Pakistan PM telephones Saudi crown prince, discusses Kashmir situation
By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Correspondent Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan telephoned Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Tuesday and discussed the latest developments in Indian-administered Kashmir. According to the Saudi Press Agency and local online media, the two leaders discussed the latest developments in the region. The crown prince was briefed by PM […]
Pakistan parliamentary delegation cancels UAE visit
By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN correspondent Islamabad: Mr. Sadiq Sanjrani, Chairman Senate, the upper house of Pakistan’s parliament, cancelled an official visit by his parliamentary delegation to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was honoured during his recent tour to the Gulf nation amid the crisis in Indian-administered Kashmir. The local […]
Kashmir Issue: Pakistan suspends another Express Train Service with India
By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Correspondent Islamabad: Pakistan has discontinued operating another train service ‘Thar Express’ to India following the suspension of ‘Samjhota Express’. ‘Samjhota’ (Reconciliation) Express used to operate between Lahore (Pakistan’s Punjab Province) and Indian Punjab’s Amritsar city while ‘Thar Express’, launched in 2006, operated once a week from Sindh province’s capital […]
Kashmir Issue: Pakistan suspends cultural, trade and diplomatic relations with India
By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Correspondent Islamabad: Pakistan has suspended cultural, trade and diplomatic relations with India over the Kashmir situation, which had been the bone of contention between two countries since their independence from British colonialism in August 1947. The two countries have fought two wars beside regular clashes at borders over the Kashmir […]
The Unresolved Regional Problem of Asia: Kashmir
Kashmir is the northernmost geographical region of South Asia. Until the mid-19th century, the term “Kashmir” denoted only the valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal mountain range. The Kashmir conflict is a territorial conflict primarily between India and Pakistan, having started just after the partition of India in 1947. In August 1947, […]
Physical Fitness Test for Employment of Indian Army
Kashmiri youths undergoing a physical fitness test during a recruitment drive by Indian army in Anantnag some 55 kilometres south of Srinagar, summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir, March 16, 2012. Indian army conducted an employment drive to recruit Kashmiri youth in the army. Hundreds of young aspirants thronged the venue seeking employment with Indian army. […]
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