Tag: Imran Khan

Islamabad: With Pakistan failing to get traction for its belligerent stand on Kashmir, Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Monday that he will raise the issue at every international forum, including at the UN General Assembly. In his address to the nation on the Kashmir issue after India revoked the special status of Jammu and […]

Biarritz (France): US President Donald Trump on Monday cleared the air about his controversial claim that Prime Minister Modi had asked for his mediation on Kashmir, saying that India and Pakistan could bilaterally do something “very good”. A readout of their bilateral talks here on the sidelines of the G7 summit reinforced it, saying: “President […]

Islamabad: Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday chaired a meeting of the Cabinet to discuss the situation in Kashmir. The Prime Minister’s Special Assistant on Information Firdous Ashiq Awan said that Khan informed the Cabinet about his decision to raise the Kashmir issue in the world and that he had become the “voice of […]

Rawalpindi: Continuing his attack on India in the wake of the abrogation of Article 370 that granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan Railway Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad said on Wednesday that he feels that a full-fledged war will be fought between India and Pakistan in October or November this year. According to reports […]

Washington: Asserting that Kashmir is an internal issue for India, Indian-American lawmaker Ro Khanna who recently joined the Pakistani Congressional Caucus has said that Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan needs to cool his heated rhetoric. “Kashmir is an internal matter for India’s democracy and Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan needs to cool his heated rhetoric […]

New Delhi: India on Thursday strongly condemned “highly irresponsible” statements by Pakistani leadership on withdrawal of special status to Jammu and Kashmir. External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said Pakistan has been using terrorism as state policy against India and it must stop exporting terror. “We strongly condemn highly irresponsible statements by Pakistani leadership on […]

Islamabad: Pakistan on Friday observed “Kashmir Hour”, with the national anthems of the country and “Azad Jammu and Kashmir” (AJK) being played nationwide to express “solidarity” with Kashmiris. This comes amid tensions between the two neighbours over India’s revocation of special status for Jammu and Kashmir. Sirens blared across Pakistan as the clock struck noon […]

Islamabad: Reham Khan, the former wife of Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, has taken pot shots at the PM over his call for observing ‘Kashmir Hour’, and said that Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi is waiting in the wings to take over when the PM’s chair is toppled. In a video that has gone viral, […]

New Delhi: Members of the Sikh community protested against the alleged forced conversion of Sikh girls in Pakistan, outside the Pakistan High Commission here on Monday. The protesters were trying to submit a memorandum to the Pakistan High Commission when they were stopped. This irked the Sikhs who launched violent protests near the premises of […]

Islamabad: Amid tensions with its neighbour India following its decision to abrogate the special status of Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan asserted that his country would never ever start a war with India and even not use nuclear weapons first. “We will never ever start the war. Both Pakistan and India are […]

Islamabad: Kashmir is Pakistan’s “jugular vein” and India’s decision to alter its special status poses challenges to the country’s security and integrity, Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Friday. Prime Minister Khan in his message on Pakistan’s Defence and Martyrs Day said his government has launched a proactive diplomatic campaign in the world capitals and […]

Islamabad: Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has said the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) will attract trade, investment and technology from China to Pakistan so as to help boost his country’s future development. Khan made the remarks during his meeting on Sunday with Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi here in Prime Minister House, […]

Chandigarh: A former legislator from Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party has sought asylum in India, claiming that minorities were deprived of their rights in the neighbouring nation. Baldev Kumar (43), along with his wife and two children came to India last month and is presently staying at Khanna in Punjab’s Ludhiana […]

Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday announced holding of a Kashmir solidarity rally in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir’s (PoK) capital Muzaffarabad on Friday. “I am going to do a big jalsa in Muzzafarabad (sic) on Friday 13 Sept, to send a message to the world about the continuing siege of IOJK by Indian Occupation forces; […]

Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan will have two meetings with President Donald Trump later this month during his visit to the US where the Pakistani premier will also attend his first UNGA session, according to a media report. According to Khan’s schedule, the first meeting between both the leaders will be at lunch, whereas, the […]