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West Asia. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar wrote, “Spoke to UK Foreign Secretary Lord@David_Cameron today. Discussed the emerging situation in West Asia as also our bilateral ties." Additionally, India has also called on Iranian authorities in Tehran and Delhi to secure the early release of 17 Indians stuck on the cargo ship ‘MSC Aries’, said sources as quoted by PTI. The Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) is also working closely with relevant authorities for the welfare of all 25 crew members and the return of the vessel, the company said.

a suspected Israeli strike this month on an Iranian consular building in Syria that killed 12 people, including a senior Guard general. Iran has promised to retaliate, and U.S. President Joe Biden cut short a weekend trip to his beach house in Delaware to return to the White House and monitor the situation.

Pakistan news: Lighting strike amid heavy downpours in parts of Balochistan and Punjab killed at least 14 people in the two provinces on Satutday. A Geo News report, quoting officials said four of the 14 were killed in Surab, Dera Bugti, and Pishin districts of Balochistan after westerly waves entered the province, while two youths, Farid Ahmed and Jabir Ahmed, were sitting in a garden of Tanak area in Surab district, when a lighting kill them on the spot. Two children were also killed in Basti Kalwar of Rahim Yar Khan among others.

Indian Sikh pilgrims arrived here in Pakistan's Punjab provincial capital on Saturday via the Wagah Border to participate in the annual Baisakhi festival, an official said. Sardar Ramash Singh Orara, the first Sikh Minister in Pakistan's Punjab province who is also Pakistan's Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee President, along with the Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) additional secretary shrines Rana Shahid and other senior officers greeted the Indian pilgrims at the Wagah border. «As many as 2,400 Indian Sikh pilgrims arrived here today to attend Baisakhi festivities in Gurdwara Punja Sahib, Hassanabdal,» ETPB spokesperson Amir Hashmi told PTI. The ETPB looks after the holy places of the minority communities in Pakistan.

National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Saturday said both India and Pakistan should create conditions conducive to the resumption of dialogue. Abdullah, the former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, slammed those saying India should use force to take back Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and asserted that when push comes to shove, the final mile is always crossed through dialogue. «Let me put it this way, you will not get a solution to any problem through just the use of force. Ultimately, when push comes to shove, the final mile is always crossed through dialogue,» Abdullah told PTI in an interview. «That said, creating conditions for dialogue is the responsibility of both sides, not India alone,» he added.

Videos of Pakistan Army allegedly 'torturing' policemen spark outrage The same attackers later fired at a car belonging to a provincial parliamentarian. While the lawmaker was not in the vehicle, two passengers were killed and two others injured when the car careened into a ditch, AFP reported. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif described Friday night's attack as an "incident of terrorism" in a statement and said "facilitators will be punished".

‘Uri is our reply’: Jaishankar affirms India's stand on cross-border terrorism "Narendra Modi came (to be Prime Minister) only in 2014, but this problem did not begin in 2014. It started in 1947, not even after the Mumbai terrorist attacks (of 26/11). This started in 1947.

«The exposure of young women and girls belonging to religious minority communities to such heinous human rights violations and the impunity of such crimes can no longer be tolerated or justified,» a statement from the Office of the High Commissioner, United Nations Human Rights, said quoting the experts.

NEW DELHI : Nothing is as powerful as an idea whose time has come, except when everyone has the same idea. Over a five-week stretch starting 25 January, I saw the same scene play out thrice on the big screen in three different films. First came Fighter, which had a recreation of the attack by a Jaish-e-Mohammed suicide bomber on a Central Reserve Police Force convoy at Pulwama in 2019, in which 40 soldiers were killed.

police station following a dispute over the recovery of an allegedly illegal weapon from a soldier's family member. The incident, which occurred on Wednesday, was captured in several videos that went viral on social media, showing men in army uniform beating up policemen, resulting in injuries and visible marks of torture. Escalation of Dispute The conflict began when several police officers raided the family home of an army SSG (Special Service Group) commando named Khalil on April 8. However, the officers were reportedly taken captive by the soldier and his relatives instead. In response, a larger police force was deployed to rescue the captured cops, leading to the arrest of Khalil, his father Anwar Jat, his brothers, and other family members for attacking the police party. Reports suggest that the soldier and his relatives were subjected to torture while in custody and were not presented before a magistrate for police remand.

Pakistan Army personnel engaging in the alleged torture of policemen from Punjab province. As reported by PTI, in one clip, the police officers, clad in uniform, were forced to kneel on the ground by the army personnel. In another scene, two officers undergoing severe mistreatment were observed pleading with the army personnel to refrain from further harm.

militant associated with Pakistan-based terrorist organisation Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) was killed in an encounter with security forces in Pulwama district of southern Kashmir on Thursday, said Jammu and Kashmir Police. The encounter took place in Frassipora village of Pulwama, where a joint cordon and search operation was launched by police, 53 Rashtriya Rifles of the Army and 183 battalion of CRPF, police said. The slain militant, identified as Danish Sheikh, was a resident of Ellahi Bagh area in Srinagar and had joined the militant ranks just two weeks ago, according to the police.

