Wednesday, August 17th, 2016
India says willing to talk with Pakistan on terror but not Kashmir
NEW DELHI, AUGUST 17 (DNA): Responding to Foreign Secretary Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry’s invitation for talks on Kashmir issue, India’s Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar expressed his willingness to visit Islamabad but maintained that “Pakistan has no locus standi in addressing any aspect of the situation in Jammu and Kashmir, which is an internal matter of India.” Highly placed sources said that Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan Gautam Bambawale has handed over New Delhi’s response to Pakistan Foreign Office on Islamabad’s invitation for talks on Kashmir. “Since aspects related to cross-border terrorismRead More
US refuses to back Modi’s claims
WASHINGTON: The United States continues to view the Kashmir issue as a dispute that needs to be settled by both India and Pakistan, says the US State Department, while distancing itself from India’s claims over Azad Kashmir. In his Independence Day speech on Monday, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi refused to address the ongoing military oppression in India-held Kashmir. Instead, he accused Islamabad of suppressing the people of Azad Kashmir and Balochistan, saying that “Pakistan shall have to answer to the world” for the alleged atrocities committed against the peopleRead More
Serena Hotels host Bosnian cultural evening fundraiser for Pak-Bosnia school
ISLAMABAD, AUG 17 (DNA) -Serena Hotels under its Cultural Diplomacy Initiative arranged a Bosnian cultural evening featuring musical performances by the Bosnian sibling duo Jasmina and Dzenana Sehanovic, to raise funds for the construction of the Pak-Bosnian School in Pind Dadan Khan Jhelum. Before the performance, Dr. Makarevic gave a presentation on the construction and progress of the school, showing the plans of the school, so that the children of the area have access to the best possible education, particularly in this rural area of Pakistan