UNITED NATIONS — India has abstained in the UN General Assembly from a vote on a draft resolution that demanded an “immediate, unconditional and permanent” ceasefire in Gaza. The 193-member UN General Assembly voted overwhelmingly to adopt the resolution introduced by Spain that demanded an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire, to be respected by all […]
NEW DELHI — Pakistan has handed over a BSF jawan, Purnam Kumar Shaw, who was in their custody since April 23, through the joint check post at Attari in Amritsar. Shaw was handed over to Indian authorities at 10:30 am today (May 14) following established protocols. “Today BSF Jawan Purnam Kumar Shaw, who had been […]
NEW DELHI — India on Wednesday rejected China’s move to rename 27 locations in Arunachal Pradesh, saying such “vain and preposterous” actions will not change the reality of the state being an integral and inalienable part of the country. On May 11, China’s civil affairs ministry renamed 27 places in Arunachal Pradesh, including 15 mountains, […]
MUZAFFARABAD — India and Pakistan exchanged heavy artillery fire along their contested frontier on Wednesday after New Delhi launched deadly missile strikes on its arch-rival, in the worst violence between the nuclear-armed neighbours in two decades. At least 34 deaths were reported, with Islamabad saying 26 civilians were killed by the Indian strikes and firing […]
MUZAFFARABAD/NEW DELHI — India attacked Pakistan and Pakistani Kashmir on Wednesday and Pakistan said it had shot down five Indian fighter jets in the worst fighting in more than two decades between the nuclear-armed enemies. India said it struck nine Pakistani “terrorist infrastructure” sites, some of them linked to an attack by Islamist militants on […]
UNITED NATIONS — Amid rising India-Pakistan tensions, the United Nations Security Council has held closed-door consultations where envoys called for restraint and dialogue. The consultations, held by the 15-nation Security Council, lasted about an hour and a half on Monday afternoon but no statement was issued from the Council after the meeting. Pakistan, currently a […]
NEW DELHI — The Union Home Ministry has asked several states to conduct mock drills on May 7 amid rising tensions with Pakistan following the Pahalgam terror attack, government sources said on Monday. The measures to be taken during the drill include operationalisation of air raid warning sirens and training of civilians on civil defence […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan has banned Indian-flagged ships from entering its ports with immediate effect after New Delhi imposed fresh punitive measures, including a ban on the import of goods and entry of Pakistani vessels into its ports, against Islamabad amid heightened tensions following the Pahalgam terror attack. India on Saturday, 3 May, imposed a ban […]
NEW DELHI — India has banned direct or indirect import of all goods from Pakistan with immediate effect, according to a notification of the commerce ministry. A provision in this regard has been added in Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2023 “to prohibit direct or indirect import or transit of all goods originating in or exported […]
ISLAMABAD — Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Friday urged brotherly countries, including Saudi Arabia, to impress upon India to de-escalate and defuse tensions heightened after the Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 people. Sharif separately met Saudi Ambassador Nawaf bin Saeed Al-Maliky, UAE Ambassador Hamad Obaid Al-Zaabi and Kuwait Ambassador Nasser Abdulrahman Jasser in Islamabad when […]