ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on Thursday that Prime Minister Imran Khan’s visit to China would include discussions on advancing joint ventures and speeding up progress on the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), as well as a solidarity appearance at the Beijing Olympic ceremony. The foreign minister said in a statement released ahead […]
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Agitated, unemployed people set train on fire in eastern India
Angry mobs in eastern India set fire to empty train coaches and disrupted rail traffic in protests against alleged problems in railway recruiting, which saw police use tear gas and baton charges to brutally disperse crowds. Since the beginning of the week, Bihar has been on edge over claims by young job aspirants that an […]
China returns Indian citizen at disputed border
According to a military spokesman, China has returned an Indian citizen who “illegally” entered Chinese territory near the contentious boundary between the two Asian giants. China’s notification came after India’s defence ministry announced last week that it had contacted China to request that it locate and release Miram Tarom, a 17-year-old Indian who had gone […]
MQM-P worker died of heart attack, not due to violence: Sindh minister
On Thursday, Sindh Information Minister Saeed Ghani said that Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) worker Aslam Khan died of a heart attack the day before, rather than police assault. On Wednesday, police used baton charges and shelling on MQM-P workers protesting against the newly passed amendments to the Sindh Local Government Act of 2013. Several people […]
Amendments in law likely to revolutionise criminal justice system
Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Thursday that effective justice dispensation was the state’s duty, and that the government was changing British-era legislation for the first time in the country’s history. The premier indicated that amendments to the civil and criminal procedural codes would provide fast justice when speaking at a judicial reform event. Imran […]
Shahzad Akbar was not performing up to the mark, reveals Rashid
Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, the Interior Minister, has publicly revealed that Prime Minister Imran Khan was dissatisfied with the performance of Shahzad Akbar, who abruptly resigned from his job as adviser to the Prime Minister on accountability and the interior earlier this week. In response to a question, the interior minister told BBC Urdu on Thursday […]
Safety of foreigner in Pakistan is Pakistan’s responsibility: NSA Moeed
BEIJING: Pakistan’s National Security Adviser (NSA) Moeed Yusuf said on Thursday that the safety of foreigners in Pakistan is Pakistan’s responsibility, and that Chinese employees and engineers working on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) are treated seriously. In an interview with the Beijing Review, the National Security Advisor stated that some countries and its proxy […]
MQM-P senior member succumb to injuries in hospital
Aslam Bhai, senior member of MQM-P North Karachi UC-5 joint organizer who got injured in today’s protest and was admitted to Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre Karachi, died today. Aslam got injured in police shelling and the baton charge by the police. He was admitted to hospital on Wednesday and succumbed to injuries during his treatment […]