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Pak's Oppn-dominated Senate blocks another FATF-related anti-terror bill

Thirty-one members voted in favour of the bill on terror financing while 34 opposed it

Govt extends facilities to minorities from Pak, B'desh living in India: MHA

Centre has extended various facilities to many people belonging to religious minorities in Pakistan and Bangladesh, who have come to India and are staying on long-term Visas, Nityananda Rai said

India slams Pakistan for persecuting Hindus, Sikhs and other minorities

India described Pakistan as an epicenter of terrorism and said no one deserves unsolicited lecture on human rights from Islamabad

Revived grass root democracy in J-K despite attempts to derail it: India

India said it has revived grass root democracy and provided a new momentum to social and economic development in Jammu and Kashmir

Pak passes bill to regulate cooperative societies against terror financing

The lower house suspended the rules to pass the bill without sending it to the relevant standing committee. The bill will amend the Cooperative Societies Act, 1925

Journalists critical of Pakistan's government face treason cases

Bilal Farooqi, the news editor at the Express Tribune, said he was arrested by the Karachi police last week on charges of sedition for defaming the country's army and criticising the government

Pakistan court issues non-bailable arrest warrant against Nawaz Sharif

A two-member bench of the Islamabad High Court comprising Justice Aamir Farooq and Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani took up Sharif''s appeal in Al-Azizia steel mills corruption case

India walks out of SCO meet after Pak official projects 'fictitious map'

Government sources said the Pakistani action was "blatant violation" of the SCO charter

Pakistan's economy shows momentum as coronavirus cases taper off

Evidence of momentum returning can be seen from growing cement-to-fuel sales and demand for home appliances to cars

India says it provided medicine amid Covid while China, Pak took advantage

The Fund, established in 2017, has so far supported 59 projects in 48 countries, through USD 47.8 million in contributions from a USD 150 million multi-year pledge by the Indian govt

Pakistan summons senior Indian diplomat over ceasefire violations along LoC

The Indian forces "along the LoC and the Working Boundary (WB) have been continuously targeting civilian populated areas with artillery fire, heavy-caliber mortars and automatic weapons," it alleged

Seasonal torrential rains claim over 300 lives in Pakistan: NDMA

Monsoon rains are lashing Pakistan at a time when authorities are trying to contain the spread of the coronavirus

Pak needs to take immediate action against terror: Indo-US joint statement

India and the United States asked Islamabad to expeditiously bring to justice the perpetrators of terrorist attacks, including the 26/11 Mumbai strike and the Pathankot airbase attack

Pakistan coronavirus update: Covid-19 cases cross 300,000-mark

Pakistan's coronavirus tally crossed the 300,000-mark with the detection of 548 new cases in the last 24 hours, the health ministry said on Friday

Pakistan targets forward areas in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district

The Pakistan Army on Friday opened heavy fire and shelled mortars at forward areas along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, officials said. This is the third consecutive day that Pakistani troops have targeted areas along the LoC. "At about 0830 hours, Pak initiated unprovoked ceasefire violation by firing with small arms & shelling with mortars along LoC in Mankote sector in district Poonch," a defence spokesman said. The Indian Army retaliates befittingly, he added. On Thursday, the Pakistan Amy had opened fire with small arms and shelled mortars along the LoC. On Wednesday, they had targeted Malti and Degwar sectors along the LoC in Poonch with mortar bombs. On September 2, a JCO was killed in a ceasefire violation by the Pakistan Army along the LoC in Keri sector of Rajouri.

Pakistan raises Ayodhya to cover its treatment of minorities: India at UN

India has accused Pakistan of spreading a "culture of violence" and suppressing the rights of minorities while Islamabad brings up the Ayodhya temple construction at the General Assembly

Pak continues to foment culture of violence at home, across borders: India

India has said Pakistan's deplorable human rights records and discriminatory treatment of religious minorities is a cause of persistent concern for the global community

Pakistan rejects request for Indian lawyer to represent Kulbhushan Jadhav

Despite India trying to appoint a defence counsel for Jadhav using diplomatic channels, Pakistan has said that only "locally registered lawyers" will be allowed to appear before the bench

Have conveyed to India judicial orders for appointing Jadhav's lawyer: Pak

On July 16, Pakistan provided consular access to Jadhav, but the Indian government said the access was "neither meaningful nor credible" and he appeared visibly under stress

Alert along LoC after ISI uses drones to drop weapons for terrorists

A quadcopter used by Pakistani spy agency ISI in Jammu and Kashmir has necessitated alert along the LoC in the valley as the Army believes it could be used for dropping weapons for terrorists