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Pakistan asks Russian President for help in settling dispute with India
Moscow - Saba: Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, in a letter, asked Russian President Vladimir Putin for help in settling the dispute with India. This was announced by Syed Tariq Fatemi, Special Assistant to the Pakistani Prime Minister, on Wednesday during the Valdai Discussion Forum. Fatemi said: "Neighbors cannot live in a situation where they are ready to start a war at any moment. We have dispatched important figures to several countries—to the United States, Russia, and the European Union—showing our readiness to listen to any proposal from any country, from the United Nations, or from neutral countries between India and Pakistan. We are ready to sit with them and let them resolve the issue." The Pakistani official noted that he met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and delivered "a message from our prime minister and an appeal to His Excellency Mr. Putin. We have asked all these countries to use their influence so that India and Pakistan sit at the negotiating table and reach a peace agreement." Fatemi noted that Pakistan is awaiting any initiative from Russia that would reduce tensions in relations with India. He said, "We are here to see Russia's support for any initiative that would reduce tensions. Pakistan and India must come to the negotiating table." Indian-Pakistani relations deteriorated after the April 22 attack in Pahalgam (Jammu and Kashmir, India). On the night of May 7, the Indian Armed Forces launched Operation Sindur, claiming to have "targeted nine terrorist-related targets in Pakistan and its part of Kashmir." The Pakistani army responded. On May 10, the two sides agreed to a ceasefire and to consider reducing troop numbers on the border. Whatsapp Telegram Email Print more of (International)
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11-05-2025
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Pakistan High Commission official in Delhi named in FIR for seeking Indian defence info, 2 arrested for spying
'We are verifying the status of diplomatic immunity extended to the accused. A call on whether he would be declared as persona non grata will be taken by Government of India,' a source aware of the details told ThePrint. The official working with the Pakistan High Commission, identified as Danish, was booked in this connection. Danish, a Pakistan national, was allegedly passing on information collected from the arrested duo to Pakistan government, ThePrint has learnt. Amritsar: Two persons, including a woman, were arrested on the charges of spying and leaking defence-related information to an official posted at the Pakistan High Commission in Delhi, the Punjab Police said Sunday. An FIR (First Information Report) has been filed by Malerkotla district police under Section 152, which deals with acts endangering sovereignty unity and integrity of India, of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Sections 3, 4, and 5 of the Official Secrets Act, which deals with acts endangering the sovereignty, unity, and integrity of India as well as offences and punishments related to spying. Both the arrested accused, identified as Guzala and Yameen Mohammad, are in police custody till 12 May. Guzala met Danish in the Pakistan High Commission when she went to apply for a visa in February, the sources aware of the case said, adding that the duo kept in touch over messaging platforms WhatsApp and Telegram. Danish cultivated the woman as a source for sensitive information and she started providing him information about Army activities. 'She has revealed to have gone to Pakistan High Commission earlier last month to share information,' another source privy to the case details told ThePrint The module was busted Thursday when police arrested Guzala from Malerkotla, whose questioning led to the other suspect, Yameen, behind this espionage module, Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said Sunday. The arrest of the duo, both Malerkotla residents, came just a day after India declared to have carried out Operation Sindur to take out terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). Guzala told interrogators that an official of the Pakistan High Commission had so far paid Rs 30,000 to her in exchange for sensitive information related to the Indian Army, the police said. Police officials privy to the investigation said that evidence confirming the transfer of information has been found in the suspects' mobile phones, which have been sent for forensic analysis. While Guzala has never been to Pakistan, Yameen has been to Pakistan in 2018 and 2022, they said. The case comes to light less than a week after the Amritsar Rural Police nabbed two local residents, Palak Sher Masih and Suraj Masih, on charges of sharing photos and videos of troop movements and the entry and exit points of their camps The duo was allegedly paid Rs 10,000 for providing information. Giving details of the case, Malerkotla Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Gagan Ajit Singh said in a statement that Guzala was arrested for leaking sensitive information regarding Army movements. 'During questioning, the accused Guzala confessed to having shared the confidential information about Army activities with the Pakistani national posted at the High Commission in New Delhi. The accused further revealed that she was doing it in lieu of money, and the accused official has sent her Rs 30,000 in two transactions— Rs 10,000 and Rs 20,000— via UPI,' the statement added. (Edited by Tony Rai) Also Read: India-Pakistan ceasefire: Fragile calm follows drone sightings, explosions in J&K, Punjab and Gujarat
