Pak envoy says peace process currently suspended

IMAGE: Abdul Basit with former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. Photograph: Kind courtesy Abdul Basit/Twitter   Introducing a fresh chill in Indo-Pak ties, Pakistan on Thursday......

The diplomat who handles a hot potato with a cool head

As the representative of his government in India, Abdul Basit runs a tight ship at the Pakistan High Commission. IMAGE: Abdul Basit with former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. Photograph:......

Dialogue is the key to resolve our problems: Outgoing Pak envoy

Outgoing Pakistani High Commissioner Abdul Basit on Saturday said a dialogue between India and Pakistan was a "pre-requisite" and a "necessity" to mend relations between the neighbours, which might......

Sohail Mahmood to replace Abdul Basit as Pakistan's envoy to India

Sohail Mahmood, one of the senior most officers of the Pakistan Foreign Service, will be the country's new high commissioner to India, diplomatic sources in Islamabad said on Monday. Mahmood, 55,......

World T20: Pak envoy disappointed for colleagues over travel denial

IMAGE: India’s Suresh Raina (Right) and Pakistan’s Shoaib Malik seen hugging each other during the training sessions of both the teams in Kolkata on Thursday. Photograph: PTI........