Pak FM banks on improved ties with India after polls
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Finance Minister Asad Umar Monday expressed hope that ties with India will improve after the general elections as he underlined the need to increase regional trade and improve relations with neighbouring countries. The finance minister in his address to the Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Peshawar talked at length about his vision […]
Citizenship bill: PM Modi faces black flags, protests during Assam visit
Guwahati: Prime Minister NarendraModi’s second day in Assam saw nude protests, a bandh, raising of black flags and burning of effigies by agitators over the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Bill. Six KrishakMuktiSangramSamiti (KMSS) activists were taken into police custody on Saturday when they stripped naked in front of JanataBhawan — the state secretariat here. The KMSS […]
Sharif, family still on ‘Exit Control List’: Pak Govt
Islamabad: The Pakistan government on Saturday rejected prime minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter and son-in-law’s requests seeking removal of their names from the Exit Control List (ECL), which is preventing them from flying abroad. In October last year, Sharif, his daughter Maryam and son-in-law Mohammad Safdar had separately applied to the Interior Ministry seeking removal […]
ED files PMLA case against LeT’s frontal organization
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has registered a money laundering case against Pakistan-based outfit Falah-e-Insaniyat (FIF), a front for banned group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), the agency said Saturday. It said a criminal case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) has been filed by the central probe agency for the outfit’s “involvement in money […]
Congress Chief forms election committee, campaign committee for JK
New Delhi: Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday formed the coordination committee, the pradesh election committee and the campaign committee for the party’s Jammu and Kashmir unit, it said. AmbikaSoni was named chairperson of the coordination committee, while Ghulam Ahmad Mir was named chairperson of the election committee and the campaign committee. Gandhi also formed […]
2018 saw 1,599 cases of ceasefire violations along LoC, 20 Army personnel killed
New Delhi: The Army recorded 1,599 cases of ceasefire violations (CFV) along the Line of Control (LoC) and lost 20 personnel in 2018, the government said in the LokSabha Wednesday. In a written response to a question in the LokSabha, Minister of State in the Defence Ministry SubhashBhamre said February 2018 recorded 223 cases of […]
India seeks a revitalized UN General Assembly
United Nations: India has called for a collective international effort towards revitalisation of the 193-member UN General Assembly, saying the “closest institution to a global parliament” must lead the multilateral effort to address challenges faced by the world. India’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador K Nagaraj Naidu stressed that the reform of the […]
Big boost for Pak energy sector as Russia plans to invest USD 14 Billion
Islamabad: Pakistan is set to receive an integrated Russian investment package of USD 14 billion for the country’s energy sector, including offshore gas pipeline and underground storage projects, a media report said Thursday. A Russian delegation headed by Gazprom Management Committee Deputy Chairman Vitaly A Markelov pledged to make the investment during a recent visit […]
