Marooned Pakistan should blame its generals and politicians as India is looking the other way
2 years, 4 months ago

Marooned Pakistan should blame its generals and politicians as India is looking the other way

Firstpost  

Unless the Pakistani people realise that it is their own Army which has always been the main stumbling block to their welfare and that their politicians act as the Army’s B team, they will continue to suffer The current floods in Pakistan are causing catastrophic destruction. He told the media on 29 August that Pakistan would consider importing vegetables and critically short food items from India because of the impact of the floods. Thus, even when popular welfare demands that Pakistan should turn to India to improve the condition of its people, its elites — civil, military and religious — ask their people for sacrifices. Responding to Modi’s message of sympathy, Shahbaz Sharif thanked Modi for his message and noted in a tweet: “With their characteristic resilience the people of Pakistan shall, InshaAllah, overcome the adverse effects of this natural calamity and rebuild their lives and communities.” There was some speculation that India may offer assistance to Pakistan.

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A shocker for Pakistan? Here’s how India-Afghan Taliban reshape ties with first high-level talks | Explained
2 days, 9 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 …

India Blames Pakistan for 'Mischievous Provocation' at UNSC
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2 months, 2 weeks ago

India Blames Pakistan for 'Mischievous Provocation' at UNSC

Hindustan Times  

India expresses deep displeasure over Pakistan's use of provocative language and political propaganda at the UNSC. The Indian Permanent Representative to the UN, P Harish, strongly condemned Pakistan's actions and highlighted the plight of women belonging to minority communities in the country. He also drew attention to the ongoing conflict in Kashmir, which he said is a matter of self-determination …

India and Pakistan spar at UN after Shehbaz Sharif likens people of Kashmir to Palestinians
3 months, 1 week ago

India and Pakistan spar at UN after Shehbaz Sharif likens people of Kashmir to Palestinians

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy India and Pakistan sparred over …

Pakistan terms PM Modi’s remarks as jingoism
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Pakistan terms PM Modi’s remarks as jingoism

Deccan Chronicle  

Srinagar: Pakistan has rejected the statement made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the 25th commemorative ceremony of the Kargil Vijay Diwas, terming it as “belligerent’ and smacking “jingoism.” A statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Islamabad late Friday evening said, “Pakistan rejects the Indian Prime Minister’s belligerent remarks made in Drass. Prime Minister Mr. Modi had …

Vantage | Pakistan can't blame others for mess on its borders, terror within
1 year, 2 months ago

Vantage | Pakistan can't blame others for mess on its borders, terror within

Firstpost  

While Pakistan reaps the harvest of its past actions, the repercussions extend beyond its borders, urging regional players to remain vigilant in this evolving geopolitical landscape In a dramatic turn of events, Pakistan finds itself entangled in a complex web of geopolitical repercussions as it grapples with the aftermath of the Taliban’s resurgence in Afghanistan. Facilitation and fallout Two years …

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 …

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 …

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 …

India has no reason at all to help Pakistan in its crisis
1 year, 10 months ago

India has no reason at all to help Pakistan in its crisis

Live Mint  

Pakistan is currently in the deepest economic crisis in its history. On 13 February, Sunil Jakhar, former president of the Congress in Punjab, who joined the Bharatiya Janata Party last year, tweeted: “As millions suffer food shortages, a virtually bankrupt Pakistan desperately needs help. Yet, during the India-Pakistan Agra summit meeting in 2001, at a breakfast for senior journalists hosted …

Pak PM’s overtures may not be a sign of deception or desperation
1 year, 11 months ago

Pak PM’s overtures may not be a sign of deception or desperation

Times of India  

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s statement in a recent interview about Pakistan wanting better relations with India and its having learnt lessons from past conflicts has attracted a fair bit of attention. It cannot also be the case that PM Sharif’s statement was made with any expectation that India could help him or his government in its political or economic …

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:
1 year, 11 months ago

Neighbourhood Watch:

ABP News  

The international community has ignored Pakistan’s appeal for financial support to help in uplifting its sinking economy, but promised generous aid to assist the government in the rehabilitation of millions of impoverished flood ravaged people. However, the international community, not to speak of Pakistan’s all-weather friend China and its Islamic brothers in the Gulf, has remained silent over Pakistani leaders’ …

Pakistan is still reeling from unprecedented floods that caused widespread destruction
2 years, 3 months ago

Pakistan is still reeling from unprecedented floods that caused widespread destruction

