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- ‘Voice of Kashmiri people heard at the United Nations today’: Maleeha Lodhi UNSC meeting on Kashmir concludes; Ambassador says China gravely concerned by rights violations in disputed territory.
- PM Imran takes Trump into confidence ahead of UNSC meeting on Kashmir Direct contact established with four out of five permanent United Nations Security Council members: FM Qureshi
- First minority MPA-elect from tribal districts hopes to make a difference Wilson Wazir says social work was his passion from a young age.
- Zardari sent to Adiala Jail on judicial remand till August 19 Former president says he was not allowed to offer prayers on Eidul Azha and his daughter wasn’t allowed to meet him.
- Couple arrested in Rawalpindi on charges of kidnapping, raping and filming female student Rawalpindi CPO says couple admitted to have subjected about 45 other women to the same treatment.
- Army soldier martyred in LoC firing by Indian forces: ISPR A day earlier, three soldiers were martyred after Indian troops resorted to heavy shelling from across the restive LoC.
- UNSC set to hold Kashmir meeting after 50 years The consultative meeting has been called on China’s request to decide whether the UNSC should hold an emergency meeting.
- Modi govt’s fascist tactics to smother Kashmiri liberation struggle will fail miserably: PM Imran AJK president calls on Army chief to discuss “Indian provocations”; Gen Bajwa assures him of Army’s full support.
- India opposing holding of UNSC meeting: FM Qureshi urges opposition parties not to do politics on the Kashmir issue.
- PTI worker shot dead in Karachi PTI spokesperson and a member of the Sindh Assembly Jamal Siddiqi claims that it was a ‘targeted killing’.
- Punjab takes up maiden ambitious tourism policy The Punjab cabinet approved the tourism policy in its 15th meeting on July 20.
- 4 killed, over 20 injured in blast at seminary in Quetta’s Kuchlak area The blast was carried out through a timed device that was planted under the wooden chair of the prayer leader: police.
- Thousands protest in Britain for Kashmir outside Indian High Commission As long as people keep raising their voices, Kashmir will never be a dead issue, it will always be alive: Zulfi Bukhari
- Spirited crowd lambastes India’s Kashmir action at London rally Sikh participants of demo call for referendum on Khalistan.
- Rallies, protest demonstrations mark black day in AJK Shops and businesses remained shut and traffic was thin on roads.
- Murad launches drive to clean up Karachi 600 volunteers, actors and civil society members pledge to support the Blue Jacket Movement.
- Sindh united in condemnation of Indian atrocities in Kashmir Political parties, individuals rise above differences to observe black day against Indian occupation of Kashmir.
- Crackdown launched on sale of Indian films “Today the interior ministry raided some compact disc shops in Islamabad and confiscated Indian movies,” says Dr Awan.
- 3 Pakistan Army soldiers martyred in LoC firing by Indian forces: ISPR In a counter-attack, Pakistani troops kill five Indian soldiers and injure several others.
- Govt orders all employees to declare assets by Sept 1 The government has also notified 15 per cent ad hoc relief allowance (ARA) to the officers in management grades.
- Govt lifts all bank liquidity as private credit offtake goes negative The State Bank of Pakistan’s latest data shows the government borrowed Rs1.367 trillion from July 1 to Aug 2.
- Gold scales new peak of Rs88,300 Gold trading was suspended from August 12-14 on account of Eidul Azha holidays.
- Strategy in the works for boosting horticulture exports to $1bn The five products identified by PHDEC include kinno, mangoes, dates, onion and potatoes.
- India says may rethink ‘no first use’ policy on nuclear weapons Rajnath Singh threatens policy could change ‘depending on situation’, but New Delhi to stick with status quo for now.
- Hundreds of protestors clash with police in occupied Kashmir Indian police fire tear gas and pellet-firing shotguns to disperse residents in Srinagar.
- Indian authorities impose tight curbs in occupied Kashmir for Friday prayers Security forces have been deployed outside mosques across Srinagar.
- Restrictions to be lifted in occupied Kashmir in next ‘few days’, Indian govt tells top court Family of a Kashmiri journalist working with a regional English daily says he has been detained by Indian armed forces.
- China won’t tolerate foreign interference in Hong Kong, says envoy “External forces have played a very disgraceful role in the evolving of the situation in Hong Kong,” says Yao Jing.
- Misbah likely to get dual role of chief selector and head coach PCB set to introduce a new model of domestic cricket soon. [dkpdf-button]