Tag: Pak-India relations

Indian troops martyr two more Kashmiris in Budgam

SRINAGAR: Indian occupational forces in a fresh act of state terrorism martyred two more Kashmiri youth in Budgam district on Friday. The youth were martyred during a...

JF-17, not F-16, used to shoot down Indian aircraft, says ISPR...

--Claims Pakistan sees nuclear weapons as 'deterrence tools'  --Says Pakistan welcomes Russia as mediator    Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Major General Asif Ghafoor has rejected India’s...

Mob in India harasses Muslim family, tells them ‘go back to...

A Muslim family was assaulted by a group of unidentified men in their home in Gurugram’s Bhondsi area for playing cricket, Times of India...

Indian drone shot down along LoC, says army

--This is the third spy drone shot down by Pakistani forces in 2019   RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Army on Saturday shot down an Indian quadcopter spying along the...

War fears ease as Pakistan, India envoys return to stations

--Sohail Mahmood crosses over to India from Wagah-Attari border as India announces return of Ajay Bisaria to Islamabad   ISLAMABAD: Days after Pakistan announced that it...

PM, Saudi FM discuss Pakistan-India ties

--Al-Jubeir calls on FM Qureshi, affirms support to Pakistan in regional conflicts --Gen Bajwa thankful for Saudi support in 'very difficult circumstances'. ISLAMABAD: Saudi Foreign Minister...

UN chief reiterates call to India and Pakistan to de-escalate tensions

NEW YORK: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has once again reiterated his call for Pakistan and India to seek a resolution of the latest conflict and...

Samjhota Express leaves for India 

LAHORE: The Samjhota Express train service between Pakistan and India resumed operations on Monday as the security situation between the neighboring countries improved after weeks of heightened tensions. The train...

World recognises Pakistan’s efforts for peace, says FM

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said on Monday that the entire world recognised Pakistan’s efforts for peace after the release of captured Indian pilot...

Martyred soldier laid to rest with full honours

DERA GHAZI KHAN: Havaldar Abdur Rub, one of the soldiers martyred on-duty on Saturday, was laid to rest with full military honors on Sunday. Four...

Family of Pakistani prisoner, stoned to death in India, seeks justice

SIALKOT: The grieving family of Shakirullah, who was brutally beaten and stoned to death by inmates in an Indian jail, has urged the government to...

Swaraj makes veiled attack on Pakistan at OIC moot

India's Minister for External Affairs Sushma Swaraj on Friday maintained India's hostile stance towards Pakistan during her address to the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation...

Onus on India now to de-escalate situation, says envoy to UN

UNITED NATIONS: Pakistani Ambassador Maleeha Lodhi said that the onus is now on India to de-escalate the situation. She said this in an interview after a meeting...

Pakistan sends Indian pilot home

--IAF pilot Abhinandan enters India via Wagah, says it is 'good to be back' --FO says Pakistan ordered release as 'peace gesture' ISLAMABAD: Indian Air Force (IAF)...

Pakistan wants peace in region, Qureshi says

Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that Pakistan never wanted any escalation in regional affairs and has always desired peace. The foreign minister appeared...

FM lodges protest with OIC for inviting Sushma Swaraj

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has expressed reservations at the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) for extending an invitation to Indian External Affairs Minister...

Pompeo urges India, Pakistan to avoid escalation ‘at any cost’

--US top diplomat tells Qureshi and Swaraj to prioritise direct communication and avoid further military activity --Pompeo calls India's intrusion into Pakistani air space 'counter-terrorism action',...