India-Pakistan tensions: All the latest updates
5 years, 10 months ago

India-Pakistan tensions: All the latest updates

Al Jazeera  

Crackdown on outlawed groups by Pakistan not enough, says India as ties between nuclear-armed neighbours remain tense. India, Pakistan ‘exchange fire on Kashmir frontier’ Pakistan’s military says its troops “responded effectively to Indian fire” from across their de facto border in Kashmir. Pakistanis seek Nobel Peace Prize for PM Khan Pakistan’s ruling party joined a social media campaign advocating a Nobel Peace Prize for Prime Minister Imran Khan for his “sagacious” role in defusing tensions with India. It said the OIC expressed concern over this past week’s “Indian violation of Pakistani airspace; affirmed Pakistan’s right to self-defense; and urged India to refrain from the threat or use of force”. Imran Khan urges “wisdom”, offers dialogue Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan said his country is ready for dialogue with India and urged the need for “better sense to prevail”.

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A shocker for Pakistan? Here’s how India-Afghan Taliban reshape ties with first high-level talks | Explained
2 days, 10 hours ago

A shocker for Pakistan? Here’s how India-Afghan Taliban reshape ties with first high-level talks | Explained

India TV News  

The geopolitical equations in South Asia seem to be realigning in a way that India appears to benefit more than archrivals Pakistan. India's Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri's recent meeting with Afghan Taliban's acting Foreign Minister Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi in Dubai has long-term ramifications. It was the first high-level meeting between both countries and a significant one, particularly when it …

With Trump looming, Pakistan braces for foreign policy challenges in 2025
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3 days, 10 hours ago

With Trump looming, Pakistan braces for foreign policy challenges in 2025

Al Jazeera  

Analysts predict a tough year, as Islamabad prepares for more US belligerence towards China, the closest Pakistan ally. “Pakistan must skillfully navigate mounting pressure from Beijing for a ‘Joint Security Mechanism’, essentially putting Chinese security personnel on Pakistani territory which, in turn, would make them the target of militants complicating existing security measures,” Faisal told Al Jazeera. Hassan Abbas, professor …

Pakistan desires peaceful relations with all its neighbours, says Shehbaz Sharif
4 months ago

Pakistan desires peaceful relations with all its neighbours, says Shehbaz Sharif

India TV News  

Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday said his country wanted peaceful relations with all neighbours and that progress and peace are "intertwined". At the event, Pakistan Army Chief Asim Munir said the country would "not allow political differences to turn into hatred" and asserted that the strong relations between the army and the public would act as the …

Pakistan’s Relations With Afghan Taliban Enter Uncharted Territory
9 months ago

Pakistan’s Relations With Afghan Taliban Enter Uncharted Territory

The Diplomat  

Last month, Pakistan conducted airstrikes on alleged Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan hideouts in Afghanistan, raising concerns about the potential consequences of a further deterioration of relations with the Afghan Taliban. Pakistan has conducted several military operations against the TTP in Afghanistan after the Afghan Taliban took control of the country, but this is the first time that Islamabad has openly claimed to …

Saudi Arabia asks Pakistan PM Shehbaz to resolve Jammu and Kashmir issue 'bilaterally' with India
9 months ago

Saudi Arabia asks Pakistan PM Shehbaz to resolve Jammu and Kashmir issue 'bilaterally' with India

India TV News  

World news: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman told visiting Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif that dialogue was needed to resolve tensions between India and Pakistan. "The two sides stressed the importance of dialogue between Pakistan and India to resolve the outstanding issues between the two countries, especially the Jammu and Kashmir dispute to ensure peace and stability in the …

Pakistan's defence minister says relations with India can improve after Lok Sabha elections
9 months, 1 week ago

Pakistan's defence minister says relations with India can improve after Lok Sabha elections

India TV News  

Islamabad: Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Sunday exuded hope that thorny relations with India can be improved after the upcoming Lok Sabha elections are held in the neighbouring country. His remarks came after External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said Pakistan is sponsoring terrorism at nearly an "industrial level" and India "will not skirt this problem anymore". However, Pakistan's Foreign …

India, Iran & Afghanistan: How Pakistan’s ‘Bleed Neighbours With Terrorism’ Policy Has Backfired
9 months, 3 weeks ago

India, Iran & Afghanistan: How Pakistan’s ‘Bleed Neighbours With Terrorism’ Policy Has Backfired

