Pahalgam attack: Pakistan shuts ports for Indian ships after New Delhi bans imports from Islamabad
Islamabad/New Delhi: Pakistan has banned Indian-flagged ships from entering its ports with immediate effect after New Delhi imposed fresh punitive measures, including a ban on the import of goods and entry of Pakistani vessels into its ports, against Islamabad amid heightened tensions following the Pahalgam terror attack. India on Saturday imposed a ban on the […]
Man’s body found in Kulgam; Mehbooba, Ruhullah call for probe into allegations of ‘foul play’
Srinagar: Residents of a village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district found the body of a 22-year-old man on Sunday amid allegations that the deceased was picked by security forces for questioning in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack, officials said. PDP president Mehbooba Mufti, National Conference Lok Sabha member Aga Ruhullah Mehdi and […]
Committed to take ‘firm and decisive’ action against terrorists, their backers: PM
New Delhi: Terrorism is the “biggest threat” to humanity and India is committed to take “firm and decisive” action against the terrorists and their backers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday, against the backdrop of escalating tensions between New Delhi and Islamabad over the horrific Pahalgam terror attack. He made these remarks after holding […]
CM Omar calls on PM Modi, discusses situation in JK
New Delhi: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday and discussed various issues, including last week’s terror attack in Pahalgam, officials said. The meeting at the prime minister’s residence lasted around 30 minutes, they said. This is the first meeting between the two leaders since the April 22 terror attack […]
Punitive action against Pakistan: India bans imports and Pak ships entry
Suspends postal services after terror attack New Delhi: India on Saturday imposed a ban on the import of goods originating from or passing through Pakistan, halted the exchange of mail and parcels, and prohibited the entry of Pakistani ships at Indian ports in fresh punitive measures against Islamabad in view of the cross border linkages […]
2024 Srinagar grenade attack: NIA chargesheets three accused, linked with banned ISIS terrorist outfit
New Delhi: The NIA has chargesheeted three accused, linked with the banned “Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS)/Islamic State Jammu and Kashmir (ISJK)” terrorist group, for their involvement in the 2024 Srinagar market grenade attack which killed one woman and left several other civilians injured, an official statement said on Saturday. In its chargesheet […]
Govt to procure next-generation Very Short Range Air Defence System
New Delhi: The government has started the process to procure a next-generation Very Short Range Air Defence System or VSHORADS (NG), which should be able to engage aerial targets “both by day and night” and under all weather conditions, including in snow-bound locations. The defence ministry has issued a request for proposal (RFP) for the […]
Pakistan’s missile test ‘blatant’ act of provocation: Sources
New Delhi: India considers Pakistan’s test launch of a ballistic missile on Saturday amid escalating tensions between the two countries over the Pahalgam terror attack as a “blatant” act of “provocation”, people familiar with the matter said. The Pakistani military said it carried out the launch of the Abdali surface-to-surface ballistic missile that has a […]
Pak nationals married to Indian citizens have no right to stay in India: BJP
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir unit of BJP on Saturday welcomed the Centre’s decision to deport Pakistani nationals in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack, saying “they have no right to stay in the country even if they are married to Indian citizens”. J-K BJP’s chief spokesperson Sunil Sethi said such individuals may be […]
Pahalgam attack: Whatever PM decides will be in national interest, says Jitendra Singh
Ramban: Union minister Jitendra Singh on Saturday said whatever Prime Minister Narendra Modi decides on Pakistan post the Pahalgam terror attack will be in the national interest. Singh was talking to reporters after chairing a meeting here to review the situation following the recent cloudbursts that left three people dead and caused massive damage in […]
