Feels like I have won the World Cup, says Imran Khan
Gets a warm reception on arrival after first US visit
Gets a warm reception on arrival after first US visit
India flagged cross-border terror issue with Pak, but got no response: Govt
NEW DELHI: India has persistently taken up with Pakistan the issue of cross-border terrorism, including funding of secessionist and terror activities in Jammu and Kashmir, but Islamabad is yet to take any action against it, the government said on Thursday. In written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for External Affairs […]
Afghan Taliban say willing to talk if Pak PM invites
Islamabad/Doha: The Afghan Taliban on Thursday expressed willingness to travel to Pakistan and meet Prime Minister Imran Khan if he invites them for negotiations to end the 18-year conflict in Afghanistan, according to a media report. The statement by the Taliban came hours after Khan returned to Islamabad after his maiden official visit to the […]
Three bombs rip through Afghan capital, at least 10 killed
Kabul: Three bombings struck the Afghan capital on Thursday, killing at least ten people including five women and one child, officials said. The morning’s first attack in Kabul was carried out by a suicide bomber on a motorcycle who blew himself up in front of a bus carrying Ministry of Mines employees, said Nasrat Rahim, […]
PIL in HC to cap cash transactions at Rs 10,000
New Delhi: A PIL was moved in the Delhi High Court on Thursday, seeking directions to the Centre and AAP government to cap cash transactions at Rs 10,000, saying such a step would help curb illegal activities like terrorism, corruption and use of black money. The petition, by BJP leader and lawyer Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay, […]
LS passes anti-terror bill, strict law needed to root out terrorism: Amit Shah
New Delhi: The Lok Sabha on Wednesday approved a bill to amend an anti-terror law aimed at allowing the government to designate an individual as a terrorist with Home Minister Amit Shah asserting this is of “prime importance” to nip terrorism in the bud. Stoutly defending the amendments to the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act(UAPA) to […]
Lok Sabha likely to take triple talaq bill for passage today
New Delhi: Lok Sabha is likely to take up the contentious triple talaq bill for consideration and passage on Thursday, official sources said. The ruling BJP has issued a whip to its MPs, asking them to ensure their presence in the House. The bill, which criminalises instant divorce by Muslim men and seeks jail term […]
Previous govt’s in Pak lied to US on militant count: Imran Khan
Says 30,000-40,000 militants who fought in Afghanistan, Kashmir still in Pak
Washington: Prime Minister Imran Khan has admitted that about 30,000-40,000 “armed people”, who have been trained and fought in some part of Afghanistan or Kashmir, were in Pakistan and accused the previous governments of not telling the truth to the US about the militant groups operating in the country. India and Afghanistan accuse Pakistan of […]
India, Pak were ‘pretty close’ to resolving Kashmir during Vajpayee regime: Imran Khan
WASHINGTON: India and Pakistan were “pretty close” to resolving the Kashmir issue, in phases, during the regime of then prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and military ruler Gen Pervez Musharraf, Prime Minister Imran Khan said. “They came pretty close on resolving the Kashmir issue – phased movement referendum during the time of Vajpayee,” Khan said […]