Pak PM Imran Khan to visit China for Belt and Road Forum
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan will visit China next week to attend the 2nd Belt and Road Forum and hold bilateral meetings with the top Chinese leadership, the Foreign Office announced on Wednesday. China will hold the Belt and Road Forum (BRF), which provides a platform to countries participating in the Belt and Road […]
Imran’s remarks about BJP win a ‘reverse swing’ to affect polls: Modi
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken a swipe at his Pakistani counterpart Imran Khan over his claim that Indo-Pak peace talks will have a better chance if the BJP wins in Lok Sabha polls, saying it was an attempt by the former cricketer to influence the elections in India with his reverse swing. […]
Kashmir will remain with India till BJP exists: Shah
Tasgaon (Maha): Kashmir is an integral part of India and it would continue to remain so as long as the BJP exists, party president Amit Shah said here Wednesday. Shah’s remarks came at a poll rally, in response to National Conference leader Omar Abdullah’s recent suggestion of having a separate prime minister for Kashmir. “No […]
Satirical booklet on Modi earns a complaint against publisher
Ahmedabad: A police complaint was Wednesday filed against the publisher of ‘Chowkidar Pe Charcha’, a booklet that takes a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his government’s promises and policies. The complaint was lodged at Paldi police station in Ahmedabad against Jayesh Shah, the publisher of the booklet, on the directions of the district […]
Flash floods and thunderstorms wreak havoc in Pak, 28 killed
Islamabad: Massive thunderstorms lashed several parts of Pakistan, including Punjab and Sindh provinces, killing at least 26 people and injuring several others, according to media reports on Tuesday. Heavy rain and storm caused by a westerly wave uprooted electricity poles and trees in different parts of the country and also damaged properties on Monday. Intermittent […]
Former ISI Chief, two ex-army commanders barred from appearance as experts
Islamabad: Pakistani spy agency ISI’s ex-chief Lt Gen (retd.) Asad Durrani and two former head of the military’s media wing have been denied permission by the army to appear on media as defence analysts. In a notification issued on Monday, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) – the media wing of the military – has allowed […]
Notification for Ph 6 of LS polls issued
New Delhi: The Election Commission Tuesday issued notification for the sixth and penultimate phase of Lok Sabha elections to be held on May 12 in 59 seats across seven states. The seven-phase elections began on April 11 and will end on May 19. Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal will head for voting in all […]
Rising airfares: DGCA asks airlines to reduce airfares on 10 routes
New Delhi: Aviation watchdog DGCA Tuesday asked airlines to reduce fares on ten domestic routes to “reasonable levels” as ticket prices on these high density routes have risen up to 30 per cent in last one month, according to a senior official. Amid concerns over spike in airfares, mainly after grounding of scores of planes […]
Small fire reported at Jerusalem holy site
Jerusalem: A small fire broke out at a guard’s booth in the courtyard at the flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem but was extinguished and the site remains open, authorities said Tuesday. The blaze broke out on Monday evening around the same time as Paris’s Notre-Dame cathedral burned. The fire was “quickly extinguished”, Israeli police […]
Kartarpur Sahib Corridor: India, Pak discuss technical issues
Dera Baba Nanak (Punjab): India and Pakistan Tuesday held another round of talks at the border here to discuss technical issues relating to the proposed corridor to Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur in the neighbouring country, officials said. At the nearly four-hour meeting, which took place in makeshift tents on the zero line, experts and […]
