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.
With the immediate closure of Pakistan’s airspace for India, domestic airlines will need to take a longer route, resulting in higher fuel burn and possibly increased airfares
The treaty survived two wars -- the 1965 and 1971 India-Pakistan wars -- and several military standoffs between the two neighbours, including the 1999 Kargil war, but has now been indefinitely suspended.
Senior Congress leader and five-time former party Lok Sabha member Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, on Thursday, demanded the strongest possible action against Pakistan following the terror attack in Kashmir’s Pahalgam, saying that the Modi-led government should consider attacking Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).
After a meeting of its top committee on security, chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, the Pakistan Prime Minister's Office said Islamabad has decided to keep all bilateral agreements with India, including the Shimla Pact, in abeyance.
Amid the nationwide shock over the barbaric terror attack on tourists, leaving at least 26 dead in Pahalgam of Jammu and Kashmir, a man seen entering the Pakistan High Commission on Thursday with a cake box drew severe criticism, with people questioning the move.
