Pak ignores India’s request to send back IAF pilot by air
New Delhi, Mar 1 : Hours after Pakistan announced its decision to release Indian Air Force pilot Abhinandan Varthaman, India conveyed to Islamabad that it wants him to be sent back via aerial route and not through the Wagah land border, official sources said. However, late in the night, Pakistan communicated to India that he […]
Pak court dismisses plea to stop the release of IAF pilot
Islamabad, Mar 1 : The Islamabad High Court on Friday dismissed a Pakistani citizen’s plea to stop the imminent release of the captured Indian Air Force pilot Wing Commander Abhinanadan Varthaman. Pakistan detained the Indian Air Force (IAF) pilot on Wednesday following a fierce engagement between air forces of the two sides along the Line […]
Abhinandan’s parents get standing ovation on board flight to Delhi
New Delhi, Mar 1 : It may have been after midnight when the Chennai-Delhi flight came to a stop at the tarmac but there was no scramble to get bags from the overhead bin or rush towards the exit because all eyes were focused on one couple — the parents of IAF pilot Abhinandan Varthaman. […]
Qureshi admits Masood Azhar is in Pakistan
Islamabad, Mar 1 : Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has admitted that Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar is in Pakistan and is “unwell”, but said the government can act against him only if India presents “solid” and “inalienable” evidence that can stand in a court of law. Qureshi’s remarks came amid heightened tensions between India and […]
Opposition ‘mahagatbandhan’ will send country to ICU: Modi
New Delhi, Feb 28: Dismissing the ‘mahagatbandhan’ of opposition parties as ‘mahamilavat’, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said it would send the country to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Addressing BJP workers across the country, he suggested that a loss for the party, like in 2004, will jeopardise development works and ease of corruption […]
No negotiation, deal possible with Pak on IAF pilot’s release: Sources
New Delhi, Feb 28 : Asserting that India has not asked for consular access to Wing Commander Varthaman and is insisting on his unconditional and immediate return, the sources said the onus on deescalating tension between the two countries lies entirely on Pakistan. They said Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale briefed envoys of several countries, including from […]
PM Modi has misplaced priorities, he is desperate only for re-election: Cong
New Delhi, Feb 28 : The Congress on Thursday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has “misplaced priorities” and that he was “desperate only for re-election”. It also accused the saffron party leaders of politicising the bravery of the armed forces, while referring to Karnataka BJP leader B S Yeddyurappa’s comment that India’s “pre-emptive strikes” […]
Pakistan suspends Samjhauta Express train service
Lahore, Feb 28: Pakistani authorities have suspended the Samjhauta Express train service between Pakistan and India until further notice, a media report said Thursday, amidst tense bilateral ties in the aftermath of the Pulwama suicide attack. The train departs on Monday and Thursday from Lahore. The Samjhauta Express train service between Pakistan and India has […]
Saudi FM visiting Pak with ‘important message’: Qureshi
Islamabad, Feb 28 : Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al Jubeir will visit Islamabad on Thursday “carrying an important message” from the Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman. Qureshi said he spoke to the foreign minister of Saudi Arabia, a close ally of Pakistan, on Wednesday night and he […]
Sidhu insists on dialogue with Pakistan
Chandigarh, Feb 28 : Punjab minister Navjot Singh Sidhu Thursday insisted that dialogue and diplomatic pressure will count for in seeking a long-term solution to militant outfits operating across the border, amid strain in India-Pakistan ties in the aftermath of the Pulwama suicide attack and subsequent developments. “I stand by my conviction that dialogue and […]