Field Marshal State
There is no officially published change in the numerical position of Pakistan’s Asim Munir in the Warrant of Precedence by virtue of his elevation to the rank of Field Marshal.
There is no officially published change in the numerical position of Pakistan’s Asim Munir in the Warrant of Precedence by virtue of his elevation to the rank of Field Marshal.
New Delhi on Friday rejected Pakistan’s charge that India is deliberately causing flooding in the neighbouring country and reiterated that the Indus Water Treaty (IWT) will remain in abeyance until Islamabad stops its support to cross-border terrorism.
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.
The MEA’s announcement came even as Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has said that the ceasefire could be under threat if New Delhi continues to keep the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) in abeyance.
The meeting, which was attended by the CPs, SPs and other senior-ranking officials among others, including the DMs, also made it imperative that only trained personnel at the district level control rooms should be given the onus of monitoring the situations.
Buddhist monks across West Bengal have welcomed the Indian government’s recent decision to pursue ceasefire and have called for a permanent end to hostilities with neighbouring Pakistan.
India and Pakistan have agreed to a ceasefire. There will be fits and starts, but ultimately it will hold. The agreement came after the Pakistan DGMO spoke to his Indian counterpart.
Once again, India finds itself caught in a cycle that feels all too familiar: a fragile ceasefire brokered under intense international pressure, only to be broken within hours, and then resurrected but with anxious eyes aimed skywards.
