Pak Prime Minister Imran Khan leaves for US
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday left for his maiden trip to the US to have face-to-face talks with President Donald Trump and reboot bilateral relations that were hit after he publicly criticised Islamabad, cancelled military aid and asked it to do more to fight terrorism. Prime Minister Khan’s visit comes at a […]
Hafiz Saeed was arrested previously bit it made no difference: US
Washington: The Trump administration expressed doubts over Pakistan’s intentions in arresting Hafiz Saeed, the mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai attack, saying his previous arrest made no difference either to his activities or that of his outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba. “We’ve seen this happen in the past. And we have been looking for sustained and concrete steps, not […]
Pakistan relies on lobbying firm to propel its interests in US
ISLAMABAD: 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 singling out […]
CB files charge sheet in financial fraud case
SRINAGAR: Crime Branch on Saturday filed a charge sheet against six individuals for defrauding people through a non-banking financial company in Jammu. The CB identified the accused as Tariq Mehmood son of Mohammad Aziz resident of Chhungan Mendhar, Zaffar Iqbal son of Nizam-din resident of village Salwa Mendhar, Zaheer Abbas son of Tasveer Hussain resident […]
Airspace closure: Pak suffers over USD 50 million losses
Karachi: Pakistan suffered a whopping USD 50 million loss after it closed its airspace with India for nearly five months following the Balakot air strikes in February, according to the country’s aviation minister, who underlined that Islamabad’s action hit New Delhi “harder.” Pakistan fully closed its airspace on February 26 after the Indian Air Force […]
Babri Masjid demolition case: SC gives nine months time to Special judge to deliver verdict
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday asked the special judge conducting trial in the 1992 Babri Masjid demolition case, involving BJP veterans L K Advani, M M Joshi and Uma Bharti, to deliver the verdict within nine months beginning from Friday. The top court also extended the tenure of the special judge at Lucknow till […]
