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Earlier this month, India and Pakistan had failed to finalise an agreement on the Kartarpur corridor following differences over key issues including Islamabad's insistence on charge a fee for allowing pilgrims to visit Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib. (Photo: ANI)

Pak to charge Kartarpur pilgrims USD 20 as service fee

‘Pakistan has also shown unwillingness to allow presence of Indian Consular or Protocol officials at Gurdwara,' Indian delegation said.

12 Sep 2019 2:29 PM

Khan had also said that before his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government came into power, the governments did not have the ‘political will’ to disarm militant groups operating on their soil. (Photo: ANI)

Pakistan has spent billions of Rupees on JuD, admits its minister

Brigadier (retired) Ijaz Ahmed Shah said that Imran Khan govt has spent billions on terror outfit to attach them to mainstream.

12 Sep 2019 1:58 PM

India has maintained that Jadhav was kidnapped by from Iranian port of Chabahar, where he was running a business. (Photo: File)

'Kulbhushan Jadhav won’t get second consular access,' says Pakistan: reports

Pakistan first offered consular access to Jadhav on Aug 2 but India insisted that access should be 'effective and unhindered.'

12 Sep 2019 1:37 PM

Pakistan Interior Minister Brig Ijaz Ahmed Shah has brought a major embarrassment to Prime Minister Imran Khan and his coterie of ministers with his admission that Islamabad has failed to get support from the international community over its stand on Kashmir issue. (Photo: ANI)

Pak fails to convince international community over Kashmir issue: Interior Minister

India has repeatedly made it clear that talks with Pakistan are only possible after Islamabad stops sponsoring terror.

12 Sep 2019 9:09 AM

As per the MHA update, all health institutions are fully functional with 510,870 Out-Patient-Departments (OPD) and 15,157 surgeries. (Photo: AP)

'All landlines restored, schools, health institutions fully functional in Kashmir,' says MHA

Fearing the availability of basic necessities, the government has said there is an adequate stock of petroleum products and food grains.

11 Sep 2019 8:43 PM

Senge H Sering said Pakistan has failed in propagating its message in the international community and will play ‘the jihadi’ card. (Photo: ANI)

‘Article 370 a tool to enhance terrorism in J&K’, says Gilgit-Baltistan activist Senge Sering

Sering said people in the Gilgit-Baltistan, Ladakh, Jammu were waiting for the situation to evolve and reach a solution.

11 Sep 2019 5:08 PM

Qureshi accused India of turning Kashmir into the planet’s largest prison and sought an international investigation by the UNHRC into the situation in Jammu and Kashmir. (Photo: ANI)

After attempt at UNHRC, Pak PM Imran Khan to hold rally at PoK’s Muzaffarabad on Sep 13

India rebutted to Pak at UNHRC, insisting that statement made by Qureshi was ‘fabricated narrative from epicentre of global terrorism’.

11 Sep 2019 4:53 PM

During Muharram, stalls were set up in different parts of the city to offer milk, juices and cold water to the participants of the holy month’s processions. (Photo: AFP)

Milk at Rs 140 per litre, costlier than petrol in Pakistan

Petrol was sold Rs 113 per litre, while diesel was Rs 91 per litre in Pakistan.

11 Sep 2019 1:31 PM

'Fabricated narrative from epicentre of terrorism': India on Pak's Kashmir rhetoric

'This (Pakistan) country conducts cross-border terrorism as a form of alternate diplomacy,' Vijay Thakur Singh said.

10 Sep 2019 8:05 PM

Qureshi's remarks came after his address at the UNHRC session, where he presented a false narrative on Kashmir maintained by his country following the Indian government's historic move to abrogate Article 370. (Photo: ANI)

Watch: Pak Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi refers to J&K as an ‘Indian State’

Till date, Pakistan, in all its official communication, has been referring to Jammu and Kashmir as ‘Indian Administered Kashmir’.

