Budget 2018-19

  Daughter of Afghanistan’s ambassador to Pakistan Najibullah Alikhil was abducted and assaulted in Islamabad. Pakistan has termed as “unfortunate and regrettable” Afghanistan’s decision to recall its ambassador and other senior diplomats from Islamabad after the alleged abduction and torture of the daughter of its envoy, and urged Kabul to reconsider the move.  Pakistan ‘s Foreign Office in an overnight statement said the reported abduction and assault of the 26-year-old daughter of Afghanistan’s ambassador to Pakistan Najibullah Alikhil is being investigated and followed-up at the highest level on the instructions of Prime Minister Imran Khan. “The decision by the Government of Afghanistan to recall its Ambassador and senior diplomats from Pakistan is unfortunate and regrettable,” the Foreign Office said. It said the security of the ambassador, his family and personnel of the Embassy and Consulates of Afghanistan in Pakistan has been further beefed up. Pakistan’s Foreig...

  The Russian Foreign Ministry has said that Moscow will seek firm guarantees that the remaining parties of the Treaty on Open Skies fulfil their obligations, amid the US’ withdrawal from the agreement The Russian Foreign Ministry has said that Moscow will seek firm guarantees that the remaining parties of the Treaty on Open Skies fulfil their obligations, amid the US’ withdrawal from the agreement. “After withdrawing from the Treaty on Open Skies, the US side expects that its allies, on the one hand, will hinder Russian observation flights above US military facilities in Europe, and, on the other hand, share with Washington their photographic materials of Russian territory,” Xinhua news agency quoted the Ministry as saying in a statement on Sunday. “Of course, this is unacceptable for Russia,” it added. “We will seek firm guarantees that the states remaining in the Treaty on Open Skies will fulfil their obligations, firstly, on ensuring the possibility of observing their entire te...