Imran vows not to resign as opposition hardens stand
Says opposition’s planned protest sends wave of joy in India
Islamabad: A defiant Imran Khan has vowed not to step down as Pakistan Prime Minister despite the Opposition mounting pressure on him and dismissed the next week’s planned mega sit-in as agenda-driven, saying it has sent a wave of joy in India. The Azadi March in Islamabad on October 31 will be led by Ulema-e-Islam […]
Kartarpur to fetch USD 365,00,000 per annum for Pak
New Delhi: Pakistan is expected to earn up to USD 365,00,000 from pilgrims visiting the holy Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur, the final resting place of Sikhism founder Guru Nanak Dev, officials said on Thursday. The service fee from the pilgrims – Indian Rs 259 crore per annum and about Pakistani Rs 555 crore – will […]
UK authorities deny permission to Kashmiri protestors
London: A march planned by pro-separatist groups on Kashmir to coincide with Diwali on Sunday has been denied permission by the UK authorities to assemble outside the Indian High Commission here. A day after Prime Minister Boris Johnson told MPs in the House of Commons that any kind of violence during such demonstrations was “wholly […]
LoC firing leaves woman dead in north Kashmir
Srinagar: A woman died and two other civilians were injured in a ceasefire violation by Pakistani troops along the LoC in the Tangdhar sector of north Kashmir on Thursday, police said. Pakistani troops resorted to unprovoked firing, resulting in the death and injuries. Properties have also been damaged, they said, adding the Indian Army has […]
Persistent clampdown in Kashmir should end: Pak
Islamabad: Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Thursday urged the international community, especially the UN Security Council, to work towards ending, what he called a “persistent clampdown” imposed by the Indian government in Kashmir. Pakistan has been unsuccessfully trying to drum up international support against India for its decision to withdraw Jammu and Kashmir’s […]
NRC wrongly linked with the minority rights, India at UN
United Nations: India has voiced disappointment that the NRC in Assam is being “wrongly linked with the minority rights issue and asserted that one should not jump to conclusions based on “incomplete understanding” after a UN expert raised alarm over a potential “humanitarian crisis” due to the exercise. First Secretary in India’s Permanent Mission to […]
