Right from the beginning, Narendra Modi has always been very confident about his policies for foreign countries. During his swearing-in ceremony, he tried to convey a message that he is determined to take away the path of foreign policy from his predecessor Manmohan Singh. He had called all the South[Read More…]
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These are some of the world’s most beautiful cricket grounds
From India to Sri Lanka, Austria and Switzerland, the world has no shortage of breathtaking places to play cricket. A Twitter user has shared some of the most stunning cricket grounds in a series of tweets. Nanga Parbat Beat that view of cricket with the background of Nanga Parbat pic.twitter.com/zg7O9uuWVY[Read More…]
Petrol costlier in India than US, Pakistan and Sri Lanka
Petrol in India costs more than it does in the US as well as neighbouring Pakistan and Sri Lanka, but is cheaper than in Europe. Diesel rates, on the other hand, are the cheapest in India. Petrol in the national capital costs Rs 68.46 per litre as compared with Rs[Read More…]
Why US is keen to reset its relations with Pakistan
While there is gung-ho in New Delhi’s diplomatic circle on deepening of Indo-US ties, China’s thrust in Pakistan-Afghanistan region seems to have compelled the US administration to re-orient American strategy in the region. It could be very much seen in the US efforts to reset its ties with Pakistan which[Read More…]
Pressure will be on India in upcoming Asia Cup: Hasan Ali
Pakistan pacer Hasan Ali says pressure will be on arch-rivals India in the upcoming Asia Cup because of the Champions Trophy final defeat last year. Pakistan will face India for the first time since last year’s Champions Trophy final, in which Hasan picked up three wickets in Pakistan’s 180-run win. Pakistan will face India at least twice in the Asia Cup, and three times if[Read More…]
Pakistan newly elected president Arif Alvi is son of Jawaharlal Nehru’s dentist
Pakistan’s new President Arif Alvi is the son of Jawaharlal Nehru’s dentist. Alvi’s short biography on his website reveals this interesting relation of the newly elected President with India. Alvi is a leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party and a close-knit of Prime Minister Imran Khan. He was elected Pakistan’s new[Read More…]
NIA arrests Hizbul chief’s son Shakeel Ahmed in terror funding case
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday arrested Pakistan’s Muzaffarabad-based Hizbul Mujahideen supreme commander Syed Salahuddin’s son, Syed Shakeel Ahmed, during a raid in Srinagar. Shakeel, who used to work as a laboratory technician in Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) Soura, has been under the NIA scanner for his alleged involvement in a 2011 terror funding case.[Read More…]
China welcomes Pakistan, India participation in anti-terror drill
Beijing: China has welcomed the joint participation of Pakistan and India in the ongoing anti-terrorism exercise under the SCO framework. Both the countries are important countries in South Asia. The stability of India-Pakistan relations is of great significance to regional peace and stability and even world peace and development, said[Read More…]
Congress asks Modi to make letter to Pakistan PM Imran Khan public
Terming Punjab minister Navjot Singh Sidhu’s visit to Pakistan a non-issue since he went there in his personal capacity, the party on Tuesday turned to Prime Minister Narendra Modi asking him as to what happened to the red lines of ‘no-talks’ till terror from Pakistan stops. It said the PM’s letter to[Read More…]
Former ICC president Ehsan Mani appointed chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday appointed Ehsan Mani as the new chairman Pakistan Cricket Board, following the resignation of Najam Sethi from the post. “I have appointed Ehsan Mani as Chairman PCB. He brings vast and valuable experience to the job. He represented PCB in the ICC; was Treasurer ICC[Read More…]
Imran Khan takes oath as 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan
Cricketer-turned-politician and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman and Imran Khan has been sworn-in as the 22nd prime minister of Pakistan on Saturday. The swearing-in ceremony was held at the President House in Islamabad. Pakistan President Mamnoon Hussain administered the oath to the new Pakistan Prime Minister. It must be noted that 65-year old Imran[Read More…]
PIA under fire over Polish tourist’s ‘Kiki challenge’
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has come under fire over a promotional video made by the national flag carrier in collaboration with a Polish tourist who is seen doing the ‘Kiki challenge’ inside an empty aircraft. On Monday, a video went viral of Polish tourist Eva Bianka Zubeck performed the popular[Read More…]
Imran Khan calls off plan to invite foreign leaders for oath ceremony
Pakistan’s to-be-Prime Minister Imran Khan has a change in his plan and has decided to take the oath in simple ceremony cancelling the plan of inviting foreign dignitaries and celebrities. The invitations will be sent only to a few close friends of Imran Khan. The oath-taking ceremony will take place at[Read More…]
Pakistan General Election: An upright conduct or a rigged play?
