/tags/exclusive-interview-pakistan-pm en /node/1262671/world <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/106596">Aamir Shah</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-author field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">AAMIR SHAH</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-id field-type-text field-label-above"><div class="field-label">ID:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">1520614555464932600</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Fri, 2018-03-09 22:55</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>ISLAMABAD: Gen. Pervez Musharraf, former president and army chief, may return to Pakistan before March 21 to appear before a special court hearing the treason case against him, according to the leader of his party.<br /> Dr. Mohammed Amjad, president of Musharraf’s All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) party, told Arab News on Friday that Musharraf’s return depends on whether they get government assurance of his security and there are no restrictions on foreign travel.<br /></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2018/03/09/1123526-1235930508.jpg" width="1100" height="677" alt="" title="In this file photo, photograph, Pakistan&#039;s former military ruler Pervez Musharraf addresses foreign media representatives at his farmhouse in Islamabad on Dec. 29, 2013. (AFP)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/world">World</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/Pakistan">Pakistan</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/pervez-musharraf">Pervez Musharraf</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/exclusive-interview-pakistan-pm">AN Exclusive Interview with Pakistan PM</a></div></div></div> <span class="label abs-el uppercase special"> Special </span> Fri, 09 Mar 2018 17:00:30 +0000 rbksa 1262671 at /node/1174706/world <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/127831">Baker Atyani &amp; Sib Kaifee</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-author field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Baker Atyani &amp; Sib Kaifee</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-id field-type-text field-label-above"><div class="field-label">ID:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">1507494439863618400</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Sat, 2017-09-09 05:00</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>ISLAMABAD: The days of Pakistan depending on the US for its military and other requirements are over, Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has signaled in an exclusive interview with Arab News.<br /> “If one source dries up … we have no option but to go to another source,” he said.<br /> The prime minister said most of Pakistan’s “frontline weapons were of US origin but that has changed over the years. We have Chinese and European systems. Recently, for the first time we have introduced Russian attack helicopters. So it’s more diversified now.”<br /></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2017/10/09/1010711-1237986159.png" width="650" height="395" alt="" title="Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi in an interview with Arab News." /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/world">World</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/tags/pakistan">Pakistan</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/shahid-khaqan-abbasi">Shahid Khaqan Abbasi</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/nawaz-sharif">Nawaz Sharif</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/donald-trump">Donald Trump</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/exclusive-interview-pakistan-pm">AN Exclusive Interview with Pakistan PM</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/editor%E2%80%99s-choice">Editor’s Choice</a></div></div></div> Sun, 08 Oct 2017 21:04:58 +0000 rbksa 1174706 at /node/1174711/saudi-arabia <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/127831">Baker Atyani &amp; Sib Kaifee</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-author field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Baker Atyani &amp; Sib Kaifee</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-id field-type-text field-label-above"><div class="field-label">ID:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">1507495733683758700</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Mon, 2017-10-09 03:00</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>ISLAMABAD: Relations with ��������Ƶ are “as old as Pakistan is,” Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi told Arab News.<br /> As such, it was “natural” for him to make his first visit after assuming office on Aug. 1 to the Kingdom, he said, describing ��������Ƶ as “our oldest friend.”<br /> Abbasi said that during his visit to Riyadh on Aug. 23, he told Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman that in Pakistan “we have a lot of differences on every issue,” but “we only agree on only one thing: ��������Ƶ.”<br /></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2017/10/08/1010696-1422403357.jpg" width="650" height="395" alt="" title="Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman with Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi during the latter’s visit to Riyadh on Aug. 23." /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/saudiarabia">��������Ƶ</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/exclusive-interview-pakistan-pm">AN Exclusive Interview with Pakistan PM</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/category/tags/pakistan">Pakistan</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/islamabad">Islamabad</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/category/tags/saudi-arabia">��������Ƶ</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/crown-prince-mohammed-bin-salman">Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/pakistani-prime-minister-shahid-khaqan-abbasi">Pakistani Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi</a></div></div></div> Sun, 