Hotels are empty following the advisory Tourism has suffered a major jolt in Kashmir on Sunday. Against an average footfall of 3,000 tourists per day just the previous week, a trickle of 350 arrived in the Valley, despite the adverse advisory. A Tourism Department official told The Hindu that most …
Read More »Regional conflict possible over Kashmir: Imran Khan
India used cluster bombs on civilians across LoC, he says A regional conflict could erupt over Kashmir, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Sunday and urged for international intervention to stabilise the situation. Mr. Khan’s warning came as India continued to boost military might in the State and ordered …
Read More »Surprised by Indian stand, says Imran
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday said he was “surprised” over India’s reaction to U.S. President Donald Trump’s offer of mediation for resolving the Kashmir issue which, according to him, had held the subcontinent hostage for 70 years. India has not been engaging with Pakistan since the attack on …
Read More »J&K parties welcome U.S. mediation offer
Hurriyat wants an early resolution The National Conference (NC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and the separatist Hurriyat on Tuesday welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump’s push for dialogue between India and Pakistan on the Kashmir issue. “It is indeed a welcome step. Any mediation in conflict resolution is not …
Read More »‘PM did not seek Trump mediation in Kashmir’
Amid uproar, senior BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, who is also the Minority Affairs Minister, rued that the Opposition parties did not trust their Prime Minister and government and said the Opposition could not dictate terms. He said Mr. Jaishankar’s statement was a collective response of the government. When the …
Read More »President doesn’t make things up: aide
Trump’s Chief Economic Adviser dismisses questions on PM Modi’s request to mediate on J&K U.S. President Donald Trump “does not make up things”, a top presidential adviser said on Tuesday when asked about his statement that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had asked him to mediate on the Kashmir issue. India …
Read More »Modi did not seek Trump’s mediation in Kashmir: Centre
Both Houses in disarray as Opposition demands clarification from PM Modi Both Houses of Parliament witnessed disruptions on Tuesday as Opposition members demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself clarify on Donald Trump’s remarks that he had asked the U.S. President to mediate on the Kashmir issue. External Affairs Minister …
Read More »Imran slams Opposition for promoting dynasties
‘Govt. has taken steps forNayaPakistan’ Citing the decline of the Mughal Empire, Prime Minister Imran Khan took a jibe at the Opposition parties in Pakistan for the country’s current state of affairs and blamed them for promoting dynasties and not merit. Mr. Khan, who is on his first visit to …
Read More »I would love to be a mediator on Kashmir: Donald Trump
U.S. President says PM Modi sought his help during their recent meeting in Japan U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday offered to be a “mediator” between India and Pakistan on the Kashmir issue as he met Prime Minister Imran Khan at the White House. “If I can help, I would …
Read More »U.S. accuses Venezuela of aggression
A Venezuelan fighter jet “aggressively shadowed” a U.S. intelligence plane over the Caribbean Sea, defence officials said on Sunday. U.S. Southern Command said the Russian-made Venezuelan SU-30 on Friday followed a U.S. EP-3 at an “unsafe distance…jeopardising the crew and aircraft.” “The EP-3 aircraft, flying a mission in approved international …
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