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India Shreds Islamabad's "Distorted Agenda" At UN After Pak Raises Kashmir

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday October 19, 2019

India has slammed Pakistan for raising the issue of Jammu and Kashmir at a forum of the United Nations, saying Islamabad employs "empty rhetoric" to serve its "distorted agenda" and continues to engage in spreading unsubstantiated allegations.

Pak Blacklisting In 2020 "Highly Probable": Terror Funding Watchdog FATF

World News | Reported by Neeta Sharma, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Friday October 18, 2019

Pakistan will remain in the "grey list" of global terror funding watchdog FATF after it was given a fresh deadline of February 2020 to act against terror funding. Islamabad got four months' time after it was warned of action by the FATF if it fails to complete its full action plan.

Storm Forces William And Kate's Royal Plane To Abandon Islamabad Landing

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday October 18, 2019

A fierce storm in Islamabad forced a plane carrying Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate to abandon two landings before returning to Lahore late Thursday, reporters travelling with them said, in a dramatic end to a day of cracking cricket balls and touring the towering historic Badshahi Mosque.

Ahead Of Kartarpur Corridor Inauguration, Work On Pak Side Incomplete

India News | Written by Neeta Sharma | Wednesday October 16, 2019

Pakistan has refused to construct their side of a bridge on the elevated corridor to Kartarpur Darbar Sahab from Gurdaspur. Islamabad, instead, has built an alternate road connecting to India which pilgrims will use for first time on November 8. While the construction of a four-lane highway connecting the 'zero point' for the onward journey to Paki...

Anti-Terror Watchdog FATF Puts Pakistan On "Grey List" Till February 2020: Report

World News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday October 16, 2019

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has decided, in principle, to keep Pakistan in its "Grey List" until February 2020, directing Islamabad to take extra measures to completely eliminate terror financing and money laundering, media reported on Wednesday.

Kate Middleton, Prince William Hitch A Ride In A Rickshaw In Pakistan

Offbeat | ANI | Wednesday October 16, 2019

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William and Kate Middleton reached the National Monument in Islamabad for a dinner hosted by the British High Commissioner in Pakistan in a specially painted motorised rickshaw.

Pakistan Offers Rare Support To Turkey Over Syria Offensive

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday October 13, 2019

Pakistan has offered rare backing to Turkey in its offensive against Kurdish forces in Syria, with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expected to visit Islamabad later this month.

Petition To Drop Terror Charges Against Pervez Musharraf Rejected: Report

World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday October 10, 2019

The Islamabad High Court has dismissed a petition that sought deletion of terrorism charges against former President Pervez Musharraf and transfer of the judges detention case from the Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) to the sessions court.

Ahead Of Xi's Visit, China Says J&K Issue Should Be Resolved Bilaterally

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday October 8, 2019

As Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan arrived in Beijing Tuesday for talks with Xi Jinping ahead of the Chinese President's important visit to India, China said the Kashmir issue should be resolved between New Delhi and Islamabad, significantly omitting its recent references to the UN and UN Security Council resolutions.

Pak Service Fee From Pilgrims To Kartarpur Is "Tax", Says Union Minister

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday October 6, 2019

Union minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Saturday condemned Islamabad''s insistence to charge a service fee of USD 20 from pilgrims to the Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara and compared it with ''jaziya''.

Taliban Delegation Meets US Envoy During Visit To Islamabad: Sources

World News | Reuters | Friday October 4, 2019

A Taliban delegation met U.S. special representative for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad on Thursday, two sources told Reuters, the first known contact between the two sides since U.S. President Donald Trump called off talks last month.

Pak Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi Loses Cool When Asked To Name 58 Nations Backing Them On J&K

World News | ANI | Friday October 4, 2019

Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi lost his cool on being asked to name the 58 countries that Prime Minister Imran Khan commended for backing Islamabad on its stance on the Kashmir issue at the United Nations Human Rights Commission.

"No Muslim Nation With Pakistan": Union Minister On Jammu And Kashmir

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday October 1, 2019

With Pakistan trying to garner international support against India after the Centre scrapped Jammu and Kashmir's special status, the BJP asserted on Tuesday that no major Muslim country is with Islamabad since they consider it an internal matter of India.

"Tradition Of Military Rule In Pak": India At Commonwealth Meet

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday September 29, 2019

India strongly criticised on Saturday Pakistan''s stand on the Kashmir issue as "propaganda" at the Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference in Uganda and said the military rule is the tradition of Islamabad, according to an official statement.

"Want Peace With India? Then Act Against Terrorists": US To Pakistan

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Friday September 27, 2019

Tensions between India and Pakistan will abate only after Islamabad takes "meaningful action" against terrorists like Hafiz Saeed and Masood Azhar who engage in cross-border infiltration, a top US diplomat said today.