by Anwar Iqbal in Dawn, Oct 2, 2023WASHINGTON: A move in the US Congress to prohibit assistance to Pakistan has been defeated by a clear majority as American lawmakers underlined the importance of their bilateral ties with Islamabad. Last month, Tennessee Republican Andy Ogles proposed an amendment to the US Appropriations bill, seeking to bar US defence assistance to Pakistan to discourage the ongoing crackdown on political dissent. The move was put to vote recently…
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by Malik Asad in Dawn, March 11th, 2023ISLAMABAD: Talha Saeed, son of the chief of banned outfit Jamat-ud-Dawa (JuD) Hafiz Saeed, has approached the Islamabad High Court (IHC) seeking directions to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to block an Indian move to impose travel and financial restrictions on him. He also annexed a letter of the Indian home ministry, sent to the United Nations, asking for sanctions against Mr Saeed for being the head of…