Islamabad/Beijing, June 18 (IANS) Pakistan’s firm support for all of China’s efforts to achieve reunification with Taiwan, including “by every possible means”, is widely viewed as an alarming statement. While US President Donald Trump has repeatedly praised Pakistani Army Chief Asim Munir and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, with Munir’s name frequently featuring in his remarks, Pakistan has simultaneously aligned itself completely with China and endorsed Beijing’s aggressive actions, undermining …
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Quetta, June 18 (IANS) The Balochistan Employees’ Grand Alliance have announced an indefinite shutdown of government offices, educational institutions and other public sector departments in Pakistan’s Balochistan province. The alliance announced that a hunger strike unto death would begin in Quetta on June 19 and that the movement would be intensified if their demands are not met, local media reported on Thursday. The alliance made the announcement after clashes erupted between employees and pol…
Washington, June 13, (IANS) US President Donald Trump said Saturday that a new agreement with Iran is scheduled to be signed on Sunday and that the Strait of Hormuz would reopen to international shipping immediately after the deal takes effect. “The Deal is scheduled to get signed tomorrow, and immediately after it is signed, the Hormuz Strait is OPEN TO ALL,” Trump wrote in a social media post that outlined what he described as a breakthrough agreement with Tehran.Trump said the proposed ac…
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) Pakistan is a democracy, but only technically. After Asim Munir took over as the chief of the Pakistan Army, he has managed to get almost all institutions under his control. While major agencies such as the ISI are under the control of the Pakistan Army, Field Marshal Asim Munir now proposes to get all the police forces under him.An official said that the proposal is to have a single command and every major institution relating to security would under the control of the …
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) India on Tuesday slammed the “unwarranted references” to Indian Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir in the Joint Statement issued by China and Pakistan following a meeting between the leaders of the two countries in Beijing, reiterating once again that no other country has the locus standi to comment on the same. “India categorically rejects unwarranted references to the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir in the Joint Statement between China and Pakistan,” Ministry of…
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) The Lashkar-e-Taiba leadership has been meeting several persons, part of the political class, recently. These meetings have come under immense scrutiny by the Indian agencies.An official said that the Lashkar-e-Taiba is planning a two-pronged strategy to revive its Kashmir narrative. These strategies include increasing the number of terrorist launchpads in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and also driving the propaganda war.The Lashkar-e-Taiba alone has over 500 terrorist…
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) The Lashkar-e-Taiba has been in regroup mode ever since the Indian armed forces undertook Operation Sindoor. The outfit faced immense losses in the operation, and the most visible one was the destruction of its primary training facility in Muridke.Since then, there have been multiple meetings between the leaders of the terror outfit and ISI, where regrouping strategies have been discussed. While most of these meetings have failed to yield results, as the Lashkar-e-Taiba …
Colombo, May 16 (IANS) The Pakistani government’s pompous display of diplomatic prowess may help secure quick last-minute loans, but is unlikely to remain sustainable in the long run.Unless the leaders commit to austerity measures, curb wasteful spending, and focus on addressing structural issues through reforms, the economy risks becoming all “noise and no substance”, a report said on Saturday.”Many things are not alright with Pakistan’s economy: the deepening foreign exchange crisis, p…
Islamabad, May 11 (IANS) Amid uncertainty over the conflict in West Asia, Pakistan’s federal government on Monday extended austerity and fuel conservation measures till June 13, local media reported. The cabinet division released a notification after Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif approved the extension on the recommendations of the implementation committee, Pakistan’s leading media outlet Geo News reported.As per the notification, a 50 per cent cut in fuel supply for official vehicles…
Washington, May 11 (IANS) US President Donald Trump sharply rejected Iran’s response to a new US proposal aimed at ending the conflict in the Gulf region, calling Tehran’s position “TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE” as tensions continued around the Strait of Hormuz.“I have just read the response from Iran’s so-called ‘Representatives.’ I don’t like it — TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE! Thank you for your attention to this matter,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social.The remarks came hours after …