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Congress slams Pak for 'mischievously' dragging Rahul's name in UN petition

In a statement, the opposition party said Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh were and would always be an integral part of India as it accused Pakistan of instigating violence in Jammu and Kashmir

Pak closes 3 aviation routes over Karachi for Indian flights till August 31

Pakistan has closed three aviation routes of Karachi airspace from August 28 till August 31, the country's civil aviation authority said on Wednesday after the government's announcement that it is mulling a complete ban on the use of the country's airspace by Indian flights. The ban will affect all international flights using the three routes above Karachi. It further provides pilots with an alternate route to circumnavigate Karachi airspace. The four-day ban will expire on September 1, the aviation authority said in a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM). The closure came at the heels of announcement by Minister of Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry who tweeted on Tuesday that Prime Minister Imran Khan is considering a complete closure of airspace with India. Pakistan's Cabinet on Tuesday discussed the idea of disallowing India to use the country's airspace for flight and the land route for trade with Afghanistan. The final decision will be taken by Prime Minister Khan. Pakistan had fully

How will Modi's New India look?

PM Modi claimed in Paris recently that the "New India" he is ushering in, will target graft, nepotism, loot of public resources, and terrorism like never before. Only history will judge his claims

The limitations of government

For the most part, the idea that government of a particular type or led by a particular individual can produce magic is misplaced

Pak put on 'blacklist' by terror funding watchdog FATF's Asia Pacific arm

The Asia Pacific Group of the FATF has also found that Pakistan was non-compliant on 32 of the 40 compliance parameters of terror financing and money laundering

Would be unwise to alienate India, turn to Pakistan as partner: US expert

'The US would be unwise to turn to Pakistan as a strategic partner,' Richard N Hass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations, wrote in an op-ed last week.

J&K turmoil: India way ahead of Pakistan in the game of diplomatic Chess

So far, there have been few surprises from both India's friends and enemies over the government's move on J&K

Pak summons India's deputy high commissioner over 'ceasefire violations'

Pakistan claimed the Indian forces along the LoC and Working boundary have "continuously been violating the 2003 ceasefire arrangement, which needs to be respected."

Statue of Maharaja Ranjit Singh vandalised in Pak over India's Kashmir move

Police have arrested the culprits and registered an FIR under the country's blasphemy laws against them

Article 370: Pak suspends Delhi-Lahore bus service, two cross-border trains

Pakistan has suspended the Lahore-Delhi friendship bus service, after suspending two cross-border trains, in the wake of India's decision revoking Jammu and Kashmir's special status and bifurcating the state into two Union Territories, a senior Pakistani minister has said. The bus service was first started in February 1999 but suspended after the 2001 Parliament attack. It was restarted in July 2003. The move is in line with the decisions taken during a meeting of the National Security Committee (NSC) held on Wednesday, Pakistan Minister for Communications and Postal Services Murad Saeed said. "In line with the decisions of NSC Pak-India bus service is suspended," Saeed tweeted on Friday. The Lahore-Delhi bus service is operated from Ambedkar Stadium terminal near Delhi Gate. DTC buses ply every Monday, Wednesday and Friday and Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC) buses every Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday, from Delhi to Lahore. For the return trip, DTC buses leave Lahore

Nawaz Sharif's daughter Maryam arrested by Pakistan's anti-graft body

The National Accountability Bureau arrested Maryam from the Kot Lakhpat jail in Lahore where her father is serving a seven-year prison term since December 24, 2018

Pak counter-terrorism dept holds Hafiz Saeed guilty of 'terror financing'

The CTD on July 3 registered 23 FIRs against 13 JuD leaders including Saeed on the charges of terror financing in different cities of Punjab province

Pakistan 'rejects' India's move to scrap Article 370, says will counter it

The Indian government on Monday abolished Article 370 and moved a separate bill to bifurcate the state into two separate union territories of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh

We're under house arrest, says Omar and Mehbooba; Cabinet meet today

Sources said the BAT attempt was made on the intervening night of July 31 and August 1

At least 19 killed as Pakistan army plane crashes into residential area

The cause of the crash is yet to be ascertained and the rescue operation was completed by the morning

Imran Khan's 'Trump card', says Pak has not been represented properly in US

I feel that it is time to have a different sort of relationship with the US, said Imran Khan

We have lost over Rs 8 bn due to airspace closure: Pak aviation minister

Federal Minister for Aviation Ghulam Sarwar Khan said that the CAA suffered a loss of Rs 8.5 billion because of the airspace restrictions

Fares to US, Europe set to drop as Pak opens airspace for civilian aircraft

Airlines return to shorter routes soon after the announcement

Pak court grants pre-arrest bail to Hafiz Saeed, three aides till August 3

Earlier, Dawn newspaper reported that the ATC granted interim bail to the JuD leaders until August 31

World Bank orders Pakistan pay $5.8 bn damages to Chilean-Canadian miner

The company said it had invested more than $220 million by the time Pakistan's government unexpectedly refused to grant them the mining lease needed to keep operating