UNITED NATIONS: Pakistani Ambassador Maleeha Lodhi Wednesday met a top aide of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and asked for the world body’s chief to play his due role in the crisis set off by India’s revocation of occupied Kashmir’s special status, as she continued to brief her counterparts on the deteriorating situation in the region, […]
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Modi’s unilateral declaration to trigger more conflicts in region: Global Times
BEIJING: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s unilateral declaration of scraping special status of Jammu and Kashmir will not only trigger more conflicts in the region but the escalating tension in Kashmir will bring severe challenges to India’s security as well. The decision triggered Pakistan’s dissatisfaction and has added much uncertainty to regional conditions, according to […]
Pakistan condemns India’s illegal step in Kashmir
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Monday condemned India’s move to abolish Kashmir’s special status as “illegal,” insisting it was an internationally recognized disputed territory. “No unilateral step by the Government of India can change this disputed status… As the party to this international dispute, Pakistan will exercise all possible options to counter the illegal steps,” the foreign […]
Karachi Traders decided to strike for three days
Karachi: The Karachi Tajir Action Committee (KTAC) said they would go on a three-day strike against imposing of new taxes on Saturday. They demand Imran Ismail Governor of Sindh to resign immediately. The Tajir Action Committee held its meeting here and presented its charter of demands against the new taxes imposed by the federal government. […]
Karachi traders call three-day strike,markets expected to close
Karachi: Karachi Tajir Ittehad, a traders’ action committee, has called a three-day strike in the city against new taxes imposed in the 2019-20 budget. The shutter down strike has been called on Monday. The traders have made 11 demands that they want the government to fulfill. These include the removal of the VAT, a reduction […]
Police seal venue and arrest dozens of party leaders, to stop PML-N public gathering in Mandi Bahauddin
MANDI BAHAUDDIN: In an effort to prevent Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) vice president Maryam Nawaz from holding public gathering, police on Friday sealed the Quaid-e-Azam Ground in Mandi Bahauddin. The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) aims to flex its muscles today in Mandi Bahauddin by organising a public gathering at the Quaid-e-Azam Stadium; however conflict has […]
Treason case: SC proposes three options to Musharraf
ISLAMABAD: On Monday, the Supreme Court has proposed three options for former president General (retd) Pervez Musharraf to record his statement in the long-running high treason trial and rejected the adjournment request by Musharraf’s lawyer. “One option is that Musharraf should either appear in the next hearing. The second option is Musharraf should record his […]
Complete shutdown in Indian-held Kashmir against banning of JKLF
SRINAGAR: Banning of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) by the Indian government has led to a complete shutdown in occupied Kashmir. According to the Kashmir Media Service, the Joint Resistance Leadership comprising Syed Ali Gilani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik gave the call for strike. Markets and business establishments are closed in Srinagar […]
PM Imran Khan launches probe into the forced conversion of Hindu minor girls
ISLAMABAD: On Sunday, Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry said in a twitter post that Prime Minister has issued directives to Sindh Government to probe into the case following underage marriage and forced conversion of two Hindu teenage girls who have been shifted to Rahim Yar Khan and take immediate recovery actions. آج صبح وزیر اعظم عمران […]
Giving work to Pakistani artistes should be the industry’s decision, not the govt’s: Sonu Nigam
Mumbai: Recently, singer Sonu Nigam was seen at a press conference, making very bold and insightful statements on the Indo-Pak scenario. Sonu Nigam was upset over the exaggerated news of the Indian media, where they hailed every strike like “little kids”. He insisted that the Indians have a lot of growing up to do. Reporting […]