The 22-year-old Manipuri boxer is now one victory away from securing at least a bronze medal after registering his second successive unanimous decision win of the tournament in Glasgow.
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.
Ahead of his visit to Pakistan for the SCO Heads of Government meeting on October 15-16, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday said he is not going to Islamabad to discuss "India-Pakistan relations" but to attend a multilateral event. He said he is travelling to Pakistan only to be a "good member of the SCO".
Foreign Affairs expert Robinder Sachdev commented on India's stance regarding the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit to be held in Pakistan, noting that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's decision not to attend signals a downgrading of India's involvement.
Mirwaiz Kashmir and chairman of the Hurriyat Conference, Umar Farooq, on Friday said that the conflict between India and Pakistan persists due to unrelenting claims of both countries on Kashmir.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will visit Pakistan to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Heads of Government meet to be held on October 15-16, the Ministry of External Affairs announced on Friday.
Sri Lanka made it two wins in two games while Pakistan succumbed to their second defeat, going down to Bangladesh by 23 runs in the Women's T20 World Cup warm-up action here on Monday.
