TikTok crackdown bill may need changes, US senator says
- 11-Jul-2023
US lawmakers are considering changes to address concerns about a bill that would give the Biden administration new powers to ban Chinese-owned TikTok, the chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee who has cosponsored the legislation said on Monday. Democratic Senator Mark Warner told Reuters that aggressive lobbying by the ByteDance-owned short video app TikTok against […]
COAS Bajwa, US Senators discuss security situation in Afghanistan: ISPR
- 11-Dec-2021
RAWALPINDI: Members of US Senate Armed Services and Intelligence Committees headed by Senator Angus King called on Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa, ARY NEWS reported quoting Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR). The delegation, according to the ISPR, also included Senator Richard Burr, Senator John Cornyn and Senator Ben Sasse, US Charge […]
US senators call to expel up to 300 Russian diplomats over visas
- 06-Oct-2021
WASHINGTON: Leading senators called Tuesday on the United States to consider expelling up to 300 Russian diplomats unless Moscow issues more visas for the US embassy. The US protested when Moscow on August 1 barred embassies from hiring Russian or third-country staff, forcing Washington to lay off nearly 200 locals at missions across Russia. In […]
Withdrawal from Afghanistan: Pakistan reacts to draft bill introduced by US senators
- 29-Sep-2021
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has reacted strongly to the draft bill introduced by some US senators during a debate in Washington to examine the circumstances leading to the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, ARY News reported on Wednesday. The Foreign Office (FO) spokesperson stated in his response to media queries about the draft bill introduced in the US […]
US senators face calls to resign for dumping stock before coronavirus crash
- 21-Mar-2020
Two Republican senators faced calls on Friday that they resign over reports they sold substantial amounts of stock ahead of the global coronavirus-induced market meltdown.
US senators, Sadiq Sanjrani discuss regional issues
- 08-Oct-2019
A high-level Congressional delegation of the United States called on Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani in Islamabad on Monday.
In meeting with US senators, PM stresses early resumption of US-Taliban talks
- 07-Oct-2019
PM appreciated 'the continued active interest' of the US Congress, including the visiting senators, in the volatile situation in India-occupied Jammu and Kashmir
COAS Bajwa, US Senators discuss Kashmir issue
- 07-Oct-2019
The matters pertaining to regional security and the Afghan peace process were discussed during the meeting
US senators visit AJK’s Muzaffarabad, vow raising voice for Kashmiris
- 06-Oct-2019
The delegation members include US Senator Chris Van Hollen, Senator Maggie Hassan, US Chargé d'Affaires Paul W Jones and a high ranking member of the democratic party Tahir Javed.
US senators urge Trump to take immediate action on humanitarian crisis in IoK
- 13-Sep-2019
US senators wrote Trump to immediately intervene to help end the “humanitarian crisis” in IOK