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Kusha missile test brings India closer to self-reliance and multilayered defence umbrella: Report

IANS | August 9, 2026 7:03 PM

New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) The first test of the Kusha long-range surface-to-air missile system is set to bring India closer to self-reliance and be a key part of Sudarshan Chakra, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s two-phase Mission for a multilayered national defence umbrella, against ballistic missiles, fighter aircraft, drones and other threats by 2035, a media report said.

Policeman killed, another injured in attack in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

IANS | August 9, 2026 6:55 PM

Islamabad, Aug 9 (IANS) A police personnel was killed, and another injured after armed assailants attacked them in the Saeedkhel area of Lakki Marwat district in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Sunday, local media reported, citing police.

JAAC denies receiving support from India in PoK's protests, challenges Pakistan to show evidence

IANS | August 9, 2026 6:28 PM

London, Aug 9 (IANS) The Jammu & Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC), which has been leading the protests in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), has rejected claims of receiving support from India and urged Islamabad to show proof for such allegations, a report has said.

Forced disappearances of minors among civilians continue in Pak's Karachi and Balochistan: Report

IANS | August 9, 2026 6:27 PM

Islamabad, Aug 9 (IANS) As violence against civilians continue in different regions of Pakistan, several people, including two 14-year-old students, were reported to have been forcibly disappeared in separate raids in Karachi and Balochistan, a media report said while quoting sources.

We are not having any negotiations with the US right now: Iran FM

IANS | August 9, 2026 5:46 PM

Tehran, Aug 9 (IANS) Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Aragchi on Sunday stated that there are currently no ongoing negotiations with the United States.

Amid PoJK unrest, Pakistan's new guidelines for press expose journalists to administrative retaliation: Report

IANS | August 9, 2026 5:25 PM

Islamabad, Aug 9 (IANS) Amid the unrest in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK), the Pakistani authorities have implemented new guidelines for the press aimed at restricting media freedom and exposing journalists to administrative retaliation, and seemingly designed to silence dissent so that the issues raised by the people of the area do not reach the outside world, as per a report.

Increased HIV, Hepatitis C cases point towards grim healthcare system in Pakistan: Report

IANS | August 9, 2026 4:56 PM

Islamabad, Aug 9 (IANS) Unsafe injections, poorly screened blood, inadequate sterilisation, and weak regulation leading to rising HIV positive cases and increased prevalence of Hepatitis C are a harsh reality of Pakistan's deficient healthcare services, according to a media report.

'If PMs Modi, Rahman meet...': Indian envoy expresses confidence about sorting out bilateral problems

IANS | August 9, 2026 4:04 PM

Dhaka, Aug 9 (IANS) India's High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Dinesh Trivedi, on Sunday called Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman as "people's persons" and expressed confidence about sorting out problems between the two nations if the two leaders hold a meeting, local media reported.

Pakistan considers Balochistan security issue, ignores economic and political aspects: Report

IANS | August 9, 2026 2:58 PM

Islamabad, Aug 9 (IANS) Poor governance is the primary reason behind instability and deprivation in Pakistan's Balochistan province as the Federal government regards the province as a security issue and does not address the social, economic, and political causes of the crisis there, a report said.

Pakistan: Industrial and export supply chains face disruption due to goods, oil transporters strike

IANS | August 9, 2026 2:12 PM

Islamabad, Aug 9 (IANS) Industrial and export supply chains faced disruption in Pakistan as the goods transporters and oil tankers launched a nationwide strike, with operators pledging to continue the protest until the group's leadership holds talks with the government on Monday, local media reported on Monday.

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Kusha missile test brings India closer to self-reliance and multilayered defence umbrella: Report

Policeman killed, another injured in attack in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

JAAC denies receiving support from India in PoK's protests, challenges Pakistan to show evidence

Forced disappearances of minors among civilians continue in Pak's Karachi and Balochistan: Report

We are not having any negotiations with the US right now: Iran FM

Amid PoJK unrest, Pakistan's new guidelines for press expose journalists to administrative retaliation: Report

Increased HIV, Hepatitis C cases point towards grim healthcare system in Pakistan: Report

'If PMs Modi, Rahman meet...': Indian envoy expresses confidence about sorting out bilateral problems

Pakistan considers Balochistan security issue, ignores economic and political aspects: Report

Pakistan: Industrial and export supply chains face disruption due to goods, oil transporters strike

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