WASHINGTON: Ahead of the November 5 US presidential elections, an Indian diaspora group has launched a campaign to increase the policy impact and participation of Indian-American voters in the polls. Launched by non-profit institution Foundation for India and Indian Diaspora Studies (FIIDS), the “Indo American Votes Matter” campaign underscores the critical role […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Tuesday requested traders to pay their share of taxes to increase revenue collection and stabilise the cash-strapped country’s economy on a long-term basis. Aurangzeb was addressing a press conference in Islamabad, days after the traders held a countrywide strike against the new tax scheme to bring over […]
NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and former party chief Rahul Gandhi held a meeting with AICC secretaries and joint secretaries here on Tuesday during which ways to strengthen the party organisation were discussed. Kharge and Gandhi met the leaders at the AICC headquarters and sought their feedback on strengthening the organisation […]
RAWALPINDI: Pakistan’s Test captain Shan Masood remained unworried about his future despite a demoralising series defeat against Bangladesh, but admitted that the team was not really prepared for the grind of red-ball cricket. Bangladesh defeated Pakistan by six wickets in the second Test here on Tuesday to complete a 2-0 series victory – a first […]
ISLAMABAD: Jailed former prime minister Imran Khan Monday dismissed rumours about negotiations with the Pakistan government, saying he will hold talks only with the powerful establishment to end the political impasse in the country. “Whenever the topic of negotiations arises, they start making noise about May 9 (violence). We are always ready for […]
LONDON: The UK on Monday announced a partial suspension of some arms exports to Israel amid fears that they might be used to commit “a serious violation of international humanitarian law”. UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy issued a statement in the House of Commons to declare that around 30 of 350 export licences will […]
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Sunday that the economy was moving towards stability owing to the hard work of his financial team and inflation was coming down. He expressed satisfaction over the nose-diving of the inflation rate in the country as indicated by the data of the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, according […]
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Brunei on September 3-4, seeking to further strengthen the bilateral cooperation in all existing sectors, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Friday. This will be the first bilateral visit of an Indian prime minister to Brunei, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said at […]
PESHAWAR: At least 12 members of a family, including nine children, were killed when a massive landslide triggered by heavy monsoon rain hit a house in northwestern Pakistan on Friday, officials said. The tragic incident took place in the Maidan area of Upper Dir district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, police said. […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s jailed former prime minister Imran Khan on Thursday alleged that the removal of former spymaster Faiz Hameed from his post on the demand of former premier Nawaz Sharif resulted in the termination of planned talks with the Afghan government to tackle security issues. Lt Gen (retd.) Hameed was removed as […]