Pakistan

US ‘concerned’ as Pakistan activist says father detained

7:58 pm October 25, 2019

Washington: Washington has said it was “concerned” by reports that the father of a Pakistani activist who fled the country has himself been detained, the latest incident to fuel fears of a clampdown on dissent. Alice Wells, assistant secretary of state for South and Central Asia, tweeted her concern late Thursday over “reports of the […]

Pakistan government decides not to remove Maryam from no-fly list

Maryam Nawaz admitted to hospital after she rushes to enquire father’s health

2:10 pm October 24, 2019

Lahore: Maryam Nawaz, the daughter of jailed former Pakistan premier Nawaz Sharif, has been admitted to the same hospital where her father is undergoing treatment for low platelet count, according to media reports on Thursday. The health condition of Sharif, 69, who was admitted to the Services Hospital in Lahore on Monday from the Kot […]

Malaysian PM stands by his remark on Kashmir, says we speak our minds’

8:14 pm October 22, 2019

Kuala Lumpur: A defiant Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Tuesday said he stands by his remarks on Kashmir, asserting that he speaks his mind and does not retract and change, days after India expressed regret over his statement. Raising the Kashmir issue at the UN General Assembly last month, Mahathir alleged that India has […]

EX-PM Manmohan Singh, union ministers part of first jatha to Kartarpur Sahib

Pak to earn Rs 258 cr per annum from Kartarpur pilgrims

6:38 pm October 21, 2019

New Delhi: Pakistan is expected to earn up to Indian Rs 258 crore per annum — about Pakistani Rs 571 crore — from pilgrims visiting Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur, the final resting place of founder of Sikhism Shri Guru Nanak Dev, officials said on Monday. The service fee from the pilgrims will be another source […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

India continuing with its policy of zero tolerance of terrorism : Reddy

6:35 pm October 21, 2019

Guwahati: Union minister G Kishan Reddy on Monday said the country is continuing its policy of zero tolerance of terrorism and its forces have been thwarting all threats to internal security. Reddy’s comment comes on the heels of a major counter-offensive by the Indian Army against Pakistan on Sunday when it carried out heavy artillery […]