New Delhi: India is a strong proponent of peace but it will not hesitate to take steps to ensure its national security, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Monday. Addressing National Cadet Corps cadets here, the prime minister said in the last four years, the government has taken several decisions keeping the security of the nation […]
Srinagar: As the United States and the Taliban are closing in on a deal to end the 17-year-long war in Afghanistan, the Pakistan military hopes that after the restoration of peace, the Kabul administration would act against the groups using the Afghan soil as a springboard for launching attacks in Pakistan. “We hope that after the […]
Islamabad: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that Pakistan deserves credit for the ongoing Afghan peace talks in Doha, as the Taliban only came to the negotiating table due to Islamabad’s incessant efforts. Speaking to reporters in Multan on Sunday, the foreign minister said Pakistan’s stance for a negotiated settlement to the Afghan conflict had been vindicated. He said United States Senator Lindsay Graham […]
Srinagar: A Pakistani delegation will visit the Chenab river basin in Jammu and Kashmir for inspection from January 28 to 31, as mandated under the Indus Water Treaty, sources said. Pakistan’s Indus Commissioner Syed Mohammad Mehar Ali Shah will arrive in India along with his two advisers, sources said. “This tour is an obligation imposed on […]
Srinagar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted the people on India’s 70th Republic Day on Saturday. “Happy Republic Day to all fellow Indians,” he tweeted. Several leaders took to social media to extend their greetings on the occasion. “As we celebrate #RepublicDay2019, let us renew our vow to our country: let us strive to live up to […]
New Delhi: Lance Naik Nazir Ahmad Wani, a renegade-turned-army man who was killed by militants in Shopian in Kashmir in November, was awarded the Ashoka Chakra by President of India Ram Nath Kovind Saturday. The award — India’s highest peacetime gallantry honour — was received by Wani’s wife and mother at the Republic Day celebrations […]
Srinagar: The government in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province has decided to convert a historic fort built by a Sikh commander into a museum. The fort in Haripur district was named after Hari Singh Nalwa, the commander-in-chief of the Sikh Khalsa Army, the army of the Sikh Empire. The fort was built by Nalwa in 1822 over […]
Srinagar: Composer Rohail Hyatt is all set to return to Coke Studio as the producer five years after he parted ways from the widely acclaimed Pakistani television programme and international music franchise, Express Tribune reported. Multiple sources have confirmed that Hyatt is set to return toCoke Studioas the producer after a gap of five years. Zohaib […]
Srinagar: Pakistan Foreign Office Spokesperson Dr Mohammad Faisal confirmed on Thursday that US Senator Lindsey Graham – during his recent visit to Islamabad – conveyed that President Donald Trump has expressed his desire to meet Prime Minister Imran Khan. During the weekly Foreign Office (FO) briefing, the spokesperson said dates for the possible meeting have not been […]
Srinagar: Pakistan’s Supreme Court will decide on January 29 whether to allow an appeal against its acquittal of a Christian woman who was on death row for eight years for blasphemy. The Supreme Court’s decision in October last year to overturn the conviction of Asia Bibi sparked nationwide protests and death threats from hardline groups. […]
