New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) The poor law and order in Pakistan remains a major impediment to investment, a new report has said, adding that worsening security in Karachi and persistent challenges in Pakistan’s western regions are weighing on foreign investors’ confidence and business operations.Citing data from the Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s (OICCI) Security Survey 2026, the report from Express Tribune noted that top leadership of 71 per cent of “member companies ran…
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Srinagar, July 11 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir Special Investigation Agency (SIA) said on Saturday that it has secured an Interpol Red Corner Notice against a Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist involved in the April 2013 terror attack in the Hygam area of Sopore sub-division. In a breakthrough in its sustained counter-terrorism efforts, the SIA Kashmir has secured an Interpol Red Corner Notice (RCN) against designated Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) terrorist Imtiyaz Ahmad Kandoo alias Fayaz alias Sajad, markin…
Mysuru, July 11 (IANS) Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Karnataka Leader of the Opposition R. Ashoka on Saturday launched a sharp attack on Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, describing him as a “mask Chief Minister”. Ashoka alleged that Shivakumar was misleading the people of Karnataka and claimed that illegal immigrants from Bangladesh had become the Karnataka government’s vote bank.He was speaking at a felicitation ceremony for newly elected MLC Raghu R. Kautilya, organised by the …
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) The Hizbul Mujahideen, once projected as a home-grown terror outfit in Jammu and Kashmir, has recently begun changing its strategy.The group, which had remained largely inactive after Indian security forces dismantled most of its networks in Jammu and Kashmir, has now launched a fresh recruitment drive.An Intelligence Bureau official said that the recruitment pattern is, however, different and today the Hizbul Mujahideen has more Pakistani fighters as compared to the lo…
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) Shehzad Bhatti has emerged as the Inter-Services Intelligence’s latest operative tasked with carrying out a large-scale recruitment drive in India aimed at fuelling terrorism. Once known as a social media influencer, Bhatti was recruited by the Pakistani spy agency to enlist Indian youth for activities ranging from drug smuggling and targeted killings to collecting sensitive information. Intelligence inputs indicate that he has been running this recruitment network in I…
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted India’s defence prowess during Operation Sindoor at the ‘Melbourne meets Modi’ event, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led NDA government hailed his address while asserting that due to the country’s efforts towards building its defence infrastructure “other nations are signing defence deals with us today”.Speaking to IANS, BJP National Spokesperson R.P. Singh said: “We have destroyed terror infrastructures there (in…
Islamabad, July 10 (IANS) Over 24 Christian families have been forced to flee their homes in Pakistan after allegations of blasphemy against a pastor living in the US sparked fears of mob violence, a report has highlighted. Joseph Nayyar, a human rights advocate, said tensions erupted in Jhulan village of Gujranwala division in Punjab province on July 3 after announcements from loudspeakers in mosques accused Pastor Sajeel Robin of sharing videos on social media that were considered against Isla…
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) Pakistan’s economic growth is expected to slow in the current fiscal year as higher energy costs and pressure on foreign remittances weigh on the economy, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said in its latest outlook, according to a report.A report published in Dawn said that the lender has revised down Pakistan’s GDP growth forecast for FY27 to 3.7 per cent from the 4.5 per cent projected in April, according to the Asian Development Outlook (ADO).The ADB cautioned that t…
Islamabad, July 10 (IANS) The demolition of the 125-year-old Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha Sahib in Pakistan’s Farooqabad has left portions of the historic shrine in rubble after a local businessman allegedly carried out the work without legal clearance or court order. Authorities acknowledged the demolition only after Sikh residents of Farooqabad took to the streets to protest the incident, a report has stated. “For the Sikh community of Farooqabad, the night of June 24 was not an abstraction. …
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) Pakistan’s troubles appear far from over. Even as the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) has called for intensified protests in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) has also escalated its activities in Balochistan, adding to Islamabad’s growing challenges.Casualties among Pakistan’s security personnel have risen sharply over the past few months. The scale of the losses is evident from the fact that 38 security personnel were killed bet…