Abdul Basit

Despite house arrest, Hafiz Saeed to launch JuD as a political party on 14 August

Even as Pakistan extended the house arrest of Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed by two months on Monday, reports started wriggling in about Saeed wanting to rebrand his terror outfit to launch it as a political party.

Pakistan's Abdul Basit says Hizb chief not a global terrorist: 'Syed Salahuddin struggling for Kashmir's right to self-determination'

Refusing to accept Syed Salahuddin as a global terrorist, outgoing Pakistan High Commissioner to India Abdul Basit on Wednesday said that Salahuddin is waging a “struggle for the right to self-determination” of the people of Jammu and Kashmir.

Outgoing Pakistani envoy Abdul Basit says India-Pakistan dialogue is pre-requisite to mend relations

Outgoing Pakistani High Commissioner Abdul Basit Saturday said a dialogue between India and Pakistan was a "pre-requisite" and a "necessity" to mend relations between the neighbours, which might require "give and take" from both sides

Sikkim standoff: China's animus towards India stems from its annoyance with Narendra Modi govt

To understand China's discomfort with the Modi-led NDA government, we need to look beyond the immediate and trace the prime minister's course of action since getting elected to the chair in 2014.

Kulbhushan Jadhav is alive: Pakistani envoy Abdul Basit tells CNN-News18

Pakistan's High Commissioner to India Abdul Basit on Tuesday said that Kulbhushan Jadhav, the Indian national who was sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court on alleged espionage charges, is alive.

Kulbhushan Jadhav case: Pakistan not 'embarrassed' by ICJ ruling, says it will allow consular access on 'merit basis'

Pakistan on Tuesday said that it is not embarrassed by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling on Kulbhushan Jadhav, the Indian national who was sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court on alleged espionage charges, and that consular access will be provided to him on the basis of merit.

Abdul Basit's tenure as Pakistan's High Commissioner to India saw heightened tensions, no movement on bilateral talks

With no major breakthrough in bilateral ties, Basit's tenure will remain unremarkable to say the least.

Sohail Mahmood set to be Pakistan's High Commissioner to India: All you need to know about the diplomat

Amid the deterioration in the bilateral ties between India and Pakistan, New Delhi is set to get a new envoy from Islamabad. Sohail Mahmood is all set to succeed Abdul Basit as the next Pakistani High Commissioner to India

Krishna Ghati beheadings: Abdul Basit summoned, MEA reiterates Pakistan Army's hand in killing

Strongly protesting the mutilation of two soldiers in the Krishnaghati sector , the Ministry of External Affairs on Wednesday reiterated that the barbaric act had been committed by Pakistan Army.

Pakistan welcomes Turkey's offer to intervene in Kashmir, says issue needs to be urgent gobal attention

Sartaj Aziz, the Advisor on Foreign Affairs to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, also said India's bid "to portray the indigenous uprising in Kashmir as terrorism has been rejected" globally.