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Will India respond positively to Pakistan’s peace overture?
Gold Temple in Amritsar, Photo by Sukanta Pal via Wikimedia Commons Narendra Modi, India’s prime minister, faces a peace test this weekend when Pakistan will make a bold move to attend the Heart of Asia conference...Dec 2, 2016 1059 0 -
Pakistan says ready for peace talks with India despite tensions
Featured Image: Wagha Border Photo by Daniel Hauptstein via Wikimedia Commons Pakistan High Commissioner to India, Abdul Basit has said Islamabad is ready to hold a dialogue with New Delhi on the sidelines of the Heart...Nov 28, 2016 909 0 -
US-Pakistan cooperative ties will be key to South Asian peace
South Asia is likely to remain a key area of focus for the United States as it has wide-ranging economic and security interests in the region. Recent skirmishes along the Line of Control in disputed Kashmir region...Nov 27, 2016 1663 2 -
Pakistan appoints General Qamar Javed Bajwa as new army chief
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has appointed Lt. General Qamar Javed Bajwa as the new Chief of Army Staff upon General Raheel Sharif’s retirement on November 29. This transition in military leadership is significant as Gen...Nov 26, 2016 1314 0 -
India threatens to stop river water flows into Pakistan
Featured Image shows Indus River in Kharmang District, Pakistan, Photo by Shahnawaz Zafar via Wikimedia Commons Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has threatened to stop the flow of Indus river waters into Pakistan – in contravention of...Nov 25, 2016 1119 0 -
Pakistan shoots down Indian drone; India kills four children
Pakistan army Saturday said it has shot down an Indian drone in Rakhchari Sector along the Line of Control (LoC) – in yet another instance of Islamabad thwarting Indian aggressive moves. “The Indian Quad Copter was...Nov 19, 2016 955 0 -
Pakistan says prevented Indian Navy submarines from entering its waters
Image PNS Alamgir Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Daniel N. Woods via Wikimedia Commons The Pakistan Navy Friday said it prevented Indian Navy submarines from entering Pakistani territorial waters this week, amid heightened tensions between...Nov 18, 2016 869 0 -
Peace Quest: Pakistan to participate in Heart of Asia conference in India
Pakistan’s top foreign affairs adviser Sartaj Aziz plans to attend the Heart of Asia conference in India, suggesting the visit could be used to “defuse the tension,” between the two nuclear-armed neighbors. Aziz’s trip to New...Nov 16, 2016 1008 0 -
Seven Pakistani soldiers killed in Indian shelling; South Asia on the edge
Pakistan has said that seven of its soldiers were killed by unprovoked firing by Indian forces from across the Line of Control in the disputed Kashmir region Monday, raising fears of exacerbation in tensions. The latest...Nov 14, 2016 866 0 -
Heaviest Indian shelling in years intentionally targets civilians : Pakistan
India is not only engaged in a genocide of the Kashmiris in the occupied valley but also deliberately targeting the civilian population in Pakistan-controlled part of Kashmir, Islamabad said Friday. Speaking amidst exacerbating tensions between the...Nov 11, 2016 884 0