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IWT will be in abeyance till Pakistan irrevocably stops sponsoring cross-border terrorism: Govt.

IWT will be in abeyance till Pakistan irrevocably stops sponsoring cross-border terrorism: Govt.

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Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal addresses a press briefing, in New Delhi on Friday (July 4, 2026). | Photo Credit: ANI India on Friday (July 3, 2026) said the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) will remain in “abeyance” till Pakistan “credibly and irrevocably” stops supporting cross-border terrorism. Official spokesperson of the External Affairs Ministry Randhir Jaiswal made the remark in the context of a recent international conference held in Pakistan where it called for the restoration of the treaty. The country is dealing with a severe heatwave. “The Indus Waters Treaty of 1960 will be held in abeyance with immediate effect, until Pakistan credibly and irrevocably abjures its support for cross border terrorism,” said Mr. Jaiswal at a media briefing. Earlier this week, Pakistan organised a conference on the Indus and water sharing where the country’s Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar referred to the IWT as vital for “regional peace, stability and cooperation”. The Cabinet Committee on Security had put the treaty in abeyance a day after the Pahalgam terror attack …

‘Peace can’t be one-sided’, ‘forgotten Pahalgam’: BJP, oppn react to letter calling for India-Pak talks

‘Peace can’t be one-sided’, ‘forgotten Pahalgam’: BJP, oppn react to letter calling for India-Pak talks

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Several political parties, including the BJP and the Congress, reacted to reports of an open letter from 100 prominent citizens calling for resumption of dialogue and peace between India and Pakistan. A Pakistani Ranger stands guard during the ‘Beating Retreat’ ceremony at the border gates of Pakistan and India at the Wagah border post. (AFP) While the BJP drew a red line on Pakistan-sponsored terrorism as a precondition for any talks with the neighbouring country, Congress opposed the initiative over Pahalgam attack last year. Also read: BJP’s Nitin Nabin, Congress’ Mallikarjun Kharge invited for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s funeral in Iran next week The remarks come after 117 signatories urged the leaders of the two nations to take diplomatic measures, including resumption of dialogue and reconnecting people-to-people ties. The development comes days after reports of Track 2 talks between the two nations in Colombo. National Conference chief Dr Farooq Abdullah, separatist leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti, RJD MP Manoj Jha, former TMC minister and current AJUP leader Humayun Kabir were among the 61 …

With old video, Sonu Nigam recalls Karachi 2004 concert blast: ‘Mujhpe attack hua, lekin bachaya bhi Pakistani ne’

With old video, Sonu Nigam recalls Karachi 2004 concert blast: ‘Mujhpe attack hua, lekin bachaya bhi Pakistani ne’

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Singer Sonu Nigam has shared a reel marking the anniversary of the April 10, 2004 bomb blast in Karachi, revisiting the night he performed hours after an explosion near his concert venue. Sonu Nigam posted a reel recounting his performance during the Karachi bomb blast in 2004. Sonu Nigam shared reel on what happened during his performance in Karachi 2004 blast The reel, originally posted by a Pakistani fan, describes the video as a short documentary on the events of that day during the singer’s Pakistan tour. It recounts how a blast occurred close to the venue shortly before the show, killing and injuring people in the surrounding area, even as the concert eventually went ahead under heightened security. According to the video, Sonu continued the performance later that evening, singing tracks from the Shah Rukh Khan-starrers Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, Main Hoon Na, Kal Ho Na Ho, and Veer Zara. He sang Suraj Hua Maddham, as the audience applauded. The reel also features an interview with late organiser Furqan T. Siddiqui, who died in …

India to push FATF to re-include Pakistan in its ‘grey list’

India to push FATF to re-include Pakistan in its ‘grey list’

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The logo of the FATF is seen during a news conference after a plenary session. File | Photo Credit: Reuters India will send a dossier to the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) before its plenary meeting in June to push for the re-inclusion of Pakistan in its ‘grey list’ of countries that are subject to increased scrutiny, The Hindu has learnt. The government will also oppose further World Bank funding to Pakistan. Also Read | India to apprise FATF of the latest evidence on terror infrastructure in Pakistan Pakistan was included in the grey list in 2018 and removed in 2022. “India will send a dossier to the FATF about including Pakistan in the terror grey list again,” a government official said. “In 2022, Pakistan was removed from the list and one of the conditions was that it would enact an anti-terror law. That law hasn’t come, so the FATF itself has enough reason to put Pakistan back on the list. India’s dossier will add to this.” Also Read | Pakistan has made significant progress …

As ceasefire holds, an uptick in pilgrim numbers to Vaishno Devi | India News

As ceasefire holds, an uptick in pilgrim numbers to Vaishno Devi | India News

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With the ceasefire between India and Pakistan holding along the international border and the Line of Control, the number of pilgrims reaching Katra town for their onward journey toward the Vaishno Devi shrine has begun picking up. Official sources said that nearly 4,000 people had reported for registration at the shrine board counter in the town in 24 hours ending 10 pm Tuesday.  By 4 pm Wednesday, the number of pilgrims turning up for registration had gone up to 4,000 pilgrims and the figure was going to touch 8,000 by 10 pm, they added. A shrine board official said that until April 22, when terrorists killed 26 people – mostly tourists but also a local pony operator — in Pahalgam, between 30,000 and 35,000 pilgrims had been visiting the shrine in Trikuta Hills. But numbers began dipping after the attack, standing as low as 2,000-odd pilgrims a day amid border tensions in the aftermath of India’s strikes on terror infrastructure in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and Pakistan on May 7, the official said. Story continues below this …

