WASHINGTON (DNA) – America on Sunday kicks off the one-year countdown to Election Day 2020, with President Donald Trump betting an “angry” Republican surge can deliver him a second term, as the Democratic battle to win back the White House heats up. The building political clash — dramatically fueled by the House of Representatives’ impeachment inquiry into Trump — appears to virtually guarantee another year of sharp division in a nation long weary of such drama. Polls suggest the country couldn’t be much more divided. The latest projection from aRead More

SRINAGAR (DNA): In occupied Kashmir, although India has officially declared Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh two Union Territories, life in the valley continues to remain paralyzed on the 91st day of lockdown and communications gag. Internet and pre-paid mobile services remain suspended while educational institutions have failed to attract students. Public transport, too, is off the roads. Since the abrogation of Article 370 till the third week of October, the Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry has faced losses to the tune of Rs 10,000 crore. Besides, the 91-day-long shutdownRead More

ISLAMABAD (DNA) – Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry on Sunday has said that failure of ‘halwa march’ by Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) is Pakistan’s success. In a post on social-networking website Twitter, the minister claimed that Azadi March is being organized by those whose ancestors opposed Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah in Pakistan movement. Defeat of this class (Azadi March protesters) is a key to Pakistan’s bright future, he added. Fawad Chaudhry further hoped that the matter of anti-government protest will soon be concluded.

ISLAMABAD (DNA) – Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan on Sunday has congratulated the government for completing Kartarpur Corridor in record time for the celebrations of Baba Guru Nanak’s 550th birthday. In a tweet, the premier shared mesmerizing pictures of the newly-constructed corridor and wrote, “I want to congratulate our govt for readying Kartarpur, in record time, for Guru Nanak jee s 550th birthday celebrations.” Kartarpur ready to welcome Sikh pilgrims, the PM added. Responding to the tweet of PM Imran, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Ahsan Iqbal said, “Be under noRead More