New Delhi: Amid escalating tension between New Delhi and Islamabad, Union Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday said if US can do an Abbottabad finishing off Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden in Pakistan’s own backyard, then so can India, drawing parallel with IAF’s Tuesday bombing of a Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) base in[Read More…]
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Indian fighter jets crash: One in Pakistan territory, pilot ‘taken alive’
New Delhi/Islamabad: Two Indian fighter jets crashed on Wednesday, one in Jammu and Kashmir’s Badgam district and the other across the Line of Control (LoC), whose pilot has been captured alive, as claimed by Pakistani authorities. In a tweet by the Inter-Services Public Relations, the media wing of the Pakistan[Read More…]
Hours before IAF strike, Pakistani Twitter account tweets, “Sleep Tight, PAF is Awake!”, gets heavily trolled
Hours before the Indian airstrike reportedly took place across PoK, a Twitter handle @DefencedotPak, said, “Sleep tight because PAF is awake.” After the air strike took place, Twitterati took no time in spotting the tweet and heavily trolled the tweet. “Sleep tight because PAF is awake.” #PakistanZindabad pic.twitter.com/Wlriv5ZJRr — Pakistan[Read More…]
IAF hits JeM’s biggest camp in Pakistan: India
New Delhi: Indian Air Force (IAF) jets early on Tuesday hit the biggest training camp of the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) group in Pakistan, eliminating a very large number of terrorists and their trainers. Foreign Secretary Vijay K. Gokhale told the media that the “non-military pre-emptive action was specifically targeted at the[Read More…]
IAF attacks Pakistan based terror camps across LoC, drops 1000 kg explosives: Reports
Barely two weeks after the dastardly terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama, killing 40 innocent CRPF personnel, Indian Air Force carried out a pre-dawn strike on a terror camp across the Line of Control. According to the reports, the strike was carried out at around 3:30 AM on Tuesday by[Read More…]
Pakistan MP meets Sushma Swaraj amid rising tensions, appeals for peace
A Hindu parliamentarian from Pakistan and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) member Ramesh Kumar Vankwani on Saturday made a fervent appeal to the governments of India and Pakistan to defuse tension in the wake of the Pulwama terror attack, saying New Delhi will benefit the most if the two neighbours joined hands.[Read More…]
Virat Kohli breaks his silence on India-Pakistan ICC World Cup match
Indian skipper Virat Kohli has finally expressed his views on the issue of playing Pakistan in the ICC World Cup 2019. Ahead of the T20I series against Australia on Saturday, while talking to media, Kohli was asked on the issue in Vizag. Kohli reiterated the sentiments of coach Ravi Shastri[Read More…]
Saudi crown prince gifted gold-plated submachine gun in Pakistan
In the two-day visit of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to Pakistan which was mostly in the headlines for the signing of deals between the two countries to the tunes of $20 billion, there was surprise waiting for Crown Prince during his visit. Prince was not only given a[Read More…]
Fawad Khan booked for refusing Polio vaccination for daughter, actor refutes allegation
The actor’s manager has denied any such allegations in an official statement and said that the actor is not even in the country.