Hindustan Times  

India, Iran & Afghanistan: How Pakistan’s ‘Bleed Neighbours With Terrorism’ Policy Has Backfired Pakistan seems to be caught in a disaster of its own making, facing adversaries on three fronts. Months after cross-border tensions with Iran, now Pakistan & its neighbour Afghanistan conducted strikes on each other's territories. Former Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan, had praised the Taliban, hoping …

Syed Ata Hasnain | What India should Expect from Shehbaz Sharif Government
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Syed Ata Hasnain | What India should Expect from Shehbaz Sharif Government

Deccan Chronicle  

With the PDM 2.0 government now embedded in Pakistan and Imran Khan’s vitriolic outbursts against India behind us, can we now expect any improvements in India-Pakistan relations? Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, young and ambitious, may view himself as the messiah who would revenge India for the ignominy that his grandfather faced with the defeat in former East Pakistan and in Shimla …

US Says It Will Welcome ‘Productive, Peaceful’ Talks Between India, Pakistan
10 months ago

US Says It Will Welcome ‘Productive, Peaceful’ Talks Between India, Pakistan

News 18  

The US said it will welcome “productive and peaceful talks” between India and Pakistan but highlighted that both nations will determine the “pace, scope, and character of” the talks. “The United States values its relationship with both India and Pakistan, and we want to see them have a productive and peaceful relationship,” US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said. “We …

US wants India and Pakistan to have ’productive & peaceful relationship’
10 months ago

US wants India and Pakistan to have ’productive & peaceful relationship’

Live Mint  

Washington, Mar 7 The US has said it wants India and Pakistan to have a "productive and peaceful relationship" but made it clear that the pace, scope, and character of any dialogue was a matter for the two neighbours to determine. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said this on Wednesday while responding to a question on Prime Minister Narendra Modi …

India-Pakistan: An inside story with few details
11 months ago

India-Pakistan: An inside story with few details

Live Mint  

The challenge about writing a book about Pakistan is to find novel ways to tell an old story, even one in which new sub-stories keep sprouting within an apparently unchanging main frame. Bisaria’s term in Islamabad began in September 2017, a year after Jaish-e-Mohammed’s Uri attack and the subsequent “surgical strike” by India, an episode that put paid to all …

Pakistan ready for talks if India willing to address serious issues: Shehbaz Sharif
1 year, 5 months ago

Pakistan ready for talks if India willing to address serious issues: Shehbaz Sharif

The Hindu  

Pakistan is ready to talk to India on bilateral problems if India is willing to address “serious matters”, said Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on August 1. Inaugurating the Pakistan Minerals Summit in Islamabad, Mr. Sharif said that the two countries can no longer settle disputes through war. This is the second offer of dialogue Mr. Sharif has made in …

Biden-Modi meet: Pakistan calls India-US joint statement ‘one-sided, misleading’
1 year, 6 months ago

Biden-Modi meet: Pakistan calls India-US joint statement ‘one-sided, misleading’

Live Mint  

Pakistan on Friday criticized the United States and India after President Joe Biden met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House and both leaders called on Pakistan to ensure its territory was not used as a base for militant attacks, according to a report published by Reuters. In an official statement, Pakistan's foreign ministry said, "A joint US-Indian statement …

China to ‘deepen and expand’ military ties with Pakistan
1 year, 8 months ago

China to ‘deepen and expand’ military ties with Pakistan

Al Jazeera  

The defence ministry makes the statement during the maiden visit of Pakistan army chief General Syed Asim Munir to Beijing. Islamabad, Pakistan – China says it will work with Pakistan’s military to “further deepen and expand” the two nations’ mutual interests and jointly protect regional peace and stability. A statement by the Chinese defence ministry on Wednesday said Zhang Youxia, …

Pakistan's general Bajwa wanted to restore ties with India? Imran Khan says…
1 year, 9 months ago

Pakistan's general Bajwa wanted to restore ties with India? Imran Khan says…

Hindustan Times  

Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan has claimed that he was forced by country's former Army chief Qamar Javed Bajwa to make good ties with India in a bid to develop cordial relations between two countries, Pakistan's news channel Dunya News reported. Former Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan Khan further said that there would be no constitution left in …

Crisis after Crisis: Political Instability, Failing Economy, Terrorism Haunt Pak Since Regime Change
1 year, 9 months ago

