Pak rejected the world body's move as a "victory for India and validation of its stance" as projected by the Indian media.
Denying the Pakistani investigators access to the Pathankot base on operational grounds would not, the government felt, compromise national security, reveals Rajeev Sharma.
Nawaz Sharif may have permitted the trial of Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorists for the Pathankot attack. But this fell apart because of General Raheel Shareef's keenness to make Kulbhushan Jadhav the centerpiece of global attention. Ambassador G Parthasarthy, a former Indian high commissioner to Pakistan, reveals the Pakistan army chief's gambit against India.
Early this year the US along with the United Kingdom and France approached the United Nations's sanctions committee for the ban on Azhar.
Terrorism is a snake that bites the hand which feeds it: India to China
'A resurgent Jaish could be a reflection of the Pakistani security establishment's view that with the region moving ever closer to a post-US Afghanistan, it is time to redirect attention to Kashmir.'
'He knows India is going nowhere.' 'India will never let go of Kashmir, so he wants to settle with India.' 'Settle honourably with peace, dignity and justice.'
Pakistan has improved its full compliance on only two of the 40 FATF recommendations, the APG report noted.
'ISI-backed jihadi groups like the Jaish-e-Mohammed and Lashkar-e-Tayiba are now prepared to cross the International Border and attack targets in Punjab at will,' says Ambassador G Parthasarathy, India's former high commissioner to Pakistan.
Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala wondered why Prime Minister Modi was 'silent' on his 'India First' policy as President Trump talked of 'America First'.
The FATF warned Pakistan that if it doesn't complete a full action plan by June, it could lead to consequences on its businesses
He further said that the JeM claim of responsibility for the Pulwama attack had not been made from inside Pakistan.
China on Monday said there is no change in its stance on admission of non-NPT states into the Nuclear Suppliers Group
Khan's remarks came a day after Modi in a rally in Rajasthan said, "There is consensus in the entire world against terrorism. We are moving ahead with strength to punish the perpetrators of terrorism..."
In his letter, Qureshi also accused the Indian government of using 'water as a weapon'.
An army soldier was also injured in the encounter.
'The fact that this happened and the fact that we were not able to bring it down, we were not even able to trace from where it came from and where it went, certainly raises questions on our level of preparedness.'
Chidambaram pitched for greater autonomy for the restive Jammu and Kashmir yet again on Sunday, drawing stinging criticism from the Bharatiya Janata Party, with Union minister Smriti Irani calling it "shocking and shameful".
In his address at the elite Peking University, he referred to the establishment of the diplomatic relations between India and China in 1950 and the bilateral relations that have been tested by difficulties and challenges in the last seven decades.
"India has made a cogitative decision, and shows the common views of China and India in fighting terrorism and separatism, and the determination of further cooperation," Fu Xiaoqiang, an expert on South Asian studies at the China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations, told the Global Times.
Pakistan failed to fulfil six of the 27 mandates so far as a result of which the country continues to be in the grey list of the FATF.
After the attack on the Indian Air Force base at Pathankot on January 2, India in February wrote to the UN calling for immediate action to list Azhar under the Al Qaeda Sanctions Committee.
The visit will be followed by the return visit of the Indian delegation to Islamabad on March 28.
After receiving sanction under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, the NIA will name Azhar, his brother Rauf Asghar, and handlers of four terrorists -- Qashif Jan and Shaid Latif in the chargesheet to be filed soon, official sources said.
It is because of the feared domestic backlash that the Modi government is now stepping up pressure on Pakistan to accommodate Indian interests.
The visiting Pakistani JIT will begin recording the statements of the witnesses in the Pathankot terror attack case from Thursday.
"This august forum witnessed a new low on its 75th anniversary. The leader of Pakistan today called for those who incite hate and violence to be outlawed. But as he went on, we were left wondering, was he referring to himself?" First Secretary in the Permanent Mission of India to the UN Mijito Vinito said, making India's Right of Reply.
He said the US has been very clear to Pakistan on ending support to terrorist safe havens.
The Goa declaration didn't refer to Pakistan-based terrorist groups or cross-border terrorism.
'Modi's initial forays into foreign policy had the flavour of Aswamedha Yagas launched by ancient kings to conquer the world.' 'He overcame the hesitations of history and explored unconventional ways to win friends and influence people.' A fascinating excerpt from Ambassador T P Sreenivasan's new book, Modiplomacy -- Through a Shakespearean Prism.
Days after extending its blockade on India's move to impose a United Nations ban on Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Masood Azhar, China on Wednesday called for a stronger global response to curb cross-border movement of foreign terrorists.
'There's no wonder that many Pakistani parents send their kids to madrasa and one knows what happens to a small percentage of the kids who go there.
'The bottom line is that at least now we should take an honest look at this business of NSG membership (or Masood Azhar for that matter.),' says Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
The Modi-Xi meeting assumes significance as India-China relations have followed a southward trajectory over contentious issues.
If smart enough, India should befriend China and respect Pakistan, preventing disputes from spilling over, the article said.
He, however, asserted that China was against terror outfits and any form of terrorism.
"Time has come for Pakistan to decide in its own interests. We will do what's in Pakistan's interests," Qureshi told Geo TV in an interview.
He said Beijing resorted to this move to allow the 'relevant parties' to reach a consensus.
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The powerful UN Security Council on Thursday strongly condemned the 'heinous and cowardly' terror attack.
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