Rajnath Singh said that Congress never tried to develop the boundary region near the neighbouring country China because they were «scared» of the enemy. He further asserted that under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, no one can stop the country from becoming 'Ram Rajya'. Addressing the rally in Madhya Pradesh's Satna, Singh said, «Congress did not carry out development work in border villages and areas because they were scared of the enemy that it could exploit the new roads to enter into the country but China kept developing its border infrastructure.»

ghar mein ghus k marenge' jibe, while BJP leader Amit Shah mocked former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, saying that “Singh as PM was silent on terror attacks by those from Pakistan" Union Home Minister and BJP leader Amit Shah, teamed up his statement with a praise for PM Modi ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, “Modi as PM conducted surgical strikes". Notably, former prime Minister and Congress leader Manmohan Singh retired from the Rajya Sabha this year. PM Modi had paid homage to his predecessor Dr Manmohan Singh, who governed India between 2004 to 2014.

Newsweek and opened up on the relations with China, Congress veteran Jairam Ramesh on Thursday said that PM Modi's reaction to the China issue is an 'insult to the martyrs. Taking to X, Ramesh wrote, "The Prime Minister's reaction on the China issue is not only shameful but also an insult to our martyrs who made the supreme sacrifice while protecting our borders," he wrote.

Modi Sarkar’ comes amid allegations that Indian sleeper cells of intelligence agency RAW, handled by PM Modi's office orchestrated targeted killings in Pakistan. PM Modi on Thursday hailed the surgical strikes conducted by India in Uri and Balakot, and said that 'under the Mazboot Modi sarkar, atankwaadiyon ko ghar mein ghus ke mara jata hai'. The 2019 Balakot airstrike was a bombing raid conducted by Indian warplanes on 26 February 2019 in Balakot, Pakistan, against an alleged terrorist training camp.

Live: Eid-al-Fitr 2024 moon sighting Highlights: India to celebrate Eid on April 11 except THESE places Whereas Kerala, Ladakh, and Jammu & Kashmir, witnessed the crescent on April 9, due to this these states celebrated Eid on April 10 together with the Muslims in Saudi Arabia, UAE, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Egypt, Turkey, Iran, USA, United Kingdom and other countries in the Middle East and West. Also Read | Eid-al-Fitr 2024: Wish your friends and family 'Eid Mubarak' with these quotes, WhatsApp messages Banks closed for 14 days across states; check the state-wise list of bank holidays in April.

PM Modi bats for peaceful ties with Pakistan, China: 'We need to urgently address...' Additionally, they often act as liaisons between military personnel and the diplomatic community, contributing to overall national security objectives and diplomatic initiatives. As per a report in PTI, New Delhi is assigning a new defense attaché to the small African nation of Djibouti, which holds strategic significance as a major maritime hub connecting the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.

India and China are important for the entire region and the world, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed hope that through positive and constructive bilateral engagement at the diplomatic and military levels, the two countries will be able to restore and sustain peace and tranquillity at their borders. In an interview with Newsweek magazine of the US, Modi said for India, the relationship with China is important and significant. «It is my belief that we need to urgently address the prolonged situation on our borders so that the abnormality in our bilateral interactions can be put behind us. Stable and peaceful relations between India and China are important for not just our two countries but the entire region and world,» he said. «I hope and believe that through positive and constructive bilateral engagement at the diplomatic and military levels, we will be able to restore and sustain peace and tranquillity in our borders,» Modi said.

India and China are important for the entire region and the world, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed hope that through positive and constructive bilateral engagement at the diplomatic and military levels, the two countries will be able to restore and sustain peace and tranquillity at their borders. The prime minister made these remarks in an interview with Newsweek magazine, which described India's rise as «unstoppable». The New York-based magazine said India's «rapid upward economic trajectory and increasing diplomatic, scientific and military weight make it an emerging superpower of ever-growing importance to the United States and the world». During the wide-ranging interview carried by the magazine under the headline «Narendra Modi and the Unstoppable Rise of India», the prime minister talked about a host of issues including the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, ties with Pakistan, Quad, Ram temple and democracy, among others.

PIA flight carrying Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz and a high-level delegation back from their visit to Saudi Arabia was diverted to Lahore airport, causing inconvenience to hundreds of other passengers, according to a media report on Wednesday. Interestingly, the incident came close on the heels of Prime Minister Sharif recently declaring a ban on the red carpet at events in his favour, which earned accolades for signalling a shift towards eradicating the VIP culture and encouraging a culture of humility within the realm of public service. Quoting a PIA spokesperson, the Dawn newspaper reported that the Pakistan International Airlines flight from Jeddah to Islamabad, carrying Sharif and his daughter Maryam back from their visit to Saudi Arabia, was diverted to Lahore airport on Monday.