Taliban categorical ‘willingness to scale back violence’, Pakistan saysBy: Web Desk on January 17, 2020Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi mentioned Thursday that the Taliban had expressed a “willingness to reduce violence”, expressing the hope that an settlement between the militants and the US will see peace prevail in Afghanistan. In a video message shared from the official Instagram account of the international workplace, Qureshi mentioned “a step towards a […]
HRW report highlights Kashmiris’ ‘enormous suffering’; slams crackdown on peaceful dissent across IndiaBy: APP on January 15, 2020NEW YORK: India’s unilateral actions in Jammu and Kashmir in August 2019 caused enormous suffering and rights violations of the Kashmiri population, Human Rights Watch (HRW), a prominent international watchdog body, said Wednesday in its World Report 2020. The Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government revoked the disputed state’s special constitutional status, an action […]
No web, no jobs: Kashmiris board the ‘Internet Express’By: Agencies on January 14, 2020Braving the snow and cold, Abrar Ahmad, 18, is one of thousands of Kashmiris who regularly spend hours journeying on a packed train just so that they can go online as the region grapples with the longest Internet blackout imposed by a democracy. Stepping off the crammed train — dubbed the “Internet Express” by Indian […]
MQM-P’s Khalid Maqbool announces to quit as Federal MinisterBy: Web Desk on January 12, 2020Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan Convener, Dr. Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui has announced to quit as Federal Minister for Information Technology. Addressing a news conference in Karachi on Sunday, he said that his party would continue cooperating with the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). “We had promised the government to help with the formation of the government and we […]
Thirteen martyred, 21 wounded as blast strikes Quetta mosqueBy: Web Desk on January 10, 2020QUETTA: Thirteen people were martyred and more than 21 were injured after a blast struck a mosque located in the city’s Ghousabad neighbourhood, Friday. The police personnel has been identified as DSP Haji Aman Ullah while the law enforcement agencies have cordoned off the area as investigators search for forensic evidence. Last month, unidentified armed men […]
Washington prepared to talk to Tehran with ‘no preconditions’By: Web Desk on January 9, 2020The United States’ Ambassador to the United Nations, Kelly Craft, said on Thursday that Washington was now “ready to engage without preconditions in serious negotiations with Iran”. In a letter to the UN, the US justified the killing of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani as an act of self-defence. Iran has retaliated by firing missiles at […]
Inflation in Pakistan reaches highest level during the last seven yearsBy: Web Desk on January 7, 2020KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Monday said during the first quarter of current fiscal year FY-20, Pakistan’s economy moved progressively along the adjustment path, however, inflation reached the highest level during the last seven years. The central bank, however, foresaw a notable drop in the current account deficit, projecting the deficit would […]
US will attack 52 Iranian sites if Iran arises against us: Donald TrumpBy: Mubashir Ali Sangal on January 5, 2020US President Donald Trump on Saturday warned to hit 52 Iranian sites “very hard” if Iran tries to attack “any Americans, or American assets,” in the response of its military commander Qassem Soleimani’s killing in Iraq. In a marathon of tweets, the US president threatened Iran, which reads “Iran is talking very boldly about targeting […]
Exploring Mexico’s Puerto VallartaBy: Ahmad Faruqui on January 4, 2020The very name, Puerto Vallarta, had a magic ring to it. I first came across it when we were looking for a house in San Jose. I learned it was the name of a resort in Mexico along the Pacific coast. Three decades later, I found myself in the real Puerto Vallarta. We had arrived […]
Federal cabinet approves amendment in Pakistan Army Act 1952By: Web Desk on January 1, 2020ISLAMABAD: In a major development, the Federal cabinet under the chair of Prime Minister Imran Khan, gave approval of amendment in Army Act for extension in tenure of incumbent Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa here on Wednesday. An emergency meeting of the cabinet was convened today under the chair of Prime Minister Imran Khan to review the amendment in the Act for the […]