Youth Congress workers demand closure of Pak High Commission
New Delhi: Activists of the Indian Youth Congress (IYC) Friday protested near the Pakistan High Commission against the terror attack in Pulwama that killed 40 CRPF personnel and demanded that India should shut down the neighbouring country’s diplomatic mission in Delhi. Around 100 youth Congress workers assembled at Teen MurtiMarg and raised slogans against Pakistan. […]
World leaders condemn Pulwama militant attack
Washington/Moscow: Countries from across the globe, including the US, Russia, Australia, France, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, have condemned the brutal Pulwama terror attack carried out by Pakistan-based terror group Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) and extended support to India in the fight against terrorism. At least 49 CRPF personnel were killed and many injured on Thursday […]
Afghan Taliban announce talks with US in Pakistan
Islamabad: The Taliban said Wednesday its negotiators would next week meet the top US and Pakistani officials including Prime Minister Imran Khan during a key round of talks in Islamabad as part of the ongoing Afghan peace talks. Neither Washington nor Islamabad immediately confirmed the announcement by the Taliban. On the “formal invitation of the […]
Prince Salman’s visit: Pak to seek preferential trade agreement with S Arabia
Islamabad: Pakistan will propose to Saudi Arabia for initiation of a dialogue on a preferential trade agreement (PTA) to balance bilateral trade and promote investment during Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman’s visit here, according to a media report on Thursday. The Crown Prince accompanied by a high-powered business delegation will arrive in Pakistan on […]
Ramadhan likely to start from May 6 in UEA
Abu Dhabi: Authorities in UEA said that residents can look forward to the holy month and its blessings to land on May 6, 2019. This tallies with the prediction given earlier by the Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities Department of the Government of Dubai regarding the start of the holy month, Khaleej Times reported on […]
Reconsider travelling to Pak, US urges its citizens
Washington: The US has urged its citizens to reconsider their travel to Pakistan mainly due to terrorism and risks to civil aviation operating within or near the country. The Federal Aviation Administration, in a notice issued on Wednesday, said that terrorist groups continue plotting possible attacks in Pakistan. “Reconsider travel to Pakistan due to terrorism,” […]
Citizenship amendment bill, triple talaq bill set to lapse on June 3
New Delhi: The contentious Citizenship (amendment) Bill and the one on banning triple talaq are set to lapse on June 3 when the term of the present Lok Sabha ends as they could not be passed in the Rajya Sabha which adjourned sine die on Wednesday. The Budget session was the last Parliament session of […]
Pak Govt plans crackdown on hate speech on social media platforms
Islamabad: The Pakistan government plans will crack down on “hate speech” on social media from next week and set up a new authority, which will enforce regulations for the digital, print and electronic media, Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry said here on Wednesday. “We have created a mechanism through which we will control hate speech on […]
Parliament passes interim Budget 2019-20
NEW DELHI: Parliament Wednesday approved Modi Government’s sixth and final Budget that gave Income Tax rebate to those earning up to Rs 5 lakh, an annual cash dole of Rs 6,000 to small farmers and pension for unorganised sector workers. While the Lok Sabha has passed the Appropriation Bills that gave Government authorisation of spending […]