Imran Khan calls to resume dialogue with India on all issues

Cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan, expected to be sworn in as Pakistan’s new premier next week, on Friday called for the resumption of dialogue with India on all outstanding issues, including Kashmir. Khan made the remarks during a meeting in Islamabad with Indian envoy Ajay Bisaria, who congratulated the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman on his electoral success. Bisaria briefed the “PTI leadership on India’s concerns about terrorism and cross-border infiltration”, said a statement from the Indian mission. PTI spokesman Fawad Chaudhry said Khan had called for the resumption of bilateral talks. “He…

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Extreme right-wing groups gun for BJP, Unite against party for ‘Humiliating’ Jammu people

Announcements of right-wing groups to make J&K the “core issue” are giving sleepless nights to the state BJP. Leaders of these organisations have stepped up attack on the saffron party for “humiliating and insulting” people of Jammu while sharing power with the PDP for over three years. The BJP leadership is worried as these groups have launched an aggressive campaign against the party ahead of the Lok Sabha elections by roping in radical groups, including some disgruntled leaders of the Sangh Parivar, to “expose the anti-Hindu agenda” of the saffron…

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