BJP MP attacks IAS officer Senthil for quitting, asks him to go to Pakistan
NEW DELHI: BJP leader Anant Kumar Hegde, known for making contversial remarks, has dubbed as an “act of arrogance” the resignation by Karnataka IAS officer Sasikanth Senthil after criticising the union government, and asked him to go to Pakistan. In a video message on Twitter, the former union minister said there cannot be any “act […]
China plans to invest $1 billion in Pakistan development projects
ISLAMABAD: Yao Jing, the Ambassador of China to Pakistan, has announced that Beijing has planned to invest $1 billion in development projects in Islamabad. He made the announcement while addressing the Islamabad Women’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IWCCI) on Saturday, The Express Tribune reported. Besides this, he also said the pace of development projects […]
200 Chinese working at Pakistan atomic energy plant test positive for dengue
NEW DELHI: Around 200 Chinese nationals working at an atomic energy plant in Pakistan have been tested positive for dengue, a media report said on Saturday. The Chinese nationals were working in different capacities at the atomic energy plant near the coastal beach area of Hawkes Bay in Karachi, the Daily Jang reported. Quoting Azra […]
Any bilateral differences should not become disputes: India to China
By K J M Varma BEIJING: India and China on Monday agreed on a host of initiatives to improve their relations, with New Delhi emphasising that the future of the ties will depend on the mutual sensitivity to each other’s “core concerns” to ensure that any bilateral differences should not become disputes. Making his first […]
India cancels Samjhauta Express train on its side after Pakistan’s decision
NEW DELHI: The Indian Railways announced on Sunday that it has cancelled the Samjhauta Express train run at its end of the international border, days after Pakistan suspended services on its side. The railways run the train on Sundays from Delhi to Attari and back, while Pakistan used to run the train between Lahore and […]
Article 370: Pakistan suspends Delhi-Lahore bus service, two cross-border trains
NEW DELHI: Pakistan has suspended the Lahore-Delhi friendship bus service, after suspending two cross-border trains, in the wake of India’s decision revoking Jammu and Kashmir’s special status and bifurcating the state into two Union Territories, a senior Pakistani minister has said. The bus service was first started in February 1999 but suspended after the 2001 […]
Jammu and Kashmir issue: Pakistan has received little traction globally, suggests report
WASHINGTON: Pakistan, which has launched a major lobbying effort, particularly in Washington and the United Nations, after India revoked Jammu and Kashmir’s special status, has received little traction on the issue, according to diplomatic sources here. Islamabad is being bluntly asked not to use the development in Kashmir for cross border terrorism or infiltration across […]
Pakistan says can resume full diplomatic ties if India scales back on Kashmir
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is ready to review its decision against India if New Delhi agreed to reconsider its actions on Kashmir, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on Thursday. Qureshi’s remarks came a day after Pakistan expelled the Indian High Commissioner as part of its decision to downgrade the diplomatic ties with India over what it […]
Neither closed airspace for India, nor re-routed any Indian flights: Pakistan
LAHORE: Pakistan on Thursday clarified that it has neither closed its airspace for India nor re-routed any route for the Indian flights. “There has been no change to the notice to airmen (NOTAM) and all flights are being operated as per schedule issued earlier,” Civil Aviation Authority Pakistan spokesperson Mujtaba Baig told PTI. “Pakistan has […]
Article 370 internal affair; Pakistan trying to paint an alarming picture: India
NEW DELHI: India on Thursday termed Pakistan’s announcement to downgrade diplomatic ties with it as an attempt to present an alarming picture to the world about relations between the two countries. The Ministry of External Affairs said the Constitution was, is and will always be a sovereign matter and recent developments pertaining to Article 370 […]
Trade suspension to hurt Pakistan’s economy more than India’s: Experts
NEW DELHI: Pakistan’s decision to suspend bilateral trade ties with India would hit the neighbouring country more as they import essential items, according to experts. India’s exports to Pakistan have already dropped significantly due to strained trade relations after the Pulwama terror attack in February this year. “The suspension of trade relations will hit Pakistan […]
Article 370 revoked: Pakistan expels Indian envoy, suspends bilateral trade
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan announced on Wednesday that it is expelling the Indian High Commissioner and suspending bilateral trade with its nuclear-armed neighbour, days after New Delhi revoked the special status of Jammu and Kashmir. “We will call back our ambassador from Delhi and send back their” envoy, foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi announced in televised comments, […]
Pakistan closes a corridor of its air space, Air India says won’t affect us much
NEW DELHI: Pakistan has closed a corridor in its airspace, which will result in an additional up to12 minutes of flying time for overseas flights, an Air India official said on Wednesday. The flights will have to be diverted to other routes due to the closure, the official said. “One air corridor has been closed […]
China objects to formation of Ladakh as Union Territory; India hits back
BEIJING/ NEW DELHI: China on Tuesday objected to the formation of Ladakh as Union Territory by India, saying it undermined its territorial sovereignty, evoking a sharp reaction from New Delhi, which asked Beijing to refrain from commenting on its “internal affairs”. With the government bifurcating Jammu and Kashmir into two Union territories –Jammu and Kashmir, […]
Pakistan army stands by Kashmiris, will go to any extent to help them: General Qamar Javed Bajwa
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Tuesday said that his troops are prepared to “go to any extent” to help Kashmiris, a day after the Indian government revoked Article 370 which gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir. The decision to take away Jammu and Kashmir’s special status and treat it like […]
Pakistan summons joint session of Parliament after India scraps Article 370
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan President Arif Alvi summoned a joint session of the Parliament on Tuesday, hours after the Indian government on Monday abolished Article 370 of the Constitution which granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir. The joint sitting, to be held at 11 am (local time) on Tuesday, will review the tense situation in Jammu […]