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SHARE        Thursday, January 26, 2023
India lost 26 of 65 patrolling points to China in disputed Ladakh India has lost its presence in 26 of the 65 Patrolling Points (PP) in Eastern Ladakh, which were patrolled regularly by the Indian forces, due to 'restrictive or no patrolling' by the forces, according to a research paper by a senior police officer, Indian Express reported Tuesday.

(1 comments) SHARE        Wednesday, January 25, 2023
US averted nuclear war between India, Pakistan in 2019 says Pompeo India and Pakistan came close to a nuclear war in 2019 and Washington's intervention prevented an escalation, former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo reveals in his memoir published on Tuesday. This happened in February 2019 after New Delhi launched air raids inside Pakistani territory after blaming an armed group there for a suicide bombing that killed 41 Indian soldiers in disputed Kashmir region.

SHARE        Wednesday, January 25, 2023
Russia negotiating with Taliban to procure U.S. arms in exchange for recognition Russia is planning to procure the U.S. weaponry left behind during the chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal by the US Army in August 2021, according to Russian Telegram channel General SVR. Russian President Viladimir Putin has been in process of negotiating with Taliban to procure leftover arms to be used by Russian forces in the ongoing military offensive in Ukraine in exchange for recognizing the Taliban government.

SHARE        Tuesday, January 24, 2023
Russia's oil supply deal with Pakistan in 'final stage' Russia has said it had reached "conceptual agreements" with Pakistan on the supply of crude oil and petroleum products, noting the two sides also agreed the payments will be made in "currencies of friendly countries," the Voice of America News reported.

SHARE        Sunday, January 22, 2023
Worldwide condemnation of Quran burning in Sweden The Muslim Islamic world condemns the burning of a copy of the Quran, Islam's holy book, by a Swedish-Danish right-wing extremist, Rasmus Paludan, in the Swedish capital, Stockholm. Rasmus Paludan, the leader of the Stram Kurs (Hard Line) Party, under the protection of police and with permission from the government, burned a copy of the Quran outside the Turkish Embassy in Stockholm.

SHARE        Thursday, January 19, 2023
Bankrupt Pakistan gets big jolt; World Bank delays $1.1 Billion loan amid economic mess Amid ongoing economic crisis, the World Bank has delayed the approval of two loans, worth $1.1 billion to Pakistan, Tribune reported Wednesday. The World Bank has decided to withhold approval of the second resilient institutions for sustainable economy (RISE-II) loan worth $450 million and the second program for affordable energy (PACE-II) worth $600 million.

SHARE        Sunday, January 15, 2023
WEF: Cost-of-living Crisis Can Result in Hunger for Millions in Pakistan The World Economic Forum's Global Risks Report 2023 says that a combination of extreme weather events and constrained supply could lead Pakistan's current cost-of-living crisis into a catastrophic scenario of hunger and distress for millions. The World Economic Forum (WEF) released its Global Risks Report for 2023 ahead of the WEF's Davos, Switzerland, meeting from January 16 to 20.

SHARE        Thursday, January 12, 2023
Pakistan's strategic City Gwadar faces Chaos Pakistan's port city of Gwadar, the hub of the mammoth $62 billion infrastructure project known as China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), is in a siege-like situation amid unrest caused by a crackdown against protesting Balochs. The city faced a blackout of mobile and internet communications for almost a week. While the mobile networks have been restored, the internet has been shut down since December 28.

SHARE        Tuesday, January 3, 2023
Pakistan, India exchange lists of nuclear facilities and prisoners as part of new year tradition Pakistan and India on Sunday exchanged the lists of nuclear sites and prisoners in each other's custody as part of various agreements in place between the two countries. According to the FO, the tradition of exchanging the nuclear installations and facilities list has existed since January 1992, whereas the first exchange of the prisoners' list took place in 2008.

(1 comments) SHARE        Wednesday, December 28, 2022
Resurgence of TTP and fragile state of Pakistan The recent terrorist attack by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in the Bannu region and Sunday's multiple bomb blasts that took place in Islamabad shows that terror incidents have increased particularly after TTP called off their ceasefire with the government in November.

