Director-General of Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Maj Gen Babar Iftikhar on Friday said that India’s attempt to “link coronavirus with Muslims and Pakistanis has failed badly”. Addressing a press conference in Rawalpindi, the DG ISPR said: “At a time when the entire world is battling the coronavirus pandemic, extremists in India have proved that the country is promoting Hindutva and …
India used money and disinformation to secretly influence Canadian politicians into supporting its interests overseas, according a report published by the news arm of Canadian broadcaster Global Television Network. The report, which has been based on federal court proceedings and a highly sensitive government document obtained by Global News, claims Canadian authorities suspect India’s premier intelligence agencies – The Research …
India’s nationwide coronavirus lockdown will be extended until at least May 3, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Tuesday. The current three-week-old lockdown of the nation of 1.3 billion people had been scheduled to end at midnight Tuesday. “From the economic angle, we have paid a big price,” Modi said in a nationwide address. “But the lives of the people of …
An Indian organization has warned Indian artists against working with their Pakistani counterparts. The Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) said in a statement, “Artistes were seen collaborating with Pakistani singer, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan. We are pained to inform all members that FWICE has issued a total non-cooperation circular advising all members not to work in any manner …
By Saima Rashid In my dreams, I am always home. But in reality, I am far from it, in a free land, called Turkey, for my studies. But then, I keep on fighting the feeling of homelessness, despite enjoying all the comforts in the foreign land. A cozy bed, two beautiful roommates, a big enough room and two calorifiers that …
Human Rights Watch has termed India’s new citizenship law as discriminatory in a new report. The Citizenship Amendment Act along with a planned nationwide verification process to identify illegal immigrants is a threat to millions of Indian Muslims, said the report released on Thursday. The law which was approved last December accelerates citizenship for Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, and Christians from …
Videos of health care workers being pelted with stones as they are chased away from a locality in India went viral on Thursday, taking the country by storm and garnering global attention. The incident occurred in Indore, a city in India’s central Madhya Pradesh state, and the area was Tatpatti Bakhal, a hotspot of coronavirus cases in the city. Of the …
Six leading global human rights bodies have jointly called upon the Indian government to release all the illegally detained Kashmiris in the Indian occupied territory on priority besides ensuring the protection of their basic human rights to health, liberty, freedom of movement and protection from torture. The demands were made by Amnesty International India, Asian Forum for Human Rights and …
The death toll in India from the novel coronavirus has climbed to 109, the health ministry announced Monday. The ministry said out of 4,067 cases, 3,666 are currently active, while 292 people have been discharged from hospitals. Local media said that 693 fresh cases and 32 deaths have been reported in the last 24 hours. “109 people have died of …
Zhao Lijian says seized equipment is actually ‘heat treatment furnace shell system’ Indian claims of ‘nuclear proliferation nexus between China, Pakistan’ foiled ISLAMABAD – China has debunked Indian media claims of seizing industrial autoclave seized from the Chinese ship Da Cui Yun that was being shipped to Pakistan that could be used for the “manufacture of very long-range …