No ‘naswar’ on Pak flights
Islamabad: The Pakistan aviation authorities on Monday banned carrying of naswar, a powered tobacco snuff, in all domestic and international flights. The act has been deemed a punishable offence by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). The move came after almost all Middle East countries banned naswar by including it in the list of narcotics. According […]
Rebuff: Media organization asks Pak Army chief not to ‘invade’ on political realm
Islamabad: Unfazed by Pakistan’s powerful military, a leading newspaper has criticised army chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa for “encroaching on the political realm” by taking sides, after he blamed “fiscal mismanagement” by the previous governments for the country’s financial woes. “We are going through difficult economic situation due to fiscal mismanagement. We have been shying […]
Ex-Pak Prez Zardari arrested in another corruption case
Islamabad: Pakistan’s anti-corruption body on Monday arrested jailed former president Asif Ali Zardari in another corruption case. He is already in the custody of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) till July 2 in a multi-million dollar money laundering case along with his sister Faryal Talpur. According to the NAB, the duo made transactions of Rs […]
Maha Legislator seeks law to curb mob lynching
Mumbai: A demand for a separate law to punish those involved in mob lynching was raised Monday in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. Raising the issue, Congress MLA Mohammed Arif Naseem Khan cited recent incidents of violence against Dalits and Muslims in Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh over various issues. “Maharashtra is a progressive […]
Father can’t avoid maintaining children just because mother is earning: HC
New Delhi: A man cannot avoid the responsibility of maintaining his children on the ground that his estranged wife is earning because a lot of time and effort also go into the upbringing, the Delhi High Court said Monday while upholding the interim maintenance awarded to a woman. Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva said it would be […]
2,100 officers left armed forces voluntarily in 2016-18: Govt
New Delhi: As many as 1,148 officers left the Army voluntarily from 2016 to 2018, followed by 575 officers from the Air Force and 377 from Navy, the government informed the Rajya Sabha on Monday. In a written response to a question on attrition in the three armed forces, Shripad Naik, Minister of State in […]
Mehbooba blames new ‘jersey’ for India’s defeat against England
Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti Sunday blamed the Indian cricket team’s new orange jersey for their loss against England in a World Cup match on Sunday. “Call me superstitious but I’d say it’s the jersey that ended India’s winning streak in the #ICCWorldCup2019,” Mehbooba wrote on Twitter. The Indian team sported […]
Militancy in JK at a fag end, says Union Minister
‘No security will be required for Amarnath yatra from 2020’
‘No security will be required for Amarnath yatra from 2020’
First batch of pilgrims leaving for Amarnath cave today
Jammu: All necessary arrangements are in place as the first batch of Amarnath pilgrims are scheduled to leave for Kashmir from here amid tight security on Sunday, a day ahead of the formal commencement of the annual pilgrimage in the Valley. Over 1.5 lakh pilgrims from across the country have so far registered themselves for […]