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Sacred grounds in peril: SGPC fights back against Pakistan giving away gurdwara land

Dec 06, 2023, at 04:45 am

In a startling development, the Pakistan Government’s decision to allocate a significant portion of the historic Gurdwara Nankana Sahib’s land has sparked widespread controversy and opposition from the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC).

Khalistani leader Lakhbir Singh Rode dies in Pakistan, says his brother

Dec 05, 2023, at 03:28 pm

Khalistani leader Lakhbir Singh Rode has died due to a heart attack in Pakistan, media reports said.

Pakistan’s drone-driven strategy for smuggling drugs into India

Dec 01, 2023, at 09:53 pm

In the border district of Punjab, a sinister transformation in the realm of narcotics has emerged, reshaping the patterns of drug consumption and leaving a devastating impact on the lives of the region’s youth. The decline in the use of traditional narcotics like opium, poppy husk, and cough syrups is marked, and the culprit behind this shift is the ominous rise of heroin, delivered seamlessly by drones infiltrating from across the border in Pakistan.

Gurdwara Dera Sahib: A tale of destruction and devastation during India-Pakistan partition

Nov 29, 2023, at 07:43 pm

Amidst the tumultuous upheaval of the 1947 Partition, Gurdwara Dera Sahib, a revered Sikh shrine in Lahore, Pakistan, became a tragic emblem of the violence and destruction that engulfed the region.

BSF recovers 69 Pakistani drones that entered Indian territory 

Nov 26, 2023, at 10:02 pm

The Border Security Forces (BSF) personnel have recovered 69 Pakistani drones that entered Indian territory in the last 10 months of this year, media reports said.

Punjab: BSF intercepts Pakistani drone, recovers pistol and heroin in Amritsar

Nov 26, 2023, at 09:24 pm

Border Security Force personnel have intercepted a Pakistani drone and recovered a pistol and 5.240kg of heroin from the Amritsar district of the Indian state.

Prakash Gurpurab of Guru Nanak Dev: Pakistani administration cancels visas, pilgrims express disappointment

Nov 26, 2023, at 07:47 pm

Several pilgrims, who were gearing up to visit Pakistan to attend the Prakash Gurpurab of Guru Nanak Dev, have expressed disappointment after the country's administration cancelled the visas of several of them without proper communication.

Israel designates LeT as a terror organisation to mark 15th anniversary of 2008 Mumbai attacks

Nov 21, 2023, at 08:30 pm

The Israeli government has designated Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) as a terrorist organization, just days before India marks the 15th anniversary of the Mumbai terror attack.

Is Pakistan committing a genocidal act on Afghan refugees?

Nov 16, 2023, at 11:40 pm

From a safe haven, Pakistan has become a repugnant and cruel state for millions of Afghans overnight.

BSF, Punjab Police recover two Chinese-made Pakistani drones

Nov 13, 2023, at 10:46 pm

The Punjab Police and Border Security Force (BSF) conducted a joint operation when they recovered two drones in Punjab on Sunday.

India’s multiple requests to reduce Kartarpur corridor fee fall on deaf ears in Pakistan

Nov 10, 2023, at 11:08 pm

India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has once again highlighted its concern regarding the $20 fee imposed on pilgrims by Pakistan, a matter that India has raised repeatedly but is yet to receive a response.

'Trying to find out reason for ceasefire violation by Pakistan along the IB in Jammu': BSF DG

Nov 09, 2023, at 10:44 pm

Srinagar/UNI: Director General of the Border Security Force (BSF) Nitin Agrawal on Thursday said 'they were trying to find out the reason for the ceasefire violation by the Pakistani troops along the international border in Jammu region' in the last two weeks.

Kashmir: Pakistan fires unprovoked, BSF retaliates in Ramgarh sector of Samba

Nov 09, 2023, at 04:07 pm

Jammu/UNI: Pakistan troops violated the truce by firing unprovoked along the International Border in Ramgarh sector of Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir.

Punjab: BSF recovers Pakistani drone in Fiozpur

Nov 06, 2023, at 04:00 pm

Border Security Force (BSF) recovered a Pakistani drone from a farming field in the Firozpur district of Punjab on Saturday, said officials.

