New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, and Congress National President Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday paid homage to the brave soldiers who laid down their lives on the line of duty during the 1999 Kargil War and hailed their courage and valour. India is commemorating the 27th Kargil Vijay Diwas on Sunday, marked with gratitude and national pride, in remembrance of the historic 1999 victory when Indian soldiers reclaimed the snow-covered heights of Kargil.In…
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Muscat, July 26 (IANS) The Indian Sub-Junior men’s team produced a clinical performance to defeat arch-rivals Pakistan 3-1 in the gold medal match of the FIH Youth Hockey5s Asian Championship. Goals from Romit Pal (5′), captain Ketan Kushwaha (12′), and Shahrukh Ali (13′) crowned India as the Asian champions. With this victory, the Indian Men’s team completed a dominant, unbeaten campaign, having also finished at the top of the Elite Pool table.The summit clash saw India take early control wit…
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) Indian Army Chief General Dhiraj Seth, on the occasion of 27th Kargil Vijay Diwas, paid tributes to the heroes of the 1999 war, whose courage and unwavering resolve, he said, scripted a “golden history of victory”, adding that their supreme sacrifice serves as an “inexhaustible source of inspiration” for the armed forces. In his message on Kargil Vijay Diwas, Gen Seth said, “Kargil Vijay Diwas stands as an immortal symbol of the Indian Army’s indomitable courage, devoti…
Islamabad, July 25 (IANS) Road access to several parts of Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan (PoGB) remains cut off for the fourth consecutive day as flash floods and glacial lake outburst floods (Glofs) continue to damage highways and hamper restoration efforts, local media reported.”Thousands of residents and tourists remained stranded as road closures severed access to several valleys. Flood-hit communities also continued to face shortages of drinking water, electricity and communication serv…
Brussels, July 25 (IANS) The Pakistani government has criticised remarks made by former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s sister Noreen Niazi in a recent interview, calling them detrimental to the national interests. Pakistan’s Information Minister Attaullah Tarar accused Niazi of tarnishing the country’s image internationally, while ministers Tariq Fazal Chaudhry and Tallal Chaudhry said such statements weaken the country’s credibility on the global stage. In contrast, Jemima Goldsmith, Imran K…
Islamabad, July 25 (IANS) Recognising the weakness in its Kashmir narrative, Pakistan has tried every trick in the book to overcome its glaring shortcomings. With the country reeling under widespread internal unrest — from home-grown terrorism in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and an armed secessionist movement in Balochistan to an unprecedented public discontent in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK), including Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan (PoGB) — one would have expected Islamabad to focu…
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) On July 26, India observes the 27th anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas, commemorating Operation Vijay of 1999 when the armed forces evicted Pakistani infiltrators and reclaimed the strategic heights of Kargil. The victory not only secured the frontier but also reshaped India’s security doctrine and national consciousness.It was a turning point, and Kargil Vijay Diwas permanently transformed India’s national security doctrine, foreign policy, military structure and al…
Tel Aviv, July 25 (IANS) Pakistan is currently grappling with multiple challenges – from a prolonged economic crisis that has repeatedly pushed it to the brink of bankruptcy – to deepening ethnic tensions between the Punjabi-dominated state institutions and ethnicities such as the Pashtuns and the Balochs, a report has stated. The conflict involving Iran has introduced a new layer of strategic uncertainty that extends far beyond Tehran. If a prolonged war weakens state authority in Iran’s easter…
Islamabad, July 25 (IANS) Pakistan enters FY2026 still classified by the World Bank as a lower-middle-income country, and it sits within the Bank’s “blend” category, a status that gives Islamabad access to both concessional financing from the International Development Association (IDA) and near-market lending from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), according to an analysis.On paper, that dual access should give Pakistan more room than most developing economies to i…
London, July 25 (IANS) The United Kingdom has emerged as one of the main centres of Pakistan’s transnational repression, with what began as a campaign targeting Baloch activists now extending to Pakistani journalists, former officials, military defectors and supporters of Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) living abroad. Many Pakistani exiles in Britain say they have been subjected to surveillance, intimidation and harassment, with their relatives back home also coming under pressur…