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Indian claim of downing Pakistan’s F-16 jet falls flat after U.S. count
India’s claims of shooting down a Pakistani F-16 fighter jet in an aerial battle in Kashmir during the February have been exposed as lies after US Defense officials found in their count none of the Pakistani...April 5, 2019 990 0 -
Time for Pakistanis, Indians to work together for peaceful region – Modi says in message to PM Khan
In a departure from war rhetoric of the last two months, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday expressed desire for India and Pakistan to work together for a democratic peaceful and progressive South Asia. Prime...March 22, 2019 888 0 -
Diplomacy: Envoy appreciates U.S. role in de-escalating Pakistan-India tensions
Pakistan’s ambassador to the United States Asad Majeed Khan on Thursday appreciated the Trump Administration’s role in de-escalating Pakistan-India tensions as he discussed the situation with Senator Mitt Romney, Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee...March 8, 2019 774 0 -
Pakistan-India standoff could have unintended impact on Afghan peace process
The continuing Pakistan-India standoff could force Pakistan to focus fully on its eastern border, creating implications for the Afghan peace process on its western border. Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Maleeha Lodhi told Fox...March 5, 2019 732 0 -
Pakistan used JF-17 jets in downing Indian warplanes – Report
A Pakistani JF-17 thunder jet, Image Credit: Shimin Gu/Wikimedia Pakistan may have used JF-17 fighter planes in downing Indian jets last week, media accounts suggested amid reports that Washington wanted to know if Pakistan Air Force...March 4, 2019 1014 0 -
UN wants Pakistan, India to build on ‘positive momentum’ after Indian pilot’s release
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says Pakistan and India should maintain the “positive momentum” produced by Islamabad’s release of Indian fighter pilot and hold talks to defuse tensions. The world body has been closely watching the South...March 2, 2019 710 0 -
U.S. steps up diplomacy to contain Pakistan-India crisis
President Trump may have come empty-handed from a meeting with North Korea leader over denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula but his administration is focused intently on containing a crisis between two South Asian nuclear powers Pakistan...February 28, 2019 776 0 -
Pakistan shoots down two Indian jets in Kashmir
Photo: Radio Pakistan courtesy Express Tribune Pakistan Wednesday shot down two Indian aircraft near the Line of Control inside Azad Kashmir, a day after India carried out incursions into the country with its warplanes. A pilot...February 27, 2019 950 2 -
India says it launched airstrike in Balakot; Pakistan says intrusion aborted
Pakistan Air Force aborted an early morning Indian incursion into Azad Jammu and Kashmir early Tuesday, Pakistani military said while New Delhi claimed the Indian jets targeted a camp of Jaish e Mohammed militants –which claimed...February 26, 2019 752 2 -
India’s perilous water war against Pakistan
Ravi River Chamba, Image Credit: Vjdchauhan/Wikimedia India has announced a plan to restrict the flow of water to Pakistan by diverting the eastern rivers Ravi, Sutlej and Beas rivers with an ultimate aim of damaging economy...February 24, 2019 774 0