Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has reportedly requested Russian President Vladimir Putin to resolve its ongoing conflict with India, Russia’s news agency TASS said on Wednesday. Speaking at the Valdai International Discussion Club, Syed Tariq Fatemi, special assistant to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, said he had delivered a letter from the Pakistani PM to President … Read more
The overall security situation across India’s western border states remained stable through the night of May 10–11, with no reported incidents of fire, enemy contact, or hostile movement, hours after ceasefire violations by Pakistan, according to official sources. In Jammu and Kashmir, authorities confirmed a normal security environment with no unusual activity reported along the … Read more
Rubio, who spoke to Munir, said that he “offered US assistance in starting constructive talks in order to avoid future conflicts.” This was the first direct contact between the US administration and the Pakistan Army Chief, the man at the centre of Pakistan’s hostile actions against India. In fact, it was Munir’s inflammatory rhetoric on … Read more
How did India and Pakistan, who seemed hurtling towards an all-out war, reach a ceasefire agreement so fast? There is no doubt that Pakistan sued for peace, after three days of pounding. But was there another factor — a one-billion-dollar loan that was Pakistan’s lifeline? The $1-billion loan approved by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) … Read more
The Pakistani Army violated the ceasefire by resorting to unprovoked firing after a mine explosion along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of J&K on April 1, said an Army spokesperson. The Indian troops responded effectively in a “controlled and calibrated manner”, and the “situation is under control and being closely monitored”, said … Read more