Indian Sikhs to get Pakistan visa under religious tourism policy
By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Correspondent Islamabad: Pakistan’s Ministry of Interior has decided to add a religious tourism category to the online visa system for Sikh pilgrims looking to apply for visas to visit Kartarpur. A meeting of the Ministry of Interior decided that two separate categories of visa applications would be added – one for […]
Pakistan’s Army Chief meets Saudi, UAE Foreign Ministers
By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Correspondent Islamabad: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Thursday met the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates to discuss the prevailing situation in the region. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistan army, matters of bilateral interest and […]
Pakistan prime minister holds meeting with Saudi, UAE foreign ministers
By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Correspondent Islamabad: Saudi Arabia’s State Minister for Foreign Affairs Adel Al-Jubeir and Foreign Minister of the United Arab Emirates Shaikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Bin Sultan-al Nahyan met with Prime Minister Imran Khan. The two visiting ministers discussed the ongoing unrest in Indian-administered Kashmir. Imran expressed concern over the human rights violations […]
Saudi State Minister for Foreign Affairs to visit Pakistan on Wednesday
By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Correspondent Islamabad: Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir will be arriving Pakistan on Wednesday on a one-day official visit. According to the Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Islamabad, the Saudi minister will meet Prime Minister Imran Khan, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and Chief of Army […]
Alleged spy arrested at Pakistan-Afghanistan border
Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Correspondent Islamabad: Pakistan’s Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has arrested an alleged spy, identified as Umar Daud, from Torkham border that was opened on Monday for round-the-clock operation to facilitate the movement of people to and from Afghanistan. In an official press release, the FIA said it arrested a passenger from Torkham checkpost […]
Pakistan allows Consular access to Indian spy
By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Correspondent Islamabad: Indian Deputy High Commissioner Gaurav Ahluwalia on Monday met convicted Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav at a sub-jail in Islamabad. The meeting lasted for one hour, according to reports in the local media. Ahluwalia had arrived at the Foreign Office earlier today to meet the former Indian Navy officer […]
Pak-Afghan border to remain open 24/7 from Monday
By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Correspondent Islamabad: Pakistan will begin round-the-clock operation of Torkham border crossing with Afghanistan on a trial basis from Monday to facilitate the movement of traders, transporters and other people of two countries, said an official statement. The statement was issued in Peshawar by the provincial government of Khyber Pakhtoonkhaw Province […]
Pakistan media faced with bleak future as layoffs reach alarming levels
By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Correspondent Islamabad: People working in the media in Pakistan are faced with bleak future, as more and more journalists and workers are being laid off on the pretext of steering the media out of financial crisis. Measures include the closure of electronic as well as print media houses, the downsizing […]
Pakistan carries out successful night-training launch of ballistic missile
By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Correspondent Islamabad: Pakistan has successfully carried out night-training launch of surface-to-surface ballistic missile ‘Ghaznavi’, Director-General of Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Major General Asif Ghafoor said on Thursday. The ballistic missile is capable of delivering multiple types of warheads up to 290km, the military’s media spokesperson wrote on Twitter. The DG […]
Thunderstorm lashes Pakistan’s Sindh province
By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Correspondent Islamabad: Another heavy spell of monsoon rains accompanied by thunder and dust storm lashed many areas of Sindh province of Pakistan. The rains are expected to continue until Friday. In Karachi, the provincial capital, a young man died of electrocution while three minor brothers drowned in a rainwater pond. The […]
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