One of the most crucial aspects of democracy is the ‘responsible citizenship’; the responsibility for the betterment of a nation upon a common man is what distinguishes democracy from colonialism at the core. The essence of a democratic rule lies in the question, ‘what is your idea of a glorious,[Read More…]
Ready to improve ties with India: PTI chief Imran Khan
Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan said on Thursday that he is ready to improve ties with India. If India is ready to resolve disputes, we are ready to take two steps, but they need to take that one step…. blame game will take us nowhere, he said in a[Read More…]
Stop ‘venomous propaganda’, Pakistan tells Indian media
Islamabad: Pakistan on Thursday denounced what it called an uproar triggered by the Indian media over general elections in Pakistan and asked the neighbouring country to focus on its internal affairs. Foreign Office spokesperson Mohammad Faisal said that elections are a part of the democratic process and the Indian media[Read More…]
Pakistan Elections 2018: Imran Khan’s PTI marches ahead amid ‘glitches’
Massive delays in counting and allegations of rigging dominated the early hours of Thursday in Pakistan, where official poll results were still awaited even 15 hours after voting ended. Preliminary results indicate Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) has obtained a clear edge over other parties with 119 in their kitty as unofficial[Read More…]
Imran Khan holds lead while PML-N, PPP and MQM allege polling irregularities
Islamabad: As the counting of votes started in Pakistan on Wednesday at various polling stations, early leads showed Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf ahead of Nawaz Sharif‘s Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz. According to the trends, the PTI was leading in 74 seats, PML-N in 54 and the Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari-led Pakistan Peoples Party[Read More…]
Transgenders not allowed to cast vote in Pakistan
For the first time in Pakistan’s political history, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) gave the duty of observers during polling to members of the transgender community. However, on Wednesday in Lahore they were not allowed to vote and in Peshawar they were barred from entering polling stations. There are[Read More…]
Pakistan election 2018 Live Updates: 32 killed as people queued to vote
Adding to the casualties, 32 people have killed and 36 injured in a suicide bombing in Balochistan on as millions of voters queued up across Pakistan to elect a new government on Wednesday. Civil Hospital Quetta officials have confirmed the casualties. In early signs of poll violence, at least one person has[Read More…]
Asia Cup 2018: Defending champions India to face Pakistan on Sep 19
Dubai: Defending champions India will face arch-rivals Pakistan on September 19, the day after the Virat Kohli-led side open their Asia Cup 2018 campaign against a yet-to-be-confirmed qualifier here, the ICC announced the schedule late on Tuesday. Bangladesh will take on Sri Lanka in the opener of the biennial tournament,[Read More…]
Sri Lanka Cricket suspends Gunathilaka from all forms of cricket
Sri Lanka batsman Danushka Gunathilaka has been suspended from all forms of international cricket by Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) pending an inquiry. The development came at the end of the third day’s play in the second and final Test between Sri Lanka and South Africa in Colombo. An SLC release[Read More…]
Missing Pakistani activist Raza Khan returns after seven months
Pakistani social activist Raza Mahmood Khan, who had been missing for the past seven months, has returned home, the media reported on Friday. Raza, a convener of Aghaz-i-Dosti – a friendship initiative between the youth of India and Pakistan — was reportedly picked up by men in plainclothes from his[Read More…]
BJP protesters smear black oil Tharoor’s office over ‘Hindu Pakistan’ remark
Bharatiya Janata Party youth wing activists on Monday smeared black oil on Congress leader Shashi Tharoor’s constituency office here over his comment that a Hindu Pakistan would be created if the ruling party at the Centre returned to power. Tharoor however, was not present in the office when the incident[Read More…]
Pakistan’s turmoil: Nawaz in jail while 130 killed in poll meeting
Just hours before the arrest of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, a deadliest suicide bomber claimed at least 133 lives, including a top nationalist leader, amid a poll meeting in Baluchistan on Friday. Candidate Siraj Raisani, a politician running for provincial legislature, died along with more than 125 civilians when[Read More…]