Deep appetite in Pakistan to improve ties with India: ex-interim PM of Pak

Islamabad, Oct 16: There is a “deep appetite” in Pakistan to see improvement in its ties with India, Pakistan’s former interim Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar said on Tuesday.   His comments came hours after External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar arrived in the Pakistani capital to attend the Council of Heads of Government (CHG) summit of […]

Pak National Who Had Inadvertently Crossed This Side Of Fence In Poonch Has Been Handover To Pak Counterparts

Jammu, September 23: A 35 year-old National of Pakistan Who had Inadvertently crossed this side in Poonch yesterday has been handed over to Pakistani Counterpart today.   Officials told GNS that today LoC gate Chakan-Da-Bagh was opened and Indian Army handed over one individual namely Hassam Shahzad (34) son of Shahzad Ahmed Khan, resident ofTetrinote, […]

Sheikh Hasina will be back in Bangladesh once democracy is restored Pak’s ISI fuelling unrest Hasina’s son Sajeeb

Kolkata, Aug 09: Sheikh Hasina, who quit as prime minister and fled Bangladesh, will be back in the country as soon as democracy is restored, his son Sajeeb Wazed Joy said on Thursday and blamed Pakistan’s intelligence agency, ISI, for fuelling the ongoing unrest in the country.   In an exclusive interview with PTI, Joy […]

India suspends train services to Bangladesh indefinitely

New Delhi/Kolkata, Aug 5 (PTI) All train services between India and Bangladesh have been suspended indefinitely, Railway officials said on Monday following unrest in the neighbouring country. According to the Railway Ministry, Maitri Express, Bandhan Express and Mitali Express operated their last trips in mid-July this year and have been cancelled since then due to […]

‘Haniyeh’s killing in Iran: The global and geopolitical impact’

Iran, July 31: Hamas’s political chief and the BRAIN, Ismail Haniyeh has been killed in Iran shockingly. Haniyeh had come in swearing in ceremony of new Iranian President. Iranian army said – there was a strike at home in Tehran. Political chief of Hamas Ismail Haniyeh has been killed. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) […]

Muscat Mosque shooting: Indian among 6 killed; 3 perpetrators shot dead

Muscat (Oman), July 17: An Indian national was among six people killed in an attack on the Ali bin Abi Talib mosque in Muscat the capital city of Oman.   The Indian embassy in Muscat informed about the casualty and also stated that another Indian had been injured in the gun attack on July 16 […]

India slams Pakistan for ‘baseless deceitful narratives’ on Kashmir at UNGA

United Nations, Jun 26: India has slammed Pakistan for its “baseless and deceitful narratives” as Islamabad’s envoy here made references to Kashmir in the UN General Assembly.   “Earlier in the day, one delegation misused this forum to spread baseless and deceitful narratives, which is not a surprise,” Minister in India’s Permanent Mission to the […]

More than a million pilgrims pray on Mount Arafat in Hajj climax

Riyadh, June 15: More than 1.5 million Muslims will pray on Mount Arafat in soaring temperatures on Saturday, in the high-point and most grueling day of the annual Hajj pilgrimage.   Worshippers from all over the world will climb the rocky, 70-metre (230-feet) hill, about 20 kilometers (12 miles) from Mecca, where the Prophet Mohammed […]

Protests in PoK consequence of Pak’s policy of systemic plundering of resources: India

New Delhi, May 18: India on Friday said the protests witnessed in several parts of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) are a “natural consequence” of Islamabad’s continued policy of systemic plundering of resources from the region that remains under its “forcible and illegal” occupation.   India also asserted that the entire Union territories of Jammu and Kashmir […]

Situation tense as strike in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir enters fourth day

Islamabad, May 13: The situation remained tense in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir on Monday as the total strike against high prices of wheat flour and inflated electricity bills and taxes entered its fourth day, with the Pakistan government stepping up efforts to de-escalate the situation following deadly clashes between security forces and protesters.   The disputed region […]