The dangers of supporting the Khalistan movement: A wake-up call for Pakistan

Nov 03, 2023, at 11:09 pm

In the complex world of international relations, the interplay between domestic politics and global dynamics can have far-reaching consequences. Often, neighboring countries find themselves secretly delighting in each other’s troubles.

Pakistan witnessing a spike in death of journalists

Nov 01, 2023, at 02:41 pm

Forty-two journalists were killed in Pakistan in the last four years -- 11 of them, in the last two years.

Punjab’s battle against drone drug trafficking: Pakistan’s alarming role

Oct 30, 2023, at 03:34 pm

Punjab is currently facing a significant challenge – the infiltration of drones and drugs into its territory.

Pakistan trying to push maximum militants before snowfall blocks routes: J&K DGP

Oct 27, 2023, at 03:40 am

Srinagar/IBNS/UNI: Director General of J&K Police Dilbag Singh Thursday said Pakistan is trying to push as many militants to this side before the infiltrating routes are closed due to snowfall on the Line of Control (LoC).

Pakistan should be tried for Kashmir genocide of 1947

Oct 21, 2023, at 12:41 am

Pakistan, the biggest and brazen exporter of terrorism in the world, is marching, tweeting, and using every opportunity to condemn Israel's attack on the Islamic terrorist organization, Hamas, calling it a genocide and the end of humanity.

Punjab: 5 operatives held as police bust terror funding module

Oct 20, 2023, at 02:25 pm

Punjab police on Thursday busted a terror funding module, backed by Pakistan-based Harwinder Singh Rinda and being operated by Parminder Pindi, with the arrest of its five operatives.

Pakistan resorts to unprovoked firing on Jammu border, 2 injured

Oct 18, 2023, at 07:58 pm

Jammu/UNI: The Pakistan troops violated the ceasefire by resorting to unprovoked firing along the International Border in Arnia sector of Jammu.

Balochistan: Retaliatory Violence

Oct 17, 2023, at 12:44 am

Research Associate, Institute for Conflict Management

Rajasthan: BSF shoots down Pakistani drone in Srikaranpur, drug smuggling attempt foiled

Oct 14, 2023, at 10:22 pm

The  Border Security Force (BSF) on Friday shot down a Pakistani drone at Srikaranpur area in Rajasthan, foiling an international drug smuggling attempt.

Pakistan’s blame game: A mirror overdue

Oct 05, 2023, at 08:50 pm

In the cacophony of recent headlines, as media avidly dissected the India-Canada squabble, Pakistan’s Interior Minister laid a sensational claim: India’s Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) was behind two devastating suicide bombings in Pakistan.

Pakistan: Murderous Faith

Oct 02, 2023, at 09:57 pm

On September 29, 2023, at least 60 people, including a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), were killed while another 100 were injured in a suicide blast targeting a 12th Rabiul Awwal procession near Madina Masjid at Alfalah Road in Mastung town (Mastung District), Balochistan.

Sinister Nexus: Pakistan ISI, drug trade and extremism emerge from the shadows in Canada

Sep 29, 2023, at 04:00 pm

In a chilling revelation, news reports have recently alluded to the potential involvement of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) in the assassination of Hardeep Nijjar on Canadian soil.

Pakistan remains one of the most dangerous countries for women

Sep 27, 2023, at 10:53 pm

Women in Pakistan are in the pits, beaten at home, raped at home and outside, kept away from jobs and schools and remain one of the most oppressed segments of the country.

Persecution of Ahmadiyyas bears tacit approval of Pakistani leadership

Sep 19, 2023, at 11:37 pm

Born in the erstwhile princely state of Punjab, the Ahmadiyya Muslim community is banned in its birthland.

Targeting Shias

Sep 18, 2023, at 11:27 pm

On September 7, 2023, at least 11 people were injured in an attack at Shaheed Chowk in the Khipro town of Sanghar District in Sindh, in a Shia mourning procession which was being carried out in observance of Imam Hussain’s Chehlum (the 40th, concluding, day of ritual mourning).

BSF foils drug smuggling attempt, intercepts drone close to Pakistan border

Sep 18, 2023, at 03:00 pm

In a swift and decisive operation, the Border Security Force (BSF) successfully thwarted a drug smuggling attempt along the International Border in the Ferozepur sector during the early hours of Sunday.