Ceasefire violations by Pakistan
India-Pak Tensions LIVE | Indian travel firms report drop in Turkey bookings over Pakistan support
Indians are cancelling holidays in popular resorts in Turkey and Azerbaijan after the countries supported Pakistan during its recent conflict with New Delhi, two booking firms said. Ties between India and Pakistan nosedived after a deadly attack in Indian Kashmir last month that New Delhi said was backed by Islamabad. Pakistan denied involvement, but intense fighting broke out when India struck what it said were "terrorist camps" in Pakistan last week. They agreed a ceasefire on Saturday which has largely held.
Turkey and Azerbaijan, popular budget holiday destinations for Indians, issued statements backing Islamabad after India's strikes. "Bookings for Azerbaijan and Turkey decreasing by 60% (over the last week) while cancellations have surged by 250% during the same period," a spokesperson for MakeMyTrip said.
India-Pak Tensions LIVE | Pakistan says it is committed to truce with India, vows response to aggression
Pakistan said on Tuesday it remained committed to a truce with India agreed after four days of intense fighting last week, but vowed to respond with full resolve to any future aggression by New Delhi.
The nuclear-armed neighbours halted their worst fighting in nearly three decades after agreeing to a ceasefire on Saturday, following diplomacy and pressure from the United States.
Tuesday's comments from Islamabad came in response to a speech by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi the previous day that warned Pakistan New Delhi would target "terrorist hideouts" across the border again if there were new attacks on India, without being deterred by "nuclear blackmail".
India-Pak Tensions LIVE | Pakistan receives second tranche under extended fund facility from IMF, cenbank says
Pakistan has received the second tranche of special drawing rights worth 760 million ($1,023 million) from the International Monetary Fund under the extended fund facility programme, the country's central bank said in a post on X on Wednesday.
The amount will be reflected in its foreign exchange reserves for the week ending May 16, the State Bank of Pakistan said.
India-Pak Tensions LIVE | Questions need to be answered on 'sudden' halt in Indo-Pak military conflict: J&K Cong
Stating that while his party does not want to politicise the recent military conflict between India and Pakistan, the Jammu and Kashmir unit of Congress on Wednesday said the “sudden” halt in military action on the intervention of “a third country” last week left many questions unanswered.
Stating that the party leadership and the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, are concerned about the border situation, J-K Congress chief Tariq Hameed Karra said his party is preparing a detailed report on the losses suffered by people in the intense Pakistani shelling from May 7 to May 10.
“There was a sudden announcement of ceasefire (on May 10) by a third country, which was subsequently implemented by India and Pakistan, raising many questions in the minds of the 140 crore people of the country.
India-Pak Tensions LIVE | JNU suspends MoU, Jamia cuts all ties with Turkish institutions
Following Turkey's support to Pakistan amid heightened tensions with India, multiple educational institutions here, including Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), have either suspended their collaboration with Turkish universities or are considering it, officials said on Wednesday.
JNU has suspended a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Turkiye's Inonu University, while Jamia Millia Islamia has suspended all forms of collaboration with Turkish institutions, citing national security considerations.
India-Pak Tensions LIVE | Encounter under way in J&K
India-Pak Tensions LIVE | Rethink suspension of Indus Water Treaty: Pak reportedly urges India
As per a report in The Times of India, Pakistan in a letter to India urged reconsideration of the Indus Water Treaty suspension.
The appeal was made in a letter by the secretary of Pakistan's ministry of water resources, Syed Ali Murtaza, to India’s Jal Shakti ministry secretary Debashree Mukherjee.
Rajnath Singh leaves his residence, to visit J&K today
India-Pak Tensions LIVE | Defence Minister Rajnath Singh arrives in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh arrives in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. J&K Lt Governor Manoj Sinha is also accompanying him.
India-Pak Tensions LIVE | DRDO has developed indigenous nanoporous multilayered polymeric membrane for high-pressure sea water desalination
PIB wrote in a statement, "DRDO has successfully developed indigenous nanoporous multilayered polymeric membrane for high-pressure sea water desalination.
"Defence Materials Stores and Research & Development Establishment (DMSRDE), the Kanpur-based laboratory of DRDO, has developed the technology for desalination plant in Indian Coast Guard (ICG) ships, based on their operational requirement to address the serious challenge of stability when exposed to chloride ions in saline water.
"The development has been completed in a record time of eight months."
India-Pak Tensions LIVE | Rajnath Singh inspects Pakistani shells that were dropped in J&K
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inspects Pakistani shells that were dropped in J&K. Some debris have been displayed at the Badami Bagh Cantonment.
India-Pak Tensions LIVE |Rajnath Singh lauds the sacrifice of brave jawans
At Badami Bagh Cantonment, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh says, "First of all, I would like to bow to the supreme sacrifice of the brave jawans while they fought terrorism and terrorists. I pay respect to their memory.
