Written by Nirupama Subramanian | Mumbai | Updated: October 22, 2020 7:39:31 am On October 22, thousands of tribal invaders crossed into Kashmir invading the outposts of Hari Singh’s state forces in Muzaffarabad, Domel and other places on the way to Srinagar. Kashmiri people have traditionally observed October 27 as …
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All the political analysts in Pakistan and their outside observers for a long time have been speaking about the recent events in the country in very sinister terms. Pakistan is at a crossroads right now. For everyone who matters in the country: its people, its acting prime minister, the opposition …
Read More »11 Afghan women stampeded to death in visa application queue near Pakistani consulate
At least 11 women were killed Wednesday in a stampede at a stadium in eastern Afghanistan, where thousands had gathered to apply for visas at a nearby Pakistani consulate, authorities said. Many people were trampled when they tried to leave the stadium in the city of Jalalabad, the capital of …
Read More »Pakistani Army to Investigate Opposition Charge of Pressuring Police | Pakistan
Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan’s army chief ordered an investigation into allegations that paramilitary forces forcibly removed a provincial police chief from his home and pressured him to arrest the son-in-law of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif. The investigation comes as the provincial police chief, Mushtaq Mehar, and more than 50 …
Read More »Pakistan won’t be able to escape FATF gray list: Afghan lawmaker
WASHINGTON: Despite high-level diplomacy, hiring a major lobbying firm and offering its influence with the Taliban to the United States to reduce violence in Afghanistan, Pakistan will not be able to escape the gray list of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), said Mariam Solaimankhail, member of Afghanistan parliament. The …
Read More »The worst political crisis in Pakistan since Imran Khan lasted more than 2 years
Imran Khan’s pro-military government has yet to deal with the kidnapping of a senior police official. Karachi: A high-profile kidnapping of a police chief in Pakistan, allegedly by official paramilitary troops, has signaled a deepening of political unrest in a country bracing for more opposition protests aimed at ousting Prime …
Read More »Focus on action against Pakistan when the FATF meeting begins
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) will begin a three-day virtual plenary meeting on Wednesday that will decide the next course of action against Pakistan regarding measures taken by the country to crack down on fundraising by terrorist groups. The case of Pakistan The multilateral watchdog, which counters money laundering …
Read More »Pakistani Army redesigns Kashmir terror plan and assigns tasks to Jaish, LeT and Hizbul
Pakistan Army Rawalpindi HQ has been able to forge operational synergy since August 2019 between the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists in the Kashmir Valley, according to contributions. intelligence reviewed by Hindustan Times. . The result of such synergy has generally been coordinated terrorist attacks. The contributions reveal the …
Read More »Rahul Gandhi again points to the Center for the management of Covid and the economy | India News
NEW DELHI: Congressional Leader Rahul Gandhi attacked the Center again on Monday over handling the Covid-19 pandemic and the economy. “How to completely destroy an economy and infect the maximum number of people very quickly,” he said in a tweet, with an image showing the GDP growth rate projected for …
Read More »Pakistan’s opposition in anti-government rally
Prime Minister Imran Khan is “incapable and clueless,” opposition leaders said. Karachi: Prime Minister Imran Khan is “incapable and clueless” and his rule is worse than a dictatorship, Pakistani opposition leaders said at the second rally of an alliance formed to overthrow the prime minister. The Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), …
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