New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) In the wake of Operation Sindoor, a tri-service military action targeting nine high-value terror sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), the Centre has convened an all-party meeting on Thursday at 11 a.m. to brief the nation's political leadership on the strategic strikes.
Islamabad, May 7 (IANS) Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has said that the current tensions and escalated confrontation between India and Pakistan can come to a halt only if New Delhi backs out of its aggressive position. Asif's remarks came after India launched 'Operation Sindoor', targetting nine locations in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) striking alleged terror hideouts. Pakistan also claimed to have responded to Indian airstrikes with counter-offensive measures along the Line of Control (LoC).
Jaipur, May 7 (IANS) Hailing India's 'Operation Sindoor' which hit terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), Naseeruddin Chishti, chairman of All India Sufi Sajjadanashin and son of Ajmer Dargah Diwan Zainul Abedin, on Wednesday said that this is "New India" which responds with actions, not words.
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) As India executed 'Operation Sindoor', a notable shift was observed in the editorial tone of prominent American daily The New York Times, which for the first time referred to the perpetrators of the Pahalgam massacre as "terrorists" in its headline -- a marked departure from its earlier usage of softer terms such as "militants" and "gunmen".
Abu Dhabi, May 7 (IANS) Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of UAE, has called on India and Pakistan to exercise restraint and de-escalate tensions, and avoid further escalation, said the country's foreign ministry on Wednesday.
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called off his scheduled three-nation Europe tour in the wake of heightened tensions with Pakistan, sources confirmed on Wednesday. PM Modi was scheduled to travel to Croatia, Norway and the Netherlands starting May 13 and also participate in the 3rd India-Nordic Summit in Oslo on May 15-16.
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday called on President Droupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhavan and briefed her on Operation Sindoor, a bold and tightly coordinated military action in which Indian armed forces struck multiple high-value terror targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).
Kolkata, May 7 (IANS) Family members of the tourists from West Bengal who were killed in the April 22 ghastly massacre at Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for Operation Sindoor, crushing terror bases in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir.
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) 'Operation Sindoor', India's response to the Pahalgam terror attack by Pakistan-sponsored terrorists on April 22, struck nine locations across the border, vapourising terrorists and their hideouts in the wee hours of Wednesday.
Islamabad, May 7 (IANS) Pakistan has been put on a 'red alert', with government hospitals across the country ready for any emergency; airspace for all domestic and international flights closed for at least 24 to 36 hours; all educational institutions in capital Islamabad and the Punjab province closed; and, all forces on stand by following the late night Indian air strikes on terror hideouts in different parts of the country.
