Islamabad: Pakistan has reopened its airspace for all types of civil traffic, the country’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) announced on Tuesday. The news was confirmed to Radio Pakistan by a CAA official. “With immediate effect Pakistan airspace is open for all type of civil traffic on published ATS (Air Traffic Service) routes,” according to a notice […]
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Lahore court grants pre-arrest bail to Hafiz Saeed
Lahore: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Lahore on Monday granted pre-arrest bail to Mumbai terror attacks mastermind and Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed and three others in a case pertaining to the banned outfit’s alleged illegal use of land for its seminary. Besides Saeed, interim bail was granted to Hafiz Masood, Ameer Hamza and Malik […]
Indian tariffs on US products ‘no longer acceptable’: Trump
Washington: US President Donald Trump again hit out at India over the issue of tariffs on Tuesday, less than a fortnight after he discussed the issue with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Japan and both agreed to address the issue. Trump’s attack in a tweet came just as trade officials of the two countries are […]
Is Pakistan sincere in its crackdown against Hafiz Saeed? India will be watching
New Delhi/ Islamabad: Even as Pakistani authorities have booked Mumbai terror attack mastermind and Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed and 12 other leaders of the charity, that is a front for the Lashkar-e-Taiba, for terror financing, India would be watching the developments closely to see whether Islamabad is sincere in its action against terror this time. […]
Hafiz Saeed, 3 others booked in Pakistan in terror financing cases
Islamabad: The Pakistan government on Wednesday booked Mumbai terror attack mastermind and Jamaat-ud Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed and three other members of the banned outfit for terror financing and facilitation, according to Pakistani media. Similar cases were also filed by the Punjab Counter Terrorism Department (PCTD) against people associated with other banned trusts operating as […]
Vijay Mallya gets reprieve from UK HC, can appeal extradition ruling
London: The UK High Court on Tuesday allowed Indian business tycoon Vijay Mallya, charged with fraud and money-laundering back home, to appeal against his extradition to India, local media reported. Mallya, whose extradition order had been upheld by the Westminister Magistrates’ Court last year and his appeal against it rejected earlier this year, had moved […]
Australian PM praises Modi in a Hindi tweet, says “Kithana acha he Modi”
Osaka: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Saturday praised his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi in a tweet in Hindi saying “Kithana acha he Modi”. Kithana acha he Modi! #G20OsakaSummit pic.twitter.com/BC6DyuX4lf — Scott Morrison (@ScottMorrisonMP) June 28, 2019 The two Prime Ministers met in this Japanese city on the sidelines of the ongoing G20 Summit. Along with […]
France hits all-time highest temperature of 45.9C
Paris: France has hit its highest ever recorded temperature — 45.9 degrees Celsius — amid a heatwave in Europe which is disrupting normal life, claiming lives as well as prompting governments to issue health alerts. The new record was measured in the southern town of Gallargues-le-Montueux. Before this year, the previous record was 44.1 degrees […]
G20: Trump tells Putin not to meddle in 2020 polls
Osaka: US President Donald Trump on Friday met his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin here and light-heartedly told him not to meddle in the 2020 American presidential elections. Trump, who is seeking a second term in the next election, met Putin on the sidelines of the ongoing two-day G20 summit in this Japanese city, reports Efe […]
Modi and I will announce very big trade deal: Trump
Osaka: US President Donald Trump on Friday said ahead of his meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi that he thinks they will have a “very big trade deal to announce”. Speaking to the media before the trilateral talks between him, Modi and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on the sidelines of the two-day G-20 […]