SAC approves 3% hike in DA of Government employees, pensioners
JAMMU, FEBRUARY 28: The State Administrative Council (SAC) which met here today under the chairmanship of Governor, Satya Pal Malik accorded sanction to the release of an additional installment of 3% Dearness Allowance (DA) payable on basic pay to State Government employees and pensioners w.e.f. 01.01.2019. The arrears accumulated on account of DA hike will be […]
JKSSB approves selections against 662 posts, releases 58 withheld recommendations of selected candidates
JAMMU, FEBRUARY 28: Following the High Court decision, which cleared the decks for finalization of selections under Advertisement Notification No.04 of 2017, comprising the posts referred by the Department of Disaster Management, Relief, Rehabilitation & Reconstruction, under Prime Minister’s Package, the J&K Services Selection Board (JKSSB) has approved the selections for indents comprising 662 posts. […]
Indian pilot to be released tomorrow: Imran Khan
Islamabad: Addressing a joint session of parliament, Pakistan PM Imran Khan announced that Indian pilot Abhinandan would be released tomorrow. He said Pakistan had offered dialogue to India but the response was “not good”. “We realised that it was not good because of the upcoming elections,” he said. He said that Pakistan stands for peace […]
PM Khan ready to talk to Modi over the phone: Qureshi
“Repatriation of Indian pilot could be considered”
Islamabad: Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi today said that Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was ready to talk to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the telephone to offer him peace and questioned that was ‘Modi ready for it.’ In an interview with Geo News, Qureshi said: “We are ready for every eventuality. If […]
Pak willing to consider returning IAF pilot if it leads to ‘de-escalation’: Qureshi
Islamabad: Pakistan is willing to consider returning the detained IAF pilot if it leads to “de-escalation” of tension with India, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said Thursday. His statement came a day after Pakistan detained Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman following a fierce engagement between air forces of the two sides along the Line of Control […]
Will decide on status of Indian pilot in couple of days: Pakistan
Islamabad: Pakistan on Thursday said that it will decide on the status of captive Indian pilot Abhinandan Varthaman “in a couple of days”. Foreign Office spokesperson Mohammad Faisal said that the Indian pilot, who was caught on Wednesday, was “safe and healthy”. “India has raised the matter of the pilot with us. We’ll decide in […]
Trump hearing ‘some good news’ from India and Pakistan
Srinagar: The US President Donald Trump on Thursday said he has some “reasonably decent” news from India and Pakistan thus indicating de-escalation in the region. “We have reasonably attractive news from Pakistan and India. They have been going at it and we have been involved in trying to have them stop. We have been in […]
Qureshi makes ‘urgent’ phone call to Chinese FM, briefs him on Indo-Pak tensions
Beijing: Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi made an “urgent” phone call to his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi to update him about the tensions between Pakistan and India, Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Thursday. During the phone call, Wang briefed Qureshi on China’s efforts to promote peace talks and reiterated his hope that Pakistan and […]
Hope he returns home safe: Father of IAF pilot held by Pak
Mumbai, Feb 28: The father of Indian pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, captured by Pakistan after an air combat, on Thursday said he was proud of his son’s bravery and hoped for his safe return home, as he thanked citizens for their support and good wishes. Air Marshal (retd) S Varthaman said in a statement his […]
India will fight, live, work and win as one: PM Modi
New Delhi, Feb 28: It is necessary to ensure that nothing is done to dent the morale of the security forces, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday, a day after Pakistani fighter jets violated Indian air space in response to Indian forces targeting a JeM camp in its territory. Modi also said India will […]
