Sunday, October 20th, 2019
President Arif Alvi reaches Japan on five-day visit
TOKYO, OCT 20 (DNA): President Dr Arif Alvi has reached in Japan on a five-day visit on the invitation of the Tokyo government where he will attend enthronement ceremony of Emperor Naruhito. The Foreign Office spokesman Dr Faisal had announced earlier that President Arif Alvi is paying the visit on the invitation of the Government of Japan to attend the ceremony of Emperor Naruhito’s ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne. He added that the event will also be attended by a number of international leaders. The president is also scheduled toRead More
Pakistan invites P5 diplomats to expose Indian allegations
ISLAMABAD, OCT 20 (DNA): Pakistan on Sunday summoned the Indian Cd A Mr. Gaurav Ahluwalia and condemned the unprovoked ceasefire violations by the Indian occupation forces along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jura, Shahkot and Nausehri Sectors on 19th and 20th October, 2019. Foreign Office said the Indian occupation forces, along the LoC and Working Boundary, have continuously been targeting civilian populated areas with artillery fire, heavy calibre mortars, and automatic weapons. This escalation in ceasefire violations by India is continuing from 2017, when the Indian forces committed moreRead More
Modi cancels Turkey visit after President Erdogan supports Pakistan on Kashmir
NEW DELHI, Oct 20 (DNA): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has decided to cancel his two-day official visit to Turkey after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan openly raised occupied Kashmir issue at United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) and backed Pakistan at the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) meet in Paris. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was scheduled to depart on a two-day official visit to Ankara at the end of this month (October) following visit to Saudi Arabia, where he is going on October 27-28 to attend a mega investmentRead More
India imposed undeclared war at LoC: AJK president
LONDON, OCT 20 (DNA) – The AJK President Sardar Masood Khan vehemently condemning shelling on civilian population in different sectors of Azad Kashmir, has declared it a cowardly act by the Indian Army. In a statement issued in London on Sunday, he said that India had imposed an undeclared war on the liberated territory. “We have been stressing since long that after declaring occupied Kashmir as its colony, India had set attack on Azad Kashmir as its next target,” he said adding that the international community including United Nations shouldRead More
Pakistan Army responds Cross-Loc Firing; 9 Indian soldiers killed:ISPR
RAWALPINDI, Oct 20 (DNA): At least nine Indian soldiers were killed, many others injured and two bunkers destroyed by Pakistan Army in retaliation to unprovoked firing that targeted civilians near the Line of Control (LoC), Director-General Inter-Services Public Relations (DG-ISPR) said in a statement on Sunday. “Pakistan Army troops “effectively responded” to the latest Indian ceasefire violations, deliberately targeting civilians, in Jura, Shahkot and Nousehri sectors along the Line of Control,” the Director General ISPR Major General Asif Ghafoor tweeted Sunday. According to a tweet by the ISPR chief, oneRead More
Australia bring in Harris, Hussey as coaches for T20 series against Pakistan
MELBOURNE (DNA) – Mike Hussey and Ryan Harris will join Australia’s backroom staff for the Twenty20 international series against Sri Lanka and Pakistan, Cricket Australia said on Sunday. Former test batsman Hussey said he was also being looked at for a role in the T20 World Cup in Australia next year. “I’m very excited actually. I’m really looking forward to getting back in around the Aussie team,” 44-year-old Hussey, who played 38 T20 internationals for Australia, told News Ltd media. “They have floated the possibility of being involved closer toRead More