India, Pak tensions: All of this is because of Kashmir, says Imran Khan
Srinagar: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday said that an idea cannot be jailed and that the recent escalations along LoC were only because of Kahsmir issue. “All of this issue is because of Kashmir,” PM Khan said while addressing a joint session of parliament. “I want to ask the Indian public about all that […]
Nearly 50 per cent of transport pollution deaths linked to diesel: study
WASHINGTON: Some 385,000 people worldwide died prematurely in 2015 from air pollution caused by vehicle exhaust emissions, a US study found Wednesday, which singled out diesel engines as the main culprit. Diesel vehicles were responsible for 47 per cent of the deaths, it said, but the figure jumped as high as 66 per cent in […]
Pakistan temporarily opens airspace for commercial aviation
ISLAMABAD: The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Thursday said that the country’s airspace has been temporarily opened for commercial aviation. Earlier, Pakistan kept its airspace closed for a second day on Thursday amid escalating tensions with India. However, CAA said that all flight operations across the country will be resumed at 5 am on Friday. CAA […]
Pakistani airspace to remain closed till Thursday midnight
Islamabad: Pakistan’s airspace for commercial flights will remain closed till Thursday midnight, the civil aviation authority announced as thousands of passengers have been stranded after flight operations were suspended across major airports in the country in the wake of the escalating tensions with India. The aviation authority on Wednesday had announced that Pakistani airspace had been […]
Motive of Pak’s strike was to show we have capability to hit back: Imran Khan
Islamabad: In a media address, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday claimed that two Indian MIGs crossed the Line of Control and they were shot down, as he offered to defuse tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbours and resolve the issues through talks. Imran Khan said that they offered every kind of investigation after […]
We have shown we can retaliate but we want peace: Pakistan
Islamabad: Pakistan on Wednesday claimed that it shot down two Indian military aircraft over Pakistani air space and arrested two pilots. However, there was no official confirmation from the Indian government. In a 46-second video released by the Pakistan Army, a blindfolded man claimed that he’s IAF Wing Commander Abhinandan. “I am an IAF officer. […]
Nepal Tourism Minister Among 7 Killed In Helicopter Crash: Report
KATHMANDU: Nepal’s tourism minister, Rabindra Adhikari, is among seven people who died in a helicopter crash today, news agency ANI has reported, quoting Nepal’s Civil Aviation Authority. The crash is suspected to have taken place in Nepal’s Tehrathum district. Besides Mr Adhikari, the Air Dynasty helicopter was carrying six others, including Ang Tsering Sherpa, a prominent aviation […]
“Won’t Be In My Control Or Narendra Modi’s If This Escalates”: Imran Khan
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has asked India for a dialogue as hostilities between the two nations spiked this morning following an engagement between the air forces. Pakistan and Indian Air Forces had not engaged since the 1971 war. The surge in hostilities – the worst in decades — has come within a fortnight of […]
Whether there will be war or peace will be known in the next 72 hours: Pak. Minister
ISLAMABAD ;A Pakistani minister, known for his rabid remarks, on Wednesday said next 72 hours are crucial and if war happened with India it will be the biggest after the Second World War. Railways Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmad said, “It will be a dreadful war because Pakistan is fully prepared “Pakistan is almost in a state of […]
My name in Abhi Nandan, I am an IAF officer, my service No is 27981: Pak army releases video of ‘captured’ pilot
Islamabad: Pakistan on Wednesday claimed that it shot down two Indian military aircraft over Pakistani air space and arrested two pilots. However, there was no official confirmation from the Indian government. In a 46-second video released by the Pakistan Army, a blindfolded man claimed that he’s IAF Wing Commander Abhinandan. “I am an IAF officer. […]
