ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian had a telephonic conversation on Saturday evening, during which the former welcomed Iran’s readiness to help de-escalate tensions between Pakistan and India, Tehran’s state-run IRNA reported. The April 22 attack in Pahalgam killed 26 people, mostly tourists, and is one the deadliest armed attack in the disputed Himalayan region since …
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE: India and Pakistan will figure out relations between themselves, US President Donald Trump said on Friday as tensions soared between the two neighboring countries after an attack in the Indian-Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir that was the worst in nearly two decades. Trump, speaking to reporters on Air Force One, cited historical conflict in the disputed …
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday said Pakistan was open to any “neutral and transparent” investigation into the Pahalgam attack in India-occupied Kashmir this week. The April 22 attack in Pahalgam saw 26 people, mostly tourists, killed in what is being described as the deadliest armed attack in the disputed Himalayan region since the year 2000. Responsibility for the …
ISLAMABAD: The United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has urged Pakistan and India to show “maximum restraint” as both countries imposed tit-for-tat diplomatic measures over a deadly attack in India-held Kashmir. The attack took place in Pahalgam, a tourist hotspot in India-occupied Kashmir that draws thousands of visitors every summer. Gunmen opened fire on visitors, killing at least 26 people …
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Foreign Office summoned India’s chargé d’affaires, Geetika Srivastava, to deliver a formal protest over what it described as India’s “aggressive and unilateral actions” following the Pahalgam incident. According to diplomatic sources, Srivastava was handed a demarche and a formal note verbale outlining Pakistan’s official response. The document included details of reciprocal measures Islamabad intends to implement. “India’s defence, …
ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Thursday challenged India to present evidence, if it had any, of Pakistan’s alleged involvement in a deadly attack in occupied Kashmir. Addressing a press conference after a high-level meeting of the National Security Committee, FM Dar said, “India has time and again played the blame game and if there is …
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday announced the suspension of trade, bilateral accords and airspaces with India, among other moves, as it retaliated to New Delhi’s slew of aggressive measures against the country in the wake of a deadly attack in India-held Kashmir. The attack took place in Pahalgam, a tourist hotspot in India-occupied Kashmir that draws thousands of visitors every summer. …
ISLAMABAD: Former Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee retired Gen Zubair Mahmood Hayat on Wednesday cautioned that the extremist influence on India’s strategic posture could destabilise the region. Speaking at the conference on ‘Nuclear Deterrence in the Age of Emerging Technologies’, hosted by the Centre for International Strategic Studies (CISS), Gen Hayat described India as “the only nuclear-armed state governed …
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 …