Crisis after Crisis: Political Instability, Failing Economy, Terrorism Haunt Pak Since Regime Change

News 18  

Following Imran Khan’s exit in 2022 via a no-confidence vote, Pakistan has been mired in several crises under the Shehbaz Sharif-led Pakistan Democratic Movement’s coalition government. Here are the main six crises that are haunting Pakistan: Political Crisis: When the PDM combine submitted the no-confidence motion against former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan, it triggered a political crisis. The protest …

India-Pak Tensions Raise Risk of Conflict, Delhi Under Modi Likely to Respond with Force: US Intel
1 year, 10 months ago

India-Pak Tensions Raise Risk of Conflict, Delhi Under Modi Likely to Respond with Force: US Intel

News 18  

A US intelligence report said on Wednesday that it apprehends increased tension between India and Pakistan and India and China with the possibility of a conflict between them. It also said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India is more likely than in the past to respond with military force to Pakistani provocations. New Delhi and Islamabad …

Under PM Modi, India more likely to use military force on Pak provocation: US report
1 year, 10 months ago

Under PM Modi, India more likely to use military force on Pak provocation: US report

India Today  

India is more likely to respond with military force to perceived or real Pakistani provocation under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, according to a US intelligence report. The Annual Threat Assessment of the US Intelligence Community report states that Pakistan has a long history of supporting anti-India militant groups, adding that under the leadership of PM Modi, India …

K.C. Singh | Growing instability in Pak to increase risks for India
1 year, 10 months ago

K.C. Singh | Growing instability in Pak to increase risks for India

Deccan Chronicle  

Pakistan is the fifth most populous nation in the world and one of eight nations with declared nuclear weapons. The recent passing away of Gen. Pervez Musharraf came as a reminder of the abiding role that Pakistan’s Army has played and will continue to do so. The dominance of the two main political parties — the Pakistan Muslim League and …

We want normal ties with Pakistan, says India
1 year, 11 months ago

We want normal ties with Pakistan, says India

The Hindu  

India desires “normal neighbourly relation” with Pakistan in an atmosphere that is free of violence, the Ministry of External Affairs stated on Thursday. Responding to a question on Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s offer of holding “serious” dialogue with India on the Kashmir issue, MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said India’s position on talks with Pakistan has not changed. We have …

WATCH: Pakistan eats crow as PM Shehbaz Sharif says ‘Pak has learnt its lessons… in 3 wars with India’
1 year, 11 months ago

WATCH: Pakistan eats crow as PM Shehbaz Sharif says ‘Pak has learnt its lessons… in 3 wars with India’

Firstpost  

Islamabad: Pakistan is going through an ever-spiraling economic crisis that has caused a severe shortage of food items in the country. Amidst this gloom and doom scenario, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has voiced his opinion about the condition of the country and its relation with India. “I appeal to the Indian leadership and Prime Minister Narendra Modi that we …

Neighbourhood Watch: With Imran Khan Gone, Pakistan Is Back In US Lap. What This Means For India
2 years, 2 months ago

Neighbourhood Watch: With Imran Khan Gone, Pakistan Is Back In US Lap. What This Means For India

ABP News  

Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Jawed Bajwa is set to demit office in a little more than one month from now. The all-powerful General has not only succeeded in securing a $450 million package deal to revive the combat potential of the Pakistan air force’s F-16 fighter fleet, he was also successful in getting the US to do …

India tears into Islamabad, says 'it is global epicentre of terrorism'; Pakistan PM in attendance
2 years, 2 months ago

India tears into Islamabad, says 'it is global epicentre of terrorism'; Pakistan PM in attendance

India TV News  

Asserting that India desires normal relations with all its neighbours, including Pakistan, Minister of State for External Affairs, Meenakashi Lekhi said Islamabad must immediately cease cross-border terrorism. Addressing the summit which was attended by several world leaders including Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Lekhi said India desired normal relations with all its neighbours, including Pakistan. "Pakistan is thereby advised to …

'It's high time India understands...': Pak PM talks peace, but sings the jaded Kashmir tune again at UNGA
2 years, 3 months ago

'It's high time India understands...': Pak PM talks peace, but sings the jaded Kashmir tune again at UNGA

