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 …
The initial investigation report regarding the PIA plane crash concluded that the pilots and air traffic controller did not follow the set protocols which led to the incident killing 97 people on board last month. Aviation Minister Ghulam Sarwar Khan shared the findings in National Assembly today saying nepotism and political interference have damaged the national flag carrier. “I have …
Muslims from around the world will be barred from taking part in this year’s hajj, the annual pilgrimage to the Islamic holy sites of Mecca and Medina, which usually attracts about 2.5 million visitors. Saudi Arabia has said only a limited number of people who are resident in the kingdom will be permitted to take part in the hajj in …
The number of global coronavirus cases continued to surge on Tuesday in many large countries that have been lifting lockdowns, including the US, even as new infections stabilised or dropped in parts of Western Europe. India has been recording about 15,000 new infections each day, and some states on Tuesday were considering fresh lockdown measures to try to halt the …
Global trade is expected to drop around 18.5% year-on-year in the second quarter of this year in a huge coronavirus-driven plunge which nonetheless could have been much worse, the World Trade Organization said Tuesday. The WTO said that in the first quarter, the volume of merchandise trade shrank by three percent compared to the same three months in 2019. “Initial …
Prime Minister Imran Khan has defended his decision not to impose a complete lockdown in the country despite strong criticism, saying that Pakistan’s circumstances were different from Wuhan city and Europe. Speaking about the havoc that the coronavirus has wreaked on Pakistan’s economy, the prime minister said that he had not been in favour of imposing a lockdown as Indian …
People in Saudi Arabia ventured out on Sunday night for the first time in three months to celebrate the end of a nationwide coronavirus curfew, dining out, cruising on motorcycles and walking pets after the daytime heat subsided. The kingdom introduced stringent measures in March to halt the spread of the novel coronavirus, including 24-hour curfews in most towns and cities, …