Mobilise domestic tax revenues, IMF advises Pak
Washington: The IMF has urged Pakistan to mobilise domestic tax revenues to provide for the social and development spending and place debt on a downward trend as the cash-strapped country is seeking bailout packages from global lenders to help its ailing economy return to “sustainable growth”. The statement of International Monetary Fund (IMF) Acting Managing […]
Major rejig in Army, next vice chief appointed
New Delhi: In major rejig in the Army, Eastern Army Commander Lt Gen Manoj Mukund Naravane has been appointed the next vice-chief of the force, official sources said on Monday. Lt Gen Naravane succeeds Lt Gen D Anbu who retires on August 31. Lt Gen Naravane will be in contention for the Army chief’s post […]
Kashmir resolution bound to happen: Rajnath
Says no power on earth can stop it
Says no power on earth can stop it
Rajnath visits Kargil, pays tribute to soldiers
Srinagar: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Saturday paid tributes to soldiers killed in the 1999 Kargil War at a memorial in Jammu and Kashmir’s Dras sector as the nation commemorated 20 years of ‘Operation Vijay’. The defence minister, who visited Kargil, also dedicated to the nation two bridges built by the Border Roads Organisation at Ujh […]
Annulling Articles 370, 35-A will tantamount to constitutional coup: Farooq
Srinagar: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah Saturday said annulling Articles 370 and 35-A will tantamount to a constitutional coup. He asserted that Article 370 is essential and unassailable until a final resolution of the issue of Jammu and Kashmir is reached. “Keeping in view the special circumstances (at the time of accession of J&K to […]
Civilians being armed in Chenab Valley, says Mehbooba
Move will have 'dangerous consequences'
Move will have ‘dangerous consequences’
Pak Prime Minister Imran Khan leaves for US
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday left for his maiden trip to the US to have face-to-face talks with President Donald Trump and reboot bilateral relations that were hit after he publicly criticised Islamabad, cancelled military aid and asked it to do more to fight terrorism. Prime Minister Khan’s visit comes at a […]
Hafiz Saeed was arrested previously bit it made no difference: US
Washington: The Trump administration expressed doubts over Pakistan’s intentions in arresting Hafiz Saeed, the mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai attack, saying his previous arrest made no difference either to his activities or that of his outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba. “We’ve seen this happen in the past. And we have been looking for sustained and concrete steps, not […]
Pakistan relies on lobbying firm to propel its interests in US
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has hired the services of a leading lobbying firm to ensure effective representation of Islamabad’s interests in the US, a media report said Saturday amid strained relations between the two countries. Relations between Pakistan and the US have been turbulent since Donald Trump took office in 2017, with the president repeatedly singling out […]