Vajpayee Shifted Narrative “From Kashmir To Terrorism”: PM Modi’s Tribute
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said it was his predecessor Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who had shifted the narrative on Kashmir. The man who wanted dialogue with Pakistan and was started the historic Lahore bus service was also the one to get the international community to focus on terrorism that cost lives, instead of […]
Former UN chief and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Kofi Annan has died
ACCRA: Former United Nations Secretary General and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kofi Annan has died, the Kofi Annan Foundation said on Saturday. Annan, of Ghanaian nationality, died in hospital in Bern, Switzerland, in the early hours of Saturday, two close associates of Annan said.
Pakistan to elect next president in September 4: Election Commission
Pakistan to elect next president in September 4: Election CommissionIslamabad: Pakistan will hold presidential elections on September 4 to elect President Mamnoon Hussain’s successor at the end of his five-year-tenure, the Election Commission announced on Thursday. Pakistan’s president is elected indirectly by the members of Parliament and the four provincial assemblies. “Presidential election will be […]
New govt under Imran Khan wants Kashmir issue to be solved through dialogue: Pak envoy
NEWDEIHI:_Pakistan’s incoming leadership under Imran Khan has accorded importance to good relations with all neighbours, including India, and finding a solution to the Kashmir issue through dialogue, the Pakistani envoy said on Tuesday. Speaking on the occasion of Pakistan’s independence day at the high commission in New Delhi, Sohail Mahmood said positive developments, such as […]
Pakistan Celebrates 72nd Independence Day
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan Tuesday celebrated its 72nd Independence Day with commemorative ceremonies held in cities across the country. The day-long festivities began with special prayers in mosques and the hoisting of the national flag at all important public buildings in the country, which have been decorated with bunting and lights. To mark the day, a […]
Taliban capture northern Afghan base, kill at least 14 soldiers: Officials
Mazar-i-Sharif: Taliban fighters overran a northern Afghan army base, officials said today, killing at least 14 soldiers with dozens feared captured and others said to have fled in the latest blow to the country’s security forces. Militants gained control of the base in Ghormach district of volatile Faryab province after days of heavy fighting, according […]
Indonesia earthquake: Death toll rises to 387, around 13,000 injured
Mataram: An earthquake on the Indonesian island of Lombok has killed 387 people, authorities said on Saturday, adding hundreds of thousands of displaced people were still short of clean water, food and medicine nearly a week on. The shallow 6.9-magnitude quake Sunday leveled tens of thousands of homes, mosques and businesses across Lombok, just one […]
UN General Assembly approves Chile’s Bachelet as rights chief
UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations General Assembly approved on Friday the appointment of former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet as the world body’s new human rights chief. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced the appointment of Bachelet on Wednesday. She will replace Jordan’s Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein, who is stepping down at the end of the month after […]
Syria: At least 22 killed in Idlib and Aleppo airstrikes
BEIRUT: Government airstrikes on opposition-held territory in northwest Syria killed at least 22 people, a monitoring group said Friday, as the UN’s children’s agency warned a new battle in the war-torn country could affect the lives of 1 million children Government forces unleashed a wave of airstrikes across Idlib, Aleppo and Hama provinces after days […]
