Pakistan

June 29, 2025 10:40 AM

India rejects Pak Army’s claims on Waziristan suicide attack, says statement deserves contempt

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Sunday strongly rejected the Pakistan Army's claim that India was behind the Waziristan suicide bomber attack. "We have seen an official statement by the Pakistan Army seeking to blame India for the attack on Waziristan on 28 June. We reject this statement with the contempt it deserves," MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said in a statement on X. As many as 13 Pakistani soldiers were killed and 29 others injured, including 19 civilians, in a suicide att...

June 26, 2025 5:18 PM

India wanted concerns on terrorism reflected in document: MEA on no adoption of Joint Statement at SCO meet

The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers’ Meeting, held in Qingdao, China, concluded on Thursday without the adoption of a joint statement. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said that India wanted concerns on terrorism reflected in the final document, which was not acceptable to one particular country, therefore the statement was not adopted. At the SCO meeting, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh called for united global action against terrorism, radicalisation, and extr...

June 26, 2025 10:27 AM

SCO members must condemn Pahalgam terror attack unequivocally: Rajnath Singh in China

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has called on the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) members to unequivocally condemn the evil and dastardly Pahalgam terror attack in India's Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) and said that any act of terrorism is "criminal and unjustifiable." During his address at the SCO Defence Ministers' meeting in China's Qingdao, Defence Minister Singh recalled the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, in which 26 tourists were killed by 'The Resistance Front', an offshoot of the...

June 26, 2025 10:15 AM

At UNSC, India exposes Pakistan’s ‘gross hypocrisy’ over terror and child rights abuses

India has strongly rejected what it described as Pakistan's "nefarious agenda" at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), accusing Islamabad of attempting to deflect attention from its own human rights violations and state-sponsored cross-border terrorism. India's Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Parvathaneni Harish on Wednesday issued a sharp rebuttal during the UNSC's open debate on Children and Armed Conflict (CAC), calling out Pakistan for misusing the platform and violati...

June 23, 2025 9:36 AM

Pakistan condemns Trump’s bombing of Iran – a day after nominating him for Peace Prize

Pakistan condemned on Sunday the strikes ordered on its neighbour Iran by Donald Trump, a day after Islamabad had said it would nominate the U.S. President for the Nobel Peace Prize. Pakistan on Sunday said Trump's decision to bomb Iranian nuclear facilities violated international law and that diplomacy was the only way to resolve the Iran crisis. “The unprecedented escalation of tension and violence, owing to ongoing aggression against Iran is deeply disturbing. Any further escalation of te...

June 22, 2025 3:46 PM

Pahalgam terror attack: Three attackers were Pakistanis linked to LeT, says NIA

In a significant disclosure, the two locals arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) for harbouring Pahalgam terror attack perpetrators have confirmed that the three terrorists responsible for the attack were Pakistani nationals. NIA said on Sunday that two locals arrested during the investigation into the April 22 Pahalgam terrorist attack, in which 26 civilians were killed, told investigators that the three terrorists, who carried out the attack, belonged to the proscribed terroris...

June 20, 2025 12:21 PM

Pakistan fears militants will thrive on restive border if Iran destabilised

Separatist and jihadist militants on the Pakistan-Iran border could take advantage of any collapse of authority in Iran, fears that Pakistan’s army chief pressed in a meeting this week with the U.S. President Donald Trump. Anti-Iranian and anti-Pakistan outfits operate on both sides of the 560-mile (900km) long border. As Israel bombs Iran's nuclear program, its officials have repeatedly indicated that they are seeking to destabilize the Iranian government or see it toppled. As well as worry...

June 18, 2025 4:32 PM

2026 Women’s T20 WC: India drawn alongside Pakistan, Australia, SA

Hosts England will kick off their 2026 Women's T20 World Cup campaign against Sri Lanka at Edgbaston on June 12 while holders New Zealand begin their title defence against the West Indies a day later, the International Cricket Council said on Wednesday. Group 1 includes record six-times champions Australia, two-times runners-up South Africa, 2020 finalists India and Pakistan, as well as two teams from the Global Qualifier tournament. New Zealand, 2009 champions England, Sri Lanka, 2016 winners...

June 3, 2025 12:22 PM

Shashi Tharoor-led delegation meets Brazil’s Acting Foreign Minister, discusses enhancing anti-terror cooperation

An all-party Indian Parliamentary delegation led by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor held a meeting with Brazil's Acting Foreign Minister Maria Laura da Rocha on Monday and discussed strengthening bilateral collaboration on anti-terrorism, multilateralism, and democratic values. The Indian Embassy in Brazil said in a statement, "A high-level All-Party Delegation led by MP Shashi Tharoor met Acting Foreign Minister of Brazil, Ambassador Maria Laura da Rocha. They thanked Brazil for its understanding...

May 29, 2025 10:31 PM

India’s ‘new normal’ is leaving most mystified and marvelled

India’s new doctrine of disproportionate response under the Narendra Modi Government has a billion admirers. For decades, under the previous governments, dialogue, dossiers, and diplomacy with no end solution were the norm when dealing with Pakistan. In 2025, those norms are now obsolete pages of a history book. While ‘Operation Sindoor’ has a billion admirers applauding in support, there are many who have resorted to perpetual perplexity, unable to come to terms with what India has initi...