Asif Ali Zardari has asked all federal, provincial and local authorities to intensify coordinated preparedness, rescue and relief measures, with Pakistan entering a "critical phase of the monsoon season".
India has told the UN Security Council that the Indus Waters Treaty will remain in abeyance until Pakistan abandons cross-border terrorism, while reaffirming that Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of India.
A high-level meeting in Washington has resulted in Pakistan seeking a rare $10 billion US financial facility to shore up its economy. If approved, the package could ease pressure on the rupee.
Hockey India has named a 20-member squad for the FIH Hockey World Cup in Belgium and the Netherlands, with Harmanpreet Singh set to lead India’s bid to end a 50-year wait for the title.
India will continue humanitarian flood warnings to Pakistan, but all institutional mechanisms under the 1960 water-sharing pact remain suspended as New Delhi pushes ahead with hydropower projects in the Chenab basin.
Ahead of facing Australia in the upcoming ICC World Test Championship final, former South Africa batter AB de Villiers has urged the Proteas batters to respect all bowlers, regardless of the over in any phase of the play at the iconic Lord’s.
Six family members were killed and two others seriously injured after a gas cylinder explosion in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province on Saturday, according to a rescue official.
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has sharply criticised Pakistan for its treatment of Dr. Shakil Afridi, the physician who helped the US locate and eliminate Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden responding to a post by US Congressman Brad Sherman who urged a visiting Pakistan to press for Dr. Afridi’s release.
General Ved Prakash Malik was the Army Chief from 1997 to 2000. He was commissioned into the 3rd Sikh Light Infantry in 1959. He is known for overseeing the planning and execution of Operation Vijay during the Kargil War.
In a significant breakthrough against cross-border criminal networks, the Counter-Intelligence wing of Amritsar has apprehended two individuals for their alleged involvement in arms smuggling from Pakistan.
