India cancels talks with Pakistan, says PM Imran Khan's true face revealed
Sep 21, 2018, at 06:44 pm
New Delhi, Sept 21 (IBNS): Hours after three Jammu and Kashmir cops were killed by terrorists, India on Friday called off the talks between foreign ministers of India and Pakistan.
India calls off talks with Pakistan
Sep 21, 2018, at 05:45 pm
New Delhi, Sept 21 (IBNS): India on Friday called off the talks between External Affairs Minister and Pakistani Foreign Minister, officials said.
P Chidambaram attacks Centre over 'India-Pakistan talks'
Sep 21, 2018, at 03:18 pm
New Delhi, Sept 21 (IBNS): Former Union Minister and Congress leader P Chidambaram on Friday attacked the Centre as it agreed to hold a meeting of the foreign ministers of India and Pakistan on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) session.
Sep 20, 2018, at 08:08 pm
Guwahati, Sept 20 (IBNS): Hizbul Mujahideen, a Kashmiri separatist terrorist group, has planned three major explosions in Assam this year and has sent 12 Assam youths for arms training in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Modi does not have deeply thought out strategy to deal with Pakistan: Gandhi
Aug 24, 2018, at 04:20 pm
London, Aug 24 (IBNS): Attacking Narendra Modi, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Friday said the Prime Minister does not follow a 'deeply thought out strategy' in dealing with Pakistan.
Sedition case filed against Navjot Singh Sidhu for hugging Pak Army Chief
Aug 20, 2018, at 10:17 pm
Patna, Aug 20 (IBNS): A sedition case has been filed against Congress leader and Punjab minister Navjot Singh Sidhu for hugging Pakistan Army Chief General Bajwa at the swearing-in ceremony of Imran Khan as Pakistan’s Prime Minister, media reports said.
Amarinder Singh criticises Navjot Singh Sidhu for hugging Pakistan Army Chief General Bajwa
Aug 19, 2018, at 10:58 pm
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IBNS): Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Sunday criticised Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu for hugging Pakistan Army Chief General Bajwa.
Pakistan, other nations mourn Vajpayee's death
Aug 17, 2018, at 09:21 am
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IBNS): Pakistan joined several other nations in condoling the death of former Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on Thursday.
Pakistan releases 30 Indian prisoners ahead of I-Day, India reciprocates
Aug 13, 2018, at 07:08 pm
Islamabad, Aug 13 (IBNS): The Pakistan government on Monday said it has released 30 Indian prisoners as a goodwill gesture ahead of the country' Independence Day. India also repatriated seven Pakistan civilian prisoners the same day.
Indian government repatriate seven Pakistani civilian prisoners
Aug 13, 2018, at 06:18 pm
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IBNS): India's External Affairs Ministry said seven Pakistan civilian prisoners were repatriated on Monday.
Huge honour for me: Navjot Singh Sidhu on Imran Khan's swearing-in ceremony invitation
Aug 02, 2018, at 12:44 pm
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IBNS): Cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu has said that he feels honoured to have received a personal invitation from Pakistan's Prime Minister-elect Imran Khan for the latter's swearing-in ceremony in Islamabad.
Imran Khan invites Aamir Khan, Kapil Dev, Sunil Gavaskar for oath-taking ceremony
Aug 01, 2018, at 11:07 pm
Islamabad, Aug 1 (IBNS): Pakistan's Prime Minister-elect and Chairperson of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Party Imran Khan has invited actor Aamir Khan and former cricketers Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev and Navjot Singh Sidhu to his oath-taking ceremony on Aug 11, media reports said.
PM Modi hails Indian soldiers on Kargil Diwas
Jul 26, 2018, at 11:02 am
New Delhi, July 26 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has hailed the Indian soldiers on the 19th Kargil Diwas, which marks the victory of the country against Pakistan in the Kargil war, which took place in 1999.
Jul 24, 2018, at 03:17 pm
Former Provincial Minister for Agriculture and livestock and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) candidate for Province Khyber Paktunkhwa-99 (PK-99) Ikramullah Khan Gandapur was killed along with his driver and six persons, including two Police guards, seriously injured, in a suicide attack near his hometown Kulachi in Dera Ismail Khan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on July 22, 2018. The head of the bomb disposal unit (BDU) in Dera Ismail Khan, Inayat Tiger, said that eight kilogrammes of explosives had been packed in the suicide vest when it was detonated. Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ‘spokesperson’, Muhammad Khurasani, claimed the responsibility and termed the attack “an act of vengeance for their fallen comrades.”
Free Balochistan office inauguration in New Delhi triggers strong anti-India reaction from Pakistan
Jul 20, 2018, at 01:27 pm
Islamabad, July 20 (IBNS): Launching a tirade over the opening of a Free Balochistan office in India, Pakistan has warned the latter against interfering in the former's internal matters, reports said.
