Pakistan issues postage stamps ‘commemorating’ Burhan Wani as ‘freedom icon
New Delhi: Needling India on Kashmir issue again, Pakistan released 20 “commemorative” postage stamps which portray slain militant as “victims of atrocities by Indian troops in Kashmir”. According to a report by TOI, Islamabad released these stamps to highlight the plight of Kashmiris who are fighting against “the Indian oppression”. The stamps were issued on ‘Kashmir […]
After Imran Khan’s letter to PM Modi, MEA says India-Pakistan foreign ministers to meet in New York
New Delhi, News Nation Bureau | Updated : 20 September 2018, 06:34 PM External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and her Pakistani counterpart Shah Mehmood Qureshi will meet in New York later this month, MEA spokesperson Raveesh Kumar confirmed on Thursday. “I can confirm that on the request of the Pakistani side, a meeting between EAM […]
Pakistan denies opening Afghan trade route for India
Islamabad: Pakistan has refuted media reports that it has expressed readiness to talk on the restoration of the India-Afghanistan trade route using its land. Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi rejected the reports after US Ambassador to Afghanistan John Bass was quoted as saying by an Indian newspaper that Pakistan had approached Afghanistan earlier this year […]
Turkey pledges support to Pakistan on Kashmir
ISLAMABAD: Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Friday said that Turkey wants Kashmir issue to be resolved and it will stand with Pakistan on the issue. “The group that has been formed over Kashmir in the UN, we will stand with Pakistan and try to make [its efforts] successful,” the Turkish FM announced during a […]
Thousands turn up for Kulsoom Nawaz’s funeral
LAHORE: Thousands of people were present for the funeral prayers of Begum Kulsoom Nawaz, the wife of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday. The body was transferred to the venue for the prayers via an ambulance and Maulana Tariq Jameel led Begum Kulsoom’s funeral prayers. Representatives for Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), Awami National Party (ANP) […]
Nawaz Sharif’s wife Kulsoom passes away after prolonged illness
Islamabad: Kulsoom Nawaz, the wife of former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif, died of cancer in London on Tuesday as her husband remains locked up in jail in his home country following his fall from power. Nawaz, 68, who was first lady of Pakistan three times, was diagnosed with lymphoma in August last year and […]
At UN, Pakistan calls for resolving Kashmir & Palestine disputes for world peace
UNITED NATIONS – On the eve of the 73nd session of United Nations General Assembly, Pakistan has called for strengthening the world body’s role in conflict resolution, while spotlighting Kashmiri people’s decades-long struggle for their right to self-determination in Indian occupied Kashmir. “We must summon the collective will to address protracted and complex disputes and […]
Pakistan to raise Kashmir issue at every forum: Qureshi
ISLAMABAD – Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi Tuesday said Pakistan would continue to raise the issue of “gross and systematic human rights violations” by the occupational forces in the Indian Occupied Jammu Kashmir (IoK) at all international fora. The foreign minister discussed the latest situation in the IoK with Azad Jammu and Kashmir President Sardar […]
Arif Alvi elected Pakistan’s 13th President
ISLAMABAD :Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s Dr Arif Alvi has been elected the 13th President of Pakistan, according to provisional results, Dawn reported. The counting of the votes is under way, and while the Election Commission of Pakistan is scheduled to announce official results tomorrow, provisional results have started pouring in. Alvi, according to unofficial results, has edged out […]
Founder of militant Afghan Haqqani network dies: Taliban
KABUL:,Jalaluddin Haqqani, founder of the militant Haqqani network, one of the most powerful and feared groups in the Afghan insurgency, has died after a long illness, the Taliban announced on Tuesday. Haqqani, who founded the network in the 1970s, relinquished operational leadership of the group some years ago to his son Sirajuddin Haqqani, who is […]
