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India Today
3 days ago
- Politics
- India Today
No decision yet to scrap bilateral agreements with India: Pakistan
Pakistan's foreign ministry stated on Thursday that no formal decision had been made to scrap any bilateral agreements with India, including the key 1972 Simla Agreement, despite escalating diplomatic friction between the two statement came just a day after Pakistan's Defence Minister, Khawaja Asif, declared the Simla Agreement to be irrelevant, calling it a "dead document" due to India's recent actions, particularly the revocation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir. Asif said, "The Simla Agreement is now a dead document. We are back to the 1948 position," referencing the Line of Control (LoC) as a ceasefire line established after the first India-Pakistan to a senior Foreign Office official speaking to the Express Tribune, while India's actions have prompted internal discussions within Pakistan, there has been no formal move to annul any agreements. "At present, there is no formal decision to terminate any bilateral accord,' the official stated, indicating that the existing bilateral agreements, including the Simla Agreement, remain in effect." The foreign ministry's clarification comes after Asif's controversial remarks, which raised questions about the future of several key agreements, including the Indus Waters Treaty. "Whether the Indus Waters Treaty is suspended or not, Simla is already over," Asif remarked, reflecting Pakistan's frustration with India's recent unilateral decisions. The minister's comments also underlined the heightened security concerns between the two nuclear-armed Simla Agreement was signed after the 1971 war between the two countries and lays down principles meant to govern bilateral between India and Pakistan escalated after the Pahalgam terror attack, with India carrying out precision strikes on terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir on May attempted to attack Indian military bases on May 8, 9, and 10. The Indian side responded strongly to the Pakistani hostilities between the two sides ended with an understanding of stopping military actions following talks between the directors general of military operations of both sides on May inputs from PTIMust Watch
India Today
13-05-2025
- Health
- India Today
Gujarat court allows abortion of 33-week pregnancy in 13-year-old rape victim
The Gujarat High Court on Monday allowed the abortion of a 33-week pregnancy of a 13-year-old rape survivor from Rajkot. The decision came nearly a week after a special POCSO court rejected her plea for the minor became pregnant after being raped multiple times by her neighbour while her mother and stepfather were away at work. A First Information Report was registered at the Rajkot B-Division Police Station on May 3, 2025, under charges of rape and provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Nirzar Desai of the Gujarat High Court observed that the girl suffers from moderate anaemia and has a low IQ level, factors which increase the medical risk of continuing the pregnancy. The court said, 'After considering all factors related to the victim's very young age, stage of pregnancy, moderate anaemia, mental condition and low IQ level, it is evident that continuing the pregnancy will increase the risk for the mother.'The court said that although the pregnancy had crossed the usual 20-week limit set by the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act, a judicial exemption was justified in this case, given the circumstances of sexual assault and the girl's medical experts informed the court that the abortion could still be conducted, although it carries a high risk of complications due to anaemia. 'Termination of pregnancy is possible though the procedure carries a high risk of complications as the girl suffers from anaemia,' the medical opinion court directed that the procedure must be carried out under the supervision of a specialist doctor and only after the girl's anaemia is evaluated and treated. It further said that, 'MTP can be performed after evaluation and correction of anaemia, since the victim is at high risk of complications related to termination of pregnancy.'Highlighting the importance of informed consent, the bench said, 'As medical termination of a pregnancy is possible, it should be carried out after obtaining written consent from her parents saying that they understand the risk.' The court stressed that the girl has a long life ahead and the pregnancy termination should proceed with the utmost care and necessary in-charge Medical Officer and Medical Superintendent of PDU General Hospital, Rajkot, have been instructed to carry out the abortion as soon as possible, preferably on the same day, ensuring all necessary medical facilities and precautions are in place. 'They are directed to perform the procedure while ensuring that all possible care is taken and arrangements are made for necessary medical facilities such as blood supply, possibly on Monday itself,' the court inputs from PTIMust Watch IN THIS STORY#Gujarat
