Qureshi leaves for China, to discuss India's move

Islamabad (IANS) Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has left for China to hold consultations with the Chinese leadership over India's decision to revoke Article 370 that granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir, the media reported…

Pakistan Army 'warns India against any misadventure'

Islamabad (IANS) The Pakistan Army on Friday said that if there is an attempt by India to undertake any "misadventure", then its response will be "even stronger than that of February 27", as tensions escalate between the two neighbours…

Activists gather at HK airport for 3-day protest

Hong Kong (IANS) Hundreds of demonstrators on Friday joined a three-day mass sit-in at the Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) on Friday in a fresh round of anti-government protests with an aim to secure international backing for the…

After Samjhauta, Pak to suspend Thar Express

Islamabad/Jaipur (IANS) A day after announcing the permanent suspension of Samjhauta Express, Pakistan on Friday said that it will also shut down the Thar Express, its last remaining train link with India, amid rising tensions between the two neighbours…

Pakistan 'permanently discontinues' Samjhauta Express

Islamabad (IANS) Pakistan on Thursday announced that it is permanently discontinuing the Samjhauta Express train service with India following New Delhi's revocation of special status for Jammu and Kashmir.

The decision was announced by…

Netanyahu lays cornerstone for new homes in West Bank

Jerusalem (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday laid the cornerstone for hundreds of new homes for Jewish settlers in the West Bank and pledged to build more.

Netanyahu attended a ceremony to inaugurate the construction…

Kartarpur corridor project to continue: Pakistan

Islamabad (IANS) The cross-border Kartarpur Corridor project will continue as scheduled, Pakistan said on Thursday, a day after it expelled the Indian envoy and announced other retaliatory measures after India revoked Article 370 granting special…

EU backs bilateral solution between India, Pakistan

Brussels (IANS) The European Union on Thursday expressed support to a bilateral political solution between India and Pakistan over Kashmir saying this "remains the only way to solve a long-lasting dispute that causes instability and…

N.Korea fires 2 short-range ballistic missiles: Seoul

Seoul (IANS) North Korea fired two projectiles believed to be short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea on Tuesday, South Korea's military said, in an apparent show of force against the ongoing joint military exercise between Seoul and…

Colombo backs creation of Buddhist-majority Ladakh UT

Colombo (IANS) Sri Lanka on Tuesday backed the Indian government's creation of a new Union Territory of Ladakh, noting it would be the first Indian state with a Buddhist majority.

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe,…