New Delhi appeared to relent on Wednesday by stating that it had approved travels of 19 Pakistan High Commission officials and was prepared to consider more such requests.
Though the other members support regarding the Asia Cup matters, PCB chairman Najam Sethi said India has big clout.
Taken by surprise by United States President Barack Obama's endorsement of India's bid to gain permanent membership of the United Nations Security Council, the Pakistan foreign office called in the US envoy to convey its concerns over the move.
Shehbaz, 72, who was the consensus candidate of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), received 201 votes, 32 more than what was required to become leader of the House in the 336-member Parliament.
Pakistan on Monday asked India to provide an early update on the probe into the 2007 Samjhauta Express bombing in the wake of a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangha leader's confession about the involvement of Sangh activists in the attack, in which most of the victims were Pakistanis.
Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Tuesday criticised the 'use of blatant violence' by security forces in Kashmir. In a statement issued by the Foreign Office, Qureshi referred to the ongoing situation in Jammu and Kashmir and said the 'violence by Indian security forces' had resulted in the 'loss of scores of innocent lives since June'. Qureshi's comments came a day after 17 people, including a policeman, were killed and over 70 injured in violence.
Ahead of Thursday's talks between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Pakistan Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani, Pakistan has reportedly indicated that it would like the discussions to be a follow up of the talks held at the Egyptian resort of Sharm-el-Sheikh in July last year.
The sudden arrest and immediate release of Kashmiri separatist leaders who are to meet Pakistan National Security Advisor Sartaj Aziz introduced an intriguing element into the scheduled talks he will have with his Indian counterpart Ajit Doval on terror on next week.
The British Foreign Secretary is expected to discuss nuclear security and peace moves with India during his three-day visit.
The incident involving the driver comes ahead of the resumption of the Foreign Secretary level talks to review the third round of composite dialogue process.
Pakistan's reluctance to authenticate has prevented any move in talks over the issue.
After making carping comments on his talks with S M Krishna, Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said he never stated that his Indian counterpart was on the phone with New Delhi during their parleys on Thursday.
The United States has sought access to records of all passengers flying out from Pakistan and permission to deploy American security officials at airports as part of an effort to prevent terror suspects reaching its soil, according to a media report published on Monday.
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president Sharif, 70, and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) vice-chairman and former foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Sunday filed their nomination papers for the post.
Upping the ante, Pakistan on Thursday said there can be no result-oriented discussions with India on Kashmir unless New Delhi stops treating it as the country's integral part and seeking a solution within the ambit of the Indian Constitution.
Pakistan on Friday condemned the killing of one of its soldiers by Indian troops along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir, saying the incident had the "potential to further vitiate the atmosphere" between the two countries.
The Pakistan government on Wednesday deferred by 30 days the execution of Indian national Sarabjit Singh, who was set to be hanged on April 1 following his conviction for alleged involvement in bomb attacks in 1990. President Pervez Musharraf deferred the execution of Sarabjit by 30 days after the Indian government made a formal appeal for clemency yesterday, sources in Pakistan's Foreign Office said.
The foreign minister acknowledged that he spoke with Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz and India should not make it an issue.
Pakistan on Tuesday said that 296 Indian nationals, mostly fishermen, are being held in various jails in the country.
Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, who will be leaving for India on Wednesday to watch the much awaited World Cup semi-final match at Mohali, is likely to discuss all bilateral issues with his Indian counterpart Dr Manmohan Singh.
'We called on relevant countries to have dialogue and communication as soon as possible and launch a thorough investigation into this incident, strengthen information sharing and establish a notification mechanism in time to ensure the recurrence of such incidents and prevent miscalculation'
The controversial Pakistan minister had requested for the visa, saying he had been invited as a guest by the Pakistan Cricket Board. But the Indian government refused to entertain the request in view of his controversial background.
Pakistan's foreign ministry called the Indian Deputy Commissioner to register a protest over what it described as unprovoked firing by Indian troops across the Line of Control, diplomatic sources said on Tuesday.
'An in-principle decision has been taken to take the issue of Kashmir to the International Court of Justice'
Pakistan on Monday reacted sharply to India's assertion that terrorists from across the border were responsible for the recent deadly attacks in Kashmir and that Islamabad's support to Mumbai terror attacks mastermind Hafiz Saeed was nothing short of "mainstreaming of terrorism".
"The request comes a day after Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf said they planned to send nuclear centrifuges to the agency for investigation relating to Iran's nuclear programme," Pakistan Foreign office spokesman Jalil Abbas Jilani was quoted in
'We do want resumption of the dialogue with India because we sincerely believe that it is in the interest of our region. Pakistan has been insisting that as a 'responsible country' it believes that disengagement is counter-productive,' The Dawn quoted Basit, as saying.
After news about the demise of Pakistan's former president General Pervez Musharraf was confirmed, the country's Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Sunday changed his Twitter profile picture to a photograph of his mother Benazir Bhutto and the late Nawab Akbar Bugti, in whose murder the former military ruler was named.
Pakistan has expressed serious concern over Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar's remarks that "terrorists have to be neutralised only through terrorists," saying his comments confirms its suspicion about India's involvement in terrorism.
Pakistan on Monday summoned the Indian deputy high commissioner to protest "ceasefire violations" by the Border Security Force along the Line of Control, claiming that it resulted in the death of a civilian at Rawalakot in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir.
'What are we going to discuss if you already declare that this is not possible and that is not possible?' asks Pakistan High Commissioner Aziz Ahmed Khan.
The war of words, a common feature in the complex Indo-Pak relations, has re-surfaced after several months and comes weeks before the foreign secretaries of the two countries meet to carry forward the composite dialogue process.\n\n
Pakistan added that it is necessary to establish "veracity of the Indian claim".
After vacillating on India's offer of $ 5 million aid for victims of Pakistan's devastating floods for over two weeks, Islamabad has decided not to directly accept the assistance and instead asked that it should be routed through the United Nations.
Pakistan's Foreign Secretary denied that the current meeting with Ariel Sharon was being held due to outside pressure.
External Affairs Ministry spokesman Vishnu Prakash termed as "most unfortunate" the comments by Pakistan Foreign Office spokesman Muhammad Sadiq that polls in Jammu and Kashmir do not reflect "authentic" expression of aspirations of the people of the state.
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