Tuesday, August 4th, 2020
Fearing mass protests, India imposes ‘full curfew’ in occupied Kashmir
Indian authorities on Monday night issued the order to impose a “full curfew” in occupied Kashmir, a day before the one-year anniversary of August 5 when the Modi-led government stripped the region of its autonomy, generating widespread criticism and rebuke. Officials announced a two-day “full curfew” citing intelligence reports of looming protests in the Muslim-majority region of seven million people, where locals have called for the anniversary to be marked as a “black day”. Police vehicles patrolled the main city Srinagar after dark on Monday and again on Tuesday morning,Read More
Army Chief visits Lahore
ISPR General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) visited Lahore and met with senior serving /retired military officers at Corps Headquarters Lahore. COAS had an interactive session on wide ranging issues including professional matters, security situation in the region, measures to optimise dividends of peace and stability and also the challenges and opportunities. At the end the participants shared multifarious suggestions and thanked COAS for the candid discussion. General Jehangir Karamat (Retired), General Ahsan Saleem Hyat (Retired), General Tariq Majid (Retired), General Rashad Mahmood (Retired) and General RaheelRead More
Pakistan death toll by novel coronavirus soared to 5,999: NCOC
ISLAMABAD : The COVID-19 death toll in Pakistan has reached near 6000 after 15 more deaths in the country soared the count of fatalities by the disease to 5,999. The novel coronavirus infections and deaths gradually going down in Pakistan according to the latest figures released by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC). In past 24 hours, 432 confirmed COVID-19 cases diagnosed and 15 more deaths were reported due to the virus. The active coronavirus cases in the country stand at 25,065, according to the figures. The nationwide tallyRead More
Pakistan to give united message to India on August 5: FM Qureshi
ISLAMABAD : Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said Tuesday that the entire country was united on the issue of occupied Kashmir and will give ‘one message’ to India on the one-year anniversary of New Delhi’s August 5 move. “There is no confusion in our emotions or direction,” said the foreign minister. The entire country is united [on Kashmir issue] and will send one message to India [on August 5],” he added. The foreign minister said that he had invited all political parties and stakeholders, which included the PPP, PML-N andRead More