08 Oct 2017 20:56:47 +0000 rbksa 1174711 at /node/1174701/world <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/127831">Baker Atyani &amp; Sib Kaifee</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-author field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Baker Atyani &amp; Sib Kaifee</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-id field-type-text field-label-above"><div class="field-label">ID:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">1507495733713759000</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Mon, 2017-10-09 03:00</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>ISLAMABAD: The days of Pakistan depending on the US to meet its military and other requirements are over, Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi told Arab News during an exclusive interview.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2017/10/08/1010666-367728380.jpg" width="1200" height="739" alt="" title="Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi gestures during his exclusive interview with Arab News in Islamabad. (AN photo)" /></div><div class="field-item odd"><img src="/sites/default/files/2017/10/08/1010671-290164455.jpg" width="650" height="395" alt="" title="Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi with Arab News Asia bureau chief Baker Atyani. (AN photo)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/world">World</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/exclusive-interview-pakistan-pm">AN Exclusive Interview with Pakistan PM</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/pakistan-prime-minister-shahid-khaqan-abbasi">Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/islamabad">Islamabad</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/crown-prince-mohammed-bin-salman">Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/tags/india">India</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/category/tags/pakistan">Pakistan</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/saudi-pakistan">Saudi-Pakistan</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/pakistan-saudi-ties">Pakistan Saudi Ties</a></div></div></div> Sun, 08 Oct 2017 20:49:39 +0000 rbksa 1174701 at /node/1174666/business-economy <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/241306">Sib Kaifee</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/taxonomy/term/127811">BAKER ATYANI</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-author field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">SIB KAIFEE AND BAKER ATYANI</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-id field-type-text field-label-above"><div class="field-label">ID:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">1507485451792696600</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Sun, 2017-10-08 23:54</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will not devalue the rupee or seek help from the International Monetary Fund to address its fiscal challenges, Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi told Arab News in an exclusive interview.</p> <p> A rising trade deficit, a potential currency crisis and a sharp decline in exports have placed Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves under pressure. Financial analysts believe the reserves are probably falling more quickly than government projections suggest.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2017/10/08/1010596-328027744.jpg" width="650" height="395" alt="" title="Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi (back toward the camera) being interviewed by Arab News’s Baker Atyani (left) and Sib Kaifee." /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/economy">Business &amp; Economy</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/exclusive-interview-pakistan-pm">AN Exclusive Interview with Pakistan PM</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/shahid-khaqan-abbas">Shahid Khaqan Abbas</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/international-monetary-fund">International Monetary Fund</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/pakistan-saudi-ties">Pakistan Saudi Ties</a></div></div></div> <span class="label abs-el uppercase special"> Special </span> Sun, 08 Oct 2017 20:16:33 +0000 rbksa 1174666 at /node/1174646/pakistan-pm-discusses-war-terror-economic-strategy-exclusive-interview-arab-news <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>In an exclusive interview with Arab News, Pakistani Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi talks about his country’s role in battling extremist groups in the face of accusations by its erstwhile ally, the United States, that it had been soft on them. Abbasi also discusses his country’s decision not to make a plea with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), betting instead on investments from China as key to its economic future. <br />  </p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/exclusive-interview-pakistan-pm">AN Exclusive Interview with Pakistan PM</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-embed-video field-type-video-embed-field field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Embed video:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> <div class="embedded-video"> <div class="player"> <iframe class="" width="640" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/0uGwz71GdYs?width%3D640%26amp%3Bheight%3D360%26amp%3Bautoplay%3D0%26amp%3Bvq%3Dlarge%26amp%3Brel%3D0%26amp%3Bcontrols%3D1%26amp%3Bautohide%3D2%26amp%3Bshowinfo%3D1%26amp%3Bmodestbranding%3D0%26amp%3Btheme%3Ddark%26amp%3Biv_load_policy%3D1%26amp%3Bwmode%3Dopaque" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> </div> </div> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Publication Date:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Sunday, October 8, 2017 - 23:00</span></div></div></div> Sun, 08 Oct 2017 19:56:35 +0000 romulo 1174646 at