Pakistan calls ’emergency meeting’ after India carried out air strikes
Islamabad, Feb 26 (PTI) Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi called an “emergency meeting” Tuesday after India carried out air strikes across the LoC and destroyed terror camps in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Qureshi will meet Prime Minister Imran Khan after the meeting in which he will discuss the security situation with high-level officials. Sources here said […]
Sensex cracks over 350 pts; Nifty below 10,800
Mumbai, (PTI) The benchmark BSE Sensex fell over 350 points in early trade Tuesday amid rising tension between India and Pakistan, weak Asian cues and selling pressure on banking, power, IT and power counters. The Sensex was trading 343.20 points, or 0.95 per cent, down at 35,870.18 after touching a low of 35,842.58. The gauge […]
If Pak attacks India with one N-bomb, they could ‘finish us by attacking with 20 bombs’: Musharraf
Dubai, (PTI) Pakistan’s former military dictator Gen (retd.) Pervez Musharraf has termed talk of any nuclear war with India as rubbish, saying if Pakistan would attack India with one atomic bomb, then New Delhi could “finish us by attacking with 20 bombs”. “It is not so simple. Do not talk like this. There is always […]
No relief for Sharif as Pak court rejects bail plea in corruption case
Islamabad,(PTI) A court in Pakistan rejected the bail application of deposed prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday, refusing to grant him relief on medical grounds in a corruption case. The reasons will be given in a detailed judgment to be issued later. Sharif, 69, has been serving a seven-year jail term in Lahore’s Kot Lakhpat […]
Two Pak nationals among three militants killed in Kulgam encounter: JK Police
Srinagar, Feb 25 (PTI) Two Pakistani nationals, who were top commanders of the Jaish-e-Mohammad and wanted for a “series of terror crimes”, were among the three militants killed in an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district, police said Monday. The militants have been identified as Raqib Ahmad Sheikh, a resident of Shiganpora in Kulgam, […]
Dialogue only way to resolve Indo-Pak tensions: Farooq
Srinagar,(PTI): Dialogue is the only way to resolve tensions between India and Pakistan, National Conference president Farooq Abdullah said Monday, asserting that Islamabad should make strong efforts to end militancy on its soil. “There are attempts to create war hysteria. You should pray to God to save us from war. There have been four wars, […]
Facebook officials to appear before parliamentary panel on March 6
New Delhi (PTI) Senior officials of Facebook will appear on March 6 before a parliamentary panel to outline the specific measures undertaken to ensure safety of users on its platform after being summoned by the committee, sources said. The development assumes significance amid concerns being raised over any possible misuse of social media tools to interfere […]
Fiddling with J&K’s special status will have serious consequences: Omar Abdullah
Srinagar, (PTI): Ahead of the Supreme Court hearing on Article 35A, National Conference (NC) vice-president Omar Abdullah on Monday said any fiddling with Jammu and Kashmir’s special status would have serious and far-reaching consequences in the state. Addressing party functionaries, workers and delegates at the NC headquarters here, the former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister warned […]
Death toll in Assam hooch tragedy reaches 157
Guwahati, (PTI): As many as 157 people, mostly tea garden workers, have so far died in Assam hooch tragedy and more than 300 others are still undergoing treatment in hospitals in the affected districts of Golaghat and Jorhat while 22 people have been arrested in connection with the incident, officials said on Monday. With death toll […]
Stone pelting on Jammu people carried out at behest of Kashmir centric politicians: JK Congress leader alleges
Jammu (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Congress leader Sham Lal Sharma Monday alleged “anti-national” sloganeering coupled with stone pelting on people from Jammu was being carried out at the behest of “Kashmir-centric” politicians and secessionist forces. The former minister also expressed concern over registration of cases against youths of Jammu who protested against such forces. “Anti-national sloganeering […]