Two nephews of former Pak PM Sharif offloaded from Haj-bound flight
Lahore, Aug 2 (PTI) Two nephews of jailed former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who are under investigation in the alleged money laundering and income beyond means case, were offloaded from a Haj-bound flight by the immigration officials here, a media report said Friday. Yousuf Abbas and Abdul Aziz Abbas were going to Saudi Arabia to […]
Indian national living in Pakistan on fake passport arrested
GUJRANWALA: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) claims to have arrested an Indian national who had been living in Gujranwala on fake passport and documents for the last 10 years. The agency also registered a case against the citizen who gave him shelter. FIA Deputy Director Amir Nawaz told Dawn that Panjam Tiwari had gone to Dubai for […]
Hajj pilgrims from Kashmir suffer ‘due to lack of facilities’
Srinagar: The difficulties and lack of facilities being made available to Hajj pilgrims form Kashmir seems not ending soon as on Friday pilgrims were asked to return as the bus taking them for congregational prayers won’t come. A number of Hajj pilgrims said that they were told to reach a bus stand for offering […]
PUF calling an all party meet to discuss Kashmir situation: Shah Faesal
Srinagar: Former bureaucrat turned politician Shah Faesal on Friday said that Peoples United Front will be calling for an all party meeting to discuss Kashmir situation. Faesal wrote on his facebook wall that Peoples United Front is calling an All Party Meeting later today to discuss the ongoing political situation in J&K. “Invitations are being sent […]
Sensex crashes over 300 points on US-China trade tensions
Mumbai, Aug 2 (PTI) Equity benchmark Sensex on Friday fell over 300 points in line with global market sell-offs as investors panicked after the US decision to impose fresh tariffs on Chinese goods. The trade war tensions between the US and China along with unabated foreign fund outflows weighed heavily on the market sentiments, traders said. […]
Serial killer arrested by police
Cuttack, Aug 2 (PTI) The police have arrested a 35- year-old man in connection with two of the three murder cases that were reported here within 24-hours last week, a senior officer said Friday. The police had picked up Narayan Sahu from his Nayagarh house on Monday and after three days of questioning he was arrested […]
Any discussion on Kashmir, will only be with Pakistan, bilaterally: Jaishankar
Bangkok, Aug 2 (PTI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday made it clear to his American counterpart Mike Pompeo that any discussion on Kashmir, if at all warranted, will only be with Pakistan and only bilaterally, days after US President Donald Trump offered to mediate on the vexed issue. Jaishankar is in the Thailand capital […]
NDTV’s Ravish Kumar Wins Magsaysay Award For Journalism
Manila, Aug 2 (PTI) Senior Indian journalist Ravish Kumar on Friday was awarded this year’s Ramon Magsaysay Award, regarded as the Asian version of the Nobel Prize. Kumar, 44, who is NDTV India’s senior executive editor is one of India’s most influential TV journalists, the award citation by the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation said. He is […]
Amid reports of Army, Air Force on high alert, Omar Abdullah says ‘if true, it’s about something very different’
Srinagar: Amid reports that Government has put Air Force and Army on Operational high alert, Former CM of Jammu and Kashmir Omar Abdullah has said that such measures cannot be for delimitation or any decision on Article 35A. “It points to something very different,” Abdullah said. A pan India news gathering agency reported that […]
Army allegedly thrashes locals following IED blast on Watchi-Darbagh road in Shopian
Pulwama: Several locals including women were allegedly beaten by government forces soon after a vehicle of 55 Rashtriya rifles was targeted with an IED on Watchi Darbagh road on Friday. Locals alleged that an hour after blast took place in the area, forces barged into many residential houses and thrashed inmates. “Property was […]