India TV News  

Highlights Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif at his UNGA address called for peace with India He cited issues with India and said that the nation needs to understand that "war is not an option" "India must take credible steps to create enabling environment for constructive engagement", he said Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif at his UNGA address on Friday called for …

Three to tangle: On U.S. refitting Pakistan F-16s
2 years, 3 months ago

Three to tangle: On U.S. refitting Pakistan F-16s

The Hindu  

India is understandably upset with the U.S.’s decision to refurbish the F-16 fighter fleet of Pakistan. Successive U.S. administrations have maintained that the defence partnership with Pakistan, which is a major non-NATO ally, is a critical component of its global war on terror — a point contested by India. New Delhi’s apprehensions came true in February 2019, a day after …

Pakistan PM: Want ‘just and peaceful’ resolution with India on Kashmir
2 years, 4 months ago

Pakistan PM: Want ‘just and peaceful’ resolution with India on Kashmir

Live Mint  

Pakistan Prime Minster Shehbaz Sharif affirmed on Thursday that Pakistan aspires peaceful bilateral ties with India. The remarks by Pakistan PM also came after former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan praised India for its independent foreign policy. Imran Khan's political party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf played out a video clip in Lahore of India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar where he said …

No change in India's approach: MEA on Pakistan
2 years, 8 months ago

No change in India's approach: MEA on Pakistan

India Today  

Over a fortnight after Shehbaz Sharif became Pakistan’s new prime minister, India, on Thursday, April 28, asserted there is no change to its approach and that talks between the two sides can only take place in an atmosphere free of terror and insisted that the onus is on Islamabad to create such an environment. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi …

What Imran Khan’s exit could mean for India-Pakistan relationship
2 years, 9 months ago

What Imran Khan’s exit could mean for India-Pakistan relationship

Firstpost  

If Pakistan gets a new government, India can expect changes, but those are likely to be incremental and not sweeping Imran Khan is the 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan among the 22 who lost their job before completing their term. Under a boisterous, narcissistic, and increasingly Islamist Imran Khan, Pakistan isolated itself from its traditional allies like the US, Saudi …

Pakistan is once again on the brink
2 years, 9 months ago

Pakistan is once again on the brink

Al Jazeera  

After the dissolution of parliament and an increase in tensions between the military and the Khan government, Pakistan is gearing up for a tense political battle. In a dramatic move on Sunday, Pakistani President Arif Alvi dissolved the country’s parliamentary assembly on the advice of the country’s Prime Minister Imran Khan, essentially taking the country one step closer to early …

Disputes with India should be settled via dialogue: Pakistan Army chief Gen Qamar Bajwa
2 years, 9 months ago

Disputes with India should be settled via dialogue: Pakistan Army chief Gen Qamar Bajwa

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The situation on the Line of Control has been “fairly peaceful” for the past year and Pakistan stands ready to address the Kashmir issue with India through diplomacy and dialogue, Pakistan Army chief Gen Qamar Bajwa said on Saturday. Pakistan Army chief Gen Qamar Bajwa Bajwa described the military standoff between India and China on the Line of …

Pakistan Army chief Gen. Qamar Bajwa calls for talks with India
2 years, 9 months ago

Pakistan Army chief Gen. Qamar Bajwa calls for talks with India

The Hindu  

Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Bajwa on April 2 said that all disputes with India should be settled peacefully through dialogue, saying Islamabad continues to believe in using diplomacy to resolve all outstanding issues, including Kashmir, to keep the “flames of fire away from our region”. “Pakistan continues to believe in using dialogue and diplomacy to resolve all outstanding issues …

Worldview with Suhasini Haidar | India and Pakistan meetings on Afghanistan
3 years, 1 month ago

Worldview with Suhasini Haidar | India and Pakistan meetings on Afghanistan

The Hindu  

This week, Delhi hosted the Regional Security Dialogue with 7 other regional players, including Russia, Iran and five central Asian countries. Islamabad hosted the Troika Plus meeting with Security Council members U.S., Russia and China, and had them meet the Taliban acting Foreign Minister. Russia was the only country to send delegates to both meetings, China and Pakistan declined to …

Pakistan Intensifying Activities in Kashmir As It Buckles Under Pressure from Terror, Jihadi Elements
3 years, 2 months ago

Pakistan Intensifying Activities in Kashmir As It Buckles Under Pressure from Terror, Jihadi Elements

