King Salman reiterates support to Pakistan on Kashmir issue
JEDDAH: Prime Minister Imran Khan called The Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz to talk about the grave situation in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday. He appraised him about arising from India’s illegal and unilateral actions of 5 August 2019. Besides this, he also conveyed his unity with King Salman over...
Trump and Imran Khan to meet on Sep 23rd
WASHINGTON: Prime Minister Imran Khan and US President Donald Trump expected to meet in New York on Sep 23, after he’ll arrive in the city for the 74th session of the UN General Assembly. According to the sources, this meeting is expected to be the first of the two meetings...
European Parliament slams India for denying Kashmir’s right to self determination
Members of the European Parliament have strongly censured the Indian government’s continuous curfew in occupied Kashmiris and denying their fundamental right to self-determination as guaranteed by the United Nations Security Council resolutions. The member of parliament demanded the immediate lifting of lockdown, restoration of normalcy, fundamental rights, communication blackout, freedom...
Afghan President Ghani survives blast at campaign rally
At least 24 people have been killed and 32 wounded after a suicide blast outside a campaign rally being held by Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in central Parwan province on Tuesday, a hospital official said. “The toll includes women and children,” Parwan hospital director Dr Abdul Qasim Sangin told AFP....
US singles out Iran, readies response to Saudi oil attacks
The United States readied its response Monday to the “unprecedented” attack on Saudi oil facilities as President Donald Trump said Iran was likely to blame, fanning new fears of conflict in the Gulf region. Trump said he was ready to help key ally Saudi Arabia after the weekend drone...
Occupied Kashmir:under military siege for 42nd consecutive day
Indian occupation forces in their unabated acts of state terrorism in occupied Kashmir on Sunday martyred three youth in Jammu region, as unprecedented military siege and communication blockade entered 42nd day. According to Kashmir Media Service, The troops killed two youth in a fake encounter in Kathua district on Thursday,...
Indian Supreme Court wants ‘normalcy’ restored in Jammu and Kashmir
Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi has directed the Indian government to ensure normalcy is restored in Jammu and Kashmir. However, he added that restoration will however be done on a “selective basis, keeping in mind national interests”. The Indian Supreme Court bench refused to pass any order on restoration in...
US to reveal Saudi official allegedly tied to 9/11 attackers
WASHINGTON (AFP) – The US Justice Department said Thursday that it would unmask the long-protected name of a Saudi official who allegedly had ties to the Al-Qaeda perpetrators of the September 11, 2001 attacks. Responding to years of pressure from families of the victims of the attacks, the FBI and...
Saudi king condemns Netanyahu pledge in call with Abbas
RIYADH (AFP) – King Salman reiterated Saudi Arabia s condemnation of the Israeli prime minister s pre-election pledge to annex part of the West Bank, in a phone call Thursday with Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas. Battling to win re-election in September 17 polls, Netanyahu issued a deeply controversial pledge on Tuesday to...
Indian and Chinese troops fight each other on the disputed border region
Indian and Chinese soldiers were on Wednesday involved in a prolonged confrontation along the disputed border territory between the two countries, reported Indian news publication. According to the report, Indian and Chinese troops clashed just after dawn in the Pangong Tso area of the border, just as India was preparing to conduct...
