Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif rejected the possibility of Islamabad joining the Abraham Accords amid renewed diplomatic pressure from US President Donald Trump.

References in joint statement indicate Beijing wants to play the Kashmir card along with a water resources card to appease its all-weather ally in Islamabad.

India, May 26 -- The government of Pakistan has categorically refused to accept the offer by US President Donald Trump, which sought participation of the predominantly Muslim nations in the Abraham Accords for recognition of Israel as an official state.

By Ariba Shahid KARACHI, May 26 (Reuters) - China and Pakistan have reached a "new broad consensus" on deepening strategic ties to beef up development of a joint economic corridor and establish the port of Gwadar as a regional connectivity hub,

After China and Pakistan raised the Jammu and Kashmir issue in a joint statement, India on Tuesday rejected the reference and called it "unwarranted". "India’s position is consistent and well known to the concerned parties.

Pakistan’s Punjab government has reportedly put on hold a proposal to restore several pre-Partition Hindu, Sikh and British-era names of roads and localities in Lahore after facing backlash from conservative groups and social media commentators.

Pakistan, May 26 -- Water and Power Development Authority has revealed that Tarbela Dam supplied 586 billion units of low-cost electricity and released more than 419 million acre-feet of water for irrigation during the last 50 years.