NEW DELHI: Ajit Doval has been granted cabinet status and five more years as the National Security Adviser (NSA). “He has been given cabinet rank in recognition of his contribution in the national security domain,” news agency ANI reported. Ajit Doval has been granted cabinet status and five more years as the National Security Adviser (NSA). […]
Multan: In a bid towards maintaining normal and peaceful relations with India, Pakistan foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said that country is progressing to lift restrictions on flights between India and Pakistan. While speaking to media persons, in a conference, here on Sunday, Qureshi said Pakistan wants normalisation of its relationship with India, Radio Pakistan […]
Patna: A local court today sentenced husband and sister-in-law of a woman to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment in a dowry murder case. After hearing the case, District and Sessions Judge Rudraprakash Mishra sentenced Kumar Amit, a native of Zunjhunmahal locality under the state capital`s Gardanibagh police station area, and his sister to 10 years of […]
Quetta police on Thursday killed an alleged suicide bomber in the city’s Mecongi road area when he attempted to gain entry into Imambargah Nasirul Aza, according to Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police Abdul Razzaq Cheema. A policeman was also injured when the bomber, reportedly dressed in a woman’s attire, hurled a hand-held bomb towards […]
Islamabad Pakistan has extended the closure of airspace on its border with India until 5 am on June 15, the country’s Civil Aviation Authority said issued to airmen. And in a separate notice, the CAA said the Panjgoor airspace would remain open for overflying transit flights from the western side as Air India had already […]
Islamabad Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has once again refuted India’s claim that Pakistan was complicit in the Pulwama attack. “Pulwama incident has nothing to do with Pakistan and now world community has also acknowledged this fact.” Qureshi said in an interview to a private news channel. Conveying his nation’s readiness to engage in […]
KARACHI: Despite tensions following the Pulwama incident and downing of an Indian Air Force jet, the border trade between the two arch-rivals did not see much change and witnessed a six percent decline during the first 10 months of this fiscal year. According to the latest report of State Bank, the trade volume of the […]
Islamabad: China will always stand by Pakistan’s “core interests” no matter how the international landscape changes, visiting Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan has said as he cited the USD 60 billion CPEC as the manifestation of their all-weather relationship. Addressing a meeting on Sunday organised by the Pakistan-China Institute (PCI), the senior Chinese leader said […]
Srinagar: In February, Pakistan’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) closed the country’s airspace to commercial flights. The decision was made after the Pakistani army downed an Indian military jet that had crossed the Line of Control in Kashmir. According to The Hindu, Islamabad made “a rare exception” for Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, allowing her to fly directly […]
Islamabad: Apart from technical compliance, Pakistan needs to launch an aggressive diplomatic effort over the next four weeks to secure enough support and votes to exit the grey list of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) — the global watchdog on anti-money laundering (AML) and combating financing terror (CFT). A senior government official told Dawn […]
