Press Releases

Malaysia Offers Support for Peace Between Pakistan, India

(MENAFN) Malaysian Premier Anwar Ibrahim stated on Monday that his nation was prepared to "play a role" in fostering peace between Pakistan and India. This announcement came as Iran's senior diplomat arrived in Islamabad to engage with the...

India Limits Water Flow to Pakistan

(MENAFN) India has initiated a reduction in the water flow from its territory to neighboring Pakistan, with further similar actions anticipated, based on a report by a news agency. The report cites an anonymous individual “familiar with the...

India shuts down airspace to Pakistan-associated aircraft

(MENAFN) India has officially closed its airspace to all aircraft connected to Pakistan—including military flights—as tensions between the two countries continue to escalate following a deadly terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir. The decision...

Media reports India prohibiting very important Pakistani social accounts

(MENAFN) India has reportedly restricted access to the social media accounts of several prominent Pakistani personalities and media outlets, as diplomatic tensions with Islamabad escalate following a deadly terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir....

Media reports India reacting to ‘unprovoked firing’ by Pakistan

(MENAFN) The Indian Army is continuing its response to what it describes as unprovoked firing by Pakistani forces across the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir, now entering its seventh consecutive day, according to ANI news agency....

Russia pressures India, Pakistan to solve tensions with diplomacy

(MENAFN) Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov urged India and Pakistan to address their differences through diplomatic means during a phone conversation with Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Saturday. The discussion covered both...

Former foreign secretary says India must send ‘serious message’ to Pakistan

(MENAFN) Former Indian Foreign Secretary Kanwal Sibal has urged New Delhi to send a stronger and clearer signal to Pakistan regarding its support for terrorism, following the deadly attack in Jammu and Kashmir that killed 26 people, mostly...

Russia Urges Diplomacy on India, Pakistan Tensions

(MENAFN) Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Indian peer Subrahmanyam Jaishankar engaged in a conversation to deliberate over the current state of relations between their nations, as well as the escalating strain between India and...

India Places Ban on Imports from Pakistan

(MENAFN) New Delhi announced Saturday a comprehensive prohibition on all imports originating from Pakistan, citing the measure as necessary "in the interest of national security and public policy." The sweeping restriction comes in the wake of...

India Freezes Trade, Mail, Maritime Links with Pakistan

(MENAFN) India declared on Saturday that it is freezing imports, postal services, and sea transport links with Pakistan due to the heightened friction between the two neighboring South Asian countries following the April 22 incident in Kashmir,...

India Holds Security Meeting Amid Pakistan Tensions

(MENAFN) Indian Premier Narendra Modi presided over a Cabinet Security Committee session on Wednesday in response to escalating friction with Pakistan, according to state-affiliated news outlets. This marked the second high-level meeting since the...

India downgrades diplomatic relations with Pakistan after massacre

(MENAFN) In response to a deadly terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir that killed 26 people, India has downgraded diplomatic ties with Pakistan and implemented several retaliatory measures. The Cabinet Committee on Security, led by Prime Minister...

Media reports India initiating counter-terror ops on Pakistan border

(MENAFN) India has initiated extensive counter-terrorism operations across multiple areas of Jammu and Kashmir, following the deadly terrorist attack on April 22 that left 26 people dead, mostly tourists, in Pahalgam. According to local media...

Senior Pakistani official issues threat to India with nukes

(MENAFN) Pakistani Railways Minister Hanif Abbasi has issued a stark warning to India, threatening the use of nuclear weapons amid heightened tensions following a deadly terrorist attack in Indian-administered Kashmir that left 26 tourists dead....

India commands mass dismissal of Pakistanis

(MENAFN) India has revoked the visas of all Pakistani nationals currently residing in the country and has given them a deadline of April 27 to leave. This decision follows the deadly terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir, which claimed 26 lives...

Gunshots heard at India-Pakistan border

(MENAFN) The Indian Army reported late Friday night that multiple Pakistani military posts along the Line of Control (LoC) opened fire across the border in Kashmir, escalating tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbors. A defense official...

Indian Navy practices drills amid confrontation with Pakistan

(MENAFN) The Indian Navy has carried out live-fire exercises in the Arabian Sea as hostilities with Pakistan continue to rise following a deadly terrorist attack in Indian-administered Kashmir that killed 26 people earlier this week. On Sunday,...

India-Pakistan confrontation intensifies following Kashmir assault

(MENAFN) Tensions between India and Pakistan have significantly escalated after a terrorist attack in Indian-administered Kashmir that resulted in 26 deaths. The attack took place on Tuesday afternoon in Baisaran Valley, a popular tourist area...

India declares it`s time to punish Pakistan

(MENAFN) The brutal attack on tourists near Pahalgam in India’s Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory, which left at least 28 dead and many others injured, has drawn global condemnation from leaders like US President Donald Trump and Russian President...

Trump Says India, Pakistan Will Get Conflict 'figured out'

(MENAFN) Leader Donald Trump remarked on the ongoing strain between Pakistan and India, stating that the two nations have had a long history of conflict. He noted that "They have had that fight for a thousand years in Kashmir" and added that...