Celebrating ‘vaisakhi’ festivities: Over 800 Indian Sikhs reach 16th century Lahore Gurdwara
Lahore, April 12 (PTI) Over 800 Indian Sikhs arrived in Pakistan’s Lahore on Monday to attend the 10-day harvest festival of ‘vaisakhi’ at a 16th Century gurudwara in Punjab province, among other historically important shrines in the country. Also known as ‘baisakhi’, ‘vaisakhi’ is a spring season harvest festival for Sikhs and Hindus. It marks […]
Vaccine imbalance is shocking: WHO
Geneva: The head of the World Health Organisation said that over 87 per cent of the more than 700 million doses of coronavirus vaccine that have been administered worldwide have been given in wealthier countries. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that on average, one in four people in rich countries have received at least […]
China, Pakistan to strengthen cooperation in UN
Beijing: All-weather allies, China and Pakistan have agreed to deepen their cooperation in UN and other multilateral bodies to back their core interests, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Friday. The two countries held their 3rd round of China-Pakistan Consultations on the United Nations Affairs by a video conference on Thursday. At the meeting, views […]
Criticizing armed forces: Pak parliamentary panel endorses two-yr jail term
Islamabad: A Pakistani parliamentary panel has endorsed a controversial law to criminalise any criticism or ridicule of the powerful armed forces with a two-year imprisonment or fine up to Rs 50,000 or both. The legislation was adopted by the National Assembly Standing Committee on Interior on Wednesday despite sharp criticism by the Opposition parties which […]
Use of landmines, IEDs: India expresses concern during UN open debate
United Nations: India on Thursday voiced deep concern over terror groups, such as Da’esh and Al Nusra Front, using landmines and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) to spread terror, saying that nations affected by such war-tactic need assistance. Addressing the UN Security Council open debate on ‘Mine Action’, Secretary (West) in the Ministry of External Affairs […]
Pakistani intruder shot dead along IB in Amritsar, heroin recovered
Amritsar: A Pakistani smuggler who crossed over to India with around 22 kg of heroin was shot dead along the International Border (IB) here in a joint operation of the Punjab police and the BSF, officials said. They said there was specific information about the movement of Pakistani smugglers towards the Indian territory with consignment […]
