Day: July 20, 2019

At rallies in Bihar, Rajnath touches upon Gilgit-Baltistan

Two strategically important bridges near IB inaugurated

9:20 pm July 20, 2019

Jammu: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Saturday inaugurated two strategically important bridges in Kathua and Samba districts of Jammu and Kashmir that will help in smooth mobility of security forces in the border areas. The bridges, near the International Border, have been built under Project Sampark, braving Pakistani shelling and weather vagaries during the monsoon season, […]

Pak PM Imran pitches for border markets with Afghanistan, Iran

Pak Prime Minister Imran Khan leaves for US for first meeting with President Trump

9:18 pm July 20, 2019

Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday left for his maiden trip to the US to have face-to-face talks with President Donald Trump and reboot bilateral relations that were hit after he publicly criticised Islamabad, cancelled military aid and asked it to do more to fight terrorism. Prime Minister Khan’s visit comes at a […]

COVID surge, vaccine shortages spread beyond India’s borders

Pak’s anti-corruption body launches fresh money laundering probe against Nawaz Sharif, daughter

9:16 pm July 20, 2019

Lahore: Pakistan’s anti-corruption body has initiated another investigation against jailed former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam for their alleged involvement in money laundering and having income beyond means, media reports said Saturday. The development came a day after an anti-corruption court dismissed a plea filed against the 45-year-old vice president of Pakistan […]

Iran says its seizure of British ship a ‘reciprocal’ move

9:13 pm July 20, 2019

Tehran: A powerful council in Iran said Saturday the country’s seizure of a British oil tanker in the strategic Strait of Hormuz was in response to Britain’s role in impounding an Iranian supertanker two weeks earlier. Spokesman of Iran’s Guardian Council, Abbas Ali Kadkhodaei, was quoted in the semi-official Fars news agency saying “the rule […]

China opens up finance sector to more foreign investment

9:09 pm July 20, 2019

Beijing: China lifted some restrictions on foreign investment in the financial sector Saturday, as the world’s second largest economy fights slowing growth at home and a damaging trade war with the US. China will remove shareholding limits on foreign ownership of securities, insurance and fund management firms in 2020, a year earlier than originally planned, […]