Pakistan

Recent media reports have revealed that Pakistan may allow cotton imports from India this week as a measure to restore bilateral trade. Reportedly, Pakistan is facing a shortage of cotton, which was taken to the cognisance of PM Imran Khan. Once approved, a formal order would be presented before the Economic Coordination Committee of the Cabinet. Recently, India and Pakistan had agreed to a ceasefire agreement on February 25.

A J&K counter-insurgency IPS officer has revealed that around 100 Kashmiri youths, who visited Pakistan on short travel visas, went missing in the last three years. He stated that they either did not come back or disappeared after their return. Suspecting their alignment with terrorists’ sleeper cells, the official feared their brainwashing and persuasion to carry out anti-India propaganda. Besides, he said the only solution is to ramp-up… read-more

The Centre has requested the Twitter to block/remove 1,178 twitter accounts alleged for spreading misinformation about farmer's protests. The government noted that these accounts are operated by either Pakistani or Khalistani users, promoting provocative content on the microblogging platform. However, Twitter is yet to approve the request. Earlier, over the government’s call, Twitter blocked 257 suspicious handles, unblocking them shortly… read-more

Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) revealed that on February 2 they launched a surgical strike and rescued two Iranian soldiers held by Pakistani terrorist organization Jaish ul-Adl. The IRGC said the border guards were kidnapped in 2018 and taken to Merkava city of Sistan and Baluchestan province. Jaish ul-Adl, which was listed as a terrorist organization, waged an armed struggle with Iran advocating rights of Baloch Sunnis in Iran.… read-more

An 18-year-old boy named Gemraram mistakenly crossed the border in Rajasthan's Barmer district and reached Pakistan two-and-a-half months ago. Reportedly, Gemraram ended up in Pakistan's territory when he tried to flee from the house of his female friend after getting spotted by her family. While the BSF came to know about the issue during a flag meeting with the Pakistani rangers on January 5, the officials have initiated efforts to bring… read-more