Quetta, April 10 (IANS) Leading Baloch human rights defender Mir Yar Baloch on Friday wrote to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, highlighting the “persistent hostility and anti-Israel rhetoric” emanating from Pakistan. He cited Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif, who recently referred to Israel as an “evil” and a “curse upon humanity”, and expressed wishes that the founders of the Jewish State “burn in hell”.The Pakistani Defence Minister later deleted his post, just…
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Kolkata, April 6 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of maintaining a deliberate silence at his election campaign rally in Cooch Behar district on Sunday regarding the threat issued by Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif, who said that Pakistan would retaliate with a strike on Kolkata if India tried to stage any false-flag operation against Pakistan in the future.“How could a Pakistani minister speak about targeting Kolkata? Why…
New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) India’s security agencies are closely examining the remarks made by Pakistan’s Defence Minister, Khawaja Asif, where he made a reference to Kolkata. Asif warned that if India attempted any ‘false flag operation’, then Pakistan’s response would extend to Kolkata. “If India tries to stage any false flag operation this time then God-willing, we will take it to Kolkata,” Asif said.A false flag operation is a covert action designed to look as though it was carried out …
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) A day after Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif warning of a retaliatory strike on Kolkata in the event of any “future misadventure” by India has triggered strong reactions across India’s political spectrum, with leaders condemning the remarks and urging restraint.Asif, while speaking to reporters in Sialkot, said on Saturday that if India attempts another “false-flag operation”, Islamabad would respond by “taking it to Kolkata”, escalating tensions through his remar…
Mumbai, April 5 (IANS) Senior Advocate and former Rajya Sabha member Majeed Memon said on Sunday that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) continues to face significant political challenges in states like Kerala and West Bengal, asserting that the party’s prospects in these regions remain limited despite its efforts.Speaking to IANS, Memon claimed that the BJP has struggled to gain widespread acceptance among voters in both states, alleging that even aggressive campaigning strategies may not yield t…
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress on Sunday lashed out at Pakistan after its Defence Minister Khawaja Asif warned India that in case of any future conflict between the neighbouring countries, the rogue nation will strike West Bengal’s capital Kolkata. Asif had also accused India of planning a “false flag operation” against Pakistan.Speaking to reporters, Khawaja Asif had said, “They (India) (plan) some kind of false-flag operation through their own men o…
Islamabad, March 17 (IANS) A car worth Pakistani Rupees (PKR) 90 million has been bought for Pakistan’s Senate Chairman Yousuf Raza Gilani from the Senate’s budget even as a majority of the country’s population battles rising inflation, the local media reported.According to sources, the vehicle was purchased from the Senate budget and has already arrived at the Pakistan’s Senate Secretariat. When asked about the purchase, Gilani, a former Prime Minister of Pakistan, said that the car has already…
Geneva, March 4 (IANS) For the advocates of global disarmament, the Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan undermines both the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and the humanitarian logic behind the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), which categorically rejects the legitimacy of nuclear weapons under any security framework, a report has highlighted.”On 17 September 2025, Saudi Arabia – a member of the Nuclear non-Proliferation Treaty – and …
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Islamabad’s airstrikes inside Afghanistan followed less than four days after media reports widely quoted Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif stating in an interview that his country would not hesitate to carry out air operations inside the neighbouring country. The development goes beyond mere coincidence, with the statement coming from none other than a Defence Minister. However, it needs to be mentioned that in such matters — and more — it is the military headqu…
Washington, Feb 22 (IANS) The recent attacks by Baloch armed groups against Pakistan’s security forces underscore the shortcomings of Pakistani Army chief Asim Munir’s coercive state policy amid the near-total suppression of dissent across Balochistan, a report said on Sunday.Writing for American media outlet ‘PJ Media’, Turkish journalist Uzay Bulut argued that the February 1 attack by the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) exposed a Pakistani intelligence lapse in failing to preempt an at…