ISLAMABAD – Sikandar-e-Azam conquered the world by force but Prime MinisterImran Khan has won the hearts of people with love, Indian politician andformer cricketer, Navjot Singh Sidhu said on Saturday while speaking at theopening ceremony of Kartarpur Corridor. He said “Prime Minister Imran Khanhas made the history by opening historical Kartarpur Corridor and fulfilledthe long … Read more
ISLAMABAD – Notwithstanding the ‘Dharna’ (sit-in) in the federal capital,Islamabad, the country’s journey towards sustainable growth remainsunimpeded as clearly demonstrated by the performance of the Pakistan StockExchange (PSX) and other economic developments. The weeklong performance by the stock exchange exhibited exceptionalconfidence the investors had been reposing on the PSX. It also demonstratedthat the traders virtually … Read more
ISLAMABAD – The opening of the Kartarpur corridor will “enormously improve”relations between India and Pakistan, former prime minister Manmohan Singhsaid on Saturday after he arrived here as part of the first batch of theIndian pilgrims through the cross-border pathway. Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan formally inaugurated the historiccorridor to facilitate the visa-free entry of Indian … Read more
ISLAMABAD – Weeklong performance of Pakistan Stock Exchange has shownsustainable growth patterns in the country. The performance by the stock exchange exhibited the confidence reposed byinvestors in the PSX.It also demonstrated that the traders virtuallyrejected ‘dharnas’ and ‘marches’ as the KSE-100 index went up by over 4.65percent during the week ending on Friday. The International … Read more
NEW DELHI – An Indian-origin British journalist critical of Prime MinisterNarendra Modi has lost his Indian overseas citizenship, a move campaignerssaid underlined the government’s hostility to a free press. The home ministry said Thursday that Aatish Taseer had “concealed the factthat his late father was of Pakistani origin” and was therefore ineligiblefor Overseas Citizenship of … Read more
NEW DELHI – While terming India an “exclusive strategic defence partner”,Russian Defence Minister General Sergey Shoigu reaffirmed his country’scommitment to extending all possible support in enhancing India’s defencecapabilities, including cooperation in advanced and cutting-edge technology. Russia has agreed to assist India on upgrading its formidable fleet ofSu-30MKI jets with advanced weapons and avionics, which will … Read more
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan faces the big setback on the Polio front, revealsinternational media report that a dangerous and extinct polio virus typehas been diagnosed in Pakistan. British publication *The Guardian* reported that the Pakistani governmentwas trying to contain an outbreak of what was believed to have been anextinct type of the virus. In its report, … Read more
ISLAMABAD – National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman Justice (r) JavedIqbal on Wednesday gave approval to close inquiries against politiciansGhulam Rabbani Khar and his daughter, former foreign minister Hina RabbaniKhar. The decision was made during a meeting of the NAB’s executive board inwhich the NAB deputy chairman, prosecutor general, NAB Rawalpindi directorgeneral and other officials were … Read more
ISLAMABAD – In a setback for India, Pakistan seeks big diplomatic victoryagainst India over Occupied Kashmir. Association of Southeast Asian countries has decided to form an advocacygroup on Kashmir. This was said by ASEAN delegation head Muhammad Azmi Abdul Hamid whileaddressing a news conference along with President Azad Kashmir SardarMasood Khan. He said ASEAN is … Read more
RAWALPINDI: A top official of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)on Thursday met with the Pakistan Army chief and lauded the military’s rolein regional peace, the military’s media wing said in a statement. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), thedirector-general of the NATO’s International Military Staff (IMS),Lieutenant General Hans-Werner Wiermann, visited the General Headquartersin … Read more