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On Diwali, PM bats for festival tourism

3:51 pm October 27, 2019

New Delhi: Extending Diwali greetings, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday batted for promoting “festival tourism” in the country, saying we should welcome people from other states and countries while celebrating festivals such as Holi and Pongal. In his monthly Mann ki Baat radio address, he also referred to the unique “Swachh Siachen” campaign launched […]

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

JK admin orders abolition of legislative council, asks its staff to report to GAD

1:40 pm October 17, 2019

JAMMU: Ahead of the bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir into two union territories later this month, the 62-year-old state legislative council came to an end with the state administration issuing orders for its abolition and asking its 116-member staff to report to the general department. The order was issued on Wednesday night, less than a […]

Pak’s parliament blocks bill allowing non-Muslims to become PM, Prez

12:44 pm October 4, 2019

Islamabad: Pakistan’s parliament has blocked a bill seeking an amendment in the Constitution to allow non-Muslims to become Prime Minister and President of the country. Dr Naveed Aamir Jeeva, a Christian lawmaker from the Pakistan Peoples Party, wanted to move a bill on Wednesday to amend article 41 and 91 of the constitution to allow […]

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina gets call from Pakistan PM Imran Khan ahead of her India tour

Hasina gets call from Pak PM ahead of her India tour

2:44 pm October 3, 2019

Dhaka: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina received a surprise phone call from her Pakistani counterpart Imran Khan hours ahead of her visit to India, according to officials. Khan called Hasina amid his shrill anti-India campaign on the Kashmir issue after the Indian government revoked Jammu and Kashmir’s special status. Khan has been dialling up Muslim […]

Pak PM Imran pitches for border markets with Afghanistan, Iran

Pakistan, Malaysia and Turkey to jointly launch BBC type channel

8:51 pm September 30, 2019

Islamabad: The governments of Pakistan, Turkey and Malaysia will launch a BBC type English television channel to highlight the issues of Muslims and fight Islamophobia in the West, according to media reports. The channel proposal was discussed at a meeting between Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Pakistan premier Imran […]