- Monday, March 31, 2025
SIX years after Islamabad conveyed to New Delhi about 17 “mentally unsound” Indians languishing in Pakistan jails, efforts to confirm their identity have not yielded any result despite India’s home ministry putting up their photos on its official website and seeking assistance from the general public. The imprisoned Indians have…
PAKISTAN prime minister Imran Khan said he will resume talks with India if New Delhi provides a roadmap towards restoring the previous status of Kashmir. India and Pakistan control parts of Kashmir but claim it in full. In 2019, India withdrew Jammu and Kashmir's autonomy, sparking outrage in Pakistan, the…
MUSEUMS will be set up at the ancestral homes of Indian film stars Raj Kapoor and Dilip Kumar at Peshawar after the government of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province took possession of the buildings. The Peshawar administration issued a notification confirming the transfer of ownership of the properties to the department…
LAKSHADWEEP, a normally tranquil group of islands off the southwest coast of India, has been simmering with tension over a slew of rules proposed by its administrator Praful Patel. Critics said the proposals are "anti-people" and threaten the livelihoods of the islanders. The opposition to the rule that started as…
NORMALISING relations with India would be a betrayal to the people of Kashmir, Pakistan's prime minister Imran Khan said on Sunday (30). In a live Q and A session with the public on Sunday, Khan said re-establishing ties with India would be ignoring all the struggle of Kashmiris and the…
INDIA’S foreign minister Dr S Jaishankar on Thursday (27) conveyed his appreciation for US solidarity in addressing Covid challenges during a meeting with US national security advisor Jake Sullivan. Jaishankar also stressed healthcare partnerships and the importance of India US collaborations, which he hoped would strengthen supply chains for vaccine…
PEACE, stability and prosperity in south Asia depend on the "normalisation of relations" between Pakistan and India, a top UN official said as he urged the neighbours to work for a peaceful solution to the Kashmir issue. UN General Assembly president Volkan Bozkir, a former Turkish diplomat and politician, is…
MORE than 1,600 teachers in India died from Covid-19 weeks after their polling duty between April and May. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, schools in India remained closed, therefore hundreds of thousands of government teachers were asked to monitor polling booths as some states across the country held elections. A letter to…
ASPIRING lawyers and judges from underrepresented communities in the UK can apply for paid internships in the Supreme Court, it announced on Thursday (27). The top court has collaborated with charity Bridging the Bar and eight candidates will be offered a five-day placement. CEO of the supreme court, Vicky Fox,…
MIGRANTS who breach rules and overstay in the UK after their visa expires will be prevented from accessing benefits, services and work under the new immigration plan announced on Monday (24). A ‘digital visa’ will give ministers real-time data on a person’s immigration status and enable the government and departments…
