Indian and Pakistani officials had met at Wagah border to hold discussions on the Kartarpur corridor. Pakistan has agreed to allow visa-free travel for Indian passport holders and Overseas Citizens of India(OCI) through the Kartarpur corridor. Pakistan has also agreed to let 5,000 pilgrims visit the Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara every day for all seven days… Continue reading Kartarpur Gurudwara: Pakistan agrees to allow year-long visa-free access
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India,Pakistan officials to meet at Wagah for talks on Kartarpur
Indian and Pakistani officials will meet at Wagah border to hold discussions on the Kartarpur corridor. The discussion would happen on the modalities for movement of pilgrims and resolve outstanding technical issues related to alignment and infrastructure along the corridor. India will raise concerns such as (a)the numbers of pilgrims to be allowed daily (b)the… Continue reading India,Pakistan officials to meet at Wagah for talks on Kartarpur
Parliament adopts resolution levying 200% duty on Pakistani goods
Parliament has adopted a statutory resolution for levying 200% duty on all goods originating in or exported from Pakistan. Statutory Resolution is a resolution in pursuance of a provision in the Constitution or an Act of Parliament. Besides,the resolution related to increasing basic custom duty on lentils, boric acid and diagnostic and laboratory reagents has… Continue reading Parliament adopts resolution levying 200% duty on Pakistani goods
False, motivated: India slams UN report on Kashmir situation
India has registered its protest against a new report by the United Nations Office of the High Commission for Human Rights(UNHCR) on Kashmir. UNHCR in its report has said that neither India nor Pakistan have taken any concrete steps to solve the concerns raised in its first report on Kashmir which was released in 2018.… Continue reading False, motivated: India slams UN report on Kashmir situation
International Court of Justice to deliver verdict in Kulbhushan Jadhav case on July 17
The International Court of Justice(ICJ) has said that it will deliver its verdict on July 17 in the case relating to Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav. Kulbhushan Jadhav,an Indian national was convicted of conducting ‘subversive activities’ for the Indian government in Pakistan and has been sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court.However, India have denied… Continue reading International Court of Justice to deliver verdict in Kulbhushan Jadhav case on July 17
India seeks Kartarpur talks from July 11 to 14
India has proposed to Pakistan to hold fresh round of talks on the Kartarpur corridor. The proposed talks would discuss on the modalities for movement of pilgrims and resolve outstanding technical issues related to alignment and infrastructure along the corridor. The talks was originally expected to take place in April but India had postponed the… Continue reading India seeks Kartarpur talks from July 11 to 14
Kartarpur bridge work in Pakistan stalls
According to government officials,Pakistan is reluctant to build a bridge on its side to connect with the one being built on the Indian side for seamless movement to the Kartarpur shrine. Pakistan has refused to build the bridge as it would cut into their defence embankment and the neighbouring country has refused the proposal after… Continue reading Kartarpur bridge work in Pakistan stalls
Pakistan may get NSA for talks with India
Pakistan government is actively considering to appoint a National Security Advisor(NSA). The appointment of the NSA is meant for reviving the backchannel diplomacy with India to sort out some of the pressing issues between the two countries. In the past,the two countries have often used backchannel through the NSAs to prepare ground for any talks.… Continue reading Pakistan may get NSA for talks with India
Sushma Swaraj, Shah Mehmood Qureshi to attend SCO meet
The foreign ministers of India and Pakistan will be attending a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Council of Foreign Ministers in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan on May 21,2019. This meeting could provide an opportunity for the two countries to explore the possibility of engagement.The official dialogue between India and Pakistan has been at a standstill since… Continue reading Sushma Swaraj, Shah Mehmood Qureshi to attend SCO meet
‘10 Pakistan-based terrorists had role in cross-LoC trade’
Government sources have said that 10 Pakistan-based terrorists have been found misusing cross-Line of Control (LoC) trade between Jammu and Kashmir and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). Recently, the Indian government had suspended the Cross-LoC trade with Pakistan citing a) illegal trade of U.S.-origin California almonds, b) funnelling of counterfeit currency, and c) funding and promotion of… Continue reading ‘10 Pakistan-based terrorists had role in cross-LoC trade’
