Pakistan SC to hear plea challenging appointments of FS, new Indian envoy
Lahore, July 31 (IANS) The Lahore High Court on Monday referred to the Supreme Court a petition challenging the appointments of Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua and new High Commissioner to India Suhail Mehmood by the former Nawaz Sharif government. Lahore High Court Justice Shams Mehmood Mirza heard the plea of Mehmood Akhtar Naqvi, who contended […]
Fresh Chinese incursion reported in Uttarakhand
31 Jul 2017 Chinese border guards entered one kilometre into Indian territory and threatened shepherds grazing cattle in the Barahoti area of Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district, official sources said on Monday. The incident took place on the morning of July 25 when a group of shepherds were asked to vacate the land by troops of the People’s Liberation Army, officials in […]
Blasts, gunfire rock Kabul near Iraqi embassy: IS claims responsibility
By PTI 31st July 2017 KABUL: The Islamic State group claimed it had attacked the Iraqi embassy in Kabul on Monday, as a series of explosions and the sound of gunfire shook the Afghan capital in a continuing assault. A security source told AFP that a suicide bomber had blown himself up outside the Iraqi […]
Nawaz Sharif recommends Shehbaz Sharif to become next PM
Friday Jul 28 2017 ISLAMABAD: After a consultative session of the PML-N, Shehbaz Sharif has come forward as the most likely candidate to be the next prime minister of Pakistan after an interim premier has served the 45-day period, Geo News reported. Shehbaz Sharif is currently serving as the chief minister of Punjab. Nawaz Sharif […]
Sri Lanka: Foreign Minister welcomes Chinese investment
( July 28, 2017, Colombo, Guardian) Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Ravi Karunanayake has spoken highly of the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative, expressing the hope that the government would like to see more Chinese investments. Talking to Xinhua in an interview on Thursday, the newly appointed foreign minister said China and Sri Lanka had maintained strong […]
The Latest: Iranians hold anti-Israel protest in Tehran
28 July 2017 JERUSALEM (AP) — The Latest on developments at a contested shrine in Jerusalem Dozens of worshippers have staged an anti-Israel rally in Iran over stepped-up security measures by Israeli forces at a contested shrine in Jerusalem. Chanting “Death to Israel” and “Death to America,” demonstrators in Tehran on Friday protested Israel’s security […]
India’s NSA Doval calls on Chinese President
Beijing, July 28 (IANS) India’s National Security Advisor Ajit Doval called on Chinese President Xi Jinping here on Friday, on the sidelines of a meeting of BRICS top security officials. Doval, along with his counterparts from member countries – Brazil, Russia and South Africa — called on Xi after the 7th BRICS Meeting of High […]
Nawaz Sharif steps down as Pakistan Prime Minister
Nawaz Sharif on Friday stepped down as Prime Minister of Pakistan after the Supreme Court disqualified him from holding office in the Panama Papers case. The PM House issued a notification saying that Sharif, despite having reservations on the SC’s verdict, has stepped down from his post as the Premier. Earlier in the day, the […]
India-China border row may lead to war, says US expert
By IANS : 27th July 2017 WASHINGTON: A US expert has said that the ongoing border dispute between the Indian and Chinese troops at Dokhlam in the Sikkim sector could lead to a war. “Yes I do, and I don’t say that lightly,” Jeff M. Smith, a scholar at the American Foreign Policy Council, told the […]
Ex-Pakistani PM Pervez Musharraf considered using nuclear weapons against India in 2001: Report
Press Trust of India, Dubai Jul 27, 2017 Pakistan’s former military dictator Gen Pervez Musharraf contemplated the use of nuclear weapons against India amid tensions following the December 2001 terror attack on the Indian Parliament, but decided against doing so out of fear of retaliation, according to a media report. Musharraf, 73, also recalled that […]
