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‘But this restriction hit India harder than Pakistan. The loss of India is almost double. But at this juncture détente and harmony are required from both sides,’ added Khan. (Photo: File | Representative))

Pakistan lost over Rs 8 billion due to airspace closure: Report

‘It’s a huge loss for our overall (aviation) industry,’ Pakistan Federal Minister for Aviation Ghulam Sarwar Khan said on Thursday.

19 Jul 2019 1:50 PM

Ahead of Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's visit to the United States, a Congressional report has said that the security assistance to Pakistan would remain suspended. (Photo: File)

‘Aid to Pak will remain suspended,’ says US ahead of Imran Khan's visit

This is first high-level visit by a Pakistani Prime Minster to the White House during the Trump administration.

19 Jul 2019 10:01 AM

Kulbhushan Jadhav, 49, a retired Indian Navy officer, was sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court on charges of 'espionage and terrorism' in April 2017. (Photo: File)

Will grant consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav according to our law: Pak

The ministry also said that Kulbhushan Jadhav had been informed of his rights under the Vienna Convention on consular relations.

19 Jul 2019 8:57 AM

‘We hope that this time Hafiz Saeed will genuinely be brought to justice,’ added Kumar. (Photo: ANI)

India dubs Hafiz Saeed's arrest by Pakistan as mere ‘drama’

‘This has not been first time that Saeed has been arrested or detained. This drama has taken place at least 8 times since 2001,’ MEA said.

18 Jul 2019 7:43 PM

Giving an account of the situation along the Line of Control (LoC), the annual report says that the Indian Army gave a befitting retaliation to Pakistan Army in Sunderbani sector on November 12 last year. (Photo :Rajnath Singh | Twitter)

Pak continues to encourage terror groups to target India: Defence Ministry report

Pulwama attack is also a confirmation of India continuing to be persistent target of ‘Pakistan sponsored’ cross border terrorism policy.

18 Jul 2019 7:36 PM

'Shahid Khaqan Abbasi... is accused of commission of the offence of corruption and corrupt practices under section 9(a) of National Accountability Offence, 1999,' an order by NAB said.(Photo: ANI)

Former Pak PM Shahid Khaqan Abbasi arrested: Pak media

Abbasi was arrested by the National Accountability Bureau.

18 Jul 2019 3:18 PM

The Pakistan government had in its budget document presented in the National Assembly the last year said that it paid Rs 20 crore to UK-based barrister Khawar Qureshi, who is representing the country in the Hague. (Photo: File)

Pak spends over Rs 20 cr in Kulbhushan Jadhav case, Indian lawyer charged only Re 1

According to reports, Salve otherwise charges a handsome Rs 30 lakh a day for other clients.

18 Jul 2019 2:44 PM

‘We have never retaliated (against anyone) and have left everything to God. I pray that may God reward you and give you a long life,’ the man told Trump. (Photo: ANI)

Freed Ahmadi man apprise Trump about community's persecution in Pak

The man said that while he can call himself a Muslim in the US, he cannot do so in Pakistan for fear of punishment.

18 Jul 2019 1:53 PM

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday urged Islamabad to release and repatriate him immediately. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

We will once again call upon Pak to release Kulbhushan Jadhav: Jaishankar in RS

The bench also ruled by 15 votes to 1 that Pakistan had violated India's rights to consular visits after Jadhav's arrest.

18 Jul 2019 11:38 AM

Hafiz Saeed, whose prosecution has long been sought by New Delhi and Washington over the ghastly attacks in India's financial capital. (Photo: File)

Hafiz Saeed's arrest mere cosmetic, Pak's happy face for Trump-Khan meet: Experts

Contrary to Trump's characterisation of prolonged 'search', Pak authoritieswere aware of Saeed's whereabouts for years, critics argued.

18 Jul 2019 10:29 AM

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has welcomed the verdict of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to continue its stay on the execution of the Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav held in a Pakistani jail on allegations of spying. (Photo: File)

ICJ's verdict on Kulbhushan Jadhav brings relief, renews hope: Rahul

Apart from Rahul Gandhi, other Congress leaders including Priyanka Gandhi, Ahmed Patel and Randeep Surjewala too hailed ICJ's verdict.

18 Jul 2019 8:36 AM

Should the involved parties choose to not follow the verdict would ultimately lead to an international loss of image, but no legal implications per se. (Photo: File)

ICJ asks Pakistan to reconsider death sentence to Kulbhushan Jadhav

ICJ has also granted India consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav.

17 Jul 2019 6:25 PM

Hafiz Saeed, on numerous occasions been put on house arrest but was soon released despite the mounting number of terror allegations against him. (Photo: File)

The world by its side, India triumphs against Hafiz Saeed; but for how long?

India for a decade trying to pressure Pakistan into giving him up. Protected by Pakistani police and ISI, Saeed has mostly been a free man.

17 Jul 2019 5:05 PM

Saeed, the chief of Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) and co-founder of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), was first arrested in 2001 after India accused him of his role in the Parliament attack. (Photo: File)

Relentless international pressure forces Pakistan to arrest Hafiz Saeed

Acting on India's insistence, the UN declared Jamaat-ud-Dawa as the funding arm of the LeT in December 2008.

17 Jul 2019 4:54 PM

Hafiz Muhammad Saeed holds two master's degrees from the University of Punjab and a specialization in Islamic Studies and Arabic Language from King Saud University. (Photo: File)

Hafiz Saeed: From professor to the face of terror

Hafiz -- a title bestowed upon people who know the Quran by heart -- was born to a conservative family in Pakistan Punjab in 1950.

17 Jul 2019 4:08 PM

Jadhav was arrested on March 3, 2016 by Pakistan military in Balochistan. (Photo: File)

A timeline of the Kulbhushan Jadhav case

This case has stretched for more than three years now and it will take decisive turn when the ICJ will pronounce its ruling on July 17.

17 Jul 2019 2:23 PM

In April 2017, Jadhav was sentenced to death after a secret trial by a military court. (Photo: File)

UN court to pronounce verdict on Kulbhushan Jadhav case today

The ICJ President Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf will read the court’s decision in a sitting at 3 pm on Wednesday.

17 Jul 2019 9:33 AM

Journalists and press freedom advocates say that the Pakistani military is pressuring media outlets to quash critical coverage. (Photo: FIle)

Pakistani journalists hold protests to oppose censorship

The rallies, dubbed Day of Protests, were spearheaded by the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists.

16 Jul 2019 10:08 PM

The Army has planned celebratory events across the country from July 25-27 to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the conflict. (Photo: ANI)

Well prepared for a Kargil-like conflict again: Dhanoa

The 'Kargil Vijay Diwas', named after the success of 'Operation Vijay', marks victory of India over Pakistan during the Kargil War in 1999.

16 Jul 2019 6:57 PM

State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) Director Operations Saaedur Rehman Qureshi confirmed the death toll and said it was likely to rise, the daily reported. (Photo: ANI)

Flash floods in Pakistan leave 28 dead with toll likely to rise

Two mosques were also completely destroyed in the flash floods, officials said.

16 Jul 2019 2:45 PM

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