Pak bats for resumption of Cross-LoC trade
Terms it as a CBM between the two countries
Islamabad: Pakistan on Thursday condemned the unilateral suspension of trade by India across the Line of Control and expressed hope that it resumes soon as the step is a “confidence building measure” between the two nations. Hardening its stand against Pakistan, India last week indefinitely suspended cross-LoC trade at two points along the Line of […]
ED summons to teenage daughter of Shabir Shah ‘shameful: Mehbooba
Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti Thursday termed as “shameful” the Enforcement Directorate (ED) summons to the teenage daughter of jailed separatist Shabir Ahmad Shah in a 14-year-old money laundering case. Mufti said she believed that vindictive politics was being played in Jammu and Kashmir for garnering votes across the country. “They arrested Mohammad Yasin Malik, […]
New Delhi will be respected if they respect us: Farooq
Says tinkering with Art 370, 35A is like playing with fire
Srinagar: National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah Thursday said those who are trying to repeal articles 370 and 35-A of the Constitution, which guarantee special status to Jammu and Kashmir, are playing with fire. “The need of the hour is to douse these flames and not to add fuel to the fire,” Abdullah said, addressing a […]
Interpol being pressurized for red corner notice against me: Zakir Naik
Mumbai: Famous Islamic preacher Zakir Naik on Thursday accused the Indian government of engaging in a “witch-hunt” and putting pressure on the Interpol to issue a red corner notice against him. In a statement issued here, Naik, who fled India in 2016, said he was aware of the “pressure the Indian government was applying on […]
Could not punish adversaries appropriately: IAF on Balakot
Says it could have inflicted heavy damage on Pak if it had 'tech asymmetry'
New Delhi: If the Indian Air Force possessed high levels of “technological asymmetry”, then it would have been able to inflict heavy damage on Pakistan during its unsuccessful aerial raid on February 27, according to an IAF report. The report analysed various aspects of IAF’s air strike on a Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terrorist training camp in […]
2.9 million Children in India miss first dose of measles vaccine: UNICEF
New Delhi: India has 2.9 million children who have missed out on the first dose of measles vaccine between 2010 and 2017 despite over 80 per cent of immunisation coverage, the UNICEF said on Thursday. India, with its large annual birth cohort of 25 million, is followed by Pakistan and Indonesia – 1.2 million each, […]
Pak’s agenda of dividing India being fulfilled by BJP: Kejriwal
New Delhi: AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal Thursday said the BJP is fulfilling Pakistan’s agenda of dividing India and asserted that his party would do everything to stop the Modi-Shah duo from coming back to power. Addressing the media after releasing his party’s manifesto here, the Delhi chief minister said AAP will support any “secular mahagathbandhan” […]
