Imran links Kashmir resolution with Nobel peace prize
Says whosoever solves Kashmir issue will be worthy of the prize
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday said the person who solves the Kashmir issue will be worthy of the Nobel Peace Prize, days after a resolution was submitted in Parliament endorsing him for the prestigious award, citing his “efforts to de-escalate” tensions with India. “I am not worthy of the Nobel Peace prize. […]
China maintains calm on Beijing’s plan for sending special envoy to India, Pak
Beijing: China on Monday kept mum on Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mohammad Qureshi’s claim that Beijing plans to send a special envoy to Pakistan and India to ease tensions following the Pulwama terror attack, but said the two countries can resolve their differences through friendly negotiations. Pakistani media on March 2 quoted Qureshi as saying […]
Will cross all limits for protecting country’s sovereignty: President Kovind
Coimbatore: President Ram Nath Kovind Monday said India will use all its might to protect the nation’s sovereignty while referring to the IAF air strikes in Pakistan following the Pulwama terror attack of February 14. Addressing a function here, the President said India’s growing stature in the comity of nations is consistent with the strength […]
No letup in defence spending by China
Country hints at further rise, says it poses threat to none
Beijing: China, the world’s second largest military spender after the US, defended its massive allocation on security on Monday and hinted at raising it further this year, saying the country did not pose any “threat” to others. China last year increased its defence budget by 8.1 per cent, taking its declared defence spending to a […]
Battle against terror has been directed against Kashmiris, Muslims: CPI (M)
New Delhi: There has been an “orchestrated effort” by the BJP and the RSS to rouse “jingoistic nationalism” after the Pulwama terror attack and the government has turned the battle against terrorism into one against Muslims and Kashmiris, the CPI (M) alleged Monday. CPI(M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury said the government must step up diplomatic […]
Mortars, gunfire breaks two-day lull along LoC
Jammu: Pakistani troops Monday violated ceasefire at two places by targeting forward posts and villages along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir, breaking a two-day lull in cross-border skirmishes, officials said. The firing and shelling by Pakistan in Akhnoor and Poonch sectors in Jammu region, however, caused no casualty, they said. A defence […]
