Islamabad: Pakistan Foreign Office spokesman Mohammad Faisal has said that Islamabad will never accept India repealing Article 370 of its Constitution that gives autonomous status to Jammu and Kashmir. Faisal made the remark during his weekly press briefing on Friday here, reports Radio Pakistan. “Pakistan will never accept the repeal[Read More…]
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US disputes India’s claim of hitting Pakistan’s F-16
Washington: India’s claim that one of its pilots shot down a Pakistani F-16 fighter jet in an aerial battle in February “appears to be wrong” as US personnel counted Islamabad’s F-16s and found none missing, a US news publication has reported citing military officials. Foreign Policy publication said in a[Read More…]
India, US want Pakistan to act against terrorists and terrorist groups
New Delhi: India and the US have underlined the urgent need for Pakistan to take meaningful, irreversible and verifiable action against terrorists and terrorist groups. They made the demand during the 16th meeting of the India-US Counterterrorism Joint Working Group and the second session of the India-US Designations Dialogue which[Read More…]
Modi had gone to have Biryani in Pakistan: Priyanka Gandhi slams PM ‘Cong speeches applauded in Pakistan’
In the last leg of her UP campaign Congress leader and election in-charge of East Uttar Pradesh, Priyanka Gandhi, on Friday visited Ayodhya took up the cause of farmers and said the BJP government was ‘anti-farmer’ and ‘anti-people’. “This government works for the rich, not for the poor,” she said.[Read More…]
Trend for Congress win to ignite Diwali in Pakistan, says Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani
Gandhinagar: Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani has said if poll results showed a trend of Congress winning, “Diwali would be celebrated in Pakistan”. “While it is unlikely to happen, but if that happens on the May 23 on the results day, and the results show a trend that Congress is[Read More…]
Pakistani woman tortured for being possessed
Islamabad: A Pakistani woman who had been tied with chains for several weeks and tortured by her husband has been rescued, police said. The husband had allegedly kept his wife locked up at their residence in Sahiwal city for at least 20 days, an officer said. He has been arrested,[Read More…]
Heavy firing on LoC in Jammu and Kashmir
Heavy firing exchanges took place between Indian and Pakistani troopers on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir, a defence official said on Tuesday. “The Pakistani troops resorted to unprovoked ceasefire violation in Rajouri’s Sunderbani sector and Jammu’s Akhnoor sector on Monday night,” Defence Ministry spokesman Lieutenant Colonel[Read More…]
3 killed, 6 injured in Pakistan train blast
Islamabad: Three persons were killed and six others injured after a blast at a passenger train in Pakistan’s Balochistan area on Sunday, police said. District Police Officer Irfan Bashir said that suspected miscreants planted an improvised explosive device at the rail track to target the Jaffar Express, the Dawn reported.[Read More…]
SC slams petitioner who wants Muslims sent to Pakistan
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday took to task a petitioner whose PIL had sought that all Indian Muslims be sent to Pakistan and the Hindus there be brought to India. Pulling up Sangat Singh Chauhan, who had moved the PIL, the bench of Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman and[Read More…]
SC dismisses plea seeking Indian Muslims sent to Pakistan, warns to pass strictures
Supreme Court’s two judge panel on Friday dismissed a petition seeking to send Indian Muslims to Pakistan. The bench which constituted Justice Rohinton Nariman and Vineet Saran were enraged at the petition and even warned to pass the strictures against petitioner’s counsel. Justice Rohinton Nariman asked the petitioner’s counsel to read the prayer out loud,[Read More…]
India-Pakistan Kartarpur meet underway at Attari border
Attari (Punjab): Exactly a month after the Pulwama terror attack killed 40 CRPF troopers, Indian and Pakistani officials met for the first time at Attari border near Amritsar on Thursday to finalise modalities of the corridor to the Kartarpur Sahib gurdwara. “Commitment to fulfil a dream!” is how Ministry of[Read More…]
Pune: Man attacks wife with knife for watching ‘Pakistani Drama’
In a shocking incident, a 40-year-old man from Pune allegedly attack his wife with knife after he felt that she was giving more importance to watching a show, ‘Pakistani Drama’, on her mobile phone than speaking to him. After the victim wife made a complaint against her husband, the accused Asif Sattar[Read More…]
