CPEC an economic project not a military endeavor, says Pakistan
Islamabad: Pakistan has said that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is a bilateral economic project and has no military dimensions. Foreign Office spokesman Mohammad Faisal said this at the weekly media briefing here on Thursday when asked about a US media report that alleged that China has hatched a secret plan to build fighter jets […]
Majority is proved in assembly not Guv’s house: Farooq
New Delhi: National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah Friday questioned in the Lok Sabha the Jammu and Kashmir Governor’s decision to dissolve the state assembly. Voicing concern over the situation in the Kashmir Valley, he also advocated talks with Pakistan for restoration of peace. The former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister made these remarks while participating […]
JK crisis an outcome of the ‘Nehruvian blunder’: Union Minister
New Delhi: Union Minister Jitendra Singh Friday said the current situation in Jammu and Kashmir is an outcome of a series of “blunders” by successive Congress governments in the state starting with the “Nehruvian blunder”. Participating in the debate on statutory resolution for proclamation of President’s Rule in the state, Singh said everyone feels the […]
India protests cross border infiltration, targeting of civilians
New Delhi: India has summoned an official of the Pakistan High Commission and lodged a strong protest over incidents of cross border terrorist infiltration and targeting of Indian civilians by Pakistani forces in border areas of Jammu and Kashmir. The Ministry of External Affairs said Pakistani forces were involved in 1,962 incidents of unprovoked ceasefire […]
Cold cracks three decade old record in Srinagar
Temp dips to minus 7.6 degrees Celsius, many water bodies in Valley freeze
Temp dips to minus 7.6 degrees Celsius, many water bodies in Valley freeze
Kashmir issue our top priority, says Pakistan
Says Kartarpur corridor ‘'high point of diplomacy' for Imran Khan govt
Says Kartarpur corridor ‘’high point of diplomacy’ for Imran Khan govt
Srinagar court issues bailable warrant against former MLA Abid Ansari
Srinagar: A court in Srinagar issued a bailable warrant against Peoples Conference (PC) leader and former Zadibal MLA Abid Ansari Thursday in a defamation case filed by senior PDP leader NaeemAkhtar. The court of Chief Judicial Magistrate issued the warrant against Ansari after he failed to appear before the court in connection with the criminal […]
LS passes Triple Talaq Bill amid protests
New Delhi: LokSabha Thursday passed the bill which criminalises the practice of instant triple talaq with the government rejecting the contention that it was aimed at targeting a particular community. The opposition, which had been demanding that the bill be referred to a ‘joint select committee’, staged a walkout when its demand was rejected by […]
Owaisi questions intention
New Delhi: AIMIM leader AsaduddinOwaisi Thursday questioned the intention of the government behind criminalising triple talaq while it has supported decriminalisation of homosexuality. Participating in a debate in the LokSabha on Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, the All India Majlis-e-IttehadulMuslimeen (AIMIM) MP said 100 per cent of Muslim population is against the […]
