Masood Khan

US forces conducted 'self-defense' strikes on Iranian missile sites and boats near the Strait of Hormuz, escalating tensions despite ongoing diplomatic talks. President Trump warned Iran on enriched uranium, demanding its surrender or destruction. Iran condemned the strikes as a 'war crime,' accusing the US of targeting civilians. Peace negotiations continue, reportedly discussing the Strait's reopening and a ceasefire extension.

US Congressman Scott Perry has written a scathing letter to US President Joe Biden over the proposed appointment of Masood Khan as Pakistani envoy to the US. In the letter, Perry has called Khan a "terror sympathizer" who praised "terror organisations/terrorists like Hizbul Mujahideen and Burhan Wani".

Days after Pakistan alleged that India was instrumental in blocking the confirmation of a former PoK president as the ambassador-designate to the United States, the ministry of external affairs (MEA) said on Thursday that it was preposterous to blame a third country for the delay.

India-Pakistan relations sparkled for a while as Pakistani ambassador Masood Khan and his wife, Zohra, took the rare step of participating in Diwali celebrations at the Indian embassy premises here Saturday evening.

ISLAMABAD: There was much mirth when Pakistan's foreign ministry spokesman Masood Khan said the Musharraf has been pardoned.

Pakistan and China have started discussion on building a cross-border railway linking northern areas of Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (POK) with Kashgar, an old Chinese Silk road town.

Pakistan has named seasoned diplomat M Masood Khan as its new ambassador to China.

Pakistan has blamed the "Indian lobby" in America for a diplomatic train wreck in Washington that has resulted in the Biden administration holding up the acceptance of Islamabad's ambassador-designate to the United States, purportedly for his dodgy stance on terrorism.

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan foreign ministry on Wednesday night refuted reports that President Musharraf has set a deadline for the bilateral composite dialogue to solve the Kashmir issue.

India-Pakistan relations sparkled for a while as Pakistani ambassador Masood Khan and his wife, Zohra, took the rare step of participating in Diwali celebrations at the Indian embassy premises in Beijing on Saturday evening.

Calling Pakistan's new ambassador-designate to the United States Masood Khan a "jihadist," and a "terrorist sympathiser," an American lawmaker has urged the Biden administration to reject his diplomatic credentials amid continued deterioration in Washington's ties with Islamabad.

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) is likely to announce its new candidates from the Gonda and Shravasti-Balrampur parliamentary seats.

Masood Khan, former Pakistani Ambassador to the UN, said that because of India's influence and economic power, countries are unwilling to raise the issue of Kashmir at international level, including the United Nations.

A Maharashtra anti-terrorism aquad team seized 30 kilograms of silver valued at Rs 18 lakh from a car in Jalna town on Saturday and arrested four people, an official said. The seizure was made near Nagewadi toll naka when the car was on its way from Aurangabad to Nanded, said Inspector Surendra Gadam.

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) will open its first branch in Pakistan next month. This will be the bank's first branch in South Asia and comes ahead of the start of its operations in India later this year.

ISLAMABAD: Masood Khan also claimed there was widespread concern over the alleged human rights violation in Jammu and Kashmir.

ISLAMABAD: Security threat on Monday forced the US embassy in Pakistan to cancel a scheduled reception marking the US Independence Day while the British high commission was temporarily closed.

NEW DELHI: President of Uttar Pradesh Unit of Rashtriya Lok Dal, Mohammad Masood Khan, died in a road accident here on Thursday.