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Time of India
7 hours ago
- Time of India
Woman held for AQIS propaganda had urged Pak Army chief to invade India during Op Sindoor: ATS
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Mint
8 hours ago
- Mint
Ghana helicopter crash kills defence and environment ministers, 6 others
A military helicopter crash in Ghana's Ashanti region has killed all eight people on board, including Defence Minister Edward Omane Boamah and Environment Minister Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed. The Z9 aircraft vanished from radar just after 9:12 AM local time Wednesday during a flight from the capital Accra to Obuasi, a gold-mining town 200km northwest. Rescue teams found the wreckage in the Adansi Akrofuom district, where graphic images showed charred remains amid the debris. President John Mahama canceled all official activities and ordered flags flown at half-mast nationwide. Chief of Staff Julius Debrah called it a "national tragedy," expressing condolences to families of the victims who died 'in service to the country'. The victims included five government officials and three aircrew members. Alongside the ministers, the crash killed Deputy National Security Coordinator Alhaji Muniru Mohammed (a former agriculture minister), Samuel Sarpong (vice-chair of ruling party NDC), and ex-parliamentary candidate Samuel Aboagye . The crew, Squadron Leader Peter Bafemi Anala, Flying Officer Manin Twum-Ampadu, and Sergeant Ernest Addo Mensah, were experienced Ghana Air Force personnel. The group was traveling to an anti-illegal mining event when the helicopter lost contact near Obuasi, a region battling environmental damage from gold extraction . No distress call was issued before the crash, leaving investigators puzzled about the cause. The deaths create critical security gaps for Ghana. Defence Minister Boamah, a medical doctor turned politician, had recently strengthened border defences against Islamist fighters spilling over from Burkina Faso . Just three months ago, he led diplomatic talks with Burkina Faso's military leaders amid rising arms trafficking along Ghana's northern frontier. Environment Minister Muhammed's death also halts key initiatives against illegal gold mining, which has poisoned rivers and farmlands . The helicopter involved, a Chinese-made Z9 often used for medical evacuations, had no known prior mechanical issues. This marks Ghana's deadliest air disaster since 2012, when a cargo plane crash killed 10 in Accra. Ghana faces profound uncertainty as investigations begin. The Air Force has grounded all Z9 helicopters pending a probe into possible causes, from mechanical failure to weather or human error. Security analyst Emmanuel Kotin warned: 'Losing key leadership amid Sahel terrorism threats requires immediate acting appointments'. Mourners gathered at the crash site, laying flowers where Ashanti Regional Minister Frank Amoakohene had rushed to the scene hours earlier . As night fell, President Mahama addressed the nation, pledging "transparent findings" and vowing the officials' work 'will not be abandoned'. With funerals pending, Ghana observes seven days of national mourning for leaders whose final journey ended in flames above gold country.
India Today
a day ago
- India Today
Kashmir issue main source of India-Pak tension: Shehbaz Sharif
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday said that the Kashmir issue remains the main source of tension between Pakistan and India, as he strongly criticised New Delhi's 2019 decision to revoke the special status of Jammu and on the occasion of Youm-i-Istehsal, observed every year in Pakistan to protest the Indian government's move, Sharif condemned the abrogation of Article 370, which stripped Jammu and Kashmir of its semi-autonomous status and led to the bifurcation of the erstwhile state into the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Pakistani Prime Minister said that the Kashmir issue was the main reason for tension between Pakistan and India. 'The will and aspirations of the Kashmiri people, in line with United Nations Security Council resolutions, are the only path forward,' he added. He reaffirmed that a just and peaceful resolution of the Kashmir issue remains a cornerstone of Pakistan's foreign policy. Shehbaz also urged the international community to play a constructive role in reversing what he termed India's 'unilateral' actions of August 5, Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar also called for peace in the region, stating that Islamabad seeks friendly ties with all its neighbours and prefers dialogue and diplomacy over a rally in Islamabad, Dar said Pakistan's armed forces and its people are fully prepared to respond firmly to any act of aggression. Rallies, symbolic walks, and commemorative events were held across all four provinces and Pakistan-administered Kashmir. Pakistani missions abroad also marked the occasion with special 370 ABROGATIONSix years have passed since the abrogation of Article 370 and the reorganisation of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir into two Union Territories. On August 5, 2019, Home Minister Amit Shah announced in the Rajya Sabha the revocation of Article 370, a constitutional provision granting special status to Jammu and Kashmir since 1954 under the Instrument of move was passed in the Rajya Sabha with 125 votes in favour and 61 against, and later cleared by the Lok Sabha with 370 votes for and 70 Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, also introduced by Shah, formalised the bifurcation of the state into two Union Territories, Jammu and Kashmir (with a legislature), and Ladakh (without one).- EndsTrending Reel