‘Ensure innocents are not caught up’: Omar Abdullah urges caution in effort to catch Pahalgam attackers | India News

‘Ensure innocents are not caught up’: Omar Abdullah urges caution in effort to catch Pahalgam attackers | India News

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Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday called for caution to be exercised as security forces search for the perpetrators of the April 22 Pahalgam attack, so that “innocent people are not caught up in this”. “We all understand the situation. It will take some time. We cannot shut our eyes to it. However, in the effort to catch those responsible for Pahalgam, it should also be ensured that innocent people are not caught up in this. It should not appear that in order to catch a few, the people of all of J&K are implicated,” Abdullah told reporters in Srinagar. The terror attack in Pahalgam left 25 tourists and a local dead. Story continues below this ad Regarding the recent claims of detentions in several parts of the Valley, Abdullah said there was a need to remain “prudent” in dealing with the aftermath of the attack and added that “we have conveyed this (to the Centre)”. The J&K Chief Minister had met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on May 3. …

Op Sindoor most expansive attack launched by India in recent years | India News

Op Sindoor most expansive attack launched by India in recent years | India News

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The Indian Army’s attack at nine terror locations late Wednesday night in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir marked the most expansive and widespread retaliation by India in recent years, since the Balakot airstrikes in 2019 and the surgical strikes following the Uri attack in 2016. While the exact nature of the attack or the weapon systems used is not known so far, they are believed to have been high-precision missile strikes. Both the Balakot strike and the surgical strike were also retaliatory actions by India, but were localised in nature. The nine sites Story continues below this ad Of the nine terror sites India says it has struck in Pakistan and PoK, four are said to be Bahawalpur and Muridke in Pakistan Punjab and Muzaffarabad and Kotli in PoK. All these cities are home to terror camps. Bahawalpur, which faces the Rajasthan frontier across the Thar desert, has been a stronghold of the Jaish-e-Mohammed, led by Maulana Masood Azhar, who was among three terrorists swapped by India in exchange for the passengers of Indian Airlines flight …

OPERATION SINDOOR LIVE UPDATES | ‘Justice is served’: Indian Army strikes 9 terror sites in Pakistan, PoK | India News

OPERATION SINDOOR LIVE UPDATES | ‘Justice is served’: Indian Army strikes 9 terror sites in Pakistan, PoK | India News

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“Our actions have been focused, measured and non-escalatory in nature. No Pakistani military facilities have been targeted. India has demonstrated considerable restraint in selection of targets and method of execution,” it said. India today hit nine sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, targeting terrorist infrastructure there. The strike came two weeks after the Pahalgam terror attack, in which 26 people were killed. A defence ministry statement said on Wednesday, “A little while ago, the Indian armed forces launched ‘Operation Sindoor’, hitting terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir from where terrorist attacks against India have been planned and directed.” Multiple explosions: The Reuters news agency, reporting from Muzaffarabad in PoK, said multiple explosions had been heard. It quoted a spokesman for Pakistan’s military telling broadcaster ARY that India had attacked Pakistan with missiles in three places and that Pakistan would respond.

‘Designed To Operate Against…’: India Test Fires Advanced Underwater Naval Mine

‘Designed To Operate Against…’: India Test Fires Advanced Underwater Naval Mine

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Last Updated:May 06, 2025, 07:33 IST MIGM is an advanced underwater naval mine developed by the Naval Science and Technological Laboratory, Visakhapatnam in collaboration with other DRDO laboratories. DRDO and Indian Navy conducted combat firing of indigenous multi-influence ground mine. (Image: X/@DRDO) In a display of its advanced defense capabilities, India successfully test-fired an indigenously designed and developed underwater naval mine designed to enhance the Navy’s capabilities against modern stealth ships and submarines. The Indian Navy and Defence Research of Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted the “combat firing” of Multi-Influence Ground Mine (MIGM), developed by the Naval Science and Technological Laboratory, Visakhapatnam, in collaboration with other DRDO laboratories. The announcement came from the Ministry of Defence on Monday amid the simmering ties between India and Pakistan following the last month’s Pahalgam terror attack. “The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Navy have successfully undertaken combat firing (with reduced explosive) of the indigenously designed and developed Multi-Influence Ground Mine (MIGM),” the defence ministry said on Monday. The @DRDO_India and @indiannavy successfully undertook combat firing (with …

Lavrov speaks to Jaishankar, calls for easing tension through diplomatic means | India News

Lavrov speaks to Jaishankar, calls for easing tension through diplomatic means | India News

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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has spoken to Russian Foreign minister Sergey Lavrov, where Jaishankar said that the perpetrators, backers and planners of the Pahalgam terrorist attack must be brought to justice. With this phone call, Jaishankar has spoken to all the current members of the UN Security Council — except China and Pakistan. Jaishankar posted on X on Saturday, “Discussed the Pahalgam terrorist attack with FM Lavrov of Russia yesterday. Its perpetrators, backers and planners must be brought to justice.” Story continues below this ad “Also spoke about our bilateral cooperation activities,” he said. The Russian Foreign ministry readout said, “On May 2, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov had a telephone conversation with Indian External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar. They discussed topical issues of the Russian-Indian cooperation, as well as the aggravation of Indian-Pakistani relations following the terrorist attack near Pahalgam.”  It talked about the escalation in the tension between the two countries. “Sergey Lavrov called for the settlement of disagreements between New Delhi and Islamabad by political and diplomatic means on a …