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Kashmir still a ‘core vexed agenda’, says Pak Army chief

Kashmir still a ‘core vexed agenda’, says Pak Army chief

Islamabad: Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Thursday said the Kashmir issue continues to be a “core unresolved agenda” and warned against “misadventure” against his country. Gen Bajwa made the remarks during a visit to Sarpir and Pandu Sectors at the Line of Control where he interacted with the Pakistani troops, the Inter-Services […]

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Pak FM urges UNHRC to probe HR abuses in Kashmir

Islamabad: Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi urged the UN Human Rights Council to constitute a commission of inquiry to investigate the alleged human rights abuses in Kashmir. He made the remarks while addressing a ceremony to mark the 73rd anniversary of the United Nations which was jointly organised by the Foreign Office and the […]

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Father-son duo held for kidnapping minor

Jammu: A man and his son have been arrested for allegedly abducting a 15-year-old girl from Reasi district to marry her to his other son, police said Thursday. Ghulam Ali and his younger son Abdul Ahad kidnapped the girl from Kansali area in a van on Wednesday night, they said. They were taking her to […]

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Amnesty Bengaluru office raided

Bengaluru: Amnesty International office in Bengaluru was raided by the Enforcement Directorate on Thursday. News agency PTI reported that the ED officials conducted searches at two locations in Bengaluru in connection with FEMA probe against Amnesty International India. The raids have been on since 2 pm today, reports said. Earlier this month, the ED had […]

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Two drug peddlers arrested

Jammu: Two men were arrested in separate incidents in Samba and Rajouri districts after intoxicant drugs were found in their possession, police said Thursday. A police patrol party intercepted a person on the highway at Vijaypur and upon inspection, found 445 intoxicant capsules (Parvon Spas Plus) on him, they said. The accused, Karan Singh, alias […]

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First Pak astronaut will go into space in 2022 with China’s help: Pak Govt

Islamabad: Pakistan would send a human to space for the first time in 2022 with China’s help, Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry announced Thursday, ahead of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s maiden visit to Beijing to further cement the all weather strategic cooperative partnership. Pakistan’s first space mission has been planned for 2022 and the federal Cabinet […]

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Amidst India-Pak hostility, Kashmir born novelist writes a touching ‘love story’

Amidst India-Pak hostility, Kashmir born novelist writes a touching ‘love story’

'Mehr: A Love Story' is an attempt to capture love's deepest mysteries

New Delhi: Author Siddhartha Gigoo, who is out with his latest novella, says the cross-border love story is his attempt to understand the depth of obsession in its many forms — love, patriotism and religion. In “Mehr: A Love Story”, Gigoo sketches the tale of a Pakistani woman and an Indian man who fall in […]

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Innovator Sonam Wangchuk of three idiots fame awarded D.Litt

Innovator Sonam Wangchuk of three idiots fame awarded D.Litt

Pune: Sonam Wangchuk, the Ladakh- based engineer whose life inspired a character in Bollywood blockbuster “3 Idiots”, has been awarded an honorary D.Litt degree by a university here in Maharashtra. He was awarded in recognition of his work as an innovator and educationist by the Symbiosis International (Deemed University) here Tuesday. President Ram Nath Kovind […]

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Israel to supply missile defence systems to India

Israel to supply missile defence systems to India

Jerusalem: India has awarded an additional USD 777 million deal to a leading Israeli defence firm for supplying Barak 8 LR-SAM Air and Missile Defence Systems to seven ships of the Indian Navy, the company announced Wednesday. The Long-Range Surface-to-Air Missile (LR-SAM) system is an operational Air and Missile Defence (AMD) system used by Israel’s […]

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Saudi chips in USD 6 billion assistance package to Pakistan

Saudi chips in USD 6 billion assistance package to Pakistan

Move to provide breathing space to Pak Govt

Islamabad: Saudi Arabia’s USD 6 billion assistance package of loans and deferred payments to Pakistan will immediately relieve pressure on the cash-strapped government and improve its negotiating position during the tough bailout negotiations with the IMF, media reports said Wednesday. In the deal announced Tuesday after Prime Minister Imran Khan called on Saudi King Salman […]