Category: National

ISLAMABAD, Aug 16 (APP):President of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Punjab Qamar Zaman Kaira Friday urged the government to send parliamentarians’ delegations to various capitals of the world to apprise about the latest situation in the Indian Occupied Kashmir. Addressing a press conference here, he said, “It should have been much better if the government has… Continue reading PPP calls for sending delegations to apprise world on latest situation of IoK

By Raziq Ali Shah ISLAMABAD, Aug 16 (APP):Owing to prudent and timely policies implemented by the incumbent government, the performance of the power sector of the country has witnessed considerable improvements as indicated by the one-year performance record of the power division. “The power sector revenues witnessed an increase of over Rs121 billion by overpowering… Continue reading Timely policies enhance power sector performance

BAHAWALPUR, Aug 16 (APP):Youth Development Forum, a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) staged a protest rally here in favor of people of Kashmir. The participants strongly condemned Indian forces’ brutalities committed against people of Kashmir. The rally led by the NGO’s president and senior leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI), Ms. Sumaira Malik was taken out from the… Continue reading NGO stages Kashmir rally

LAHORE, Aug 15 (APP):Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on Thursday that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government had been successful in raising the Kashmir issue again at United Nations Security Council (UNSC) after 50 years. Addressing a rally led by Punjab Governor Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar and Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar to express solidarity with… Continue reading PTI govt successful in raising Kashmir issue at UNSC: Qureshi

MIRPUR (AJK): Aug 15 (APP):Azad Jammu & Kashmir President Sardar Masood Khan, while welcoming the UN Security Council session being held on Friday to review the situation of occupied Kashmir, has stressed upon the world body to ensure implementation of its resolutions on Kashmir in letter and spirit so as to avert the clouds of… Continue reading UNSC must act as India can orchestrate Pulwama-like drama to strike Pakistan: AJK President

RAWALPINDI, Aug 15 (APP):As many as three Pakistani soldiers embraced martyrdom after Indian troops increased firing along the Line of Control (LoC), Director General of Inter-Service Public Relations (ISPR) Major General Asif Ghafoor said Thursday. The ISPR DG, in a tweet, said the Pakistan armed forces, in a counter attack, killed five Indian soldiers and… Continue reading 5 Indian troops killed, 3 Pak soldiers martyred in exchange of fire along LoC

ISLAMABAD, Aug 15 (APP):Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi while responding to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s speech on Thursday asked the BJP government to give Kashmiris the right to self determination to let them pursue their own aspirations. In his Independence Day speech in the day, Modi spoke about the freedom of people to pursue… Continue reading Give IoK people right to self-determination to pursue their own aspirations: FM to Modi

ISLAMABAD, Aug 15 (APP):Chairman National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Finance, Asad Umar on Thursday said that Prime Minister Imran Khan was taking hard decisions for public interest. Imran Khan was very optimistic about streamlining the system in the country, he stated while talking to a private news channel programe. There were challenges in different sectors… Continue reading PM Imran Khan appreciated for taking hard decisions in public interest: Asad Umar

ISLAMABAD, Aug 15 (APP):Human rights watchdog Amnesty International on Thursday expressed serious concern over the human rights situation in Jammu and Kashmir and called upon Indian prime minister Narendra Modi to end ongoing lockdown in the valley. “If Prime Minister Narendra Modi believes that his decisions regarding Jammu and Kashmir have the support of the… Continue reading Amnesty International voices support for Kashmiris, urges Modi to end lockdown

MIRPUR (AJK): Aug 15 (APP):Speakers at a mass anti-India black day rally in AJK’s capital town on Thursday categorically warned India that people of Azad Jammu and Kashmir would turn AJK the graveyard of the Indian troops if Delhi attempted to launch any aggression against Pakistan or Azad Jammu & Kashmir. Kashmiris at both sides… Continue reading India warned of turning AJK into the graveyard of her army if Delhi attempted any misadventure against Pakistan, AJK

LAHORE, Aug 15 (APP):Punjab Governor Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar said the purpose of observing August 15 as black day is to protest against Indian violence on innocent people of held Kashmir and to give clear message to unarmed Kashmiris that entire Pakistani nation is with them in their just cause of freedom. Talking to media here… Continue reading Pak nation is with oppressed Kashmiris for their just cause of freedom: Chaudhry Sarwar

ISLAMABAD, Aug 15 (APP):Eleven days after Indian authorities began detaining hundreds of local leaders and activists in Kashmir, fearing violence after the region’s special status was withdrawn, it is unclear in many cases where they are or why they were taken away. “We don’t know where he is and what the charges are. We heard… Continue reading Families of Kashmir detainees in dark about their whereabouts