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India, China hold 19th round of Talks to Resolve Ladakh Standoff

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India, China hold 19th round of Talks to Resolve Ladakh Standoff

India and China today conducted another round of military commander-level talks — the 19th round since June 2020. This round of talks was held at the Chushul-Moldo border meeting point on the Indian side. The meeting ended late in the evening, sources said, adding a formal statement detailing the outcome was expected in a day. The two sides look to end the ongoing impasse along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh where the two militaries have been locked in a stand-off since April 2020. Talks were conducted…

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Ex-PM Imran Khan jailed for three years in Toshakhana case

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Ex-PM Imran Khan jailed for three years in Toshakhana case

Imran Khan, Pakistan’s former prime minister, was reportedly arrested after a trial court on Saturday sentenced him to three years in prison for illegally selling state gifts, also known as the Toshakhana corruption case, and disqualified him from politics for five years. Legal experts said a conviction in the case could end Khan’s chances of participating in national elections that have to be held before early November. “Judge Humayun Dilawar announced that involvement in corrupt practices has been proven,” Pakistan TV said. Khan was not in court for the hearing,…

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India tells Pakistan to focus on its own internal problems, after Islamabad raises Kashmir at UN

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India tells Pakistan to focus on its own internal problems, after Islamabad raises Kashmir at UN

India has asked Pakistan to concentrate on addressing its internal matters rather than raising the Kashmir issue and indulging in frivolous allegations against New Delhi. “To best utilise this council’s time, I suggest the concerned delegation concentrate on addressing their internal matters and restoring order within their own borders, rather than indulging in frivolous allegations against my country,” R Madhu Sudan, a Counsellor in India’s UN Mission, told members of the Security Council on Thursday. Madhu Sudan was responding to the issue of Kashmir raised by a Pakistani representative during…

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US backs direct dialogue between India and Pakistan, says it is the best way to address challenges

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US backs direct dialogue between India and Pakistan says it is the best way to address challenges

US Department of State says Washington has always maintained the two neighbours should engage in dialogue. A day after Pakistan’s leader proposed “conditional” talks with archenemy India, the United States said it supports direct talks between the nuclear-armed South Asian neighbours. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday said he was ready to resume bilateral dialogue with India. Pakistan downgraded diplomatic ties with India in 2019 when New Delhi scrapped the special status of Indian-administered Kashmir. The status gave semi-autonomy to the disputed Himalayan region, which is also claimed by…

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Shehbaz Sharif Renews His Message to India: ‘Our Neighbour Has to Understand’

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Shehbaz Sharif Renews His Message to India: 'Our Neighbour Has to Understand'

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday expressed his willingness to hold talks with India, saying the two countries cannot be “normal neighbours” unless serious issues are addressed through peaceful and meaningful discussions. Sharif’s offer of talks during his speech at the inaugural session of the Pakistan Minerals Summit in Islamabad, came a little more than six months after he made a similar proposal during an interview with AlArabiya news channel. India and Pakistan have not had any substantial talks since the 2008 Mumbai attacks New Delhi has linked any…

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Hajj2023: More than 20 Lakh Pilgrims commence Hajj on Sunday

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Hajj2023: More than 20 Lakh Pilgrims commence Hajj Today

Over 20 lakh Hajj pilgrims started performing on Sunday afternoon the ritual of Tawaf Al-Qudum (Tawaf of Arrival), before their moving into Mina to mark the beginning of the annual pilgrimage of Hajj on Monday, the Day of Tarwiyah. The Saudi authorities and Hajj missions of various countries have completed mammoth preparations and foolproof and flawless arrangements for a hassle-free Hajj while pilgrims are engaged in final preparations to set out for the tent city of Mina at the start of their lifetime spiritual journey. The streets of Makkah were…

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Imran Khan Unveils Peace Plan with Kashmir: A Promising Roadmap for Resolution

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Imran Khan Unveils Peace Plan with Kashmir: A Promising Roadmap for Resolution

Former prime minister Imran Khan has said Pakistan was working on a peace proposal with India whereby New Delhi would announce “some sort of roadmap” for the Kashmir issue and Islamabad would host a visit by the Indian premier in 2019. The proposal had the backing of then Pakistan Army chief, Gen Qamar Bajwa, and Pakistan had moved ahead with it despite India’s decision to scrap the special status of Jammu and Kashmir in August 2019, Khan said in an interview with the Atlantic Council, a prominent US-based think tank.…

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Saudi Arabia insists on end to occupation of Palestine as prerequisite for normalization with Israel

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Saudi Arabia insists on end to occupation of Palestine as prerequisite for normalization with Israel

Regarding US efforts to normalise ties between the kingdom and Israel, the Saudi embassy in Washington has issued a statement stressing that any accord will only be feasible once a solution to Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territory is found. “Israel has a lot of potential and normalisation can do wonders, not just for Israelis and Palestinians, but there’s potential for trade and cultural exchanges and exchanges with Israel on multiple fronts,” Fahad Nazer, spokesman for the embassy, said in an interview with the English-speaking and state-owned Arab News. “But for…

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Crackdown on Opposition and Media: Pakistan’s Military Tightens Grip

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Crackdown on Opposition and Media: Pakistan's Military Tightens Grip

Pakistan is carrying out a broad clampdown on the opposition and media, as the country’s powerful military asserts its authority more aggressively than it has in decades. Thousands of supporters of opposition leader Imran Khan have been arrested after staging violent protests at military sites. When suspects couldn’t be found, family members or domestic staff were picked up in some cases, according to human rights groups. More than 80 people are facing trials in military courts, which aren’t open to the public, government officials said. The military has warned TV…

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Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey alleges GoI threatened to shut down platform, raid homes of employees during farmers’ protest if some accounts are not blocked

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Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey alleges GoI threatened to shut down platform, raid homes of employees during farmers' protest if some accounts are not blocked

Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, in a stunning allegation, claimed that the company had received “many requests” from India to block accounts covering farmers’ protests and those critical of the government. While the government was yet to react to Dorsey’s allegation, the Congress’s wings – the Youth Congress and National Students’ Union of India – took to Twitter to share the clip of his claim which he made during an interview to YouTube channel Breaking Points on Monday. During the interview, when asked if he had faced any pressure from foreign…

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