NPR  

Pakistan is still reeling from unprecedented floods that caused widespread destruction SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Catastrophic flooding in Pakistan has left nearly a third of the country underwater. NPR's Diaa Hadid has spent time in one badly affected district in southern Pakistan. But the thing is, flood victims are so scattered that it's hard to reach them all especially when aid …

Pakistan's prime minister talks Kashmir, floods at UN
2 years, 3 months ago

Pakistan's prime minister talks Kashmir, floods at UN

The Independent  

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It is the people of Pakistan who are suffering
2 years, 3 months ago

It is the people of Pakistan who are suffering

The Hindu  

Pakistan is facing a severe crisis that is unprecedented. The day Mr. Modi tweeted, Miftah Ismail, the Finance Minister of Pakistan, told the media that the government was thinking of re-opening road traffic with India. Some say that in 2010, when India offered help, Pakistan ‘humiliated’ us by insisting on routing it through the United Nations. Imagine a thought experiment: …

Brutal calamity should draw our sympathy but there is no space for a bleeding-heart strategy on Pakistan
2 years, 4 months ago

Brutal calamity should draw our sympathy but there is no space for a bleeding-heart strategy on Pakistan

Firstpost  

The catastrophic floods in Pakistan have led some Indians to suggest that New Delhi should take the initiative to mend fences, fix the current bilateral “impasse and resume dialogue”. Pakistan’s finance minister, Wharton-graduate economist Miftah Ismail who wants the nation to “live within its means” told local media last month that Pakistan is mulling importing vegetables and other essential edible …

Pakistan looks like a sea: Shehbaz Sharif's emotional appeal amid record floods
2 years, 4 months ago

Pakistan looks like a sea: Shehbaz Sharif's emotional appeal amid record floods

Hindustan Times  

Parts of Pakistan seemed "like a sea", Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Wednesday, after visiting some of the flood-hit areas that cover as much as a third of the South Asian nation, where 18 more deaths took the toll from days of rain to 1,343. The government, which has boosted cash handouts for flood victims to 70 billion Pakistani …

Officials and volunteers struggle to respond to catastrophic flooding in Pakistan
2 years, 4 months ago

Officials and volunteers struggle to respond to catastrophic flooding in Pakistan

NPR  

Officials and volunteers struggle to respond to catastrophic flooding in Pakistan Enlarge this image toggle caption Fida Hussain/AFP via Getty Images Fida Hussain/AFP via Getty Images In Pakistan, deadly flooding from an unprecedented monsoon season has destroyed lives, livelihoods and infrastructure, in what its climate minister has called "a serious climate catastrophe." Listen · 7:18 7:18 She says this is …

Pakistan Floods: Shehbaz Sharif Thanks PM Modi For Concern Over Human & Material Losses
2 years, 4 months ago

Pakistan Floods: Shehbaz Sharif Thanks PM Modi For Concern Over Human & Material Losses

ABP News  

In view of the ongoing floods triggered by unprecedented monsoon rains that have caused widespread havoc across Pakistan in the recent past, Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to Twitter and said that he was 'saddened' to see the devastation in the neighbouring country and "hoped for an early restoration of normalcy". — Narendra Modi August 29, 2022 Responding to PM …

Pakistan PM Sharif thanks Modi for concern over losses caused by massive floods
2 years, 4 months ago

Pakistan PM Sharif thanks Modi for concern over losses caused by massive floods

The Hindu  

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday thanked his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi for his concern over the human and material losses caused by the devastating floods, saying his country will overcome the adverse effects of the natural calamity. I thank 🇮🇳 PM Narendra Modi @narendramodi for condolences over the human & material losses caused by floods. — Shehbaz Sharif …

Polite tweet from PM Modi, Shehbaz Sharif goes into convulsions over Kashmir
2 years, 4 months ago

Polite tweet from PM Modi, Shehbaz Sharif goes into convulsions over Kashmir

Hindustan Times  

A simple empathetic tweet from Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the devastation caused by floods in Pakistan has triggered off an irrational response from Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to score points against his political archrival Imran Khan Niazi and appease the domestic audience over Jammu and Kashmir pipedreams. While the highest levels of the Narendra Modi government have confirmed that …

OPINION | Pakistan floods: PM Modi will surely help, if request comes
2 years, 4 months ago

