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Pakistani Parliament debates whether to expel French envoy

Ready to review decision against India if New Delhi agrees to reconsider its actions on Kashmir: Pakistan

10:15 pm August 8, 2019

Islamabad: Pakistan is ready to review its decision against India if New Delhi agreed to reconsider its actions on Kashmir, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said on Thursday. Qureshi’s remarks came a day after Pakistan expelled the Indian High Commissioner as part of its decision to downgrade the diplomatic ties with India over what it […]

100 booked for violating Covid guidelines in J-K's Samba

Facilitate students’ return to their homes for Eid: Jammu-Kashmir Governor

4:40 pm August 8, 2019

Srinagar/Jammu: Jammu & Kashmir Governor on Thursday issued directions to officials to facilitate return of outside students to their states who wish to go to their homes for Eid. Governor has also sanctioned Rs 1 lakh each to designated liaison officers for organising Eid festivities for J&K students who are studying in other states and […]

COVID surge, vaccine shortages spread beyond India’s borders

UAE urges citizens to postpone travel to Jammu and Kashmir

4:31 pm August 8, 2019

Dubai: The UAE has advised its citizens to postpone travel to Jammu and Kashmir and asked those who are already there to follow the instructions of the local authorities, according to a media report. The Indian government imposed restrictions in the Valley before scrapping Article 370 and bifurcate the state into two union territories– Jammu […]

Pakistan downgrades ties with India as Kashmir row deepens

10:37 pm August 7, 2019

Islamabad: Pakistan downgraded its diplomatic ties with nuclear-armed rival India Wednesday, announcing that it will expel the Indian envoy and suspend trade in a deepening row over New Delhi’s move to tighten its grip on disputed Kashmir. New Delhi stripped the Himalayan region of its seven-decade-long semi-autonomous status Monday through a contentious presidential decree, just […]

PM likely to address nation on Thursday

9:08 pm August 7, 2019

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to address the nation on Thursday during which he is expected to explain government’s decisions on abrogating special status to Jammu and Kashmir and splitting the state into two union territories, sources have said. The last time he addressed the nation was on March 27 during the […]