Jul 17, 2018, at 03:29 pm
On July 13, 2018, at least 149 civilians were killed and 186 others injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up targeting a political rally of the Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) at Dringarh village in Mastung District of Balochistan. According to the bomb disposal squad (BDS), up to 15 kilograms of explosive material was used in the incident. The dead included Siraj Raisani, the BAP candidate from National Assembly seat Province Balochistan–35 (PB-35, Mastung). Siraj’s elder brother, Nawab Aslam Raisani, was the Chief Minister of Balochistan Province between 2008 and 2013. Most of the other victims were residents of Kanak and Dringarh areas, who had invited Raisani to announce their support for him. The Islamic State (IS) and the ‘Ghazi force Lal Masjid’ wing of the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) separately claimed responsibility for the attack.
China Pakistan's CPEC to destabilise sub-continent: European Parliament Member to EFSAS
Jul 16, 2018, at 01:20 pm
Brussels, July 16 (IBNS): The China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), an ambitious economic project floated by Beijing in accordance with its South Asian ally Islamabad, has the potential to destabilise the entire sub-continent, said Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Tomáš Zdechovský.
Congress, BJP exchange barbs over ex-Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif's arrest
Jul 14, 2018, at 07:49 pm
New Delhi, July 14 (IBNS): The Congress and the BJP on Saturday exchanged barbs over the arrest of ex-Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on corruption charges after he arrived in his nation on Friday.
Nawaz Sharif, daughter Maryam retuning to Pakistan today, face arrest on return
Jul 13, 2018, at 09:22 am
Islamabad, July 13 (IBNS): Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam will return to Pakistan on Friday where they are likely to be arrested by officials for being convicted by a court in the South Asian nation in a corruption case last week.
UN: India replies to Pakistan's Kashmir comment, says empty rhetoric won't change it
Jun 26, 2018, at 02:20 pm
New York, Jun 26 (IBNS): Exercising its Right of Reply at the UN General Assembly, India came down on Pakistan on Monday, after the latter accused the former of carrying out egregious crimes, such as mass blinding and killings in Jammu and Kashmir.
OHCHR Report on Kashmir human rights is seriously flawed and biased, says European think tank group
Jun 25, 2018, at 12:42 pm
Amsterdam, Jun 25 (IBNS): The human rights report on Kashmir by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) glosses over the cross-border terrorism exported by Pakistan while being unreasonably critical of India’s human rights record, said a prominent think tank group of Europe engaged in South Asian studies.
Jun 23, 2018, at 06:09 pm
New Delhi/Islamabad, June 23 (IBNS): The Deputy High Commissioner of Pakistan was summoned on Saturday and a strong protest was lodged at the denial of access to the Indian High Commissioner and consular officials of the Indian High Commission to visit Gurdwara Panja Sahib and meet the Indian pilgrims despite a travel permission having been granted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan.
Pakistan condemns killing of Kashmir journalist Shujaat Bukhari
Jun 15, 2018, at 09:36 am
Islamabad, June 15 (IBNS): Pakistan has condemned the killing of Jammu and Kashmir-based journalist Shujaat Bukhari.
Congress condoles loss of four BSF jawans lives in Pakistani firing
Jun 13, 2018, at 04:52 pm
New Delhi, June 13 (IBNS): The Congress on Wednesday condoled the death of 4 BSF soldiers killed in cross-border firing by Pakistan.
Jun 12, 2018, at 04:41 pm
For decades now, the Pakistan establishment, including both political parties and the military leadership in pursuit of their own agendas, have propped up and exploited Islamist extremist and terrorist formations. Increasingly, however, these radical groups are realizing their own power and capacity for mass mobilization and, instead of operating as proxies for others, seek a direct political role for themselves.
Pakistan violates ceasefire along IB, two BSF jawans killed
Jun 03, 2018, at 02:36 pm
Jammu, June 3 (IBNS): At least two Border Security Force (BSF) jawans died as Pakistan resorted to unprovoked firing along the International Border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday morning, media reports said.
Talks and terror can't go together: Sushma Swaraj on India's stand with Pakistan
May 29, 2018, at 12:25 am
New Delhi, May 28 (IBNS): Hinting at no change in stance towards Pakistan, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Monday said talks with the neighbouring country cannot take place with continued terrorism at the border, media reports said.
Indian Army chief General Rawat to visit Jammu and Kashmir as Pak ceasefire violations continue
May 24, 2018, at 10:13 pm
New Delhi/Srinagar, May 24 (IBNS): With an increase in ceasefire violations and attacks by Pakistan in the Kashmir valley of J&K in the past few days, Indian Army chief General Bipin Rawat is headed for the region on Thursday, according to media reports.
Cook of Indian diplomat in Pakistan arrested for allegedly spying for ISI
May 24, 2018, at 08:06 pm
New Delhi, May 24 (IBNS): In a joint operation by an Anti-Terror Squad from Uttar Pradesh, Directorate of Military Intelligence and Uttarakhand police, a resident of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand, was arrested for allegedly spying on an Indian diplomat and passing on information to Pakistan's spy agency, ISI, according to media reports on Thursday.
Civilian killed as Pakistan violates ceasefire
May 23, 2018, at 09:04 pm
Srinagar, May 23 (IBNS) : One civilian was killed and two others were injured on Wednesday after Pakistan violated ceasefire at the Loc, resorting to heavy shelling in Kathua's Hiranagar and RS Pura sectors of Jammu and Kashmir, media reports said.