OPINION | Pakistan floods: PM Modi will surely help, if request comes

India TV News  

Pakistan floods: Cloudbursts, landslides and floods have caused widespread havoc in nearly one-third of Pakistan, with the death toll crossing 1,100 and over 1,600 people injured. Pakistan Finance Minister Miftah Ismail called for opening land border with India to import vegetables and foodgrains, but on Tuesday, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, while addressing the foreign media in Islamabad, ruled out reopening …

Pakistan floods: Shehbaz Sharif thanks PM Modi for concern over human and material losses
2 years, 4 months ago

Pakistan floods: Shehbaz Sharif thanks PM Modi for concern over human and material losses

India TV News  

Pakistan flood: Pakistan has been devasted by floods and food shortages over the past few days. On Wednesday, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif thanked his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi for his concern over the human and material losses caused by the devastating floods. Floods triggered by unprecedented monsoon rains have caused widespread havoc across Pakistan, killing over 1,100 people and …

Pakistan floods: Devastating extent of deadly monsoon revealed in before and after satellite images
2 years, 4 months ago

Pakistan floods: Devastating extent of deadly monsoon revealed in before and after satellite images

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery More than 1,100 people have died in Pakistan’s deadly floods UN secretary general Antonio Guterres …

Explained: As floods wreak havoc in Pakistan, will India extend a helping hand?
2 years, 4 months ago

Explained: As floods wreak havoc in Pakistan, will India extend a helping hand?

Firstpost  

India is reportedly holding high-level talks and mulling the possibility of providing humanitarian assistance to Islamabad amid devastating floods that have claimed more than 1,000 lives and affected over 30 million Pakistanis After three years of a trade ban imposed by Pakistan following the abrogation of Article 370, the nation is likely to resume commercial relations with India amid one …

PM Modi offers 'heartfelt condolences' to victims' kin as Pakistan battles worst monsoon floods in a decade
2 years, 4 months ago

PM Modi offers 'heartfelt condolences' to victims' kin as Pakistan battles worst monsoon floods in a decade

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday took to Twitter to say that he is “saddened” to see the flood situation in neighbouring Pakistan, and wished an “early restoration of normalcy” in the country. Pakistan is currently combatting the worst monsoon floods in 10 years, which have so far claimed nearly 1,100 lives. According to the latest data by the National …

PM Modi tweets on Pakistan floods, says saddened to see devastation
2 years, 4 months ago

PM Modi tweets on Pakistan floods, says saddened to see devastation

India TV News  

Highlights PM Modi said he hopes for early restoration of normalcy in Pakistan caused due to floods The death toll from the devastating floods in Pakistan neared 1,100 Saddened to see the devastation caused by the floods in Pakistan, he said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said he was saddened to see the devastation caused by the floods in …

Pakistan flooding | Over 1,000 killed in ‘serious climate catastrophe’
2 years, 4 months ago

Pakistan flooding | Over 1,000 killed in ‘serious climate catastrophe’

The Hindu  

Deaths from widespread flooding in Pakistan topped 1,000 since mid-June, officials said August 28, as the country’s climate minister called the deadly monsoon season “a serious climate catastrophe.” Flash flooding from the heavy rains has washed away villages and crops as soldiers and rescue workers evacuated stranded residents to the safety of relief camps and provided food to thousands of …

Flood-ravaged Pakistan to deploy Army to assist in rescue and relief work
2 years, 4 months ago

Flood-ravaged Pakistan to deploy Army to assist in rescue and relief work

The Hindu  

The Pakistan government has decided to call in the Army to help in the rescue and relief operations after many parts of the country were ravaged by the worst floods in more than a decade that has affected more than 33 million people, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah said on August 27. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in a meeting with a …

Flood-ravaged Pakistan to deploy Army to assist in rescue and relief work
2 years, 4 months ago

Flood-ravaged Pakistan to deploy Army to assist in rescue and relief work

India TV News  

Highlights Armed forces were being deployed in the wake of the biggest floods in more than a decade Pakistan has this year so far been hit by eight monsoon spells Pakistan PM noted that climate change has made flooding worse The Pakistan government has decided to call in the Army to help in the rescue and relief operations after many …

Pakistan objects to PM Modi's visit to Kashmir
2 years, 8 months ago

Pakistan objects to PM Modi's visit to Kashmir

The Hindu  

Pakistan has objected to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Kashmir and laying of foundation stones for the construction of the Rattle and Kwar hydroelectric projects on the Chenab River, which it claimed was a "direct contravention" of the Indus Waters Treaty. Pakistan also criticised the laying of foundation stones for the construction of the Rattle and Kwar Hydroelectric Projects …