Japan to provide Pakistan $10.6mn for fight against malnutrition
Islamabad: The Japanese government has announced grant assistance of $10.6 million for Pakistan to fight malnutrition, improve livelihood and increase resilience to natural disasters in its provinces of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sindh and Balochistan. The assistance was announced on Tuesday and is part of a partnership that the Japanese government signed[Read More…]
If India attacks, we’ll retaliate: warns Pakistan PM Imran Khan
Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday said Pakistan will certainly retaliate if India declares war after the suicide bombing in Kashmir but also pledged to act against Pakistanis found involved in the attack if “actionable intelligence” was provided. “If you (Indian government) think you will attack us and we[Read More…]
Nothing personal against Atif Aslam, but towards Pakistan government: Arko
By Arundhati Banerjee Mumbai: Composer Arko, whose song “Baarishein”, featuring Atif Aslam, has been pulled down by T-Series in the wake of the Pulwama terrorist attack, says he has no personal hatred against any Pakistani singer, but he has a strong stand against the neighbouring country’s government for repeatedly failing[Read More…]
Pakistani plotter among 7 killed; top Army, police officers injured
Srinagar: A Pakistani JeM terrorist who plotted the suicide bombing on a CRPF convoy and an Indian Major were among seven people killed in fighting between security forces and militants that also left a senior police officer and two Army officers injured in Pulwama in Jammu and Kashmir, authorities said[Read More…]
‘Total Dhamaal’ won’t release in Pakistan
Mumbai: Actor-producer Ajay Devgn on Monday announced that his forthcoming film “Total Dhamaal” will not release in Pakistan. The decision comes after the Pulwama terror attack that claimed the lives of 49 CRPF troopers last week. “In light of the current situation, the team of ‘Total Dhamaal’ has decided to[Read More…]
Counter-terrorism, energy security to top Indian agenda during Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman visit
New Delhi: Counter-terrorism, including Pakistan’s role in sponsoring terrorism against India, and energy security are likely to be on top of India’s agenda for discussion during Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s visit starting on Tuesday. India is expected to take up with the Saudi Crown Prince Pakistan’s role in[Read More…]
Google shows Pakistan flag ‘the best toilet paper in the world’
Pakistan flag is Google’s answer to “best toilet paper in the world”. That’s right, image search results for the query “best toilet paper in the world” shows pictures of the Pakistan national flag. Several people have shared the screenshots of the Google image result on Twitter, making the hashtag #besttoiletpaperintheworld[Read More…]
India yet to tell us about MFN status withdrawal: Pakistan
Islamabad: Pakistan said on Sunday that it has not yet been informed by India on withdrawing the Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status to Islamabad in the wake of a bloody suicide bombing in Jammu and Kashmir. Abdul Razak Dawood, adviser to the Pakistan’s Prime Minister on Commerce, said: “We are[Read More…]
Pulwama attack followed by death of an Army Major in Rajouri puts Pakistan in a spot and yet…
Close on the heels of a ghastly suicide attack on a Central Reserve Police Force convoy killing over 40 personnel near Pulwama on Jammu-Srinagar highway, a Major-rank officer of Indian Army lost his life on Saturday (February 16). He met the tragedy while defusing an improvised explosive device. The second[Read More…]
Immediately end support to terror groups, US tells Pakistan
Washington: The US has called on Pakistan to “end immediately” the support and safe haven provided to all terrorist groups operating on its soil as it strongly condemned the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir that left 45 CRPF troopers dead. Pakistan-based outfit Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) claimed responsibility for the Thursday[Read More…]
Pakistan rejects any link to Kashmir terror attack
Islamabad: Pakistan has denied any involvement in the suicide attack that claimed the lives of 45 CRPF troopers in Jammu and Kashmir. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement that the attack was a matter of “grave concern” and it had been condemning “heightened acts of violence in[Read More…]
Pakistan to form new agency to build tourist-friendly country
Islamabad: Pakistan is planning to form a government agency for promoting the country as a tourist-friendly nation so as to attract foreign tourists, local reports said on Tuesday. Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday approved to form the 25-member National Tourism Coordination Board for the promotion of tourism, ARY News[Read More…]
13 arrested in Lahore for violating kite flying ban
At least 13 people were arrested in Lahore for defying the Pakistan government’s ban on kite flying, police said. The police launched a crackdown in several areas of the city on Monday after two people were injured by the strings of kite flyers, reports Xinhua news agency. The famous kite[Read More…]
Live Streaming Cricket, South Africa Vs Pakistan, 1st T20I: Where and how to watch RSA vs PAK
South Africa vs Pakistan, 1st T20I match will start at 09:30 PM IST on February 1 at the Newlands, Cape Town. The toss will take place at 09:00 PM IST.
Live Streaming Cricket, South Africa Vs Pakistan, 5th ODI: Where and how to watch RSA vs PAK
South Africa vs Pakistan, 5th ODI match will start at 04:30 PM IST on January 30 at the Newlands, Cape Town. The toss will take place at 04:00 PM IST.
Suman Kumari becomes Pakistan’s first-ever Hindu woman judge
Suman Kumari, belonging to the Hindu community, has been appointed for the post of civil judge, making her the first woman belonging to minority the group to be selected for the post, according to a media report. Her father who is an eye specialist said, “Suman has opted for a[Read More…]