Pahalgam terror attack: UN Security Council member nations pose tough questions to Pakistan

New York:  UN Security Council member nations have posed tough questions to Pakistan while discussing the Pahalgam terror attack amid increasing global outrage over the dastardly strike that killed 26 civilians. The Security Council refused to state the meeting, which was held in a consultative room rather than the main hall, effectively dismissing Pakistan’s attempt…

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UNSC begins closed door consultations on situation between India, Pakistan

United Nations:  The UN Security Council commenced closed-door consultations here on the situation between India and Pakistan, hours after Secretary General Antonio Guterres voiced concern over tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbours being “at their highest in years”. Pakistan, currently a non-permanent member of the powerful 15-nation Security Council, had requested for “closed consultations” on the…

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Pak parliament passes resolution condemning Indian govt’s ‘mala fide campaign’ to malign country

Islamabad:  Pakistan’s parliament on Monday unanimously passed a resolution condemning the Indian government’s “mala fide campaign” to malign Pakistan in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack. Ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) lawmaker Tariq Fazal Chaudhry tabled the resolution, which rejected all “baseless attempts” to link Pakistan to the April 22 attack in Pahalgam in…

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President Putin accepts PM Modi’s invitation to visit India for annual high-level meeting

Moscow:  Russian President Vladimir Putin has accepted Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s invitation to visit India for the annual high-level meeting as the two leaders held a telephone conversation on Monday, the Kremlin said. The leaders emphasised the need for an uncompromising fight against terrorism in any of its manifestations, it said. “The Indian leader confirmed…

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Imran Khan’s party declines government invitation to attend briefing on India-Pak tensions

Peshawar:  Jailed former premier Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Sunday declined the government’s invitation to attend a briefing on Pakistan-India tensions, citing political grievances and demanding broader political consultation. In a statement, PTI spokesperson Sheikh Waqas Akram announced the party’s decision to boycott the briefing, saying that while PTI firmly condemns all forms of…

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Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif says response to Indian provocation was ‘responsible, measured’

Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday said that Pakistan’s response was responsible and measured to India’s provocation following the Pahalgam terror attack. Sharif was talking to the Turkiye Ambassador Dr Irfan Neziroglu who met him in Islamabad, reported Radio Pakistan. The prime minister said, “Despite India’s provocative actions following the Pahalgam incident, Pakistan’s response…

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Singapore’s long-ruling party wins another landslide in election boost for new prime minister

Singapore: Singapore’s long-ruling People’s Action Party won another landslide in Saturday’s general elections, extending its 66-year unbroken rule in a huge boost for Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, who took power a year ago. The Election Department announced the PAP won 82 Parliamentary seats after vote counting ended. The party had earlier won five seats uncontested,…

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