News 18  

The Pakistani and Indian Army had in February mutually agreed to abide by the 2003 ceasefire agreement after assurance from Pakistan that it will act against terror groups originating from its land. Despite being on the Financial Action Task Force grey list, Pakistan has been supporting anti-India elements for the last three months that has led to increased number of …

India and Pakistan need to work together to resolve bilateral issues: US
3 years, 5 months ago

India and Pakistan need to work together to resolve bilateral issues: US

India TV News  

India and Pakistan need to work with each other to resolve their bilateral issues, the United States has said, observing that it had always encouraged the two neighbours to build a more stable relationship going forward. "With regard to India-Pakistan, I would just note that we strongly believe that India and Pakistan's issues are ones for them to work out …

Ceasefire Understanding Being Followed in Letter and Spirit by India, Pakistan: Army Commander
3 years, 7 months ago

Ceasefire Understanding Being Followed in Letter and Spirit by India, Pakistan: Army Commander

News 18  

Northern Army Commander Lieutenant General YK Joshi on Tuesday said ceasefire understanding between India and Pakistan is being followed in letter and spirit by both sides, but asserted that the Indian Army is not letting its guard down even for one bit along the border in Jammu and Kashmir. Kargil war hero Lt Gen Joshi said the direct benefactors of …

Pakistan’s balancing act between the US and the Taliban will affect India
3 years, 7 months ago

Pakistan’s balancing act between the US and the Taliban will affect India

Hindustan Times  

The United States has now expedited its military withdrawal from Afghanistan, with the US Central Command officials saying that 4-6% of the process has already been accomplished with the full withdrawal deadline set for September 11, 2021 by US President Joe Biden. While Rawalpindi remains the key driver of both Taliban strength and US–Taliban negotiations, the challenge of giving the …

Pakistan Ready to Hold Talks If India Revisits Some Decisions, Says Shah Mahmood Qureshi
3 years, 8 months ago

Pakistan Ready to Hold Talks If India Revisits Some Decisions, Says Shah Mahmood Qureshi

News 18  

Pakistan would be "more than happy" to talk to India and resolve the outstanding issues if New Delhi was willing to "revisit" some of its decisions to revoke the special status of Jammu and Kashmir, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said. "If India is willing to revisit some of the decisions that it took on August 5, 2019, Pakistan …

UAE Mediating Between India, Pakistan to Help Build 'Functional' Ties: Senior Diplomat
3 years, 8 months ago

UAE Mediating Between India, Pakistan to Help Build 'Functional' Ties: Senior Diplomat

News 18  

The United Arab Emirates’ envoy to Washington confirmed the Gulf state is mediating between India and Pakistan to help the nuclear-armed rivals reach a “healthy and functional” relationship. Ambassador Yousef Al Otaiba said in a virtual discussion with Stanford University’s Hoover Institution on Wednesday that the UAE played a role “in bringing Kashmir escalation down and created a ceasefire, hopefully …

UAE is mediating between India and Pakistan, says senior diplomat
3 years, 8 months ago

UAE is mediating between India and Pakistan, says senior diplomat

Al Jazeera  

UAE envoy to the US confirms the Gulf state is mediating between the two nuclear-armed rivals to help them reach a ‘healthy and functional’ relationship. The United Arab Emirates’ envoy to Washington has confirmed that the Gulf state is mediating between India and Pakistan to help the nuclear-armed rivals reach a “healthy and functional” relationship. Ambassador Yousef Al Otaiba said …

India under PM Modi more likely to respond with military force to Pakistan provocations: US intel report
3 years, 8 months ago

India under PM Modi more likely to respond with military force to Pakistan provocations: US intel report

India Today  

India, under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is more likely than in the past to respond with military force to perceived or real Pakistani provocations, the US intelligence community has told Congress in a report. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence in its Annual Threat Assessment report to the US Congress, said although a general war between India and …

Pakistan, India peace move silences deadly Kashmir frontier
3 years, 9 months ago

Pakistan, India peace move silences deadly Kashmir frontier

Associated Press  

SRINAGAR, India — The machine guns peeking over parapets of small, sandbagged concrete bunkers and the heavy artillery cannons dug deep into Himalayan Kashmir’s rugged terrain have fallen silent. “If Pakistan is indeed looking to move toward a new regional role, embracing geopolitics, reducing tensions with India is a must, and if India is going to pivot to deal with …

