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Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah and Singapore Home Minister meeting held today; discuss bilateral and regional issues of mutual interest.

open view news desk The Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah and the Minister for Home Affairs and  Law of Singapore, Mr. K. Shanmugam met in New Delhi today. Both  leaders discussed bilateral and regional issues of mutual interest during the meeting. Union Home Minister Shri. Amit Shah […]

Pak observes “Kashmir Hour” to express “solidarity” with Kashmiris

Islamabad, Aug 30: Pakistan observed the “Kashmir Hour” on Friday to express “solidarity” with the Kashmiri people as many rallies were held across the country, weeks after India revoked the special status of Jammu and Kashmir. The nationwide, half an hour protest began as the clock struck noon. It […]

Pakistan carries out training launch of ballistic missile

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan’s military successfully carried out a training launch of a surface-to-surface ballistic missile on Thursday, at a time of heightened tension with neighbouring India over the disputed region of Kashmir, a spokesman said. “Pakistan successfully carried out night training launch of … missile Ghaznavi capable of […]

No decision yet on airspace closure to India: Qureshi

Islamabad, Aug 29: Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that no decision has been taken yet to close the airspace to India, underlining that any such step would be taken after looking into each and every aspect of the move through consultation. Qureshi dismissed as speculative reports […]

Pakistan considering closing air space to India: minister

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan is considering a complete closure of air space to India and blocking Indian land trade to Afghanistan via Pakistan, the minister for science and technology said on Twitter. “PM is considering a complete closure of Air Space to India, a complete […]

Equities, yuan plunge as Trump escalates trade war with China

Hong Kong, Aug 26: Asian equity markets tanked and the yuan hit an 11-year low Monday after Donald Trump ramped up his trade war with China by imposing more tariffs on more than half-a-trillion dollars worth of imports. The decision on Friday stunned investors, who ran for the hills, […]

Alongside Trump, PM Modi rejects any scope for third party mediation on Kashmir

Biarritz/London, Aug 26: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday categorically rejected any scope for a third party mediation between India and Pakistan on Kashmir, saying the two countries can discuss and resolve all issues bilaterally and “we don’t want to trouble any third country.” Modi made these remarks while […]

PM Modi launches USD 4.2 mn redevelopment project of iconic Hindu temple in Bahrain

Manama, Aug 25: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday launched the USD 4.2 million redevelopment project of the 200-year-old Lord Sri Krishna temple in the Bahraini capital. Modi, the first Indian Prime Minister to visit the key Gulf nation, offered prayers at the Shreenathji Temple in Manama, the oldest […]

US working on two-prong strategy to ease Indo-Pak tensions over Kashmir issue: Senior officials

Washington, Aug 24: The US is working on a two-pronged strategy to defuse fresh tensions between India and Pakistan after New Delhi revoked the special status of Jammu and Kashmir, senior officials from the Trump administration here said.  The first strategy is to exert pressure on Pakistan to refrain […]

Global watchdog to monitor Pakistan’s progress in tackling militant funding

ISLAMABAD – The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) will monitor Pakistan’s progress in implementing a proposed plan against financing for militant organizations ahead of a meeting in October, the international watchdog body said on Friday. Its Asia Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG) met in Canberra this week […]

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