After Police Chiefs death Afghanistan delays elections in Kandahar
Kabul: Afghanistan postponed legislative elections in Kandahar province on Friday, after a Taliban-claimed attack on a US-Afghan security meeting killed a powerful police chief and threatened stability across the south. Saturday’s parliamentary ballot would be delayed by one week, a spokesman for President Ashraf Ghani said in a statement, following an extraordinary meeting of the […]
Pakistan has to create conducive conditions for talks: India
New Delhi: India Thursday said the onus was on Pakistan to create conducive conditions for talks by taking steps such as action against ‘terrorists and terror infrastructure’ operating from its soil. During a media briefing, External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar reiterated India’s stand that talks and terror cannot go together and said this was […]
After suspension of students revoked, Kashmiri students stay put at AMU
Aligarh: Kashmiri students at the Aligarh Muslim University have deferred their decision to surrender their degrees and leave the campus ‘en masse’ Wednesday following revocation of the suspension order of the two students by the varsity. The suspension order was revoked Tuesday night after a three-member enquiry panel set up by the varsity exonerated Waseem […]
Pak government’s move to sell state owned luxury vehicles proves a dampener
Islamabad: Cash-strapped Pakistan government Wednesday failed to enthuse buyers for 49 luxury automobiles, including 19 bullet proof cars, as just one vehicle was sold at a much-publicised auction, according to a media report. As Prime Minister Imran Khan grappled with a major debt crisis, his government, which has approached the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for […]
Army soldier picked up from Meerut for suspected spying
Lucknow: An Indian Army soldier has been picked up from Meerut for questioning on suspicion he provided sensitive information to Pakistan-based intelligence operatives through social media, a defence spokesperson said Wednesday. The soldier, whose identity has not been revealed is associated with the Signal Regiment in Meerut, the spokesperson said in Lucknow. He is said […]
Northern Irish writer Anna Burns wins Booker Prize
London: Author Anna Burns has become the first Northern Irish writer, and the first woman since 2013, to win Britain’s renowned Man Booker Prize for her novel Milkman. Judges of the annual award praised the work, an exploration of Northern Ireland’s three decades of sectarian violence told through the voice of a young woman, as […]
Serial killer of minor girls executed in Pak
By M Zulqernain Lahore: A serial killer of minor girls was executed at a jail in Lahore on Wednesday after he was convicted and sentenced to death by an anti-terrorism court for raping and murdering a seven-year-old girl, in an incident that sparked outrage and violent protests in Pakistan early this year. Imran Ali, 24, who […]
‘Lone wolf’ terror attacks a major challenge, admits Rajnath
Says one unit on NSG deployed in JK
Gurgaon: Threats posed by “lone wolf” attackers and “do it yourself’ terrorists are a major challenge for agencies tasked with ensuring security of the country, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said on Tuesday. Addressing commandos of the elite counter-terror force National Security Guard on their 34th raising day here, Singh said security forces have exhibited […]
Imran Khan’s ‘Naya Pakistan’ gets a China push
Islamabad: China has backed Prime Minister Imran Khan’s ‘New Pakistan’ initiative and said the multi-billion dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects being undertaken in the country will play an important role in Pakistan’s economic development. China’s Minister of International Development Song Tao met Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday and assured Beijing’s support to Pakistan […]
#MeToo: NSUI’s Kashmiri Prez quits after sexual harassment charges
New Delhi: NSUI national president Fairoz Khan has stepped down from his post following charges of sexual harassment, sources in the Congress said on Tuesday. Congress president Rahul Gandhi has accepted his resignation, the sources told PTI. Khan, who hails from Jammu and Kashmir, submitted his resignation on Monday evening, saying he quit keeping in […]
