Pakistan relies on lobbying firm to propel its interests in US
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has hired the services of a leading lobbying firm to ensure effective representation of Islamabad’s interests in the US, a media report said Saturday amid strained relations between the two countries. Relations between Pakistan and the US have been turbulent since Donald Trump took office in 2017, with the president repeatedly singling out […]
Pak says will grant consular access to Kulbushan Jadhav
Islamabad: Pakistan will grant consular access to Indian national Kulbushan Jadhav according to the Pakistani laws, for which the modalities are being worked out, the Foreign Ministry has said. The ministry also said that Jadhav had been informed of his rights under the Vienna Convention on consular relations. “Pursuant to the decision of the ICJ, […]
‘Correct’ Iran sanctions, China tells US
Beijing: China has urged Washington on Friday to “correct” sanctions imposed on Chinese companies accused of helping Iran acquire materials for its nuclear program. US pressure on Iran and its “long-arm jurisdiction” against companies in third countries is the “root cause” of tension with Tehran, a foreign ministry spokesman said. “China has consistently and resolutely […]
Parliament session likely to be extended till Aug 2: Sources
New Delhi: The government is likely to extend the ongoing session of Parliament to complete its legislative business, top government sources said Friday. The ongoing session is scheduled to conclude on July 26, but the sources said the government is mulling its extension till August 2 to ensure passage of all the bills listed for […]
US security aid to Pak to remain suspended: Report
Washington: America’s security assistance to Pakistan will remain suspended pending “decisive and irreversible” action by the country against externally-focused militant groups like the LeT and Al Qaeda operating from its territory, a US congressional report has said ahead of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s visit here. At the direction of President Donald Trump, the US had […]
PIL seeks minority be defined on state-wise data
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday sought assistance of Attorney General K K Venugopal in dealing with a plea seeking that minority communities be defined on the basis of state-wise population data instead of national data. A bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justices Deepak Gupta and Aniruddha Bose took note of the submissions […]
India warns Pak on anti-India propaganda during Sikh pilgrimage
New Delhi: India has conveyed to Pakistan that Sikh pilgrims visiting that country are regularly subjected to anti-India propaganda and Khalistan agenda and elements based there burn the tricolour to hurt their sentiments. In a dossier given to Pakistan, New Delhi also said a federal minister of Pakistan even eulogised slain Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan […]
Babri Masjid land dispute: SC allows mediation process to continue, seeks outcome report by Aug 1
New Delhi: The mediation process to amicably resolve the politically sensitive Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute at Ayodhya will continue as the Supreme Court Thursday sought from the panel concerned its “outcome” report by August 1. The outcome of the mediation process undertaken by the three-member panel, headed by former apex court judge F M […]
Over 10,500 rape, attempt to rape complaints received by NCW in last 5 yrs: WCD
NEW DELHI: More than 10,500 complaints of rape and attempt to rape, mostly from the northern states, were received by the National Commission for Women in the last five years, the WCD Ministry said Thursday. Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan and Bihar received the maximum number of complaints, Women and Child Development (WCD) Minister Smriti […]
‘Special category status’ of states a thing of the past: Govt
NEW DELHI: There is no plan to restore special category status — which has been scrapped by think- tank Niti Aayog — to any state in the country, the government informed the Rajya Sabha Thursday. Minister of State for Statistics and Planning Rao Inderjit Singh replied in the negative when Congress leader Ripun Bora asked […]