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    The rigorous security measures followed India’s decision this week to revoke the special status of occupied Jammu and Kashmir and downgrade the Himalayan region from statehood to a territory. Kashmiri fighters have been fighting against Indian rule in the occupied region for decades. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi …

    ISLAMABAD: An accountability court on Thursday extended physical remand of former president Asif Ali Zardari till August 16 in fake bank accounts case. The Accountability court in Islamabad also granted one day’s physical remand of the former president’s sister Faryal Talpur. The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) officials produced …

  RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa has said Pakistan Army firmly stands by the Kashmiris in their struggle for the right of self-determination till the very end. We are prepared and shall go to any extent to fulfill our obligations in this regard”, COAS affirmed. …

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Thursday announced that Pakistan would be approaching the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) over India’s move to revoke Article 370. During a news conference, Qureshi said he hand conveyed to his Indian counterpart S Jaishankar that New Delhi’s stance of revoking Article 370 …

ISLAMABAD: Malaysia has voiced concern over the recent developments in occupied Kashmir particularly the escalation of tension in the region. In a press statement issued by Prime Minister’s Office in Putrajaya, Malaysia said it would like to encourage all stakeholders to abide by the relevant UNSC resolutions on occupied Kashmir …

ISLAMABAD: Pursuant to the decision of the National Security Committee (NSC) today, Pakistan has announced to expel Indian High Commissioner Ajay Bisaria. According to a statement released by Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Government of India has been told to withdraw its High Commissioner to Pakistan. “The Indian government has …

ISLAMABAD: Federal Railways Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on Thursday announced that Pakistan had closed the Samjhota Express train service with India. Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, Rasheed said the bogies of Samjhota Express will now be used for passengers travelling on the occasion of Eid. “Two special trains will …

LAHORE: ML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz was taken into custody by National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Thursday, while she was on her way back from visiting her father Nawaz Sharif at the Kot Lakhpat Jail. According to an official press release issued by NAB, Maryam and her cousin Yousuf Abbas …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has categorically rejected Indian statement terming the worsening situation in occupied Kashmir as its “internal matter”. “Pakistan categorically rejects India’s [statement] that Kashmir is an internal matter, but it is disputed territory”, said Foreign Office spokesperson Dr Mohammad Faisal in his weekly press conference in Islamabad. He added …

RAWALPINDI: The military leadership “fully supported the government’s rejections of Indian actions regarding Kashmir” and is “prepared and shall go to any extent to fulfil our obligations [to the Kashmiri people],” Director General of Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor said on Tuesday after the conclusion of a …