Govt sets up tribunal to review ban on JeI, JKLF
New Delhi: The Centre has set up a tribunal, headed by Justice ChanderShekhar of the Delhi High Court, to adjudicate if there exists sufficient cause to ban the Jamaat-e-Islami Jammu and Kashmir (JeI) and the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front-Yasin Malik (JKLF-Y) faction. The decision has been taken by the Home Ministry exercising the powers […]
Azhar listing: China claims positive progress, says issue will be resolved
Beijing: China on Monday claimed that “positive progress” has been made to resolve the issue of designating Pakistan-based JeMchiefMasoodAzhar as a global terrorist by the UN and accused the US of scuttling its efforts by taking the matter directly to the Security Council. China last week defended its repeated attempts to block the listing of […]
Musharraf gets a ‘warning’ from SC, asked to appear on May 2
Islamabad: Pakistan’s former military dictator Pervez Musharraf was ordered to appear before a special court on May 2 by the Supreme Court in the high treason case and warned him that he would lose the right of defence if he failed to turn up. A special court indicted General (retd) Musharraf for high treason in […]
Post-poll alliance possible after election results, says Rahul
New Delhi: A post-poll alliance is ‘absolutely’ possible after the LokSabha elections as all the opposition parties are ‘united’ in defeating the BJP in the interest of the country, Congress President Rahul Gandhi has said. Stating that the ‘job no. 1’ is to defeat Prime Minister NarendraModi, Gandhi also said secular formations are in place […]
Pak boys dream to fly ‘grounded’ by police
Lahore: A Pakistani student who attempted to operate a “flying machine” he built has been taken into “protective custody” by police in Punjab province, a media report said Monday. Police detained Fayaz, a matriculation student, who was about to “fly” his device in the fields of a village in Muhammad Nagar of Arifwala, Punjab province. […]
ED files charge sheet against LeT operative for money laundering
New Delhi: The ED has filed a charge sheet against a jailed operative of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), a Pakistan-based proscribed terror group, on charges of money laundering and acting as a terror financing conduit. In a statement, the agency said a prosecution complaint (charge sheet) was filed against Mohammed Umer Madani, aged about 60 years, […]
‘Hostile situation’ at LoC: Pak Army chief to brief parliamentarians next week
Islamabad: Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa will brief the parliamentarians next week on “hostile situation at the Line of Control” in the aftermath of recent tension with India, media reports said on Sunday. The briefing, to be held at the General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi on April 4, will be attended by the […]
Mi-17 helicopter crash in Budgam: IAF probing whether friendly fire brought down own chopper
Srinagar: Among the threads being investigated in the February 27 crash of an IAF Mi-17 helicopter near Srinagar during a tense standoff with Pakistan include the possibility that it may have been “accidentally” shot down by Indian Air Defence System, officials said. The officials, who are familiar with the investigation and spoke on condition of […]