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10-05-2025
- Politics
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Pakistani Army: 3 Air Bases Under Indian Attack
Rawalpindi - (Saba): The Pakistani Army announced on Saturday that three of its air bases were subjected to an Indian missile attack, including one on the outskirts of the capital, Islamabad, near the army headquarters. Military spokesman Ahmad Sharif Chaudhry said during a live broadcast on state television, "India, with its blatant aggression, launched a missile attack targeting the Nur Khan, Murid, and Shorkot airbases," warning New Delhi, "Now you just have to wait for our response." Nur Khan Air Base in Rawalpindi, home to the army headquarters, is located about 10 kilometers from the capital, Islamabad. On the night of May 6-7, India announced the launch of a military operation against Pakistan, dubbed "Operation Sindur," which it said targeted "sites from which attacks against India were planned and launched." Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif affirmed that his country reserves the full right to respond to the Indian military operation. The Pakistani Foreign Ministry, in turn, said in a statement that the Indian military operation was a "blatant act of war" that threatens Pakistan's sovereignty and stability. Last Wednesday, the Indian and Pakistani armies exchanged heavy artillery fire following a series of Indian strikes on Pakistan, killing and wounding dozens on both sides, the majority of whom were civilians. Whatsapp Telegram Email Print more of (International)
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07-05-2025
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Trump: India disgracefully leads military campaign against Pakistan
Washington - Saba: US President Donald Trump dubbed the Indian military operation against Pakistan on Wednesday as "disgraceful," expressing his hope that the fighting between the two sides would stop. Trump said in a press statement from the White House, commenting on the Indian military operation: "It's disgraceful. We just learned about it as we entered the Oval Office." Trump added that he hoped for a "very quick" end to the escalation between the two sides. On Tuesday evening, India announced the launch of a military operation against Pakistan, dubbed "Operation Sindur," which it said aimed to "strike terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and the Pakistani state of Jammu and Kashmir, sites from which attacks against India were planned and directed," according to the Indian news agency ANI. For his part, the director general of the Pakistani military's media wing, Ahmad Sharif Chaudhry, said, "Pakistan will respond to this [attack] at a time and place of its choosing. This provocation will not go unanswered. This was a shameful and cowardly attack carried out from within Indian airspace, and they were never allowed to enter Pakistani airspace." The official PTV News channel, citing sources, reported that "the Pakistani Air Force shot down two Indian Rafale fighter jets after they violated Pakistani airspace." It added that "one of the Rafale jets was successfully shot down after violating Pakistani airspace near the Bahawalpur area." The channel reported that the Indian attack resulted in the deaths of three people and the injury of 12 others, according to a preliminary toll. Whatsapp Telegram Email Print
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07-05-2025
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Pakistani DM: We captured some Indian soldiers, downed 5 planes
Islamabad - Saba: Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif announced on Wednesday that the Pakistani military had shot down five Indian aircraft."We captured some Indian soldiers and shot down five Indian aircraft," Asif said in statements reported by Bloomberg. He added, "We will certainly talk to India if these hostilities cease." Earlier on Tuesday, Pakistan's defense minister said his country would respond strongly and decisively to the Indian attacks. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, for his part, affirmed on Wednesday that his country reserves the full right to respond to the military operation launched by India last night. "The cunning enemy launched a cowardly attack on five locations in Pakistan. Pakistan reserves the full right to respond forcefully to this act of war imposed by India, and a strong and decisive response will be given," Sharif said in a post on Twitter. He added, "The entire nation stands with the Pakistani Armed Forces, and the morale and spirit of the Pakistani people are high. The Pakistani people and the Pakistani Armed Forces know well how to deal with the enemy. We will never allow the enemy to succeed in achieving its malicious objectives." On Tuesday evening, India announced the launch of a military operation against Pakistan, dubbed Operation Sindur, which it said aims to "strike terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Jammu and Kashmir, from which attacks against India have been planned and launched," according to the Indian news agency ANI. For his part, the Director General of the Pakistani Army's Media Wing, Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, said, "Pakistan will respond to this [attack] at a time and place of its choosing. This provocation will not go unanswered. This was a shameful and cowardly attack carried out from within Indian airspace. They were never allowed to violate Pakistani airspace." Whatsapp Telegram Email Print
