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,…

If US wants talks, it must lift sanctions: Iran President

Tehran (IANS) If Washington wants negotiations with Tehran, it must lift all the sanctions against the Islamic republic, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday.

The US sanctions against Iran "violate human rights and amount to…

Article 370 revocation: Imran Khan warns of another Pulwama

Islamabad (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has reacted sharply to the Monday's developments in Jammu and Kashmir insisting that with an approach like this, "incidents like Pulwama are bound to happen again", the Dawn reported.

S. Korea, US begin joint military drills

Seoul (IANS) South Korea and the US on Monday began joint military military drills despite strong opposition from North Korea, which has conducted three missile tests in the past two weeks.

The two allies conducted their usual maneuvers in…

Bajwa calls meeting of Pak military top brass on Kashmir

Rawalpindi (IANS) Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa has summoned a Corps Commanders Conference on Tuesday after India scrapped special status for Jammu and Kashmir.

The conference will discuss the situation after India scrapped…

Trump condemns white supremacy after mass shootings

Washington (IANS) President Donald Trump on Monday said that the US must condemn bigotry, racism and white supremacy, following two mass shootings over the weekend that killed 29 people.

On Saturday, a gunman killed 20 people at a Walmart store…

20 killed in mass shooting at Texas Walmart

Washington (IANS) At least 20 people have been killed and another 24 injured in a mass shooting in the US city of El Paso, Texas Governor Greg Abbott has confirmed.

He described it as one of the deadliest days in the state's history.