Indian design to hamper CPEC will be foiled: Pakistan Minister
Islamabad, Dec 29 : Pakistan’s Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal has alleged that “conspiracies” are being hatched by India against the ambitious China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), and they would be foiled, a media report said. Iqbal told the media on Thursday that India was using the soil of Afghanistan for such conspiracies, but expressed the hope […]
US, South Korea to hold trade talks next week
Washington, Dec 28: US and South Korean delegates will meet in Washington on January 5 for talks on possible amendments to their free trade agreement, officials announced today. The Trump administration initiated talks to renegotiate the United States-Korea (KORUS) free trade agreement in July, arguing the 2012 deal was lopsided because American’s bilateral trade deficit had […]
U.N. rights investigator calls for pressure on China, Russia over Myanmar abuses
SEOUL : – The United Nations’ independent investigator into human rights in Myanmar has called for international pressure on China and Russia to try to get them to oppose human rights abuses in Myanmar. U.N. special rapporteur Yanghee Lee, who was last week barred by the Myanmar government from visiting the country, singled out China […]
Kabul bombing: 40 killed as suicide bomb hits Afghan capital
28 December 2017 At least 40 people have been killed and dozens more injured after a suicide attack in the Afghan capital of Kabul. The blast happened at a Shia cultural and religious organisation and was followed by two other explosions nearby, the BBC reported. Images on social media appeared to show bodies strewn across […]
Republic Day Celebration -2018, Govt constitutes official panel to oversee arrangements
JAMMU, DECEMBER 27: Government today constituted a committee under the chairmanship of Deputy Chief Minister, Dr Nirmal Singh for supervising the arrangements for Republic Day Celebration -2018. As per the government order issued in this regard, the members of the Committee include Principal Secretary to the Governor, Principal Secretary Home, Principal Secretary Health & […]
China to become world’s biggest economy by 2032
Wed Dec 27, 2017 Experts say the United States is set to lose its global economic dominance and will be replaced by China that will establish itself as the world’s biggest economy before 2032. A report released by the London-based Center for Economics and Business Research emphasized that China was already successfully moving ahead […]
China urges Pakistan, India to maintain peace
Beijing Dec 27: China on Wednesday urged India and Pakistan to maintain peace along the LoC, which has witnessed a spurt in cross-border firing including the killing of three Pakistani soldiers by Indian Army commandos this week. China, which maintains a neutral position on the Indian-Pakistan dispute, asked the two countries to stay committed to […]
Jadhav’s wife’s shoes had ‘something metallic’: Pakistan Foreign Office
Islamabad, Dec 27 : The Pakistan Foreign Office on Wednesday said the shoes of alleged Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav’s wife were confiscated as a “metallic substance” had been detected in them, after India accused Islamabad of not returning her shoes after the meeting held here on Monday. In a statement, the Foreign Office rejected […]
It wasn’t last meeting, will decide on consular access to Jadhav: Pakistan
Dec 25: Pakistan on Monday described alleged Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav as “the face of Indian terror” and said it would decide on consular access to him at an appropriate time. It added that the meeting between Jadhav and his family was not the last. “This is not the last meeting. Let me say it […]
Saudi warplanes Yemeni capital, other cities
Mon Dec 25, 2017 At least 15 people have been killed in new Saudi airstrikes hitting various areas across Yemen, including the capital Sana’a, the al-Masirah television network reports. Saudi warplanes bombarded two farms in Zabid District in Hudaydah Province in the country’s extreme west early Monday, the report said. Eight people were killed in the attack, including […]
