While Pakistan intensified its diplomatic offensive against India, a group of prominent Indians and Pakistanis appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to take “meaningful and sustained steps towards restoring peace, normalcy, dialogue and cooperation in South Asia.”
Among the affected areas in Birmal tehsil are Landi Doag, Ji Khel Staff, Shin Warsak, Azam Warsak, Kalotai and Nargasi.
The long delay in resolving these disputes undermines confidence in democratic institutions.
The IMF on Friday announced that Pakistan will get $1.1 billion under the lender’s Extended Fund Facility as well as about $220 million under the climate-focused Resilience and Sustainability Facility.
A staff-level agreement between the IMF and Pakistan was reached on March 27. This further paved the way for the board’s final approval.
Sharif's message posted on his 'X' account, ''Pakistan’s historic victory in Marka-e-Haq during the four-day war imposed by India has not only reinforced the sanctity of our freedom, but has also instilled a renewed sense of ambition and national spirit in the hearts of our people, magnifying the pride and fervour of this Independence Day.''
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has warned India of severe consequences if it attempts to stop or alter the flow of Indus River waters, amid tensions over the suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty.
"When India fired BrahMos at Nur Khan airbase, Pakistan's military had only 30-45 seconds to analyse whether the incoming missile may have a nuclear warhead," Sanaullah told a Pakistani news channel on Thursday.
Pakistani rulers are taking duplicitous leaves out of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s playbook. They are whipping up the “Islamic solidarity” rhetoric to appease public frenzy at home and at the same time dealing with powers that are using their country for present and future purposes.
Islamabad's anti-India propaganda failed miserably during Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's four-nation regional diplomacy tour last week that aimed at making an outreach to the international community following Operation Sindoor -- India's decisive response to the heinous April 22 Pahalgam terror attack.
