Pak raises Kashmir issue at UN, India calls it lonely voice
October 4, 2017, Pakistan on Wednesday raised the Kashmir issue at the UN with its envoy accusing India of spreading terrorism in the Valley. Pakistan’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN Maleeha Lodhi, during a debate of the General Assembly, also alleged that India made a “false claim” of conducting surgical strike across […]
UN appeals for massive Aid to overcome Rohingia crisis
The UN said on Tuesday that it would appeal for $430 million in aid from the international community to respond to the Rohingya refugee crisis in Bangladesh, a figure which is more than double what was calculated weeks earlier when the number of refugees was lower. Six weeks after the UN relief operations started, Mark […]
Hajj best opportunity to foil anti-Iran propaganda: Leader
Tue Oct 3, 2017 Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the annual Hajj pilgrimage provides the best opportunity to thwart the propaganda campaign against the Islamic Republic. Speaking during a meeting with Iranian officials in charge of the 2017 Hajj in Tehran on Tuesday, Ayatollah Khamenei said that there was a very […]
10,000 Rohingya waiting at border to cross into Bangladesh: Report
Tue Oct 3, 2017 Over 10,000 more Rohingya refugees fleeing a military crackdown at home in Myanmar’s Rakhine State have amassed near a crossing point with Bangladesh awaiting entry into the neighboring country. The refugees “are arriving at the western grove between Letphwekya and Kwunthpin village to emigrate to the neighboring country,” the state-backed Global […]
US Army chief calls for ‘military Schengen,’ says Russia violating military protocols
Tue Oct 3, 2017 The US and its allies in Europe need to form a “military Schengen” through special transport and border rules to help NATO forces deter Russian military forces more quickly, says the US Army’s commander in Europe. “The alliance needs to be able to move as quick, or quicker, than Russian Federation […]
Nawaz Sharif re-elected PML-N president
Islamabad, Oct 3 (Agencies) Pakistan’s ruling PML-N on Tuesday re-elected ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif as its chief months after the country’s top court disqualified him from holding any public office, party officials said. Sharif’s election came hours after after the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s central working committee approved an amendment to the party’s constitution, paving […]
Pakistan army chief in Kabul, offers military training
Srinagar: (VoV Monitoring Desk) Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa visited Afghan capital Kabul on Sunday afternoon and held a meeting with President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani to discuss issues of mutual interests, said a statement of the presidential palace on Monday. He has offered military training to Afghan soldiers in Pakistan and […]
Pakistan planning to lay 135 km-long optic fibre cable to evade Indian surveillance?
October 1, 2017 Pakistan and China are expected to lay a 135 kilometre-long cross-border optical fibre network as part of the Long Term Plan (KTP) for the China Pakistan Economic Corridor project, Dawn reported on Sunday. The project, costing $44 million, is also driven by Pakistan’s fears of surveillance by Indian authorities in its communications network as […]
India opens two border crossing points with Myanmar, B’desh
New Delhi, Oct 1 (Agencies) India has opened two immigration check posts along the borders with Myanmar and Bangladesh, a reflection of its growing closeness with the two eastern neighbours In a gazette notification, the home ministry said the central government has designated Zorinpui land check post in Lawngtlai district of Mizoram as an authorised immigration […]
Syrian war monitor: 28 civilians killed in ‘safe zone’
At least 28 civilians were killed in air attacks in the opposition stronghold of Idlib province in northwestern Syria, a war-monitor group said on Saturday. Four children were among the dead in the overnight air strikes on the town of Amanaz, a few kilometres from the Turkish border, the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. […]
