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On Sunday, the world woke up to the news that Iran and the US had finally agreed to a Memorandum of Understanding “on ending the war that Israel and US had waged on Iran”. The announcement was made by Pakistan’s Prime Minister, Shehbaz Sharif. The document has been titled the ‘Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding’. On…
I think it was April or May 1993 when the United States was seriously considering and publicly threatening Pakistan to place it on its list of state sponsors of international terrorism after concluding that Islamabad had failed to adequately address American concerns over Kashmir. It coincided with my trip to Washington DC. At the time,…
India’s Ministry of External Affairs is seriously annoyed. Not only did it have to issue the expected ‘protest’ note on the holding of general elections in Gilgit Baltistan – an integral part of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir – but it also had to call out fake posts and sophisticated deepfake videos that…
To talk or not to talk, that is the question. At least, that would be it for most of those misquoting Hamlet. But for the general populace, talking to Pakistan is a disaster, and even the supposedly learned see little point in it. All that was till the unexpected happened. In a recent interview, Dattareya…
Almost two hours before US President Donald Trump’s deadline to ‘end the whole of civilisation’ through massive bombings on the night of April 7, his post on Truth Social announced a two-week-long ceasefire brokered by Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and the army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir. Speculations were divided: many doubted Iran would…
US president Donald Trump once again underlined that he stopped eight wars, including the four-day India-Pakistan military conflict in May last year, at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Wednesday. India has consistently denied any third-party intervention. The US president opened his remarks by saying it was “great to be back in beautiful Davos,…
United Kingdom Foreign Secretary David Lammy praised both India and Pakistan during his visit to Pakistan on Friday for taking steps to “secure an agreement to cease hostilities.” During talks with senior leaders in Pakistan, including Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Lammy acknowledged how difficult the recent tensions have been, especially for people in both countries…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday approved a fresh loan of about $1 billion to Pakistan under the ongoing Extended Fund Facility. India registered its protest by abstaining from voting at the crucial IMF meeting, pointing out that rewarding continued sponsorship of cross-border terrorism sends a dangerous message to the global community. According to…
Operation Sindoor: The Indian Armed Forces launched ‘Operation Sindoor’ during the wee hours on Wednesday. The Indian Army released a video of the precision strike on the Abbas Terrorist Camp at Kotli. In a post on the social media platform X, the Indian Army wrote, “Target 1 – Abbas Terrorist Camp at Kotli. Distance – 13…
A Pakistani-Canadian businessman, who was involved in protests after the death of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, was set on fire by an unidentified man in Canada’s Surrey city in British Columbia province. Rahat Rao was set on fire by a man aged 24 or 25 years on Friday. He was hospitalised and his condition…