Amid row with India, Chinese Army holds live-fire drill in Tibet
Beijing, July 17 (IANS) Amid the continuing border stand-off with India, China has conducted a live-fire drill in Tibet in what one observer said was a likely warning to New Delhi. A fully-staffed and equipped brigade engaged in various drills involving the rapid movement of troops, use of digital devices and combined attacks by multiple […]
RAW operating from Afghanistan to create unrest in Pakistan: Gen Zubair Hayat
July 15, 2017 Pakistan is fully aware of the threats emanating from hostile intelligence agencies, especially Indian intelligence agency Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), against the country and the multi-billion dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). The Chairman Joint Chiefs of the Staff Committee, Gen Zubair Mahmood Hayat, said this while speaking as the chief guest at […]
8 civilians killed in Syria airstrikes
Cairo, July 15 (IANS) At least eight civilians were killed on Saturday when the US-led international coalition bombarded the northeastern Syrian city of Al-Mayadin, held by the Islamic State terror group, according to a war monitoring group. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said that the airstrikes struck several houses near a school, Efe […]
Nawaz Sharif dismisses calls to step down
Islamabad, July 13 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday rejected calls for his resignation at an emergency Cabinet meeting to chart out a counter to the Panamagate probe panel’s report that recommended the filing of a graft case against Sharif and his family. Addressing the Cabinet members, Sharif termed the Joint Investigation Team […]
Pakistan pays tribute to 1931 martyrs
Pakistan on Tuesday said that Killing of defenceless Kashmiris in Valley continues unabated and with impunity. Pakistan foreign office spokesperson Nafees Zakaria during the weekly briefing in Islamabad said that the “occupation forces have martyred 6 Kashmiri youth, injured 95, detention of Hurriyat Leaders continues and offering of Juma prayers has been denied”. He, according […]
India rejects china offer of mediation on Kashmir
NEW DELHI: Rebuffing China’s offer, India on Thursday ruled out any third party mediation on Kashmir about which it is ready to talk to Pakistan under a bilateral framework. “Our stand is absolutely clear. You are aware that the heart of the matter is cross-border terrorism emanating from a particular country that threatens peace and […]
Two Palestinians killed in Israeli army raid in Jenin
Two Palestinian men were shot dead during clashes with the Israeli army in the Jenin refugee camp in the north of the occupied West Bank, Palestinian medical and security sources said. Sa’ad Salah, 21 was shot in the head and killed on the spot, according to a source in a Jenin hospital, while 17 year […]
China dismisses Jaishankar’s remarks, wants Indian troop withdrawal
Beijing, July 12 (IANS) China on Wednesday said troop withdrawal by India from Doklam remained the precondition to resolve the border crisis in the Sikkim sector. Beijing also dismissed Indian Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar’s remarks that differences over the border between India and China occurred in the past also and were resolved. Foreign Ministry spokesperson […]
Aviod escalating tensions,China to Indo/Pak.
China on Wednesday said the “situation” in Jammu and Kashmir has attracted international attention and urged India and Pakistan to avoid escalating tensions. Without elaborating what it meant by “situation,” Beijing said it was willing to play a “constructive role” in improving relations between India and Pakistan. “Situation in Kashmir has attracted a lot of […]
India-China ties have direct implication for Asean: Jaishankar
Singapore, July 11 (IANS) Amid the current standoff between India and China along the Sikkim sector of the international border, Indian Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar said on Tuesday that ties between New Delhi and Beijing have a direct implication on the relationship with the southeast Asian nations. “In this changing landscape, few would dispute that […]
