New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday chaired a high-level meeting with the top defence establishment to take stock of the emerging security situation amid the intensifying military conflict with Pakistan. Modi met Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, the three service chiefs and Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan…
New York/Washington: (May 10) The US has said both India and Pakistan need to identify methods to de-escalate and re-establish direct communication to avoid miscalculation, proposing “support” in facilitating “productive discussions” to avert future disputes. US Secretary of State Marco spoke separately with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign…
New Delhi: As military confrontation between India and Pakistan continued to escalate, Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan met Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday and apprised him of the current situation, sources said. “The CDS met the defence minister this morning, during which he apprised him of the current situation,” a source said….
New Delhi: India’s approach has always been measured and responsible and remains so, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Saturday after talking to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The phone conversation between Jaishankar and Rubio came as Indian and Pakistani militaries targeted each other’s installations, escalating the already serious confrontations. “Had a conversation…
It’s Day 4 of a war that Pakistan neither anticipated nor can afford. The Indian armed forces, operating with strategic clarity and unflinching precision, have launched a series of targeted strikes that have left Pakistan’s military infrastructure in tatters. Major airstrips—including one perilously close to the Pakistani Army and ISI headquarters—have been reduced to rubble….
New Delhi: The Group of Seven (G7) nations on Saturday urged India and Pakistan to exercise maximum restraint and called for immediate de-escalation of their military conflict through dialogue. The call by the powerful grouping came amid the continuing escalation of the military confrontation between the two nuclear-armed neighbours. The G7 said it is continuing…
Lahore: Pakistan early Saturday claimed that its three airbases were targeted by Indian missiles and drones. Pakistan military spokesperson Lt Gen Ahmad Sharif Chaudhry told a hurriedly called press conference in Islamabad at around 4 am that Nur Khan (Chaklala, Rawalpindi), Murid (Chakwal), and Rafiqui (Shorkot in Jhang district) airbases of Pakistan Air Force were…
Dharamshala/New Delhi: Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals contingents on Friday reached New Delhi after they were evacuated from Dharamsala and escorted to the Jalandhar railway station in batches through Hoshiarpur amid tight security. The squads arrived in New Delhi aboard a special ‘Vande Bharat Express’. The IPL match between Punjab and Delhi was called off…
New Delhi: (May 9) In the backdrop of the ongoing military conflict between India and Pakistan, a senior official in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday said, “We should remain hopeful that the existing situation does not escalate. Dammu Ravi, Secretary (Economic Relations) in the MEA, was responding to a query on the…
Islamabad: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday approved the immediate disbursement of about USD 1 billion to Pakistan under the ongoing Extended Fund Facility, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) here said. “Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed satisfaction over the approval of a USD 1bn dollar instalment for Pakistan by the IMF and the failure…
