Pakistan PM Imran Khan to meet Trump to reboot ties
Washington, Jul 22 (PTI) Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is set to hold talks with Donald Trump Monday to reboot bilateral ties that were hit after the US president publicly criticised Islamabad, cancelled military aid and asked it to do more to fight terrorism. Khan, 66, is scheduled to meet President Trump at the White House […]
Day Two: Rescue operation continue to locate drowned youth in Baramulla
Baramulla: Search and rescue operation continues for the second day to locate the body of 17-year old youth who drowned in river Jehlum at Drangbal area of Baramulla on Sunday. Identified as Momin Manzoor son of Manzoor Ahmed Dar resident of Jalsheeri Baramulla was taking a bath when he drowned in the river. A police […]
Army refutes allegations of misbehavior with professor, students: Event reported wrongly says Army
Srinagar: Army on Saturday refuted allegations that it’s men misbehaved with any professor or students at Sadhna Top. Spokesman of the Army said that since the area is prone to drugs and arms smuggling, checking is a routine in the area. Explaining the whole event, which is videographed as well, Army said that two buses […]
Sheila Dikshit passes away
Former Delhi Chief Minister and state Congress Chief Sheila Dikshit died after prolonged illness in Delhi’s Fortis Escorts heart institute today. She served as the chief minister of Delhi for a period of 15 years from 1998 to 2013. She was the longest serving Chief Minister of Delhi. Eighty-year-old Sheila Dikshit underwent a heart surgery […]
3 members of a family killed in Banihal road mishap, 4 injured
Srinagar: Three persons of a family died while four other passengers were injured after a cab they were travelling in met with an accident near Ukhriyal-Senbhatti link road in Banihal area of Ramban district. Reports reaching GNS said that the vehicle (sumo) skidded off the road and rolled down into a deep gorge resulting […]
Pakistan hires lobbying firm to advance its interests in US
Islamabad, Jul 20 (PTI) Pakistan has hired the services of a leading lobbying firm to ensure effective representation of Islamabad’s interests in the US, a media report said Saturday amid strained relations between the two countries. Relations between Pakistan and the US have been turbulent since Donald Trump took office in 2017, with the president repeatedly […]
Scribes protest against malicious TOI report, it’s Correspondent
Srinagar: Journalists on Saturday protested against the malicious news report by Times of India calling it’s Correspondent Salim Pandit ‘a disgrace to journalism’. Journalists assembled at Kashmir Press Enclave including members of the newly elected Kashmir Press Club. Pandit in his story in TOI has termed members of KPC as Jihadists and had tried to […]
Tanker seizure shows Iran choosing ‘dangerous path’: UK
London, Jul 20 (AFP) British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said Saturday that Tehran seizing a UK-flagged oil tanker showed “worrying signs Iran may be choosing a dangerous path of illegal and destabilising behaviour”. “Our reaction will be considered but robust,” Hunt said on Twitter, adding that Britain “will ensure the safety of our shipping”. (AFP)
Pak holds first-ever provincial polls in northwest tribal areas
Islamabad, Jul 20 (PTI) The first-ever provincial elections began Sunday in Pakistan’s erstwhile semi-autonomous tribal region bordering Afghanistan that was once a stronghold of various militant groups like the Taliban and the al-Qaida.Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) comprising seven districts was merged with the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province in May 2018 after a constitutional amendment. The […]
BJP govt in UP ‘dictatorially inclined’: Rahul
New Delhi, Jul 20 (PTI) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Saturday accused the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh of being “dictatorially inclined” and said party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s “imprisonment” at Chunar guesthouse is an attempt to trample upon democracy. Priyanka Gandhi was on Friday detained and stopped from going to Sonbhadra where 10 people were […]
