Pakistan rejects India’s opposition to ‘Azad Jammu and Kashmir Constitution’
Pakistan today rejected India’s protest against its move to alter the status of Kashmir territories under Islamabad’s administration, saying New Delhi’s claim over the region has no legal basis. India this week had lodged strong protest with Pakistan over the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Interim Constitution (13th Amendment) Act, 2018, which abolished Pakistan administred Kashmir’s […]
Afghan Suicide Bomber Kills 12 in Kabul
At least 12 people were killed and more than 30 others wounded in a suicide attack on the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MoRRD) in the Afghan capital Kabul, an official said on Monday. Hashmat Stanikzai, the spokesman for the police headquarters in Kabul, told Anadolu Agency a suicide bomber blew his explosives at […]
Pak SC summons Pervez Musharraf
Islamabad : Pakistan Supreme Court on Thursday ordered former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf to appear before it on June 13. A three-judge bench, headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Mian Saqib Nisar, resumed the hearing of Musharraf’s review petition against his disqualification by the Peshawar High Court in 2013 reported Geo TV. […]
China says ‘no clue’ on mystery illness striking US diplomats
The US is evacuating several diplomats from China amid concerns that they were suffering from a mysterious illness similar to those reported by its personnel in Cuba, even as Beijing today said it has investigated and found “no clue” about the sound attacks. The US move comes after the State Department recently received medical confirmation […]
Afghan army post attack kills 6 soldiers
Kabul: An Afghan official says the Taliban have attacked an army post in the western Badghis province, killing six soldiers and wounding seven. Abdul Aziz Beg, head of the provincial council, said the attack late yesterday set off a two-hour gunbattle, with the insurgents stealing ammunition and two army vehicles. No one immediately claimed responsibility […]
Gunmen kill 2 Iran border guards near frontier with Iraq
TEHRAN, — Iran’s official news agency says gunmen shot and killed two Iranian border guards near the border with Iraq. IRNA says the guards, both sergeant majors, died in a shootout late Tuesday near the border town of Sardasht. It was not immediately clear who was behind the shooting, but Kurdish separatists and Islamic extremists […]
Muslim groups will be absent as Donald Trump hosts Iftar dinner
As Donald Trump hosts his inaugural Iftar dinner as president on Wednesday to mark the holy month of Ramadan, Muslims in the nation’s capital will hold a counter event just steps away from the White House. The lack of enthusiasm among American Muslims over Trump’s unexpected decision to hold a White House Iftar underscores the […]
Prep for meeting with Kim going along well, says Trump
US President Donald Trump today said that preparations for the June 12 summit meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is moving along very well. The President’s statement comes a day after Singapore designated a special event area of the Sentosa island tourist resort for Tuesday’s historic summit, which is expected to be covered by […]
Pak caretaker govt takes charge till polls on July 25
Islamabad, : A six-member caretaker federal Cabinet today took oath to run the Pakistan government under interim Prime Minister Nasirul Mulk till the general election on July 25. President Mamnoon Hussain administered the oath of office to the members of the Cabinet at the President House which was attended among others, by caretaker prime minister […]
IS suicide bombers attack Pakistani security post, killing 3
Karachi: Two heavily-armed Islamic State bombers attacked a security post in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province , killing at least three paramilitary soldiers and injuring four others. Two bombers attacked the check post of paramilitary Frontier Corps (FC) near Mastung city of the province, a security official said yesterday. One attacker was killed in the exchange […]