India Today
08-05-2025
- Politics
- India Today
Punjab, Rajasthan, J&K schools shut after Pak's offensive
The state governments across the country have ordered widespread closures of schools and educational institutions as a precautionary move comes amid rising tensions between India and Pakistan following India's anti-terror strikes in Pakistan and Pakistan Occupied Kashmir in retaliation for the April 22 Pahalgam Punjab government has also directed the closure of all schools — government, private, and aided — across the entire state for the next three days. All schools are also remain to be closed in Additionally, schools in six border districts — Ferozepur, Pathankot, Fazilka, Amritsar, Gurdaspur, and Tarn Taran — have already been shut until further Jain, Ludhiana district's Deputy Commissioner, said that all schools will remain closed on May 9 and 10, Nabi Ittoo, Director School Education Kashmir, said, "All Government and Private Schools of Baramulla, Kupwara, Sub-Division (Gurez) and schools falling in the proximity of Srinagar and Awantipora Airport shall remain closed on 9th and 10th of May 2025 as precautionary measures."Kupwara and Baramulla districts will also see a two-day school closure, extending to May 10, 2025. The decision aims to ensure the safety of students and staff amid the current security Rajasthan government has also shut down government and private schools in the border districts of Sri Ganganagar, Bikaner, Jodhpur, Jaisalmer, and Barmer. All colleges in Jodhpur have also been ordered to remain closures are part of a broader security initiative in light of high alerts sounded in western inputs from PTIMust Watch IN THIS STORY#Rajasthan#Jammu and Kashmir#Delhi#Punjab
India Today
02-05-2025
- Politics
- India Today
Pakistan violates border ceasefire for 8th straight night, Army responds
Pakistani troops continued ceasefire violations along the Line of Control for the eighth consecutive night with its unprovoked firing in Kupwara, Baramulla, Poonch, Naushera, and Akhnoor areas of Jammu and Kashmir, and the Indian military responded in a calibrated and proportionate comes two days after India issued a stern warning to Pakistan over these repeated violations along the Line of Control (LoC) amid rising tensions between India and Pakistan following the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack. The Director Generals of Military Operations (DGMOs) of both countries had a hotline conversation on Tuesday to address unprovoked ceasefire violations by the Pakistan commencing with unprovoked small arms firing at several posts along the LoC in Kupwara and Baramulla districts of north Kashmir, Pakistan swiftly expanded its ceasefire violation to the Poonch sector and subsequently to the Akhnoor sector of the Jammu region. It was followed by small arms firing on several posts along the LoC in the Sunderbani and Naushera sectors of Rajouri district on Tuesday night. Subsequently, it expanded the firing to the Pargwal sector along the International Border in Jammu the night of April 24, just hours after India suspended the Indus Waters Treaty following the killing of 26 people in the terror attack, Pakistani troops have been resorting to unprovoked firing at various places along the LoC in J&K, beginning from the Kashmir April 24, Pakistan blocked its airspace for Indian airlines, closed the Wagah border crossing, suspended all trade with India, and stated that any attempt to divert water meant for Pakistan under the Indus Waters Treaty would be considered an "act of war."advertisementIndia and Pakistan had agreed to a renewed ceasefire along the borders in Jammu and Kashmir in February situation has changed significantly since February 2021, when the DGMOs of India and Pakistan reiterated their commitment to the 2003 ceasefire agreement to ensure peace along the de facto shares a total of 3,323 km of border with Pakistan, divided into three parts: the International Border (IB), approximately 2,400 km from Gujarat to the northern banks of the Chenab River in Akhnoor, Jammu; the Line of Control (LoC), 740 km long, running from parts of Jammu to parts of Leh; and the Actual Ground Position Line (AGPL), 110 km long, dividing the Siachen region from NJ 9842 to Indira Col in the inputs from PTIMust Watch
