PoK joins growing list of security flashpoints in Pakistan: Report

IANS | August 2, 2026 7:13 PM

Islamabad, Aug 2 (IANS) The unrest in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) unfolds as Islamabad is experiencing persistent instability in Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan (PoGB), making it part of a wider debate over governance, political representation, and human rights inside the country, a report stated.

'Not afraid to engage the Quad': ASEAN sends strong message to China, says report

IANS | August 2, 2026 5:37 PM

New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has sent a strong message to China with the recent events at the 16th Foreign Ministers’ Meeting of the East Asia Summit (EAS), a forum for strategic, political, and economic dialogue comprising 19 countries in Manila, according to a report.

High‑impact anti‑terror operations must: J&K L-G on Kulgam attack

IANS | August 1, 2026 7:25 PM

Srinagar, Aug 1 (IANS) J&K Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday chaired a high‑level security meeting and directed intensified, high‑impact anti‑terror operations to neutralise terrorists in the wake of the Kulgam attack, which left two non-local labourers dead.

Agencies find Lashkar reviving old Kashmir strategy: Proxies, pistols and civilians

Vicky Nanjappa | August 1, 2026 4:45 PM

New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir has witnessed two terror attacks in a span of ten days. Both the attacks, the first at Anantnag and the most recent one at Kulgam are the handiwork of the Lashkar-e-Tayiba proxy, The Resistance Front, officials have learnt. Agencies find that Lashkar is reviving its old Kashmir strategy of using proxies to target civilians.