Pak was under no pressure to release captive pilot: FM Qureshi
Islamabad: Pakistan was not under “pressure” or “any compulsion” to release Indian pilot Abhinandan Varthaman, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said on Saturday, a day after the IAF Wing Commander returned home. India has been maintaining that the Pakistani decision is in consonance with the Geneva Conventions. Pakistan was under intense pressure from the US, […]
Imran Khan supervised the entire process himslef: Report
Lahore: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was present in Lahore to oversee the ‘smooth’ handing over captured Indian Air Force pilot to India at the Wagah border on Friday, official sources said. Khan arrived in Lahore on Friday afternoon, a couple of hours before IAF pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman was brought to the Wagah […]
Banning of Jamaat-e-Islami “an act of vengeance” by New Delhi: Mehbooba
Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti Saturday termed the ban on Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) an act of “vengeance” by the Centre, saying it would have “dangerous consequences”. “There is an atmosphere of vengeance in the state, especially in the Valley after JeI youths and leaders were arrested. JeI is a social and political […]
India-Pak continue to trade fire on LoC
Causalities reported on both sides
Jammu: Pakistani and Indian troops Saturday again violated ceasefire along the Line of Control in Rajouri district of Jammu division, resulting in causalities on both sides, reports said. The shelling from across the border started in Nowshera sector around 12.30 pm, ending over 12-hour-long lull in the border skirmishes which intensified after India’s pre-emptive strikes […]
Cold wave conditions return after fresh snowfall in Kashmir
Jmu-Sgr highway closed again for traffic
Srinagar: The higher reaches in Kashmir received fresh snowfall, while the plains were lashed by rains, an official at the MeT Department said Saturday. The Meteorological Department has forecast another spell of wet weather across the state over the next few days. Many areas in the higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir, including the famous […]
Masood Azhar suffering from renal failure, undergoes regular dialysis
New Delhi: Massod Azhar, the founder of the militant group Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), is suspected to be afflicted with renal failure and is under regular dialysis at an army hospital in Rawalpindi in Pakistan, officials said here Saturday. This suggestion of security officials came after Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said the JeM chief is […]
US seeks information on potential use of F-16 fighter jets
Washington: The US is seeking more information from Pakistan on the potential misuse of American-made F-16 fighter jets by it against India in violation of the end-user agreement, the State Department has said. The Indian Air Force on Thursday displayed parts of an AMRAAM beyond visual range air-to-air missile as evidence to “conclusively” prove that […]
