The White House signaled progress on Friday in preparations for a peace deal with the Taliban in Afghanistan, saying that discussions between President Donald Trump and top advisers went “very well”. Trump met at his Bedminster, New Jersey golf course with national security advisers including Defence Secretary Mark Esper, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and the Chairman of the Joint...
The White House signaled progress on Friday in preparations for a peace deal with the Taliban in Afghanistan, saying that discussions between President Donald Trump and top advisers went “very well”. Trump met at his Bedminster, New Jersey golf course with national security advisers including Defence Secretary Mark Esper, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and the Chairman of the Joint...
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed on Thursday his “path-breaking” move to strip the restive region of occupied Kashmir of its autonomy, in a tub-thumping speech marking Indian Independence Day. Indian-occupied Kashmir has been under lockdown since August 4, with freedom of movement restricted and phones and the internet cut. A day later New Delhi scrapped Article 370 in the...
RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Wednesday categorically stated that no piece of paper can change the status of Indian occupied Kashmir said the army media wing -Inter Service Public Relations (ISPR). His statement came following the policy statement by the Prime Minister Imran Khan over the possible aggresion by India against Pakistan while addressing the...
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan and President Arif Alvi on Monday issued special messages for the nation on the occasion of Eidul Azha, that is being celebrated across the country today, Radio Pakistan reported. Both, the president and prime minister, stressed on the importance of sacrifices for the growth of the country. They further said that the "passion" to sacrifice...
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday called for diplomatic settlement of Kashmir issue , saying that Iran advocates restoration of rights of the Muslims living in other countries. In a telephonic conversation with the Prime Minister Imran Khan, Iranian president said that Pakistani government will spare no effort to re-establish peace and security in Kashmir. Congratulating the Muslim's Eid Al-Adha...
BEIJING: China has categorically stated the Kashmir issue is a dispute from colonial history and it should be resolved peacefully under the UN Security Council resolutions. Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi during his interaction with Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi in Beijing expressed serious concern over the situation arising from India's actions by India in occupied Kashmir....
KARACHI: Heavy rain with thunder lashed Karachi on Saturday turning the weather pleasant. Downpours were reported in Defence, Clifton, Model Colony, Shahrah-e-Faisal, I I Chundrigar, Malir Cantt, Landhi, Gulshan, Johar and adjoining areas. Power outages hit Liaquatabad Sea One Area, North Nazimabad, Tariq bin Zayd Society, North Karachi, New Karachi, Shadman Town, Surjani, Phelwan Goth, Safoora Goth, Defence and Scheme...
A strict curfew keeping residents of Indian-occupied Kashmir in their homes for a fifth day was being eased for Friday prayers, the police chief said. The mostly-Muslim region has been under an unprecedented security lockdown and near-total communications blackout to prevent unrest as India's Hindu nationalist-led government announced it was revoking Kashmir's special constitutional status and downgrading its statehood. “People...
Beijing: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Friday arrived China on a diplomatic mission. The foreign minister undertook the visit in view of the deteriorating situation of peace and security in the region after India revoked special status of Occupied Kashmir. He is due to hold important meetings with the Chinese leadership during which he will apprise them of Pakistan's...
NEW DELHI: India on Thursday urged Pakistan to review diplomatic ties after Islamabad said they would downgrade diplomatic relations with the neighbouring country, days after New Delhi revoked occupied Kashmir of its special autonomy. "The recent developments pertaining to Article 370 are entirely the internal affair of India," the Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement. “The Government of...
The United States has warned that India's repealing of occupied Kashmir's special status may have broader implications and result in increased instability in the region. The US Department of State, in a press release, said it would continue to support direct dialogue between India and Pakistan on Kashmir and other issues of concern. "[We are] closely following India's legislation regarding...
SRINAGAR: The Indian Army martyred at least six people and injured another 100 as its troops in Occupied Kashmir opened fire on protesters, various news outlets reported on Wednesday. The Indian Army used bullets, teargas, and pellets and engaged in shelling on the protesters as they took to the streets of various towns, including Srinagar, Pulwama, and Baramulla, despite the...
KABUL: A suicide attacker detonated a car-bomb outside a police station in the Afghan capital Kabul on Wednesday wounding at least 95 people, government officials said, and the Taliban claimed responsibility. There has been no let-up in violence in Afghanistan even though the Taliban and the United States appear close to a historic pact for US troops to withdraw in...
NEW-DELHI: BJP leader and former Indian foreign minister Sushma Swaraj passed away a while ago at AIIMS on Tuesday. The BJP veteran, who suffered a massive heart attack, died at the age of 67. Her last Twitter post was about thanking Prime Minister Narendra Modi about the government’s move on Kashmir stating that she was waiting for this day in...
NEW YORK: A leading American newspaper has denounced Indian government’s decision to strip Indian occupied Kashmir (IoK) of its semiautonomous status and called for preventing “India’s folly from escalating into a perilous and unpredictable regional crisis.” In an editorial, The New York Times editorial board called New Delhi’s move, which was accompanied by a huge security clampdown, as “dangerous and wrong” and...
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Monday slammed the Indian rush through a presidential decree to terminate Article 370 of the Constitution which grants special status to Indian occupied Kashmir (IoK), as tensions build up in the disputed valley with unprecedented numbers of Indian troops deployed in the region. Indian Home Minister Amit Shah introduced a resolution to scarp Article 370 in Rajya...