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 …

Govt says India's firing of missile that landed in Pakistan was 'accidental'; probe on
2 years, 10 months ago

Govt says India's firing of missile that landed in Pakistan was 'accidental'; probe on

India TV News  

Highlights Technical malfunction led to accidental firing of missile during routine maintenance on March 9 Pakistan summoned India's Charge d’Affaires and conveyed its strong protest India noted that the "incident is deeply regrettable" Technical malfunction led to accidental firing of missile during routine maintenance on March 9, Defence Ministry said. Pakistan on Friday summoned India's Charge d’Affaires and conveyed its …

Pakistan rejects India defence minister’s ‘provocative’ statement
3 years, 1 month ago

Pakistan rejects India defence minister’s ‘provocative’ statement

Al Jazeera  

Pakistan’s foreign ministry reacts strongly to India’s threats to carry out military action on Pakistani soil if provoked as ‘highly irresponsible’. Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has reacted strongly to remarks by India’s defence minister over the weekend, terming threats to carry out military action on Pakistani soil if provoked as “highly irresponsible, provocative and gratuitous”, a …

Prelude to a revolt
3 years, 3 months ago

Prelude to a revolt

The Hindu  

As New Delhi continues to rule the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir with an iron fist, which seems to be working for the Bharatiya Janata Party regime on the face of it, a multitude of local, regional and international developments, including geopolitical factors, are pushing the erstwhile State into a highly volatile situation that New Delhi and the local …

Pak calls PM Modi's meeting with J&K political leaders as 'PR exercise'
3 years, 6 months ago

Pak calls PM Modi's meeting with J&K political leaders as 'PR exercise'

India TV News  

Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Friday described Prime Minister Narendra Modi's meeting with top political leaders from Jammu and Kashmir as a "drama" and a "PR exercise". Because at best it could be called a public relations exercise but nothing was achieved," Qureshi said a day after the high-level meeting on Jammu and Kashmir in New Delhi. Tensions …

'Major Betrayal To Kashmiris': Pakistan Prime Minister On Normalising Relations With India
3 years, 7 months ago

'Major Betrayal To Kashmiris': Pakistan Prime Minister On Normalising Relations With India

ABP News  

New Delhi: While speculations were rife that the relationship between India and neighboring Pakistan will improve as both the countries have been battling with the brutal Covid wave and have been extending a helping hand but Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Sunday that bilateral ties with India cannot return to normal under the present circumstances. Pakistan PM said, …

‘Disgusting plans of Pakistan...’ Rahul Gandhi salutes Indian soldiers
4 years, 1 month ago

‘Disgusting plans of Pakistan...’ Rahul Gandhi salutes Indian soldiers

Hindustan Times  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi saluted every soldier of the army on the eve of Diwali after four soldiers were killed along the Line of Control in a massive escalation between the Indian and the Pakistani side on Friday. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi slammed Pakistan’s nefarious infiltration bid and praised Indian soldiers. Slamming Pakistan’s nefarious plans, Gandhi wrote, “Whenever Pakistan violates …

As Pakistan flounders, try a measure of grace
5 years, 1 month ago

As Pakistan flounders, try a measure of grace

Deccan Chronicle  

The English language borrowed one its most frightening words from German. Pakistan’s army chief reports to his President, not the Prime Minister, and the order is, well, amateurish, reinforcing the appropriateness of Imran Khan’s nickname from his Oxford days, Im the Dim. Back in 2007, he was suspended from the Lahore High Court for refusing to take a fresh oath …

Kashmir is seething — and somebody needs to step in before it's too late
5 years, 2 months ago

Kashmir is seething — and somebody needs to step in before it's too late

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. On October 22, nearly three months …

Opinion | Aaj Ki Baat September 27 episode: Why PM Modi refrained from naming Pakistan at UNGA
5 years, 3 months ago

Opinion | Aaj Ki Baat September 27 episode: Why PM Modi refrained from naming Pakistan at UNGA

India TV News  

It was a study in contrasts when Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke at the United Nations General Assembly on Friday, and an hour later Pakistan PM Imran Khan spoke from the same podium. The Prime Minister spoke like a true statesman, a world leader with clear views on world peace and global climate change. Even as Indians outside the UN …

With India on defensive over J&K lockdown, Pakistan seeks to 'internationalise' issue as it pushes terrorists across border
5 years, 3 months ago

