Shehryar Afridi says China, Pakistan set a new model of friendship, good neighbourly ties

BEIJING – China’s People’s Liberation Army dispatched its aircraft to transport a 10-member medical expert team and epidemic prevention materials to Pakistan to join the country’s efforts to battle the Covid-19 epidemic. The shipment arrived in Pakistani capital, Islamabad, on Saturday where an exceptional and warm welcome was accorded to the Chinese military delegation. “2nd sortie of medical emergency relief …

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 …

Srinagar, Indian Occupied Kashmir: The Indian army Wednesday killed four Kashmiri fighters in a nocturnal raid in the southern part of occupied Kashmir’s Shopian district. Sources said that the Indian army and the counter-insurgent Jammu and Kashmir police raided the house where the fighters were staying, in the wee hours on Wednesday. A local news gathering agency Kashmir News Observer reported …

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards announced they had successfully launched the country’s first military satellite on Wednesday, at a time of fresh tensions with US forces in the Gulf. The United States alleges Iran’s satellite programme is a cover for its development of missiles, while the Islamic republic has previously insisted its aerospace activities comply with its international obligations. Tensions between the …

Gwadar Pro ISLAMABAD – Opportunities grow for Pakistan in spurring the development of science and technology as China tops the international patent applications filed with World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in 2019 while the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) second phase will put a high premium on technological cooperation. The technology spillover suggests that among multiple ways to boosting the evolvement …

A gunman who drove a mock-up police car killed at least 16 people in an Atlantic Canada shooting rampage, federal police said on Sunday, the worst case of its kind in Canadian history. The shooter, identified as Gabriel Wortman, 51, was shot dead by officers after a 12-hour manhunt in Nova Scotia province ended on Sunday morning. Among the victims …

Indian police have booked a female Kashmiri photojournalist Masrat Zahra under a terrorism law for sharing her work on social media. The police said in a statement that “the user (Zahra) is also uploading posts that tantamount to glorify the anti-national activities and dent the image of law enforcing agencies besides causing disaffection against the country.” A case under FIR …

Srinagar: Kashmiri fighters on Saturday evening mounted an attack on Central Reserve Police Force in Sopore area of northern Kashmir’s Baramulla district killing three and injuring two others. Police sources in Sopore said that the militants attacked a bullet-proof-vehcile that the occupying forces were travelling in at Noorbagh near Ahad Bab crossing. They said that five CRPF personnel were injured in the …

President Arif Alvi on Saturday announced that congregational and Taraweeh prayers would be held during the month of Ramazan while adhering to precautionary measures to stop the spread of the coronavirus. The president met with prominent ulema and religious leaders earlier in the day at Aiwan-i-Sadr to build consensus and form a plan for congregational prayers and Taraweeh during Ramazan. …