YSR Congress Party Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, who will take oath as the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh on May 30, on Thursday said the massive mandate given by the people had increased his responsibility. “This mandate has come out with tremendous amount of responsibility and I will make sure that I will live up […]
Islamabad, March 4 Certain events in 1999, such as the Pakistan Army bypassing the civilian government to launch a war on India, has had immense consequences for the India-Pakistan relationship and have worked to make Pakistan progressively irrelevant in the international community, said an article in the Daily Times Wednesday. “In the context of Pakistan-India […]
Islamabad, March 3 – Indian Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar arrived in Islamabad on Tuesday on the third leg of his four-nation SAARC Yatra. He is expected to hold talks with his Pakistani counterpart Aizaz Ahmed Chaudhary in Islamabad and also call on Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. Jaishankar’s visit comes seven months after India called off foreign […]
Mumbai, March 3- “If the Muslim community in India want any special treatment as Muslims, they should go to Pakistan,” the Shiv Sena said here Tuesday. “If they (Muslims) want anything from this country, they must first accept India as their motherland and proclaim ‘Vande Mataram’. They cannot demand freedom and yet continue to cling to […]
Pakistan wants a complete halt to US drone attacks instead of a decrease in the frequency of attacks, the foreign office said Thursday. Foreign office spokesperson Tasnim Aslam said at a press briefing here that Pakistan’s stance on drone strikes was lucid, adding the strikes were unacceptable as these killed innocent people in violation of […]
India should use its position in the field of education to spread goodwill in South Asia, said former Pakistan diplomat Sajjad Ashraf, who hoped it would help improve ties Pakistan. “India should take advantage of its superior tertiary education and use it as an instrument for spreading goodwill in the South Asian region,” Ashraf told […]
US Secretary of State John Kerry said Monday that he has been working toward a “true partnership” with Pakistan since taking office a year ago. The top American envoy made the remarks as he reopened the US-Pakistan strategic dialogue at the State Department with Sartaj Aziz, the adviser to Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on […]
Pakistani troops Sunday resorted to unprovoked firing along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir as India was celebrating its 65th Republic Day, an official said. The firing took place in Uri sector along the Line of Control (LoC) in Baramulla district, defence spokesman Lt.Col. N.N. Joshi told reporters in Srinagar. “Pakistani troops fired […]
At least 28 people were killed and 45 injured when a suicide bomber hit a bus carrying Shiite muslim pilgrims in Pakistan’s Balochistan province Tuesday, Xinhua reported. The incident occurred as a suicide bomber rammed his explosive-laden vehicle into the pilgrims’ bus in Dareen Ghar area of Mastung district, local media reported. The bus was […]
A day after Jammu and Kashmir officials detained a Pakistani truck with 100 kg of brown sugar, Pakistan-administered Kashmir authorities Saturday detained 27 Indian drivers and their vehicles who had gone to Muzaffarabad with goods, officials said. All the trucks had gone with goods across the Line of Control (LoC) Friday, officials said here. This […]