With India on defensive over J&K lockdown, Pakistan seeks to 'internationalise' issue as it pushes terrorists across border

Firstpost  

With its economy teetering on the verge of collapse, imposing the cost of conventional military aggression and the resulting retaliation on taxpayers is out of the question for Islamabad With the abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, two major shifts occurred in South Asia: India is partially on the defensive following allegations of human rights violations in Jammu …

Narendra Modi-Donald Trump bilateral talks at UN: Indian media needs to learn there's more to India-US relationship than just Pakistan
5 years, 3 months ago

Narendra Modi-Donald Trump bilateral talks at UN: Indian media needs to learn there's more to India-US relationship than just Pakistan

Firstpost  

The fact remains that India’s relationship with the US is multifaceted and has way more dimensions than US-Pakistan ties — that is limited to security concerns of a strictly transactional nature. During the media interaction, according to the readout released by White House, Trump repeatedly deflected questions on Pakistan’s sponsorship of terrorism and its propaganda on Kashmir by imposing his …

Ahead of bilateral meet with PM Modi, Trump again offers to mediate between India and Pakistan
5 years, 3 months ago

Ahead of bilateral meet with PM Modi, Trump again offers to mediate between India and Pakistan

India Today  

Minutes before his UNGA speech, US President Donald Trump on Tuesday reiterated his offer to mediate between India and Pakistan while making it clear that he would do so only if both the countries agreed to the mediation. #WATCH New York: US President Donald Trump says, "I think as far as Pakistan is concerned, India, their talking, I'm certainly willing …

Pakistan media simply ignored 'Howdy, Modi' event in Houston, instead blamed India for 'diverting' world attention from Kashmir
5 years, 3 months ago

Pakistan media simply ignored 'Howdy, Modi' event in Houston, instead blamed India for 'diverting' world attention from Kashmir

Firstpost  

At ‘Howdy, Modi’ event hosted in Houston, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday hit out at Pakistan for its support to terrorism while making a strong pitch against terrorism at the ‘Howdy, Modi’ event in the presence of US president Donald Trump Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday hit out at Pakistan for its support to terrorism while making a …

Caught between diplomatic skirmishes of India and Pakistan, Kashmiris respond with eerie calm that benefits neither
5 years, 3 months ago

Caught between diplomatic skirmishes of India and Pakistan, Kashmiris respond with eerie calm that benefits neither

Firstpost  

While the situation in Kashmir is not good enough for India to project peace and claim the people’s confidence in its rule, it’s not bad enough for Pakistan to corner India diplomatically and highlight popular resistance to New Delhi’s rule An eerie calm engulfs south Kashmir’s Shopian district, an erstwhile militant stronghold where security forces face stiff resistance from local …

Economy weak, but not army: Pakistan Rail Minister to India
5 years, 3 months ago

Economy weak, but not army: Pakistan Rail Minister to India

India TV News  

Pakistan's Railway Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, here on Friday, warned India not to mistake Pakistan's economy for its defence capabilities and said he was a one-man army and could fight India alone. According to a report by Pakistani media, the Minister said, "India should not mistake the economy of Pakistan, which may be weak, with the defence capabilities of the …

India-Pakistan row over Kashmir at UN: Global fatigue over Islamabad's Kashmir narrative apparent in its rants eliciting no more than a yawn
5 years, 3 months ago

India-Pakistan row over Kashmir at UN: Global fatigue over Islamabad's Kashmir narrative apparent in its rants eliciting no more than a yawn

Firstpost  

India knew it had a winning case at the UNHRC over the Kashmir issue, but the Narendra Modi government must be credited for not taking things for granted. Led by external affairs minister Jaishankar, India has been on a diplomatic offensive to counter Pakistan’s propaganda on Kashmir, and this sustained effort has clearly brought dividends. It forgets that terrorism is …

Kashmir unrest could lead Pakistan, India to ‘accidental war’
5 years, 4 months ago

Kashmir unrest could lead Pakistan, India to ‘accidental war’

Al Jazeera  

Pakistan‘s foreign minister has warned that India‘s “illegal occupation” of Muslim-majority Kashmir region could drive the two nuclear-armed countries “into an accidental war”, while also accusing New Delhi of turning Kashmir “into the largest prison on this planet”. “One international civil society organisation, based in the US, has already issued a genocide alert, proclaiming that the situation in Indian-occupied Jammu …

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