Tag: Pakistan

New Delhi: Hitting out at Pakistan for “aiding and abetting terror”, NDA’s Vice Presidential candidate M. Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday reminded it not to forget what happened in 1971 in a reference to the Bangladesh War in which it faced a humiliating defeat. Naidu was addressing the annual Kargil Parakram Parade here, held in remembrance […]

Jammu: The Indian and Pakistani armies again engaged each other in heavy shelling and exchange of fire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu region on Wednesday, an officer said. “The Pakistan Army initiated unprovoked and indiscriminate firing of small arms, automatics and mortars from 8.45 a.m. onwards in Bhimber Gali […]

Jammu: Heavy shelling and firing exchanges are on between Indian and Pakistani Army on Monday on the Line of Control (LoC), a defence official said. Pakistan, initiating the attack, resorted to unprovoked targeting of the Indian positions on the LoC in Bhimber Gali sector of Jammu and Kashmir, Defence Ministry spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Manish Mehta […]

New Delhi: India on Sunday said the Pakistan government was “reading” from Lashkar-e-Taiba’s terror script in hailing Kashmiri militant Burhan Wani whose death on July 8 last year sparked months long deadly unrest in Jammu and Kashmir. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Gopal Baglay condemned in a tweet the praises showered upon Wani and other Kashmiri […]

Islamabad: China and Pakistan have agreed to strengthen bilateral cooperation on science and technology under the Belt and Road Initiative. The agreement was made on Saturday during a meeting between Pakistani President Mamnoon Hussain and visiting Chinese Minister of Science and Technology Wan Gang who is here for the 18th Session of the Pakistan-China Joint […]

Derby (UK): Left-arm spinner Ekta Bisht picked up a five-wicket haul as India defeated arch rivals Pakistan by 95 runs in a group match of the Women’s cricket World Cup at the County Ground here on Sunday. Electing to bat first, India produced 169/9. In reply, Pakistan were bundled out for 74 runs with Bisht […]

New Delhi: Legendary leg-spinner Anil Kumble has reportedly decided against continuing as the head coach of the Indian cricket team. According to reports, Kumble, whose one-year tenure was scheduled to end at the conclusion of the ICC Champions Trophy in England and Wales, stayed back in England instead of travelling with the team for their […]

London: Pakistan dominated with both bat and ball to thrash a rather off-colour defending champions India by 180 runs to win their maiden ICC Champions Trophy title here on Sunday. The south Asian nation claimed their third ICC tournament, having earlier won the 50-over World Cup in 1992 and the World Twenty20 in 2009. Put […]

New Delhi: The highly-anticipated ICC Champions Trophy Group stage match between arch-rivals India and Pakistan on June 4 became the highest rated One-day International (ODI) match in Broadcast Audience Research Council’s (BARC) history, broadcasters Star India confirmed on Friday. The match attracted 201 million viewers, double than the last edition of the ICC Champions Trophy […]

Birmingham: Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar led the list of congratulatory messages for Team India after they reached their second consecutive the ICC Champions Trophy final by decimating Bangladesh by nine wickets in the semi-final, to set up a final date with arch-rivals Pakistan here on Thursday. “So proud. Congratulations team India. Great performance by […]

Jammu: Heavy exchanges of fire started on Thursday between the Indian and Pakistan armies on Thursday on the Line of Control (LoC) in Naushera sector after Pakistan violated bilateral ceasefire, officials said. Defence Ministry Spokesman Lt. Col. Manish Mehta said, “The Pakistani Army initiated indiscriminate firing of small arms, heavy automatics and mortars in Naushera […]

Jammu: Heavy shelling and firing exchanges between Indian and Pakistani troops began on Monday on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, a defence official said. “The Pakistan army resorted to indiscriminate firing and shelling on our positions in Krishna Ghati and Mendhar sectors,” the official said. “They first initiated small […]

Karachi: A Chinese navy fleet comprising three warships arrived at Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi on Saturday for a four-day goodwill and training visit. Speaking at the welcoming ceremony hosted by the Pakistani side, Commander of the Chinese navy fleet Rear Admiral Shen Hao said the visit will further promote the understanding and mutual […]

Islamabad/The Hague: Pakistan has urged the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to expedite hearing in the Kulbhushan Jadhav case. This was conveyed to ICJ President Ronny Abrahim during a meeting on Thursday with delegations from Pakistan and India to discuss the timeline of the case of alleged Indian spy Jadhav who has been sentenced to […]

Astana (Kazakhstan): India, along with Pakistan, was on Friday granted full membership of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) at the influential Eurasian political, economic and military bloc’s summit here. Expressing his gratitude to the SCO for accepting India’s membership, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the forum represented 42 per cent of the world’s population, […]