Watch: ‘Agla IPL Pakistan mein hoga’ says Umar Akmal while promoting PSL
After 26 matches been played in UAE, Pakistan Super League has moved to Pakistan for its next eight matches which includes four league stage matches and four matches from the playoffs. The final will be played in Karachi. While promoting the PSL, Quetta Gladiators’ Umar Akmal made a blunder as[Read More…]
US revises visa policy for Pakistanis
Islamabad: The US has changed its visa policy in different categories for Pakistanis, Geo TV reported on Wednesday. An official notification announcing a revision of the visa policy rules was issued by the US Consulate in Islamabad on Tuesday. According to Geo TV, while work and missionary visas have been[Read More…]
Congress leader Digvijaya Singh dares PM Modi to file case against him
Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Wednesday challenged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to file a case against him over allegations from BJP leaders that he was an anti-national and a Pakistan supporter. In a series of tweets, Singh, who stirred a controversy on Tuesday by referring to the Pulwama terror[Read More…]
Pakistan issues order to seize assets of all banned outfits
Islamabad: The Pakistan government has issued an order to streamline a process for the implementation of sanctions against individuals and entities of all banned outfits as designated by the UN Security Council, the Foreign Office announced. The UN Security Council (Freezing and Seizure) Order, 2019, has been issued in accordance[Read More…]
Anti-terrorism protest at UN demands action against Pakistani terror sponsors, JeM chief
The protesters held up signs listing various terrorist attacks around the world linked to Pakistan.
Country felt absence of Rafale during Balakot strikes: Modi
New Delhi: In a strong attack on the Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the results of air strikes on Pakistan “would have been different” had Rafale fighter jets been procured earlier and accused the opposition party of first worrying about “self-interest” and later doing politics over it.[Read More…]
Radar imagery confirms IAF air strike hit 4 buildings in Jaish madrasa: Report
Any assessment of terrorists killed in the attack is ‘purely speculative’ as there are limitations of technical intelligence and lack of ground intelligence at this point.
Islamabad High Court quashes Pakistan activist’ plea against release of IAF pilot
Islamabad: Hours after a Pakistan activist filed a writ petition in a Pakistan Court challenging the release of the Indian Air Force Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, it is now being reported that the Islamabad High Court has rejected the plea. Abhinandan Varthaman is expected to come to India via the[Read More…]
Amidst tensions, appeals for peace brings hope
George Orwell in Homage to Catalonia writes, “One of the most horrible feature of war is that all the war-propaganda, all the screaming and lies and hatred,
JD Kurian Air Attache to Pakistan, to bring back IAF Wing Cdr Abhinandan via Wagah border
After, on Thursday in a joint parliament session, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan announced that the release of Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman will take place on Friday, reports emerging suggest that Group Captain JD Kurien who is an Air Attache to Pakistan will bring the IAF Wing Commander Abhinandan to[Read More…]
Will decide on status of Indian pilot in couple of days: Pakistan
Islamabad: Pakistan on Thursday said that it will decide on the status of captive Indian pilot Abhinandan Varthaman “in a couple of days”. Foreign Office spokesperson Mohammad Faisal said that the Indian pilot, who was caught on Wednesday, was “safe and healthy”. “India has raised the matter of the pilot[Read More…]
Thai Airways cancels flights to Pakistan, European routes
Bangkok: Thai Airways has announced that its flights to Pakistan and Europe have been cancelled for Thursday. It cancelled 11 flights to destinations in Europe that were operated on Wednesday and were expected to operate on Thursday, in order to maintain the highest passenger and operational safety standards, Thai Airways[Read More…]
Pakistan F-16 shot down, IAF pilot missing in action: India
New Delhi: Amid escalating tensions after the IAF bombed the JeM’s biggest training camp, India on Wednesday shot down a Pakistani jet and said one of its MiG-21 pilots was “missing in action” and reportedly in Pakistani custody. The External Affairs Ministry accused Pakistan of targeting Indian military installations in[Read More…]