Modi govt believes India belongs to Hindus, who continue to marginalise other minorities

China welcomes engagement between India, Pakistan   ISLAMABAD – In a major breakthrough in bilateral relations, Prime Minister Imran Khan Tuesday responded to a letter of Indian counterpart Narendra Modi, reminding him that durable peace and stability in South Asia region is contingent upon resolving all outstanding issues between India and Pakistan, particularly the Jammu and Kashmir dispute. This is …

  By Dr Hussain Yasa Abstract The APTTA renewal between Pakistan and Afghanistan has always increased concern in the light of developing political scenario. This article evaluates the forthcoming challenges and hurdles during the renewal process of the Afghanistan-Pakistan Transit Trade Agreement (APTTA).The agreement expires on February 11, 2021. The article evaluates the two major hurdles First, the technical and procedural problems, …

  APHC, Kashmiri diaspora welcome UNGA speech of Imran Khan ISLAMABAD – Top international law experts and Kashmiri activists believe that the legal points raised by Prime Minister Imran Khan during his second speech at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has opened a new opportunity to take up war crimes committed by Indian occupational forces at the International Criminal …

  By Muntaha Talat A picturesque valley between sky-high mountains of Pir Panjal and Karakoram ranges where cool breeze blows and the gushing sounds of water that runs between these mountains provides a symphony that pulls ears and soul together. This is Kashmir – a place called paradise on earth. However, this is the land where people are dying for …

India on Monday took the third spot in the list of nations worst hit by coronavirus. The country logged more than 697,000 cases on Sunday night, overtaking Russia, which had over 681,000 cases. India is now preceded only by Brazil and the US. Brazil has over 1.57 million cases and the US has more than 2.97 million. India added a …

Outrage at the death of a father-son duo in the custody of Indian police earlier this week mounted on Saturday, with thousands on social media comparing the incident to the death of George Floyd in the United States. J Jayaraj, 59, and Bennicks Immanuel, 31, were subjected to a brutal thrashing, which resulted in rectal bleeding and eventual death, according …

T-Series has removed Atif Aslam’s version of the song Kinna Sona from YouTube after the hashtag #TakeDownAtifAslamSong started trending on Twitter in India. The track was a part of 2019’s action drama Marjaavaan starring Tara Sutaria and Sidharth Malhotra. The music label issued an apology for not complying with the All Indian Cine Workers Association (AICWA) which has banned artists …

Chinese forces have held onto a chunk of land covering several square kilometres (miles) at the mouth of the Galwan valley in Ladakh following a deadly brawl there on June 15, the Indian military sources have told Agence France Presse (AFP). The two sides publicly declared they would pull back following the clash, which saw 20 Indian soldiers killed in …

Chinese living in India say its unsafe for them to go out in public and have closed their shops amid a boycott that has included anti-China graffiti and the burning of Chinese flags. The wave of anti-China sentiment in India erupted after a border clash in Galwan Valley between China and India, Global Times reported on Wednesday. Since then some …