the world “must maintain contact” with the interim Taliban government in Afghanistan, reports Radio Pakistan. During the meeting, both sides expressed the desire to promote bilateral relations between the US and Pakistan.…
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‘Trump administration enabled Taliban takeover, not Pak’: US Senator
United States (US) Senator Chris Van Hollen said on Tuesday that former US President Donald Trump’s administration had enabled the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan, reports Dawn. The senator, a Maryland Democrat, argued at the first Senate hearing on the US withdrawal from Afghan soil that it was in Pakistan’s interest to “prevent chaos and civil…
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‘If a phone call and a security relationship is a concession, Pakistan has options’: Moeed Yusuf tells US
National Security Adviser (NSA) Moeed Yusuf has said that Pakistan has other options if United States (US) President Joe Biden continues to ignore the country’s leadership. While speaking to Finacial Times (FT), Yusuf categorically said, “If a phone call is a concession, if a security relationship is a concession, Pakistan has options.” “We’ve been told…
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300 CCTV camera data collected, abduction not confirmed: IG Islamabad
Inspector-General (IG) Islamabad Qazi Jameel-ur-Rehman, during a press conference on Monday in Islamabad, said that the police have formed five teams to probe the “abduction” of the Afghan ambassador’s daughter. “We traced the entire route on which the daughter of the Afghan ambassador travelled and also traced both the taxi drivers who drove her,” he…
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Pakistan denied US the chance to demand air bases: Moeed Yusuf
National Security Adviser (NSA) Moeed Yusuf has said that Pakistan has not given a chance to the United States (US) to demand airbases after withdrawal from Afghanistan, reports The News. In an interview with a private news channel, Moeed Yusuf said it was quite understandable that the US would be in search of airbases after leaving…