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A new 500-mile Karakoram highway will link Astore in northern Pakistan with Yakan Count in northwest China. It will provide a direct artery from China to a disputed region contested by fierce rival India.
Pradeep Kumar Gyawali
Nepal’s Foreign Minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali met with the Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday to co-chair the 6
th Joint Commission between India and Nepal at Hyderabad House in Delhi. The joint commission played a significant role in strengthening the bilateral ties between the two countries. The meeting was held subsequent to Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla’s high-level diplomatic visit to Kathmandu.
As per the reports of MEA several issues including the economy, trade, water resources, oil, and gas, political and security matters were discussed during the joint commission. Nepal also voiced its support for India’s permanent inclusion in the expanded UN Security Council to reflect variations in the power equilibrium. As the meet emphasized the need to enhance cross-border movement involving both goods and people, India announced that will be starting with the construction of a new ICP at Bhairahwa to facilitate th
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The sixth edition of the India-Nepal Joint Commission was held in in-person in New Delhi on January 15, with the Indian side being led by External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and the Nepalese delegation headed by Foreign Minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali. The meeting marks a significant improvement in relations between the two countries which, last year, inched towards the rock bottom following territorial claims and counterclaims by both sides.
It also takes place amid considerable political turmoil in Kathmandu as infighting within the ruling Nepal Communist Party led Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli’s government to recommend the dissolution of Nepal. The Himalayan country is scheduled to hold fresh elections in April and May this year.
IHC asks if India serious in pursuing Jadhav case
Directs federal govt to ask India if it wants to follow up on Kulbhushan case; adjourns hearing till February 3
Kulbhushan Jadhav. SCREEN GRAB
ISLAMABAD:
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) directed the federal government on Thursday to ask the Indian government whether it wanted to follow/plead the case of Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav.
A larger bench headed by IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah and comprising Justice Amir Farooq and Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb heard the Ministry of Law s plea regarding provision of counsel to Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav for the implementation of the International Court of Justice s (ICJ) decision.
APP/News DeskISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Sunday said it is fully abiding by its own statutes and fulfilment of international obligations in the Mumbai attack case, which is stalled due to Indian.