We will not need to attack and capture PoK, says Rajnath Singh

September 22, 2025 11:40 AM

We will not need to attack and capture PoK, says Rajnath Singh

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday expressed confidence that India would regain control of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) without resorting to military action, asserting that the people of the region are themselves seeking freedom from the current administration. “PoK will be ours on its own. Demands have started being made in PoK; you must have heard the sloganeering,” Singh said while addressing the Indian community in Morocco. The Minister recalled making a similar statement five...

Sukhoi not downed, no attacks on Jammu base or Hazira port: India debunks Pakistani disinformation campaign

May 9, 2025 4:30 PM

Sukhoi not downed, no attacks on Jammu base or Hazira port: India debunks Pakistani disinformation campaign

India has categorically denied a series of false claims and propaganda being circulated by Pakistani social media handles in the wake of its recent precision strikes on terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). One of the most widely shared falsehoods alleges that a Sukhoi Su-30MKI fighter jet was shot down over Muzaffarabad and that an Indian pilot had been captured. The Press Information Bureau’s (PIB) Fact Check unit dismissed the claim, clarifying that the image accomp...

Govt debunks claim of Indian UAV shot down in Pakistan, shares evidence

May 8, 2025 3:38 PM

Govt debunks claim of Indian UAV shot down in Pakistan, shares evidence

Following India’s most expansive cross-border strikes on terror bases in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Pakistan, a flood of misinformation and false propaganda is being peddled from across the border by influencers, media, and government-sponsored social media handles. The latest falsehood being peddled by Pakistani handles concerns the alleged interception of an Indian Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) in Pakistan’s Gujranwala region, which was then purportedly shot down by the Pakistan ...

Operation Sindoor: Tendulkar, Punia, Gambhir, Harbhajan lead sports stars in saluting India’s response to terror attack

May 7, 2025 5:35 PM

Operation Sindoor: Tendulkar, Punia, Gambhir, Harbhajan lead sports stars in saluting India’s response to terror attack

In the wake of Operation Sindoor—India’s precise and strategic military response to the Pahalgam terror attack that claimed 26 lives—the country’s sporting icons have united in a powerful show of support for the armed forces. From cricketing legends Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir, Harbhajan Singh, and Suresh Raina, to Olympic and Paralympic heroes like Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik, and Devendra Jhajharia, sports stars across disciplines have hailed the Indian Army’s swift and calibra...

“If You Tease Us, We Won’t Let You Go”: JP Nadda on operation Sindoor

May 7, 2025 11:04 AM

“If You Tease Us, We Won’t Let You Go”: JP Nadda on operation Sindoor

Union Minister J.P. Nadda on Wednesday said Operation Sindoor sends a strong and unequivocal message in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack, highlighting India’s unwavering resolve and capability to root out terrorism. Following the April 22 attack in Pahalgam that claimed 26 civilian lives in Jammu and Kashmir, the Indian armed forces carried out Operation Sindoor, a calibrated military response targeting nine high-value terror infrastructure sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmi...

Jammu and Kashmir incomplete without PoK: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh

January 14, 2025 4:10 PM

Jammu and Kashmir incomplete without PoK: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said that Jammu and Kashmir remains "incomplete" without Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK), warning Pakistan against operating terrorist training camps in the region. Speaking at the 9th Armed Forces Veterans' Day event in J&K’s Akhnoor, Singh said, "Jammu and Kashmir is incomplete without PoK. For Pakistan, PoK is nothing more than a foreign territory. However, this land is being used for the business of terrorism. Terrorist training camps are oper...

“PoJK was, is and always will be part of India”: EAM Jaishankar amid ongoing protests in Muzaffarabad

May 13, 2024 3:33 PM

“PoJK was, is and always will be part of India”: EAM Jaishankar amid ongoing protests in Muzaffarabad

Amid the intensified protest against the Pakistan government in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday reiterated India's stand on merging the illegally occupied region and said that "one day we will end the illegal occupation of the POK and the POK will join with India." "These days, a lot of things are going on at the POK. You must have seen some incidents happening there. Now, Modi government, we are very clear on this. Parliament's resolution, ...