10 Sep 2019 4:31 PM

A joint statement by Pakistan and China issued on Sunday following the conclusion of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi's two-day visit to Pakistan, said that "China is closely watching the situation in Jammu and Kashmir" and reiterated that the "Kashmir issue is a dispute left from history, and should be properly and peacefully resolved based on the UN Charter, relevant UN Security Council resolutions and bilateral agreements". (Photo: File)

India rejects joint statement of Pak-China referring Kashmir, concerned about CPEC

India is resolutely opposed to any actions by other countries to change the status quo in Pakistan occupied Jammu and Kashmir: MEA

10 Sep 2019 2:58 PM

The two sides exchanged views on the situation in Jammu and Kashmir. The Pakistani side briefed the Chinese side ‘on the situation, including its concerns, position, and urgent humanitarian issues’. (Photo: File)

China-Pak meet: Beijing ‘paying attention to situation in J&K’, opposes any unilateral action

The remarks were made in a joint statement at the conclusion of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi's two-day visit to Pakistan.

09 Sep 2019 3:47 PM

Her comments came after ISRO lost contact with Vikram lander in a last-minute snag barely 2.1 km away from its designated landing spot on the Moon's South Pole early on Saturday. (Photo: Twitter | @namirasalim)

‘Giant leap’: Pakistan's first woman astronaut lauds ISRO’s Chandrayaan-2 mission

‘The mission is indeed giant leap for South Asia which not only makes the region but entire global space industry proud,’ Namira Salim said.

09 Sep 2019 3:03 PM

The CPEC, which connects Gwadar Port in Balochistan with China's Xinjiang province, is the flagship project of Chinese President Xi Jinping's ambitious Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).

China plans to invest USD 1 bn in Pak development projects

The pace of development projects under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor is satisfactory, says Yao Jing.

09 Sep 2019 10:17 AM

The country has found itself completely isolated on the international forums, after being snubbed at the United Nations Security Council, as well as by countries like Russia, France, and the US. (Photo: File)

Pakistan summons India's Deputy High Commissioner over Kashmir issue

Earlier in the day, Pakistan Foreign Ministry said that it ‘categorically rejected’ India's ‘portrayal of normalcy in Jammu and Kashmir.’

08 Sep 2019 8:37 PM

The envoy also commented that Chinese businesswomen would be invited to participate in the fifth Islamabad Expo scheduled in November to explore the market and promote networking. (Photo: File)

China plans investment of USD 1 bn in development projects in Pakistan: reports

Yao Jing made announcement while addressing the Islamabad Women's Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IWCCI) on Saturday.

08 Sep 2019 1:38 PM

Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said that the decision was approved by Prime Minister Imran Khan in response to India's decision to revoke special status of Jammu and Kashmir, reported Dawn news. (Photo: File)

India regrets Pak's decision to not allow its air space for President Kovind's flight

President Kovind is scheduled to embark on an official nine-day visit to Iceland, Switzerland, and Slovenia from Sep 9.

07 Sep 2019 4:04 PM

Chinese nationals would get an extension in their visas here instead of going back after the expiry of their visas and returning on work visas. (Photo: Representational image)

Visa fees of Chinese nationals working on development projects to be waived off by Pak

According to the policy, visas issued by missions cannot be changed for any reason in Pakistan.

07 Sep 2019 3:42 PM

In a tweet posted on Friday, Wells said that US' support for talks between India and Pakistan was stressed during the meeting. (Photo: File)

US backs direct talks between India and Pak on Kashmir: Wells

India has categorically told the international community that the scrapping of Article 370 was an internal matter.

07 Sep 2019 1:49 PM

India will be taking part with armies from Pakistan, China among others in the exercises being held by Russia set to be kicked off from September 9. (Representational Image)

India to participate in multi-nation war games with Pak, China armies

The 2019 edition of the exercise will comprise two modules.

06 Sep 2019 11:06 AM

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