Kartarpur Corridor can undo freeze in India, Pak ties: Pakistani media
Islamabad: The move to build the Kartarpur Corridor has the potential to undo the “freeze” in ties between India and Pakistan and push the two sides to engage in a positive and purposeful manner, the Pakistani media commented on Thursday. The planned corridor will connect Sikh faith’s founder Guru Nanak Dev’s final resting place in […]
India, China to hold joint military exercises from Dec 10
Beijing: The militaries of China and India would hold a joint 14-day drill from December 10 in southwest China’s Chengdu city to improve their capabilities in fighting terrorism and promote mutual understanding, the Defence Ministry said here Thursday. Each side will send 100 troops to take part in the 7th India and China joint military […]
Imran Khan says ready for talks with PM Modi
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan Thursday said he was ready to hold talks with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi while conceding that it was not in the interest of his country to allow terror activities from its territory. Khan’s remarks came a day after External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj categorically ruled out possibility of […]
Kartarpur corridor, talks with Pak have no connection: Sushma
Hyderabad: There will be no dialogue with Pakistan unless it desists from terrorist activities against India, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj declared Wednesday, in a rebuff to Pakistan a day after Islamabad said it would invite Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the SAARC summit. She also said the Kartarpur corridor initiative was not linked to […]
Terrorism can be tackled if Pak leadership shows sincerity: Rajnath
Mandi (HP): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh Wednesday criticised Pakistan for sponsoring terrorism in India, saying the menace can be tackled if the leadership in that country works sincerely towards it. Addressing a ‘panna pramukh sammelan’, a meeting of BJP workers, in Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi parliamentary constituency, Singh said Naxalism in the country has reduced […]
Sidhu has a huge fan following in Punjab, he can win election here: Imran Khan
Says foolish of anyone to think of war between India-Pakistan
Kartarpur: Navjot Singh Sidhu can win an election even in Pakistan, Prime Minister Imran Khan said Wednesday as he wondered why there was a hue and cry back home over the former Indian cricketer’s push for peace and brotherhood during his previous visit to the country. Khan laid the foundation stone for the historic Kartarpur […]
Perpetrators of terror acts should be brought to justice: UN
United Nations: Any person who takes part in terrorist attacks or any acts of violence should be brought to justice, the UN has said as India marked the 10th anniversary of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks purportedly carried out by militants belonging to Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba. About 166 people, including six Americans, were killed in the […]
Imran Khan to lay foundation stone for Kartarpur corridor today
Kartarpur (Pakistan): Prime Minister Imran Khan will on Wednesday lay the foundation stone for the much-awaited corridor linking Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Pakistan’s Kartarpur – the final resting place of Sikh faith’s founder Guru Nanak Dev – to Dera Baba Nanak shrine in India’s Gurdaspur district to facilitate visa-free movement of Indian Sikh pilgrims. Kartarpur […]
‘Enmity’ between India and Pakistan will be erased: Sidhu
Lahore: Terming Kartarpur as a “corridor of infinite possibilities”, Punjab Cabinet minister Navjot Singh Sidhu said Tuesday that such initiatives would promote peace and erase “enmity” between India and Pakistan. Sidhu, who arrived here along with a group of Indian journalists to take part in the groundbreaking ceremony of the Kartarpur Corridor in Narowal, some […]
Why Hindus stress on building a Ram temple at Ayodhya: Farooq
Says Lord Ram belongs to the world, he is omnipresent
New Delhi: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah asked why a Ram temple should be built in Ayodhya as Lord Ram is omnipresent and belongs to the world. This was, however, countered by JD(U) leader Pavan Verma who asked “why not” and Abdullah said that he has no objection to the construction of […]