OTTAWA—Convicted gunman Jaspal Atwal, the Vancouver-area man at the centre of a political storm that has marred Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s trip to India, was removed from the Indian government’s own travel blacklist several months ago, suggesting the Indian government did not view him as security risk, the Star has …
Read More »Sources claim Pakistan back on FATF watch-list, Islamabad says no ‘official intimation’ yet
ISLAMABAD: A global money-laundering watchdog has placed Pakistan back on its terrorist financing watch list, Indian media and a diplomatic source said on Friday, in a likely blow to both Pakistan’s economy and its strained relations with the United States. The move is part of a broader US strategy to …
Read More »Defense Secretary Has Yet to Send Transgender Guidance to Trump
PENTAGON — U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has yet to send guidance to President Donald Trump on whether transgender troops should serve in the military, according to the Pentagon. The deadline for his recommendations was set for February 21. Last September, the Pentagon said it began studying how to implement …
Read More »Pakistan avoids financial watchlist over militancy funding: Khawaja Asif
Pakistan has narrowly avoided being targeted by a global watchdog over alleged terrorism financing, the foreign minister said, after reports that the US had supported a motion to place its ally on the group’s watchlist. The country was granted a three-month reprieve by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), according …
Read More »Canadian PM Trudeau snubbed by Modi on his India visit?
NEW DEHLI: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in India on a week-long visit but the Indian leader Narendra Modi is not with him. Contrary to what has been the practice of Indian PM of welcoming important foreign leaders at the airport, receiving minister was State Minister Agriculture Ganjendra Singh, …
Read More »Ishaq Dar allowed to contest Senate election
Ishaq Dar allowed to contest Senate election LAHORE: An appellat tribunal of the Lahore High Court on Saturday allowed former finance minister Ishaq Dar to contest Senate election. The Election Commission of Pakistan on Febuary 12 had rejected his nomination papers for not providing verified declaration of election expenses. Challenging …
Read More »Zainab’s killer handed four death sentences
LAHORE: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) Saturday handed four death sentences to a man charged with raping and murdering Zainab, in a case that shocked the country and sparked major riots Kasur district of Punjab. Imran Ali, 24, was on trial for the killing of seven-year-old Zainab Fatima Ameen last month. …
Read More »PM urges institutions to show mutual respect
HAFIZABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi Saturday urged the national institutions to show mutual respect, because for being the constitutional bodies, they were bound to respect each other. Addressing the launching ceremony of PM’s National Health Programme in Hafizabad district, he said the political decisions were made by the people …
Read More »Gen Bajwa attends Security Conference in Germany
Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa is the face of Pakistan at the 54th Munich Security Conference in Germany. According to a source, COAS arrived in Munich on Friday to attend the conference. Army Chief will speak at the conference in the afternoon (local time 1700h). He will …
Read More »Sedition charges filed against Mani Shankar after his KLF session
Former Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar has been indicted with sedition and defamation by a BJP leader after he reportedly praised Pakistan and insulted India. At the ninth Karachi Literature Festival held last week, Indian diplomat Mani Shankar had stated during a session placed around India-Pakistan relationship that he values …
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