Srinagar: The Pakistan foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Tuesday directed German counterpart Heiko Maas’ attention towards the “very delicate situation” in Kashmir and said in needed to be “addressed immediately”. Maas is on an official visit to Pakistan and was briefing the media about the matters discussed in the meeting with Qureshi earlier today. […]
Srinagar: Muttahid-e-Masjlis Ulema on Tuesday appealed people to observe complete shutdown on Saturday to protest the summoning of Mirwaiz Umar Farooq by National Investigation Agency (NIA) and ban on Jamaat-e-Islami. Addressing a press conference in Srinagar, Grand Mufti Nasir-ul-Islam appealed people to observe complete shutdown on Saturday to protest against Mirwaiz’s summoning by NIA and […]
Srinagar: Kashmir Traders fraternity Tuesday criticized the government for ‘harassing’ people of Kashmir and accused it of ‘direct interference in religious affairs.’ Addressing a press conference in Srinagar, KCCI Vice President Abdul Hamid Mir condemned what he termed as repeated harassment of leaders, institutions, and organizations in Kashmir. He said socio-religious institutions were a part […]
Srinagar: Pakistan has been elected as the deputy chairman of the general body of the Parliamentary Union of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), an influential grouping of 57 countries, majority of which are Muslim-dominated. According to an official announcement, Pakistan was elected deputy chairman of the general body of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC […]
Srinagar: A month after a suicide car bombing in Kashmir sparked tensions between Pakistan and India, an internal assessment of the government has concluded that the threat of further escalation in tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbours is over. The assessment was shared by a senior official on Monday while giving a background briefing to […]
Srinagar: In the backdrop of recent simmering Pak-India tensions, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi and US National Security Adviser John Bolton held a telephonic conversation to discuss the regional security situation. According to a statement issued by the Foreign Office, the purpose of the phone call was to provide Washington with Pakistan’s perspective on the […]
Abuja: A new attack by the armed men killed 16 people in a village in Nigeria’s northern state of Kaduna, local police said on Monday. The armed men entered Barde village under Maro town in Kajuru area and started shooting sporadically which led to the death of 16 people. Upon receiving information, the police […]
Kabul: At least 11 police officers were killed after Taliban militants attacked security checkpoints in Afghanistan’s western province of Badghis, local media reported on Tuesday. “Dozens of Taliban fighters armed with guns and heavy weapons stormed police checkpoints in Muqur district, of provincial capital Qala-e-Naw on Monday night. The clashes left 11 police killed,” Ziaull […]
Srinagar: The United States is to withdraw all remaining diplomatic personnel from Venezuela this week, the U.S. State Department announced late on Thursday. “Like the January 24 decision to withdraw all dependents and reduce embassy staff to a minimum, this decision reflects the deteriorating situation in Venezuela as well as the conclusion that the presence […]
Srinagar: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday discussed the latest developments along the Line of Control between Pakistan and India with India’s prime minister Narendra Modi over the phone. Turkish media reported that the phone call between Erdogan and Narendra Modi also addressed the bilateral relations. Late February, Erdogan held a phone talk with […]
