China ‘observing’ situation in Kashmir: Xi tells Imran
Beijing: China has been “observing” the situation in Kashmir, President Xi Jinping told Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday and hoped that the “relevant parties” can solve the issue through peaceful dialogue, state media reported. Xi, who is scheduled to visit India this week to hold 2nd informal summit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, […]
India-Pak nuclear war can kill up to 125 million people: Study
Washington: A nuclear war between India and Pakistan could, in less than a week, kill 50-125 million people — more than the death toll during all six years of World War II, and lead to global climate catastrophe, according to researchers in the US. A study by researchers from the University of Colorado Boulder and […]
Now jail inmates in JK can make a phone call
Amphalla jail becomes first jail to have inmate calling system
Jammu: Kerala native Jatan, lodged in a jail in Jammu, heard the voice of his wife and minor daughter for the first time in nearly four years — thanks to the authorities introducing a first-of-its-kind prison inmate calling system, which allows prisoners to make long-distance calls. He is facing charges under the Narcotic Drugs and […]
Imran to visit China next week, will revive stalled CPEC projects
Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan will visit China on October 7-8 to meet the country’s top leadership and revive the stalled USD 60 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects, according to a media report. Multi-billion dollar CPEC was launched in 2015 and several projects under the first phase are close to completion. But the progress […]
India wants better and substantive relations with China: Jaishankar
Washington: India wants to see its relation with China become “better and substantive” and would take a bilateral approach on issues like 5G which Beijing faces with other countries, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said. In fact, Jaishankar refused to join the Trump administration which describes 5G as a national security issue, by saying […]
Pak PM calls Hasina ahead of her India tour
Dhaka: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina received a surprise phone call from her Pakistani counterpart Imran Khan hours ahead of her visit to India, according to officials. Khan called Hasina amid his shrill anti-India campaign on the Kashmir issue after the Indian government revoked Jammu and Kashmir’s special status. Khan has been dialling up Muslim […]
Article 370 was a roadblock in the development of JK: Amit Shah
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said Article 370 was a roadblock in the development of Jammu and Kashmir and that the journey of development in the region would begin with the launch of Delhi-Katra Vande Bharat Express. Shah, who was accompanied by Railway Minister Piyush Goyal, Union ministers Jitendra Singh and […]
