Ceasefire violations more than doubled in 2018 compared to 2017
BSF suffered more casualties
New Delhi: The number of ceasefire violations or cross border firings in Jammu and Kashmir more than doubled in 2018 compared to the previous year, while the casualties the BSF suffered in terms of death of its jawans in these incidents increased by three times, the government informed Parliament Tuesday. Such incidents saw a surge […]
Pak- S Arabia to sign over $ 10 bn investment deals
Islamabad: Pakistan and Saudi Arabia are likely to sign over USD 10 billion investment agreements, including a multibillion dollar oil refinery in Gwadar, during the upcoming visit of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. So far no date has been given for the visit of the Crown Prince but he is expected to arrive on a […]
Pak has Mecca, Medina for Sikhs: Imran in Dubai
Dubai: Pakistan has the Mecca and Medina for the Sikhs and the country is opening up those sites for the minority community, Prime Minister Imran Khan has said. Prime Minister Khan in November last year laid the foundation stone for the corridor linking GurdwaraDarbar Sahib in Pakistan’s Kartarpur – the final resting place of Sikh […]
Private schools not money making Industry: Pak SC
Apex court hints at nationalising private schools
Islamabad: Expressing concern over education becoming a business in Pakistan, the Supreme Court on Monday said that private schools are not a money-making industry and hinted at directing the government to take control of such educational institutes. A three-member bench comprising Justices Gulzar Ahmed, Faisal Arbab and IjazulAhsan made the remarks during the hearing of […]
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 […]