The Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) of 1960, brokered by the World Bank, allocated the three western rivers-Indus, Jhelum, and Chenab-to Pakistan, granting India limited non-consumptive use for hydropower with strict design and flow restrictions. Pakistan contends that India has repeatedly breached these provisions through projects on the Jhelum and Chenab basins, threatening downstream water security, […]
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Girl dies in toy train accident at Indian park
JODHPUR: A five-year-old girl was killed in a tragic accident after falling from a toy train at a public park in India’s Rajasthan state, according to local media reports. Read More: Fire erupted in Tezgam safely controlled The incident occurred at the popular Mandore Garden in Jodhpur, where the child and her family had gone […]
Coinbase expands India operations with rupee trading
Coinbase has expanded its services in India by allowing customers to trade cryptocurrencies using the Indian rupee, marking a significant step in the company’s efforts to strengthen its presence in one of Asia’s largest digital asset markets. Read More: Indian rupee crashes amid rising oil prices and outflows The US-based cryptocurrency exchange announced that users in […]
Migrants try to flee to Bangladesh fearing India crackdown
Hasina Bibi clutched her hungry four-year-old daughter as she waited at an India-Bangladesh border post, trying to leave as fears grow of an Indian crackdown on undocumented migrants. She is among the hundreds of Bangladeshis who have gathered over two days at Hakimpur in India’s West Bengal state, police said, hoping to cross back as […]
India faces diplomatic setback after Hague court ruling on IWT: experts
India has suffered a major diplomatic and legal setback following a historic ruling by the International Court of Arbitration in The Hague on the historic Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) and the stance of Pakistan. The International Court of Arbitration, in its award on the interpretation of the treaty, ruled that India must “let flow” the […]
India Poses Perennial Threat to Regional Peace
Notwithstanding the fact that India suffered humiliating drubbing when it committed the indiscretion of attacking Pakistan in May last year and its failure to establish any Pakistani link to the terrorist acts at Pulwama and Pahalgam, the Indian leaders both civil and military continue to push their narrative of Pakistan sponsoring terrorism in India and […]
India will be relegated to history in case of any misadventure, warns Kh Asif
Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said Pakistan has the right to respond to attacks originating from Afghan territory, adding that any locations used for aggression would be targeted in retaliation. Speaking to the media outside Parliament House in Islamabad, the defence minister said that if attacks are launched from Afghanistan, Pakistan will respond accordingly. He maintained […]
Pakistan welcomes Indus treaty arbitration ruling
Pakistan has welcomed a Supplemental Award issued by the Court of Arbitration at the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, calling it a significant legal development in disputes under the Indus Waters Treaty between Pakistan and India. The ruling relates to disagreements over the design and operational parameters of India’s Ratle Hydroelectric Plant and […]
Pakistan welcomes India’s calls for dialogue, hopes ‘sanity will prevail’
Pakistan on Thursday cautiously welcomed emerging voices within India calling for dialogue between the two nuclear-armed neighbours, with Foreign Office spokesperson Tahir Andrabi saying such sentiments offered hope for a shift away from what it described as “war mongering and belligerence” witnessed in recent months. Addressing the weekly media briefing in Islamabad, Tahir Andrabi termed […]
Fire breaks out on Chennai-Abu Dhabi flight
A passenger aircraft flight travelling from Chennai-Abu Dhabi caught fire before take-off, prompting an emergency response and safe evacuation of all passengers, according to Indian media reports. Read More: Swiss Air Engine Fire at Delhi Airport Injures Six Passengers The incident occurred at Chennai airport when flames were reportedly spotted in one of the aircraft’s wings during […]