INDIA & PAKISTAN

TTP declares indefinite ceasefire as peace talks ‘progress’ with Pakistan govt

TTP declares indefinite ceasefire as peace talks ‘progress’ with Pakistan govt

PESHAWAR: The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has put forth a one-point agenda before a military-backed jirga in Kabul to roll back the merger of erstwhile Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) with Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa for talks to continue, The Express Tribune reported However, it was obvious to the two sides that a jirga did not hold the mandate of rolling back […]

24th Meeting of WMCC: India-China discuss situation along LAC, Eastern Ladakh; agree to continue discussions

24th Meeting of WMCC: India-China discuss situation along LAC, Eastern Ladakh; agree to continue discussions

Srinagar, June 01: India and China discussed the situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), and in the Eastern Ladakh region, while agreeing to the need of continuing discussions through diplomatic and military means to resolve the pending issues between the two countries. According to the official statement issued by Indian Ministry of External […]

Mehbooba Mufti meets Sonia Gandhi in New Delhi

Mehbooba Mufti meets Sonia Gandhi in New Delhi

Srinagar, Apr 18: Peoples Democratic Party president and former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Mehbooba Mufti on Monday met Congress president, Sonia Gandhi at her residence in New Delhi. Sources said  that the meeting between the two lasted for half an hour from 05:30 PM to 06:00PM. Meanwhile, Mehbooba Mufti  described the meeting as […]

Pakistan President dissolves National Assembly, elections in 90 days

Pakistan President dissolves National Assembly, elections in 90 days

Islamabad: Pakistan President Dr Arif Alvi on Sunday dissolved the National Assembly on Prime Minister Imran Khan’s advice under Article 58 of the Constitution, Dawn news reported. “The president of Pakistan, Dr Arif Alvi, has approved the advice of the prime minister of Pakistan to dissolve the National Assembly under the Article 58 (1) read […]

Deputy speaker dismisses no-trust motion against Pak PM Imran Khan, terms it against Article 5

Deputy speaker dismisses no-trust motion against Pak PM Imran Khan, terms it against Article 5

ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri on Sunday dismissed the no-confidence motion submitted by the joint opposition to dislodge the prime minister as he termed it “unconstitutional” under Article 5, Express Tribune reported. The ruling read by Suri prompted strong protests from the opposition benches who surrounded the desk of the speaker to record […]

Pakistan rejects Indian explanation on missile ‘misfire’

Pakistan rejects Indian explanation on missile ‘misfire’

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Tuesday rejected India’s latest explanation on the firing of a missile into Pakistani territory and questioned Washington’s ambiguous stance on the issue, saying it was too serious a matter to be taken lightly, Dawn news reported The corps commanders of the Pakistan Army also expressed concern over the […]

Pakistan boosts Air Capabilities: Inducts 4.5 generation J-10 C fighter aircrafts

Pakistan boosts Air Capabilities: Inducts 4.5 generation J-10 C fighter aircrafts

KAMRA: The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) on Friday formally inducted the Chinese-made J-10C multi-role combat aircraft during a ceremony held at Minhas Air Base, Kamra, The Express Tribune reported. Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, along with other federal ministers, service chief and the Chinese ambassador, attended the induction ceremony of the single-engine fighter jet at the […]

Afghanistan, Pakistan Agree on Free Movement for Cargo Trucks

Afghanistan, Pakistan Agree on Free Movement for Cargo Trucks

Kabul: Kabul and Islamabad reached an agreement with a Temporary Admission Document (TAD) for free movement of trucks and staff between Afghanistan and Pakistan, Tolo news reported. Based on the new agreement, the Afghanistan consulates in Quetta and Peshawar would issue documents for the Pakistani trucks, a joint press release said. The Pakistan consulates in […]

Five BSF soldiers killed in fratricidal incident in Punjab

Five BSF soldiers killed in fratricidal incident in Punjab

Srinagar: In a fratricidal incident, a Border Security Force (BSF) soldier shot dead his four colleagues in Amritsar located in the Punjab province.  According to the media reports the incident happened in BSF’s Khasa headquarters of the114 Battalion (Bn), located close to the Attari-Waga Border. During the firing incident, the soldier was also killed. According […]

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