The United States on Thursday (local time) condemned terrorists who seek to infiltrate across the Line of Control and supported a dialogue between India and Pakistan. “We condemn terrorists who seek to infiltrate across the Line of Control. We continue to support direct dialogue between India and Pakistan on Kashmir and other areas of concern,” said US […]
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Pakistan opposition asks PM Imran Khan to resign
An upbeat opposition on Wednesday asked Prime Minister Imran Khan “to resign in an honourable way” after the defeat of the government’s candidate Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh at the hands of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) candidate Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani in the Senate elections, reported Dawn. Hours after the results of the elections […]
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Former Pakistan skipper Mohammad Hafeez turns down Category C PCB contract
All-rounder Mohammad Hafeez has “politely turned down” the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) central contract offer after the T20I specialist was put in Category C. According to PCB, as part of its policy to acknowledge, incentivise and reward high-performing cricketers, the PCB elevated Fawad Alam from A+ domestic contract category to Category C of the PCB Central Contract List 2020-21, […]
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Mehbooba Mufti urges Centre to start dialogue with Pakistan after terrorist incidents in Kashmir
After the recent terrorist attacks in Kashmir earlier this week, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday urged the Centre to start a dialogue with Pakistan to stop the bloodshed so as to ensure peace in the Union Territory. Talking to reporters on Saturday, Mufti urged the Central Government to […]
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Pakistan, Turkey waging information war against India: Report
Pakistan and Turkey are part of an information war launched against New Delhi to create political instability and unite anti-India forces within the country and across the world, according to a report. Writing for the Greek City Times, Paul Antonopoulos has analysed the recent Disinfo Lab report titled ‘The Unending War: From Proxy […]
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4 Pakistani soldiers, 4 terrorists killed in clash in South Waziristan
At least four Pakistani soldiers have been killed after terrorists opened fire on a security post in South Waziristan’s Makeen, the military said on Friday. The attack took place late on Thursday. In a statement, Pakistan’s Army media affairs wing, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), said troops responded promptly and killed four terrorists. “During the exchange of […]
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Pakistan not interested in Kashmiri self-determination, only its annexation, says foreign policy expert
Seth Oldmixon, American foreign policy expert, on Tuesday, ripped into Pakistan’s claims that it is not interested in Kashmiri self-determination but in its annexation. “Pakistan isn’t interested in Kashmiri self-determination. It’s interested in annexation. That’s why they make politicians in the parts of Kashmir they control sign loyalty oaths,” tweeted Oldmixon. The tweet was in response to an anti-India article […]
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Hindu holy sites in Pakistan presents ‘picture of decay, obliteration’
A recent report by a minorities’ rights commission in Pakistan has revealed a “dismal” picture of most revered Hindu sites in the country and slammed the statutory board responsible to maintain the ancient sites of the minority community. The report submitted to the country’s Supreme Court earlier this month presents a “general picture of decay and obliteration” of […]
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Pakistan is being destroyed in a systematic manner: SC Justice Qazi Feez Isa
Emphasising that Pakistan is being destroyed in a systematic manner, the country’s Supreme Court Justice Qazi Feez Isa lashed out at the government over the state of democracy, media freedom, and governance. During the hearing on a matter related to local government election, the Supreme Court said Punjab province’s government had “killed” democracy by dissolving the local government […]
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Pakistan airline to confiscate crew passports in foreign countries after steward ‘slips away’ in Canada
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) on Monday directed its crew members to hand over passports upon arrival in foreign countries after two of its crew members “slipped away” in other countries. PIA General Manager Flight Services issued the directive after stating the decision was taken in view of recent cases of […]
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Time to extend hand of peace in ‘all directions’, says Pak army chief
In a significant shift of tone, Pakistan Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa seems to have softened his approach towards India, as he has called for resolution of the issue of Jammu and Kashmir “in a dignified and peaceful manner”. Amid strained ties with New Delhi, General Bajwa on Tuesday said that Pakistan is “a peace-loving country that has rendered great […]
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Anti-govt protests continue in Gilgit-Baltistan over discrimination in jobs, unpaid salary hikes
Anti-government protests in Pakistan occupied Kashmir’s (PoK) Gilgit-Baltistan continued on Tuesday as hundreds of disgruntled employees and healthcare workers demonstrated against the discrimination in government jobs and unpaid salary hikes. As the protest entered another week, anti-government sloganeering has gone up with more and more people joining in. “For 2017 we have been knocking […]
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Pakistan SC maintains status quo for a day in Daniel Pearl case
Citing tremendous global implication and grave emergency as well as serious consequences, the top government lawyer on Monday requested the Supreme Court to suspend December 24, 2020, Sindh High Court (SHC) order in the murder of Wall Street Journal’s South Asia bureau chief Daniel Pearl, reported Dawn. The SHC in its […]
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Pakistan Supreme Court extends interim detention order of Daniel Pearl murderers’ by a day
Pakistan’s Supreme Court (SC) on Monday extended the interim detention order of the accused involved in the murder case of American Journalist Daniel Pearl by one day, reported The Express Tribune. The three-judge bench of SC led by Justice Umar Ata Bandial heard the government’s petition wherein a notice to the attorney general of Pakistan was […]
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Pak Army General admits China’s role in ‘crushing’ Baloch freedom movement
In a shocking revelation, a Pakistan Army General has admitted China’s role in “crushing” the Baloch freedom movement in Pakistan, saying Beijing has given him a six-month task to end the freedom struggle by Baloch people. “China has deployed me here to crush the Baloch movement and has given me a six-month task,” Bangladeshi newspaper The Daily Sun quoted him as saying. […]