Imran wins trust vote, opposition says step down
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday comfortably won a trust vote in the National Assembly, boycotted by the Opposition, days after the ruling party’s high-profile candidate suffered an embarrassing defeat in the hotly-contested Senate elections. Khan secured 178 votes in the 342-member lower house of Parliament during a special session called after he […]
Imran bats for electoral reforms, fair elections
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Saturday that his government will introduce electoral reforms and electronic voting machines to ensure fair and transparent elections in the country. Delivering a speech after winning a trust vote in the National Assembly, the cricketer-turned-politician said his government plans to introduce electronic voting, enabling millions of Pakistanis […]
Imran criticized for meeting Army, ISI chiefs
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Opposition has criticised Prime Minister Imran Khan for meeting the chiefs of Pakistan Army and the powerful spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) after his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party suffered a humiliating defeat in a closely-contested Senate election, saying institutions should restrict themselves to the constitutional and lawful role. Army chief Gen. Qamar Javed […]
Biometric details, verification of Rohingyas being collected in Jammu
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Saturday began a drive to collect biometric and other details of Rohingyas staying in Jammu, officials said. The Rohingyas are a Bengali-dialect speaking Muslim minority in Myanmar. Following persecution in their country, many of them entered India illegally through Bangladesh and took shelter in Jammu and other parts […]
BJP leader urges Amit Shah to enhance monthly relief to Kashmiri migrants
Jammu: BJP leader Ashwani Chrungoo urged Union Home Minister Amit Shah to enhance the monthly relief provided to Kashmiri migrants from Rs 13,000 to Rs 20,000. “The price index has gone high a number of times over the last five years, and consequent price rise in almost all fields of public purchases has also touched […]
Cultivation along zero line to be allowed in phased manner: Official
Jammu: Days after Indian and Pakistani armies agreed to strictly observe all their ceasefire agreements, the Deputy Commissioner of said that cultivation of land at zero line will be allowed in a phased manner. On the directions of Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, Deputy Commissioner of Samba Rohit Khajuria toured the border villages in Ramgarh tehsil […]
Return to 2003 ceasefire commitments: US to India, Pak
Washington: The US on Thursday called on all parties to reduce tensions along the LoC by returning to the 2003 ceasefire commitments. It also condemned the militants who seek to infiltrate across the Line of Control. “We have continued to follow very closely developments in Jammu and Kashmir. Our policy towards the region has not […]
High fuel prices: Tax cut should be joint call of Centre, states, says FM
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday acknowledged that consumers have a case for petrol and diesel prices to be brought down but said a reduction in taxes to make that happen should be a joint call of the central and state governments. As much as 60 per cent of the retail price of […]