"I also pay respect to the innocent civilians who were killed in Pahalgam. I also salute the valour of the injured soldiers and pray to God that they may recover at the earliest."
India-Pak Tensions LIVE | 'Entire nation is proud of you': Rajnath Singh
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh says, "I feel proud to be here among you amid such adverse conditions. The entire nation is proud of whatever you all did during Operation Sindoor, under the able leadership and guidance of PM Narendra Modi.
"Before being your Defence Minister, I am an Indian citizen. Besides being the Defence Minister, I am here to express gratitude to you as an Indian citizen."
India-Pak Tensions LIVE | 'I salute J&K people for expressing anger against Pak terrorists': Rajnath Singh
At Badami Bagh Cantonment, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh says, "After Pahalgam attack, the manner in which the people of Jammu and Kashmir expressed their anger against Pakistan and terrorists - I also salute the people of Jammu and Kashmir.
"I am here to feel that energy which destroyed the enemies. The manner in which you destroyed Pakistani chowkis and bunkers across the border, I think the enemy will never be able to forget it."
India-Pak Tensions LIVE | Operation Sindoor is the biggest action taken by India against terrorism: Rajnath
India-Pak Tensions LIVE | Rajnath Singh, Manoj Sinha, Omar Abdullah join jawans in raising slogans of 'Bharat Mata ki Jai'
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, J&K Lt Governor Manoj Sinha and CM Omar Abdullah join the jawans at Badami Bagh Cantonment in raising slogans of 'Bharat Mata ki Jai'. The Defence Minister addressed the jawans here.
India-Pak Tensions LIVE | We have inflicted wounds on their chest: Rajnath on India's attack on terror infrastructure in Pakistan, PoK
India-Pak Tensions LIVE | BJP leaders and locals hold Tiranga yatra in the area, in solidarity with the Indian armed forces
J&K: BJP leaders and locals of Pahalgam hold Tiranga yatra in the area, in solidarity with the Indian armed forces and Operation Sindoor.
India-Pak Tensions LIVE | Terrorists, their masters hiding in Pakistan are now targets of Indian forces: Rajnath Singh
India-Pak Tensions LIVE | 3 terrorists eliminated in an ongoing operation: Indian Army
Three hardcore terrorists eliminated in the ongoing Operation at Nader, Awantipora. Identity of terrorists is being ascertained, says Chinar Corps of the Indian Army
India-Pak Tensions LIVE | Terrorists killed innocent asking their 'dharma', we killed terrorists by looking at their karma: Rajnath Singh
India-Pak Tensions LIVE | Pakistan's nuclear weapons should be taken under monitoring of International Atomic Energy Agency: Rajnath
India-Pak Tensions LIVE | Army personnel visit residents impacted by Pak shelling, provides them medicine & ration in J&K's Poonch
India-Pak Tensions LIVE | Told Pak military to stand aside as we targeted terrorists, they didn't take good advice: Jaishankar
India-Pak Tensions LIVE | Pakistan has a list of terrorists that needs to be handed over: EAM Jaishankar
EAM S Jaishankar said. "Our relations and dealings with Pakistan will be strictly bilateral. That is a national consensus for years, and there is absolutely no change in that. The prime minister made it very clear that talks with Pakistan will be only on terror. Pakistan has a list of terrorists that needs to be handed over, and they have to shut down the terrorists' infrastructure. They know what to do. We are prepared to discuss with them what is to be done about terrorism. Those are the talks which are feasible."
India-Pak Tensions LIVE | 'Indus Waters Treaty to be held in abeyance until Pakistan credibly stops terrorism': EAM
"The Indus Waters Treaty is held in abeyance and will continue to be held in abeyance until the cross-border terrorism by Pakistan is credibly and irrevocably stopped... The only thing which remains to be discussed on Kashmir is the vacating of illegally occupied Indian territory in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir; we are open to that discussion," says EAM S Jaishankar
India-Pak Tensions LIVE | After JNU, now Jamia also suspends any MoUs with Turkey
India-Pak Tensions LIVE | Ceasefire extended till May 18 after talks between both sides: Pak minister
Pakistan's Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said the country's military had agreed to extend a ceasefire with India until Sunday during a phone call between the two armies on Thursday, news agency AFP said.
He told parliament that both sides had "military to military communications" on Wednesday and Thursday and "today we had a conversation and it is a ceasefire until May 18".
India-Pak Tensions LIVE | India, Pak to continue confidence-building measures to reduce the alertness levels
Indian Army has said that India and Pakistan have decided to continue with the confidence building measures so as to reduce the alertness level along the boundary.
India-Pak Tensions LIVE | Ready to talk about peace with India, says Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif
Earlier in the day, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that India's relations and dealings with Pakistan will be 'strictly bilateral'.
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