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DC -Former Indian cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu led his country’s delegation to Pakistan on Tuesday for the groundbreaking ceremony of the Kartarpur corridor to be held on November 28. The Indian delegation comprising Minister for Food Harsimrat Kaur Badal, Minister for Housing Hardeep S Puri and Sidhu reached Lahore through the Wagah Border crossing where they were received by officials of the Punjab Rangers. Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday will perform the groundbreaking of the corridor connecting Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur area of Narowal district with Dera Baba Nanak in India's Gurdaspur District.India last week gave the go-ahead to Pakistan’s proposal to build Kartarpur corridor to facilitate Sikh pilgrims wishing to visit the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Narowal District near the Indian border. peaking to journalists upon crossing the Wagah Border, Sidhu thanked Prime Minister Imran Khan for inviting him to the groundbreakin...

Wbedesk-Islamabad: An Indian court on Sunday sentenced former Indian diplomat Madhuri Gupta to 3 years in jail for “passing sensitive information to Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).” Gupta, a former Indian High Commissioner in Pakistan, was accused of “spying and wrongful communication of information” while posted to the Indian embassy in Islamabad. The court, in it’s remarks said: “Undoubtedly, from a person of her stature, it was expected that she would act in more responsible than an ordinary citizen as she was at high position of trust but her action has tarnished the image of the country and has caused severe threat to the security of the country.” The diplomat has, however, denied all allegations saying that she has been wrongfully accused by ex-colleagues who had strained relationships with her. Madhuri was granted bail after she had filed an appeal against the verdict.

ISLAMABAD|Monitring Desk :   Pakistan and India will conduct a joint military exercise in August this year for the first time since 1947. These exercises are part of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s (SCO) Peace Mission 2018. Russia, China, India and Pakistan will take part in the exercise, with the mission’s primary focus being counter-terrorism operations. The arch-rivals will conduct this military drill as part of a larger multi-national military exercise in the Ural Mountains of Russia. Although Pakistani and Indian troops have participated together as members of various United Nations peacekeeping missions in the past, this will be the first time militaries of both countries will participate in joint counter-terrorism drills. These SCO multi-nation military exercises are held once every two years and peace mission 2018 will be the fifth edition. SCO was founded in 2001 in Shanghai by Tajikistan, Kyrghistan, Russia, China and Kazakhstan. With the inclusion...

ما نیٹرنگ ڈیسک   بی جے پی کے لیڈر ارون جیٹلی نے 2002 ء کے فسادات پر مودی کی معذرت خواہی کے ا مکان کو مسترد کردیا اور کہا کہ انھیں اپنے خلاف فرضی مہم کو خوش کرنے کی ضرورت نہیں ہے ۔ ارون جیٹلی نے  صحافیوں سے  بات چیت کرتے  ہوئے کہا کہ ’’جو لوگ معذرت خواہی کے خواہاں ہیں وہ اس معذرت کو اعتراف ( جرم ) کے طورپر استعمال کرنا چاہتے ہیں۔ اگر وہ ( مودی ) فی الواقعی کوئی غلطی کئے ہیں تو معذرت کیوں کریں بلکہ ان کے خلاف مقدمہ چلاتے ہوئے انھیں سزاء دی جائے ‘‘ ۔ جیٹلی نے مزید کہا کہ ’’ہم یہ محسوس کرتے ہیں کہ جو اس قسم کے اظہارت معذرت کا مطالبہ کررہے ہیں وہ یقیناً اس کے غلط استعمال کے خواہاں ہیں‘‘ ۔ بی جے پی میں وزارت عظمیٰ کے امیدوار نریندر مودی کے انتہائی اور بااعتماد رفیق سمجھے جانے والے ارون جیٹلی نے کہاکہ مودی کو بھی تشدد پر یقیناًتشویش ہے ۔ راجیہ سبھا میں اپوزیشن لیڈر ارون جیٹلی نے کہا کہ گجرات میں مودی کی حکمرانی کے دوران بشمول مسلمان تمام گجراتی خوش حال ہوئے ہیں اور معذرت کے لئے جو آوازیں اُٹھ رہی ہیں وہ یقیناًگجرات سے نہیں ہیں۔ ’’یہ آوازیں فرضی مہ...