First Pak astronaut will go into space in 2022 with China’s help: Pak Govt
Islamabad: Pakistan would send a human to space for the first time in 2022 with China’s help, Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry announced Thursday, ahead of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s maiden visit to Beijing to further cement the all weather strategic cooperative partnership. Pakistan’s first space mission has been planned for 2022 and the federal Cabinet […]
Israel to supply missile defence systems to India
Jerusalem: India has awarded an additional USD 777 million deal to a leading Israeli defence firm for supplying Barak 8 LR-SAM Air and Missile Defence Systems to seven ships of the Indian Navy, the company announced Wednesday. The Long-Range Surface-to-Air Missile (LR-SAM) system is an operational Air and Missile Defence (AMD) system used by Israel’s […]
Saudi chips in USD 6 billion assistance package to Pakistan
Move to provide breathing space to Pak Govt
Islamabad: Saudi Arabia’s USD 6 billion assistance package of loans and deferred payments to Pakistan will immediately relieve pressure on the cash-strapped government and improve its negotiating position during the tough bailout negotiations with the IMF, media reports said Wednesday. In the deal announced Tuesday after Prime Minister Imran Khan called on Saudi King Salman […]
Gunmen open fire at school in Pakistan, four injured
Karachi: At least four children were injured when unidentified gunmen opened fire at a school in Pakistan’s Quetta city in the restive Balochistan province. The gunmen on motorcycles opened fire on the gate of Danish Kadah School – a private school located in the city suburbs, the Dawn reported. Four students received bullet injuries on […]
Pakistan to go tough on IWT
Says it will launch aggressive campaign against India
Islamabad: Pakistan will launch an aggressive campaign against India to highlight its concerns over the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) after New Delhi failed to let Pakistani officials visit two hydropower projects in Jammu and Kashmir, a media report said Tuesday. Pakistan’s Commissioner on Permanent Indus Water Commission Syed Mehr Ali Shah said the Indian […]
On Masood Azhar China keeps India guessing
Beijing: China on Tuesday made it clear that there is no change in its position on India’s request to list Pakistan-based JeM chief Masood Azhar as a ‘global terrorist’ by the UN and said it will decide on the issue on the “merits of the matter”. India had asked China to support the pending application […]
Man hailing from Kashmir accused of smuggling banned heroin
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad arrested a man from Budgam in Jammu and Kashmir in connection with a heroin smuggling case, a senior official said Sunday. In August, ATS had arrested two men in Gujarat and seized 5 kilogrammes of heroin worth Rs 14.84 crore in the international market. ATS officials said that one of […]
Retired army colonel duped of Rs 3 crore
New Delhi: A retired army colonel has filed a complaint with the Delhi Police’s Economic Offences Wing (EOW) after he was allegedly duped of more than Rs 3 crore on the pretext of investing in insurance policies, police said Saturday. Based on the complaint, a case was registered against two men on October 18. In […]
Monkeys stone man to death, family seeks FIR against the primates
BAGHPAT (UP): In a bizarre incident a 70-year-old man was allegedly stoned to death by some monkeys in a village here, putting the police in a fix as the deceased’s family wants an FIR to be registered against them. The incident took place on October 17 in Tikri village of the district. Circle officer Ramala […]