Islamabad: Much anticipated negotiations between Afghanistan’s warring parties are likely to be “contentious”, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned on Friday, but are the only way forward if Afghans are to find peace after decades of relentless conflict. Pompeo made his comments en route to the Middle Eastern State of Qatar, where intra-Afghan negotiations are […]
Islamabad: 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. Five more people died overnight due to coronavirus-related complications, taking the COVID-19 death toll to 6,370, it said. The 548 new cases pushed the nationwide coronavirus tally to 300,371, the […]
Jammu: 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 as per officials. “At about 0830 hours, Pak initiated unprovoked ceasefire […]
Washington: US President Donald Trump has accused his Democratic challenger Joe Biden of being “weak” on China and that his family was “selling” the country directly to the Chinese military. Democratic Party’s presumptive nominee Biden and his Indian-American running mate Kamala Harris are challenging President Trump and Vice President Mike Pence in the November 3 […]
Uri: A 35-year old woman died due to electrocution in Uri town of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Friday morning. Reports identified the deceased as Khalida Begum wife of Mohammad Ashraf Sheikh, a resident of main town Uri. The woman received an electric shock after she came in contact with a live electric wire […]
New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 caseload sprinted past 45 lakh and the death toll climbed to 76,271 with a record 96,551 infections and 1,209 fatalities being reported in a day, while the recoveries crossed 35 lakh on Friday, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The total coronavirus cases mounted to 45,62,414, while the recoveries surged to […]
Washington: President Donald Trump has said the US has some “incredible” nuclear weapon systems that nobody knows about but refuted allegations of leaking classified information about them to a renowned investigative journalist in his upcoming book. Penned by American journalist Bob Woodward, the book ‘Rage’ to be launched on September 15 has stirred several controversies around […]
Washington: The United States will reduce the number of its troops in Afghanistan to 4,000 in a very short period of time, President Donald Trump said Thursday as he announced withdrawal of forces from other countries as well. “A lot of progress is being made in Afghanistan. But we’ll be down to 4,000 soldiers in a […]
Washington:US President Donald Trump on Thursday ruled out extending the September 15 deadline for Chinese video-sharing social networking platform TikTok to either change its ownership to an American company or shut it down. In an executive order last month, Trump had set September 15 as the deadline for the Chinese app to either change its […]
New Delhi: Noting that the current situation at their border is not in the interest of either side, India and China have agreed on a five-point roadmap including quick disengagement of troops and avoiding any action that could escalate tensions for resolving the four-month-long face-off in eastern Ladakh. As the two countries reached the agreement during […]