ISLAMABAD: A slew of knee-jerk punitive measures from India, angry rhetoric from its politicians, and sabre-rattling from its jingoistic media have sharply escalated tensions between the two hyphenated neighbours on Wednesday. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif convened an emergency meeting of the principal national security forum on Thursday (today) to cobble up Pakistan’s response. Attendees at the National Security Committee (NSC) …
ISLAMABAD: India has announced sweeping measures against Pakistan after a deadly attack in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) that killed at least 26 tourists. In a press briefing after an emergency meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security, Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri outlined five key decisions under what New Delhi has termed a “decisive response to cross-border …
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Saturday rejected Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar’s claims of minority mistreatment, instead saying that India was a “serial violator” of minority rights with a record “marred by egregious and systemic violations”. Jaishankar called out Pakistan for “crimes and atrocities against minorities” during a parliament session, Indian media Hindustan Times reported. He was quoted as saying, “We follow …
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office (FO) on Thursday rejected recent remarks made by India’s foreign minister on Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) as “baseless claims” while asking his country to vacate occupied areas of the region. The statement comes a day after India’s External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, referring to AJK, said the Kashmir dispute would be solved after the “return …
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Friday dismissed the accusations made by India and the United States against Pakistan in a joint statement, terming it “one-sided, misleading, and contrary to diplomatic norms.” The joint statement came after US President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met at the White House a day earlier. It referenced Pakistan’s alleged involvement in …
RAWALPINIDI: Military has dismissed recent comments by the Indian Army Chief alleging Pakistan to be a ‘epicentre’ for terrorism, calling the accusations baseless and an attempt to deflect from India’s actions in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). In a strongly worded statement, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) highlighted that such remarks are contrary to facts and an exercise …
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and India exchanged Wednesday the lists of their respective nuclear installations and facilities. The list of nuclear installations and facilities in Pakistan was officially handed over to a representative of the Indian High Commission in Islamabad at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Foreign Office (FO) said in a statement issued today. Simultaneously, the Indian Ministry of External …
LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will send a letter to the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday to seek reasons behind India’s refusal to send its team across the border for next year’s ICC Champions Trophy. It is understood that the PCB has sought guidelines from the federal government on how to move forward after receiving an email from …
ISLAMABAD: India on Saturday denied home minister Amit Shah had plotted to target Sikh activists on Canadian soil and said it had officially rebuked Ottawa over the “absurd and baseless” allegation. Canada is home to the largest Sikh community outside of India, and includes activists for “Khalistan”, a fringe separatist movement seeking an independent state for the religious minority carved …
DELHI/ISLAMABAD: India’s foreign ministry spokesman Randhir Jaiswal on Thursday dismissed media reports of talks between Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and Indian Minister for External Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on resuming cricket ties during the 23rd Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit. Jaishankar arrived in Pakistan on Tuesday for the SCO summit — the first such visit by an Indian foreign minister in …