WHILE war hysteria in the subcontinent may have subsided somewhat, normalisation still eludes Islamabad and New Delhi. One disturbing sign of this came in the shape of a briefing the new defence secretary gave senators on Thursday in Islamabad. The official told lawmakers that India had moved an additional army division to the Line of Control while also bringing fighter jets to a forward base. The defence secretary also apprised the senators of the fact…
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Pakistan’s Foreign Office on Thursday summoned the Indian deputy high commissioner to lodge a protest over the latest unprovoked ceasefire violations by Indian troops along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Karela sector. The director general South Asia and SAARC, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, conveyed to the senior Indian diplomat Pakistan’s anguish over the violations along the LoC on 19th and 20th of October, resulting in the death of 28-year-old Abdul Rehman. 12 civilians,…
The British government in response to a petition signed by almost 20,000 people has issued a defence of Pakistan’s record in combating terrorism. ‘Pakistan has made significant sacrifices in opposing terrorism’, says the statement, and goes on to list a range of areas where the British government supports financially and via skills transfer a range of initiatives in Pakistan and has done for many years and will continue to do so. Pakistan and the UK…