Firm on action against militants: Pak tells Bolton
Washington: Pakistan has assured the US that it will deal “firmly” with all terrorists operating from the country and take steps to de-escalate tensions with India, according to National Security Adviser John Bolton. The assurance was given by Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi during a phone call on Monday, Bolton said on a day […]
Pak elected OIC body’s deputy chairman
Islamabad: Pakistan has been elected as the deputy chairman of the general body of the Parliamentary Union of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), an influential grouping of 57 countries, majority of which are Muslim-dominated. According to an official announcement, Pakistan was elected deputy chairman of the general body of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC […]
Weapon loot case: NIA claims ‘breakthrough’
Srinagar: National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday claimed to have arrested three Shopian residents in a weapon loot case from the Srinagar residence of former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) legislator Aijaz Ahmad Mir. Those arrested were identified as Parveez Ahmad Wani (35) of Thokarpora, Javid Yousuf Dar (21) of Gundi Darvesh and Subzar Ahmad Kumar […]
Two held for weapon-snatching
Srinagar: Two persons suspected to be involved in a weapon-snatching incident in south Kashmir’s Shopian district have been arrested, police said on Tuesday. A 12-bore rifle was snatched from an ATM guard at Kundulan area of south Kashmir last Wednesday, a police official said. During investigation, the involvement of two persons surfaced and both were […]
PM Modi talks to Turkey Prez, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince on phone
Junior Saudi FM calls on him
Junior Saudi FM calls on him New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday held separate telephonic conversations with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, while Saudi Arabia’s junior foreign minister called on him — engagements which came in the backdrop of escalating tensions between India and […]
Modi govt spreading hatred, says Priyanka
Ahmedabad: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Tuesday targeted the Modi government over “unfulfilled” promises and “destruction” of institutions and said she was saddened by what was happening in the country. Addressing her first political rally in Gujarat after assuming charge as Congress general secretary in early February, she advised people to be vigilant, treat […]
BJP govt released Masood Azhar, Doval escorted him: Rahul
Ahmedabad: Congress president Rahul Gandhi Tuesday raked up the 1999 release of Pakistan-based terrorist Masood Azhar to attack the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Pulwama suicide bombing. Sounding the bugle for the 2019 Lok Sabha polls from Modi’s home state, he fired a fresh salvo at the NDA regime on a slew […]
