Australia to expand defence ties with India, Pakistan

ISLAMABAD  — Australia is trying to improve its defence ties with both India and Pakistan and has held important negotiations with both the countries. Australia sent its Minister of Defence Mr. Kevin... Read more »

Pakistani policewomen attend Australasian Women Conference

ISLAMABAD — A five-member Pakistani delegation including four women, has been selected to attend the 9th Australasian Women and Policing Conference taking place this week. Pakistanis have been selected from Customs Intelligence and... Read more »

Pakistan warns India against any misadventure, UN officials visit border

ISLAMABAD — Pakistani Defence Minister has warned India to avoid “any misconception as Pakistan knows how to defend itself.” In a strong reaction to Indian heavy shelling which killed eight Pakistani civilians... Read more »
Indian army firing at Pakistan borders

Indiscriminate shellings along Pakistan-India border Kill 10 and injure 50

ISLAMABAD — Unconfirmed reports say that as many as ten civilians may have been killed and dozeons injured in border firing along Pakistan-India borders since early Friday morning. A Pakistani Army spokesman... Read more »

Gujarat Unrest, police actions shocked India

GUJARAT– On the surface, the Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) agitation is for OBC status. Not everyone is convinced. OBC leaders suspect the Patidars are out to get the very quota system... Read more »

New Australian Envoy presents credentials to Pakistani President

ISLAMABAD — Australian High Commissioner to Pakistan Ms Margaret Adamson on Friday presented her credential papers to Pakistani President Syed Mamnoon Hussain and officially assumed her responsibilities as top Australian diplomat in... Read more »

Australian FM looks towards strong relationship with Sri Lanka

SYDNEY – – Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop has sent a congratulatory message to Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on his re-election, following the peaceful parliamentary elections held on Monday.... Read more »

Pakistan calls for UN, OIC roles to solve Kashmir & Mideast disputes

UNITED NATIONS: The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), in cooperation with the United Nations, has the potential to deal with the decades-old Kashmir and the Middle East disputes, a top Pakistani diplomat... Read more »

India, Pakistan summon each others envoys over violations along LoC

NEW DELHI/ISLAMABAD — A day after Pakistan called an Indian diplomat to protest border violations, India also summoned Pakistani High Commissioner Abdul Basit and lodged a strong protest over alleged ceasefire violations... Read more »

Suicide attack kills Pakistani anti-terror campaign official, 10 others

ISLAMABAD – A powerful provincial minister of Pakistan who had vowed to eliminate terrorists without any discrimination was himself attacked and killed by a terrorist suicide bomber when he visited his native... Read more »

Pak military commanders discuss internal, external issues

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (JCSC) Meeting was held at Joint Staff Headquarters, Rawalpindi. General Rashad Mahmood, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) presided over the meeting which... Read more »

Pakistan strongly denies Mullah Omar’s death in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD – The government yesterday strongly rejected Afghan government claims that Taliban leader Mulla Omar died in Pakistan. Defence minister Khwaja Asif told the National Assembly that he ‘neither died in Pakistan nor... Read more »

Pakistan Highest Court approves formation of Military Court to try terrorists

ISLAMABAD: A 17-member full court headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Nasirul Mulk upheld the 21st Constitutional Amendment with a majority decision of 11 to 6. The court also dismissed petitions challenging... Read more »
A view of the Gasherbrum IV massif. PHOTO: DAVID KASZLIKOWSKI

Polish Photographer reveals Karakoram’s most spectacular side with drone

Photographer took pictures of Pakistani glacier using a drone after three-week adventurous hike through the Himalayas The photos taken in the cold, high Himalyas usually show colossal snow-covered vast lands and mountains.... Read more »
The continuous flash flood has destroyed critical infrastructure & villages in Chitral, Pakistan.

Pakistan monsoon floods, rains killed 83 people, affected almost 300,000

Torrential rains and flooding have killed more than 80 people in Pakistan this month and affected almost 300,000. The country’s disaster management agency has warned of more bad weather to come. The... Read more »

5.1-Magnitude quake rocks Islamabad

A 5.1-magnitude earthquake has struck just outside Islamabad, the U.S. Geological Survey said, killing three people. Residents of the Pakistani capital reported buildings and vehicles shaking after the quake hit at 1:59... Read more »
“The AFSPA is like a blank cheque from the government of India to kill innocents like my nephew” said Amin Magray, uncle of 17-year-old killed by troops in April 2003

Amnesty criticises India for not making troops accountable for abuses in Kashmir

“If the army knew that they would be charged and will have to go to court and be prosecuted, they would think ten times before they pull their triggers on an innocent…... Read more »
Roshni Jan, widow of Juma Khan, 38, outside her home. Image by Talal N. Ansari.

Murder in Uniform – Kashmir’s infamous “fake encounter”

Kashmir’s most infamous “fake encounter” leaves five families desperate for justice Kashmiris still live alongside half a million military personnel whom they consider their occupiers; the conflict nears its third decade and... Read more »

Killer heat wave claims more than 200 lives in Pakistan

An intense heat wave killed more than 200 people in Pakistan’s southern city of Karachi, officials said, as the electricity grid crashed during the first days of the Muslim holy month of... Read more »
Parramasala Sydney 2012

Parramasala Festival 2015 to coincide with Indian Tourism Week

Parramasala Festival 2015 to be held from 16 October to 18 October in Parramatta NSW Premier Mike Baird and Minister for Multiculturalism John Ajaka have announced details of the much-anticipated 2015 Parramasala Festival. Mr... Read more »
A delegation of MQM called on President Asif Ali Zardari at President House.

Pakistan should proclaim Governor Rule in Sindh Province

By Saeed Qureshi It appears that now the big fish both erstwhile and in power have started feeling the pinch of the anti-corruption drive pedaled by the Rangers in Karachi. It is... Read more »
Pakistan was successful in securing its first ever export order for its JF-17 Thunder fighter at the first day of the International Paris Air Show

Pakistan’s JF-17 wins first export order at Paris Air Show

PARIS (France) –  After high expectations for a deal to pull through, Pakistan was successful in securing its first ever export order for its JF-17 Thunder fighter on Monday at the first... Read more »
NSW Opposition Leader Luke Foley pays tribute to Gandhi on his first stop of his tour of India

Foley pays tribute to Gandhi on his first overseas trip as Labor Leader

NSW Opposition Leader Luke Foley has paid tribute to Gandhi on his first stop of his tour of India, laying a wreath at the Raj Ghat memorial in Delhi today. Mr Foley... Read more »

Pakistan’s JF-17 to participate in Paris Air Show 2015

As the world’s oldest and largest air show, the Paris Air Show is the undisputed queen of its kind. The tarmac of Paris-Le Bourget Airport is set, once again, to be heaving... Read more »