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 …
Russia offered money to Afghan militants to kill American troops and other coalition forces last year, the New York Times reported on Friday. The purported bounties gave incentives to the guerrillas to target US forces, just as President Donald Trump tries to withdraw troops and end America´s longest war. The newspaper, citing anonymous officials, said that Trump was briefed on …
Muzaffarabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday criticized India for torture and other human rights violations in the occupied Kashmir during an event in Azad Jammu and Kashmir. He said the helpless people of occupied Kashmir were facing unprecedented torture by India and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh-inspired “extremist Modi government”. The premier said the 800,000 Indian army troops were inflicting …
Islamabad: Kashmir Committee Chairman and senior Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf lawmaker Shehryar Afridi on Friday lashed out at India for its barbarism in the Indian occupied Kashmir. Afridi, in a tweet, said that barbarism and the atrocities of the Indian military in the occupied territory were a scar on the face of the global community. He appealed to the global community to …
An accountability court in Islamabad hearing the Park Lane reference has decided to indict former president Asif Ali Zardari via video link on July 6. During today’s hearing, the indictment against the accused could not be filed and the court summoned him to appear before the bench. The court has also instructed the National Accountability Bureau to make arrangements for …
Prime Minister Imran Khan Friday slammed India for atrocities and human rights violations in occupied Kashmir as the world marked the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture. Taking to Twitter, the prime minister called on the global community to take note of the torture and inhumane treatment faced by the people of occupied Kashmir at the hands of …
China’s Ambassador to India Sun Weidong on Thursday said that the recent incident at the Line of Actual Control was completely instigated by the Indian side and the responsibility does not lie with the Chinese side. In an interview with the Government-run news agency of India “Press Trust of India”, Weidong said: “The incident happened on the Chinese side of …
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 …
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Wednesday warned India to refrain from launching any attacks on Pakistan, saying that Islamabad would respond with full force if New Delhi embarks on any “misadventure”. Qureshi, in his comments broadcast by Geo TV, said that India was plotting an attack on Pakistan to divert attention from a recent deadly clash between India and …
India reported 16,000 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, its highest daily increase since the outbreak began, and the government called in the army to manage new treatment centres with thousands of additional hospital beds in New Delhi. At more than 456,000 confirmed coronavirus cases so far, India is the fourth worst-hit country in the world, behind the United States, Brazil …