Imran Khan promises equal rights to religious minorities
‘Will show PM Modi how to treat minorities’
Lahore: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday doubled down on the need to dispense equal rights to religious minorities in Pakistan, by saying that Islamabad will show Indian Prime Minister NarendraModi how to treat these groups. Speaking at an event to highlight the 100-day achievements of the Punjab government in Lahore, he said that giving […]
Govt snoops its way into people’s gadgets
Authorizes 10 intel, security agencies to monitor, decrypt computers and phones
Authorizes 10 intel, security agencies to monitor, decrypt computers and phones
Opposition leaders slam MHA order
New Delhi: Opposition parties led by the Congress joined hands on Friday to oppose the government’s move to authorise 10 Central agencies to intercept “any information” on computers, describing it as unconstitutional, undemocratic and an assault on fundamental rights. The parties, including the CPI(M), the Samajwadi Party, the Rashtriya Janata Dal and the Trinamool Congress, […]
Comment on Pulwama deaths: India tells Pak to mind its own business
New Delhi: Reacting sharply to Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s comments on the death of seven civilians in Kashmir’s Pulwama, India said Islamabad should mind its own affairs which are in a “mess” instead of interfering in a neighbouring country. “I think it will be better if they mind their own business and look at […]
Post three election wins, Rahul no longer a ‘Pappu’: Farooq
Kolkata: National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah Friday said Congress president Rahul Gandhi is no longer a “Pappu” and has proved his mettle as a leader by winning elections in three Hindi heartland states. Speaking at an event here, he also questioned the need for the BJP’s proposed RathYatra in West Bengal and wondered whether the […]
Pak Army chief confirms death sentence of 14 militants
Islamabad: Pakistan Army chief General QamarJavedBajwa on Friday confirmed the death sentence of 14 “hardcore terrorists”, who were involved in attacks on the armed forces and other law enforcement agencies and killing of innocent civilians. Special military courts, set up after the Peshawar school attack of December 2014 for speedy trial of militants, awarded the […]
‘Delhi Police to soon charge Kanhaiya Kumar, Umar Khalid in sedition case’
New Delhi: The Delhi Police is in the process of finalizing its charge sheet in the sedition case against former JNU students’ union president Kanhaiya Kumar and other activists, including Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya, police sources said. Kumar, Khalid and Bhattacharya were arrested in 2016 on charges of sedition for allegedly organising an event in […]
China denies NYT report on building military jets in Pakistan under CPEC
Beijing: China on Friday dismissed as untrue a US media report that alleged that it has hatched a secret plan to build fighter jets and other military hardware in Pakistan as part of the USD 60 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project. The CPEC, which connects Gwadar Port in Balochistan with China’s Xinjiang province, is […]
Swaraj, Chinese FM hold talks under new framework
New Delhi: In yet another step towards improving ties, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi Friday held extensive talks under a newly established framework and agreed on “ten pillars” of cooperation to enhance cultural and people-to-people exchanges. Wang, who arrived here early Friday morning, said he had a “very successful” […]