(1 comments) SHARE        Tuesday, December 27, 2022
Thousands of mosques targeted as Hindu extremists try to rewrite history of India Three decades after Hindu mobs demolished the historic Babri mosque in Ayodhya, triggering a wave of communal violence that saw thousands killed, right-wing Hindu outfits are now eyeing other Muslim sites. There is currently a debate about the the 17th century Shahi Idgah Mosque in Mathura, 57 near Agra city, after a Hindu group claimed that the mosque was built on the birthplace of Lord Krishna.

(1 comments) SHARE        Saturday, December 24, 2022
China deploys over 70,000 troops, drones, on Ladakh front While the international media has focused attention on the escalating war in Ukraine, China has been strengthening its position in disputed Ladakh region, which witnessed a bloody confrontation in May 2020. According to Telegraph India, China has deployed over 70,000 troops along the frontier in eastern Ladakh and continues to build infrastructure inside India-claimed lines on the strategic Depsang Plains.

SHARE        Thursday, December 22, 2022
Mapping anti-Muslim sentiment in Europe & North America NGOs and activists are warning of rising anti-Muslim hatred and islamophobia across EU member states, according to EURACTIV Media Network for Europe. EURACTIV has released a report about anti-Muslim sentiment in France and Germany, the two EU countries hosting the majority of European Muslims. The report looks at the measures the EU is preparing or has already put in place to tackle islamophobia.

SHARE        Friday, December 16, 2022
India carries out long-range missile test for deterrence against China India Thursday carried out a long-range intercontinental ballistic missile test with the aim of strengthening its deterrence against rival China. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said the missile was fired from Abdul Kalam Island in eastern Odisha state.

SHARE        Monday, December 12, 2022
Chinese and Indian troops clash in disputed Arunachal Pradesh Indian and Chinese troops suffered minor injuries in a clash in the Tawang sector of India's Arunachal Pradesh state, the Indian army said on Monday, the first such incident since the deadly clash between the two neighbors in June 2020.

SHARE        Saturday, December 10, 2022
China, Saudi Arabia cement ties with strategic deals including Huawei Chinese President Xi Jinping and Saudi King Salman Ben Abdulaziz Thursday signed a series of strategic deals, including one involving Chinese tech giant Huawei. Saudi state media announced 34 investment agreements in sectors including green hydrogen, information technology, transport and construction. The Saudi Press Agency did not provide details but said two-way trade totalled 304 billion Saudi riyals ($80bn) in 2021.

SHARE        Monday, December 5, 2022
Pakistan army's new chief warns India against any misadventure Tensions between India and Pakistan flared up after Pakistan's newly-appointed army chief warned that any "misadventure" by the neighboring country will be met with "full might," the Anadolu Agency has reported. General Asim Munir issued the warning earlier this week during his visit to the Line of Control (LoC), a de facto border that divides the disputed Kashmir valley between the two nuclear neighbors.

SHARE        Wednesday, November 30, 2022
Pakistani Taliban end ceasefire with government, threaten new attacks The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militant group, also known as the Pakistani Taliban, has announced the end of an indefinite ceasefire agreed with the government in June and issued orders to its fighters to carry out attacks across the country. The TTP said it is facing a rising number of attacks by the Pakistani military.

SHARE        Monday, November 28, 2022
Nuclear neighbors India & Pakistan exchange harsh remarks on disputed Kashmir Pakistan has reacted sharply to the Indian Army's statement on the Pakistan-administered Kashmir, saying it shows the "vivid imprint of domestic political showboating on Indian military thought." The Pakistan Army's statement came in response to the comments of Indian Northern Command, General Upendra Dwivedi, who said: "When the government of India orders, the army is ready to to take action on Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir."

SHARE        Monday, November 21, 2022
China rejects media reports it had seized territory from Nepal China has dismissed media reports that it had seized territory from Nepal as "completely unfounded" and "pure rumor". The Chinese foreign ministry's spokesperson Wang Wenbin was reacting to a report published by the UK Daily Telegraph quoting Nepalese politicians as saying that Beijing had surreptitiously annexed more than 150 hectares on the Nepal-Tibet border, on the Nepalese side.

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