Paris: Pakistan is home to “all shades of darkness” and the “darkest manifestations of terrorism”, India said in a sharp response at the Unesco as it slammed Islamabad for its “fabricated falsehoods” over Kashmir. Taking the floor on the second day, young Indian diplomat Ananya Agarwal told the 40th Unesco General Conference on Thursday that Pakistan’s […]
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‘Where were human rights when Hindus fled Kashmir?’
Washington: In a strong defence of India’s move to abrogate special status for Jammu and Kashmir, a representative of the Kashmiri Pandit community told a US Congressional hearing that those talking of human rights violations in Kashmir today cannot ignore the rights of the Kashmiri Hindus who were forced to flee by Islamic terrorists and radicals […]
Pakistan to amend Army Act to let Kulbhushan Jadhav appeal in civilian court
Islamabad: Pakistan is amending its Army Act to allow Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav the right to file an appeal in a civilian court, according to Pakistan’s ARY News. Quoting well-placed sources, the news site reported that the move is being undertaken by Pakistan “in compliance with the International Court of Justice’s condition” to allow Kulbhushan to […]
Facebook let Tinder get special access to user data: Report
San Francisco: Despite dismissing Tinder cofounder Sean Rad as irrelevant, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg allowed the dating app special access to user data, as revealed by leaked exchanges between the two executives. Access to Facebook data helped Tinder thrive, but there came a point when it inched closer to losing that access, Forbes reported on Thursday. […]
Pakistan takes U-turn, now says passport must for Indian pilgrims to Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara
Islamabad: Indian Sikh pilgrims would require a passport to visit the Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara in Pakistan’s Punjab province via the Kartarpur Corridor which will be inaugurated on Saturday ahead of the 550th birth anniversary of Baba Guru Nanak Dev, the founder of Sikhism, ISPR chief Major General Asif Ghafoor said here. “As we have a security […]
Autopsy report confirms Pak Hindu student raped, killed
Islamabad: The final autopsy report of a Pakistani Hindu medical student who was found dead under mysterious circumstances in her hostel room in September, has revealed that she was raped before being murdered. Her body was found on September 16 hanging from the ceiling fan in her hostel room at the Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto […]
Kartarpur ready to welcome Sikh pilgrims: Imran, shares pics
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday said that Kartarpur was ready to welcome the Sikh pilgrims from India to mark the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev – the founder of Sikhism. “I want to congratulate our govt for readying Kartarpur, in record time, for Guru Nanak jee’s 550th birthday celebrations,” Khan said […]
Pak not doing enough against terrorist groups targeting India: US
New York: The US has said that Pakistan was not doing enough against terrorist groups operating from there that target India, and warned that those groups maintain their offensive capabilities. “Pakistan did not take sufficient action against externally focused groups such as Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), which continued to operate, train, organise, and fund […]
Fazlur Rehman gives two-day deadline to Imran Khan to quit
Islamabad: Jamiat Ulema Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman, leading the Azadi march demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Imran Khan, has given him a two-day deadline to resign. Addressing the march at Metro Ground in Islamabad on Friday, Rehman said that we are giving two days’ time to Prime Minister Imran Khan to resign […]
ISIS confirms Baghdadi is dead, names Abu Ibrahim al-Quraishi as its new leader
Cairo: The Islamic State terror organisation on Thursday named Abu Ibrahim al-Quraishi as its new leader after it confirmed the death of Abu Bak al-Baghdadi who was killed in a US raid in northern Syria. A spokesperson for the terror organisation, Abu Hasan Al Mohager, was also killed, the group said in a voice message on […]