Pak ready to ‘wrap’ tensions if India de-escalates: Defence Minister Asif

Islamabad, May 7 (PTI) Pakistan is ready to “wrap up” tensions with India, if New Delhi de-escalates the situation, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said on Wednesday. His remarks came hours after India carried out a military strike on terror targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. Asif was reported as saying by Bloomberg Television that Pakistan […]
Shah orders chiefs of paramilitary forces to call back their personnel who are on leave: Sources

NEW DELHI, May 7 (PTI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday directed chiefs of all paramilitary forces to call back their personnel who are on leave in the wake of the strikes carried out by the Indian armed forces in Pakistan as a retaliatory action against the Pahalgam terror attack, sources said. Shah, who […]
PM Modi chairs meeting of Union Cabinet

NEW DELHI, May 7 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday chaired a meeting of the Union Cabinet, hours after ‘Operation Sindoor’ was launched to destroy terror targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir. He will also chair a meeting of the Cabinet Committee of Security (CCS), which will take stock of the evolving situation, sources […]
‘Operation Sindoor’ Bharat’s response to brutal killing of innocent people in Pahalgam: Amit Shah

New Delhi, May 7 (PTI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said the ‘Operation Sindoor’ is Bharat’s response to the brutal killings of innocent people in Pahalgam. Shah’s remarks came after Indian armed forces carried out missile strikes on nine terror targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir, including the Jaish-e-Mohammad stronghold of Bahawalpur and […]
Delhi airport sees 35 flight cancellations

New Delhi, May 7 (PTI) At least 35 flights to and from the Delhi airport have been cancelled by various airlines, including foreign carriers, in the wake of the armed forces carrying out missile strikes on terror targets in Pakistan. A source said, 23 domestic departures and eight arrivals were cancelled. Besides, four international departures […]
CM Omar chairs emergency meet with DCs of several J&K districts

Srinagar, May 7: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah is chairing an emergency meeting with deputy commissioners of several districts following flare-up between India and Pakistan along the Line of Control and the International Border after India carrier out air strikes inside Pakistan in response to Pahalgam terror attack, sources said. Sources said that […]
Pakistan Army shells areas along LoC in JK, seven dead

JAMMU, May 7 (PTI): Seven persons, including a woman and two children, were killed and 38 others injured Wednesday as Pakistan Army pounded dozens of forward villages with artillery and mortar shelling along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. The Indian Army is responding to the shelling in equal measure, […]
Operation Sindoor: Closely monitoring situation says LG Sinha amid India-Pakistan border flare-up

Srinagar, May 7: Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha Wednesday said that he took stock of the situation in border districts after India launched air strikes in Pakistan to destroy terror camps in response to Pahalgam attack. In a post on X, the LG said that he is closely monitoring the situation and government […]
Educational institutions near Srinagar airport, several J&K districts shut

Srinagar, May 7: Authorities on Wednesday said that educational institutions near Srinagar airport and in several districts, including Baramulla and Kupwara, shall remain closed today in view of the prevailing situation. Schools in Gurez have also been shut. Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Vijay Kumar Bidhuri said that all educational institutions around Srinagar airport shall remain closed […]
Indian airlines cancel flights; Srinagar airport among few shut

New Delhi, May 7 (PTI) Indian airlines have cancelled their flights from various cities as a few airports, including Srinagar, have also been shut for operations in the wake of the armed forces carrying out missile strikes on terror targets in Pakistan. Air India said that in view of the prevailing situation, the airline has […]