Pakistan likely to file a legal reference against Altaf in London on August 3, 2015ISLAMABAD – Minister for Interior Affairs Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Sunday disclosed through media that Pakistan would file a legal reference against Altaf Hussain – a London-based leader of the Mutahida Qaumi Movement – in London. Addressing a press conference, he said that a legal reference would be served to the British government and […]
Interior minister hits out at Altaf for asking Indian help on August 3, 2015ISLAMABAD – Minister for InteriorAffairs Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Sunday said that the purpose of Mutahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain’s speech on Saturday night was to defame Pakistan and its institutions. Addressing a press conference, he called the London-based MQM leader’s speech a humiliation for Pakistan. Altaf blamed the military for creating rifts […]
Greetingsvia social media impact SMS, voice usage on August 3, 2015ISLAMABAD – TheShort Messaging Service (SMS) andVoice Usage that eclipsed traditional greetings through cards on eveof Eid now seems facing decline owing to an increased utility ofsocial media. Courtesy to Internet coupled with improved and expanded 3G and4G services, people prefer to greet their near and dear ones throughdifferent Applications. The mobile phone companies which […]
Indiato take up Hindus problems with Pakistan on August 3, 2015NEW DELHI –India’s External Affairs Minister SushmaSwaraj has said that the Indian government will continue to ‘monitor’ developments affecting the welfare of minorities in Pakistan and take up the issue at all appropriate meetings. She said this inher reply to AvinashRaiKhanna – a member of RajyaSabha, the upper house of the Indian parliament.The lawmaker wrote […]
Govt data shows upsurge in communal violence in India on August 3, 2015NEW DELHI – India’s Ministry of Home Affairs – in is fresh data – has said that incidentsof communal violence throughout India have increased in the first six months of 2015 with 330 total riots and a death toll of 51, the state-run Press Trust of India news service reported on Sunday. According to the […]
Pakistan receives Indian proposal, not yet confirmmeeting in New Delhi on August 3, 2015ISLAMABAD –Adviseron National Security and Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz has said that Pakistan has received a proposal from India of a meeting between national security advisers of the two countries. Sartaj said that India proposed 23rd and 24th of this month for the meeting.Pakistan has not yet confirmed the proposed meeting, he said, adding that […]
Afghan woman sexually assaulted in Indian hospital on August 3, 2015NEW DELHI –A23-year-old Afghan national was sexually assaulted by an employee of the Max City Hospital within the premises while she was asleep next to her mother who had been admitted for treatment, the Hindustan Times newspaper reported. Police said that the accused – acontractual employee at the Max Healthcare – wasarrested and sent to […]
Pak-India security advisers likely to meet in New Delhi on Aug 23 on August 3, 2015NEW DELHI –Even as Pakistan and India are embroiled in a fresh war of words over the ceasefire violations and Gurdaspur terror attack, decks are being cleared for a meeting of the national security advisers in New Delhi on August 23 and 24, the Indian media reported on Sunday. On Sunday, Adviser on National Security […]
Minister for expediting work on Chinas economic corridor on August 3, 2015ISLAMABAD – Minister for Finance and Economic Affairs Senator Ishaq Dar here on Sunday directed the Economic Affairs Division for expediting work on its China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) related projects. The minister chaired a meeting to review the important economic projects under the aegis of the division. Economic Affairs Secretary Saleem Sethi gave a detail […]
EntirePakistan awaits AltafHussainsexemplary end, says Shahbaz on August 3, 2015 LAHORE –PunjabChief Minister Shahbaz Sharif slammed a recent statement byAltafHussain –chief of the MuttahidaQaumi Movement (MQM), saying that the London-based leader’sdiatribe against Pakistan and the Pakistan Army proves he is working for enemies. “The entire Pakistani nation awaits the exemplary end of this self-proclaimed leader whocalls out to India for help,” he said.The MQM […]