Thursday, February 28th, 2019
Imran Khan says captured Indian pilot will be released tomorrow after India’s demand
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan announced that the captured Indian Air Force pilot would be released the next day, after India pressed for his return. Tension between the two countries had not eased at the time of the announcement. India’s demands India handed Pakistan a dossier on the Jaish-e-Mohammad and asked for the pilot to be sent back as soon as possible. Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump said the dispute between India and Pakistan would be resolved soon. Neither India nor Pakistan had issued an official statement on his remarks.Read More
No deal on captured IAF pilot, India wants him back at once: sources
India will not strike any deal with Pakistan over the Indian Air Force pilot it captured, government sources said, adding that New Delhi expected him to be returned immediately. The pilot was taken on Wednesday after an aerial battle in which the IAF shot down a Pakistani warplane. India’s position According to the sources, the government did not intend to ask for consular access. “We need him back,” they said, adding that if Pakistan believed it held a bargaining chip, it was mistaken. The sources said India was doing everythingRead More
Army, Navy and IAF to hold first joint media briefing amid India-Pakistan tension
The Army, the Navy and the Indian Air Force (IAF) were due to brief the media together for the first time, as tension between India and Pakistan remained high. Earlier in the day the three service chiefs met Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, a day after several rounds of discussion with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Meetings in Delhi The briefing was scheduled a day after an IAF pilot was captured by Pakistan following an aerial engagement between Indian and Pakistani military jets, the first such clash in many years. A seniorRead More
Delhi High Court seeks Election Commission reply on plea to de-register Nagaland’s NDPP
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the Election Commission of India (ECI) to respond to a petition seeking the de-registration of the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP), the party at the head of the coalition government in Nagaland. Justice Yogesh Khanna also sought the NDPP’s reply and listed the case for further hearing on April 10. What the petition says The plea was filed by Zeneisilie Ate Louchii, a resident of the state, who is challenging an ECI order of February 7 that turned down her earlier complaint. SheRead More