We too want peaceful relations, writes Pakistan’s Imran Khan to PM Modi
3 years, 9 months ago

We too want peaceful relations, writes Pakistan’s Imran Khan to PM Modi

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Imran Khan has written a letter to his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi, saying creation of an “enabling environment” is imperative for a constructive and result-oriented dialogue to resolve all outstanding issues between Pakistan and India, in particular the Jammu and Kashmir issue. In his reply to Prime Minister Modi’s letter, Mr. Khan thanked him and said the people …

Pakistan PM to India PM: We too want peaceful relations
3 years, 9 months ago

Pakistan PM to India PM: We too want peaceful relations

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s prime minister has responded to a recent peace overture from his Indian counterpart, writing in a letter to Narendra Modi that Islamabad also desires peaceful relations with New Delhi, officials said Tuesday. Imran Khan’s letter was dispatched to Modi a day ago, according to two government officials who spoke on condition of anonymity in line with government …

Time for India, Pakistan to bury past and move forward: Pak Army Chief Gen Bajwa
3 years, 9 months ago

Time for India, Pakistan to bury past and move forward: Pak Army Chief Gen Bajwa

India TV News  

Pakistan Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa has said that it was time for India and Pakistan to 'bury the past and move forward' as he asserted that the peace between the two neighbours would help to 'unlock' the potential of South and Central Asia. Addressing a session of the first-ever Islamabad Security Dialogue in Islamabad on Thursday, Gen Bajwa …

Pakistan offers conditional peace, India says onus on Islamabad to end terror
3 years, 9 months ago

Pakistan offers conditional peace, India says onus on Islamabad to end terror

India Today  

Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa said on Thursday that "stable" Indo-Pak relations is a "key" to unlock the untapped potential of South and Central Asia by ensuring connectivity between East and West Asia. Addressing a session of the first-ever Islamabad Security Dialogue, General Bajwa said that it was time for India and Pakistan to "bury the past and …

Pakistan army chief calls for peaceful resolution in Kashmir
3 years, 9 months ago

Pakistan army chief calls for peaceful resolution in Kashmir

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s powerful army chief on Thursday urged for a peaceful resolution in the disputed region of Kashmir and for peace talks with archrival India, a rare conciliatory call amid a weeks-long cease-fire across the volatile territory. Also speaking at the gathering was Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, who said that “if India took one step forward for …

Time for India, Pakistan to bury the past, move forward: Pak Army chief
3 years, 9 months ago

Time for India, Pakistan to bury the past, move forward: Pak Army chief

India Today  

Pakistan's army chief called on Thursday for arch rivals India and Pakistan to "bury the past" and move towards cooperation, an overture towards New Delhi that follows an unexpected joint ceasefire announcement last month between the two countries' militaries. General Qamar Javed Bajwa stressed however that the burden was on India to create a "conducive environment", and said Washington had …

US welcomes India-Pakistan joint statement on ceasefire
3 years, 10 months ago

US welcomes India-Pakistan joint statement on ceasefire

India Today  

The United States has welcomed the joint statement of India and Pakistan to strictly observe all agreements on ceasefire along the Line of Control and other sectors, saying it is a positive step towards greater peace and stability in South Asia. "The United States welcomes the joint statement between India and Pakistan that the two countries have agreed to maintain …

Pakistan, India agree on strict observance of all agreements, ceasefire along LoC
3 years, 10 months ago

Pakistan, India agree on strict observance of all agreements, ceasefire along LoC

Live Mint  

Pakistan and India have agreed to the strict observance of all agreements, understandings and ceasefire along the Line of Control and use existing mechanisms to resolve any "unforeseen situation or misunderstanding", the Pakistani Army said on Thursday. The agreement was reached between the two countries after the Director Generals of Military Operations of India and Pakistan held discussions over the …

India, Pakistan agree to stop cross-border firing in Kashmir
3 years, 10 months ago

India, Pakistan agree to stop cross-border firing in Kashmir

Al Jazeera  

In rare move, India and Pakistan agree to ‘strict observance’ of ceasefire along the de facto border in disputed Kashmir. Pakistan and India’s militaries have agreed to strictly observe a ceasefire at the de facto border between the two countries in the disputed region of Kashmir, and other agreements, according to a Pakistani military statement – a rare thaw in …

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