Pakistan

Death toll rises to 30 and over 452 injured in earthquake in Pakistan

2:10 pm September 25, 2019

Islamabad: The death toll in the devastating earthquake that rattled Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and several cities in the country rose to 30 on Wednesday as authorities stepped up relief efforts. The epicenter of the powerful 5.8-magnitude earthquake, which occurred at around 4 pm on Tuesday at a depth of only 10 kilometers, was near Mirpur city […]

Bipin Rawat appears before parliamentary panel on defence, members question him on eastern Ladakh situation

Indian Army’s statement on reactivation of JeM terror camp in Balakot ‘completely baseless’: Pak

2:29 pm September 24, 2019

Islamabad: Pakistan on Tuesday rejected as “completely baseless” the Indian Army chief’s statement on the reactivation of a Jaish-e-Muhammed (JeM) terror camp in Balakot that was destroyed by the IAF in February Army chief General Bipin Rawat in Chennai on Monday said Pakistan has reactivated the Balakot terror camp very recently and about 500 infiltrators […]

India largest regional contributor to Afghan reconstruction: CRS

9:38 am September 24, 2019

Washington: India, which has been the largest regional contributor to Afghan reconstruction, has not shown an inclination to pursue a deeper defence relationship with Kabul, a latest Congressional report has said. “India has been the largest regional contributor to Afghan reconstruction, but New Delhi has not shown an inclination to pursue a deeper defense relationship […]

Pakistan’s UN envoy call British PM Boris Johnson ‘Foreign Minister’

5:38 am September 24, 2019

United Nations: In a major goof-up, Pakistan’s permanent representative to the UN Maleeha Lodhi on Monday called British Prime Minister Boris Johnson “Foreign Minister” on Twitter. “Prime Minister Imran Khan met British Foreign Minister Boris Johnson this morning,” Lodhi tweeted as she put out a picture of the meeting. She deleted the tweet after around […]

Trump calls Pak PM and Afghan President, thanks them for release of western hostages

Ready to mediate if India and Pakistan agree: Trump

11:49 pm September 23, 2019

New York: Describing himself as “an extremely good arbitrator”, US President Donald Trump said on Monday that he was ready to mediate between Pakistan and India on the Kashmir issue, but both sides have to agree on that. Trump made the remarks during his meeting with Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on the sidelines of […]