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India bans Twitter accounts of several Pakistan journos, diplomatic missions
"Deeply concerning that #India has blocked the flow of information to Indian Twitter by withholding access to the following official accounts," Geo News quoted the Ministry as saying in a tweet on Monday night, while listing down the banned accounts. The banned accounts include accounts of the Pakistani Embassy in UN, Turkey, Iran and Egypt.
Pakistani drone spotted over IB, forced to withdraw
BSF sources said: "The troops spotted a drone at around 4.45 a.m. today near the International Border in Arnia Sector of R.S. Pura. "Seven to eight rounds of bullets were fired and drone went back to Pakistan side." The BSF has recovered several weapon caches over the and foiled the designs of terrorists and their handlers across the border.
New opportunities for normalising India-Pak relations
Unlike his predecessor Imran Khan, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is neither a demagogue nor a megalomaniac who lives in an alternate reality. Quite to the contrary, Shehbaz Sharif is an experienced politician who understands the imperatives of improving relations with India.
Taking of Dhaka in 1971 war was not planned, says former navy chief Madhvendra Singh
Delivering the keynote address at 'Militaria 2022' being held here, he said that the conflict did not end with any major losses or gains in land in the Western sector, but it was a remarkable victory in the Eastern sector in Bangladesh. The reasons for victory were the total air superiority and crucial intelligence gathering by Mukti Bahini as well as the coordination between the three wings of the armed forces: the Army, Navy and Air Force, the former Indian Navy chief said.
BSF shoots down Pak drone carrying contraband in Punjab's Ferozpur
The Border Security Force (BSF) on Monday said that its alert troops shot down a drone which came from the Pakistan side in Punjab's Ferozepur sector. According to the BSF officials, the forward deployed troopers heard the humming sound of a suspicious flying object around 0255 hours coming from the Pakistani side to India side in the Ferozepur sector.
India calls for holding Pakistan accountable for unleashing terrorists
India has called for making Pakistan answer for patronising and unleashing terrorists and has put a spotlight on Islamabad "mainstreaming persecution of minorities". Pujani was exercising the right of reply in Geneva to Pakistan Human Rights Minister Shireen Mazari's statement at the High-Level Segment of the Council's 49th session.
Experts welcome former Pak High Commissioner's statement on its share under Indus Water Treaty
This was especially a welcome comment given the fact that relationship between arch-rival neighbours, Pakistan and India, have gone from bad to worse in the past with both sides accusing each other of not creating the environment for talks. His comments come against the backdrop that Pakistan has often always officially blamed India and accused it of making the IWT dysfunctional.
India warns Pakistan it will take 'firm, decisive steps' against cross-border terror
The Shimla Agreement signed in 1972 by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, who was then the president of Pakistan, committed the two neighbors to resolve their differences bilaterally.
I&B Ministry blocks 35 Pak-based YouTube channels for anti-India propaganda
In a statement, the ministry said that the YouTube accounts blocked by the Ministry had a total subscriber base of over 1.20 crore and their videos had garnered over 130 crore views. Additionally, two Twitter accounts, two Instagram accounts and one Facebook account have also been blocked by the government for being involved in spreading coordinated anti-India disinformation over the internet.
Pak blames 'India's hegemonic designs' for strained ties
In its first ever National Security Policy, Pakistan said: "Towards the immediate east, bilateral ties have been stymied as a consequence of the unresolved Kashmir dispute and India's hegemonic designs". Jammu and Kashmir finds only a small mention in the document which runs into 48 pages.
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