Wednesday, December 16th, 2015
War with Pakistan no option, says Swaraj
NEW DELHI, 17 DEC (DNA) – Contending that talks with Pakistan are the only way to deal with terrorism, Indian Union Minister for External Affairs Sushma Swaraj told parliament on Wednesday that New Delhi was engaging with Islamabad with a belief that dialogue was the only option to remove “the shadow of terror”. Speaking in the Lok Sabha (Lower House of Parliament), Swaraj said India and Pakistan decided to hold talks on terror when Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Nawaz Sharif met in Ufa (Russia) in July and then inRead More
One-year anniversary: Top civil-military leadership honour APS victims
PESHAWAR: As the nation marks the first anniversary of Peshawar’s Army Public School (APS) massacre on Wednesday, the country’s top civil and military leadership honoured those who lost their lives during the attack in a sombre ceremony at the school. Blood of innocents united us: Nawaz Addressing the ceremony, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif termed the APS attack “an incident that shook the nation” and announced December 16 as the day of “national educational resolve”.He also announced the construction of APS Shuhada University.Following the APS attack, the premier said, the military andRead More