Opening up: Air space restrictions by Pak to be removed
Lahore: Pakistan is likely to lift the airspace ban along its eastern border with India in reciprocation to India’s decision to remove all the temporary restrictions on all air routes in the Indian air space, a senior Pakistani government official indicated Saturday. The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Friday announced on Twitter: “Temporary restrictions on […]
Rajnath meets three service chiefs, holds high-level meet
New Delhi: Soon after taking charge as Defence Minister, Rajnath Singh Saturday asked the chiefs of the Army, Navy and the Air Force to prepare separate presentations on the challenges and overall functioning of their respective forces. Singh held a held a meeting with Army chief Gen Bipin Rawat, Chief of Air Staff Air Chief […]
Despite deadlock Kartarpur corridor on Indian side to be completed by Sep
Chandigarh: The construction of the Kartarpur corridor on the Indian side will be completed by September 30, said Punjab PWD minister Vijay Inder Singla Saturday. The corridor will link the Dera Baba Nanak shrine in Indian Punjab’s Gurdaspur with Gurdwara Darbar Sahib at Kartarpur in Pakistan. “The construction of the passage will be accomplished by […]
10 bovine smugglers arrested, 92 animals seized
Jammu-The police foiled several bids to smuggle bovines from Jammu region to Kashmir valley and arrested 10 persons in this regard, officials said Saturday, adding 92 animals were seized. A police team intercepted two trucks on a highway near Ban area in Jammu and found 27 bovines were being smuggled to Kashmir valley, they said. […]
Amit Shah is new Home minister, Rajnath gets Defence, Sitharaman Finance and Jaishankar MEA
New Delhi: Modi government 2.0 took shape on Friday with BJP President Amit Shah, who played a key role in his party’s electoral triumph, making his debut in the Central government as India’s new Home minister while incumbent Rajnath Singh was moved to Defence. Joining them in the ‘Big Four’ are Nirmala Sitharaman, the outgoing […]
Pakistani diplomats will no longer enjoy special tax exemption in US
Islamabad/Washington: The US has withdrawn its special tax exemption to Pakistani diplomats, over a year after the Trump administration imposed travel restrictions on them, forcing the officials to stay within 40 kms of the city they are posted in. The Diplomatic Tax Exemption programme — usually granted to foreign diplomats and consular’s — provides sales […]