NEW DELHI-BEIJING, Monday, July 06, 2020 (AP/WNP/DL): India and China said on Monday that they had made progress disengaging frontline troops from a months-long standoff along a disputed part of their border where a brawl in June left 20 Indian soldiers dead. Special representatives on the border issue, India’s national security advisor Ajit Doval and China’s […]
ISLAMABAD, Saturday, June 27, 2020 (WNP/DP): In collaboration with the Vatican Department of Education, the UAE has sent a plane containing 15 metric tons of medical and food aid to the Peruvian Amazon River area, delivering the first batch of 40 metric tons of aid dedicated to those affected by COVID-19 in the region. This […]
RIYADH, Monday, June 22, 2020 (AN/WNP/DL): Hajj will go ahead next month but with a “very limited” number of pilgrims allowed to take part, Saudi Arabia said on Monday. The decision was taken due to the ongoing threat from the coronavirus pandemic and to preserve “global public health,” the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah […]
NEW DELHI, Saturday, June 06, 2020 (Reuters/WNP/DL): India reported a record 9,887 new coronavirus cases in one day on Saturday and overtook Italy as the world’s sixth-biggest outbreak, two days before the relaxing of a lockdown with the reopening of malls, restaurants and places of worship. With its total number of cases rising to more […]
PARIS, Friday, June 5, 2020 (WNP/DL): Ambassador of Pakistan to France Moin ul Haque Friday held a virtual meeting with Kashmiri and Pakistani diaspora in France on the Kashmir issue. He apprised them of recent developments in Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IOJ&K) including illegal Indian actions to change the demography of the region. He […]
PARIS, Thursday, June 04, 2020 (WNP/DL): Ambassador of Pakistan to France Moin ul Haque Thursday held a virtual meeting with Ms. Francoise Cadoux – a renowned French mountaineer and traveler who had recently published a book about her travels to Pakistan and China. Moin ul Haq thanked Ms. Francoise for writing an interesting book based […]
WASHINGTON, Tuesday, June 02, 2020 (AFP/WNP/DL): President Donald Trump vowed to order a military crackdown on once-in-a-generation violent protests gripping the United States, saying he was sending thousands of troops onto the streets of the capital and threatening to deploy soldiers to states unable to regain control. The dramatic escalation came a week after the […]
AGRA, Sunday, May 31, 2020 (AFP/WNP/DL): A deadly thunderstorm that rolled across parts of northern India damaged sections of the Taj Mahal complex, including the main gate and a railing running below its five lofty domes, officials said Sunday. One of the New Seven Wonders of the World, India´s top tourist attraction has been shut […]
ASIR, Wednesday, May 27, 2020 (AF/WNP/DL): A shootout in a southwestern province in Saudi Arabia that local reports say was sparked by a dispute between two families has killed six people, a police spokesman said on Wednesday. According to the spokesman, Lt Col Zayed Al Dabbash, three others were wounded in the violence in Asir […]
PARIS, Wednesday, May 27, 2020 (WNP/DL): The French and European alpinists, trekkers, skiers, and adventure sports enthusiasts are choosing Pakistan as their preferred destination. Ambassador of Pakistan to France Moin ul Haque said while talking to Ms. Berenice Rocfort and Ms. Emilie Brouze, the two French writers and journalists who co-authored the book “Winter in […]
PARIS, Sunday, May 24, 2020 (WNP/DL): Ambassador of Pakistan to France Moin ul Haque Sunday conveyed warm Eid ul Fitr greetings to the Pakistani community in France. He, in a message, wished them happiness, religious fulfillment and safety and health on the auspicious day of Eid ul Fitr. He advised them to celebrate this Eid […]
Ras Al KHAIMAH, Monday, May 18, 2020 (GULF NEWS/WNP/DL): An employee of a mining firm in Ras Al Khaimah has become the latest in a long line of UAE-based Indian expats to have lost their job because of Islamophobic social media posts. Brajkishore Gupta was fired without notice for calling Indian Muslims coronavirus spreaders and […]