Thursday, August 13th, 2020
Pakistan highlighting Islamophobia issue at every int’l forum: FM Qureshi
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister (FM) Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that Pakistan is highlighting the issue of Islamophobia at every international forum. In a statement issued from Islamabad on Thursday, the FM said the blasphemous incident in India has hurt the sentiments of Muslims. Qureshi was astonished over the arrest and killing of Muslims in the wake of the incident. He said the Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International and other human rights organizations should take notice of the incident.” It is not an internal issue but that of humanity.” Foreign MinisterRead More
Give until Aug 30 to clean Karachi drains, Sindh govt requests SC
KARACHI : The Sindh government on Thursday requested the Supreme Court to give it until August 30 to clean Karachi’s stormwater drains. A three-member bench, headed by Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed, was hearing a case related to illegal encroachments on drains at the apex court’s Karachi registry. The Advocate General (AG) submitted a report on behalf of the local government secretary, informing that work on cleaning of drains is underway. 50 per cent of the city’s Gujjar nullah and 20 per cent of CBM Nullah have been cleaned, he said.Read More
Kashmiris Struggle to get Rid of Indian Yoke
Iqbal Khan Generation after generation Kashmiri men, women and children have confronted and contested Indian occupation, brutality and incarceration. Pakistan continues to provide political and diplomatic support to the people of the occupied valley. India is violating international laws in the valley. The World must take note and warn Delhi about the implications of its actions in the region. Indian siege can’t conquer aspiration of Kashmiri people and asks world community to restrain apartheid Indian state’s atrocities in held valley.But no amount of brutality can break the will of theRead More
Sri Lankan PM greets Iftikhar Ali Malik on his success in SAARC Chamber election as President
LAHORE Aug 13 : Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa Thursday congratulated Iftikhar Ali Malik on his success in the election as President South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation (SAARC) Chamber of Commerce and Industry for a term of two years. In his message, ” Sri Lankan PM extending best wishes said he is also highly impressive about the views of Iftikhar Ali Malik that the positive engagements of the SAARC countries and its cooperation with private sector is a solution for wide spread poverty and unemployment of theRead More
Fencing on Pakistan-Afghanistan border
ISLAMABAD : Responding to news items in the Afghan media and reported statement of the Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Spokesperson rejected the insinuation that Pakistan military was conducting “illegal” fencing of the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. The Spokesperson made clear that the fencing along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border was being done to address Pakistan’s serious security concerns and was fully in accordance with the established norms of international law, without encroaching into Afghan territory. The Spokesperson added that the Afghan side would be well-advised to engage on border matters through theRead More
Collective aspiration of Kashmiris is to join Pakistan – Masood Khan
Islamabad; 13 August : Sardar Masood Khan, President Azad Jammu and Kashmir, has said that historically the people of Jammu and Kashmir had decided to join Pakistan well before the Independence of Pakistan. This decision, he said was unanimously made during the meeting of the All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference held on 19 July 1947. The President shared these remarks while speaking to the concluding session of the Summer School 2020 Kashmir Boot Camp organised by the Centre for Security, Strategy and Policy Research (CSSPR) on the topic “Kashmir: Conflict,Read More