In a provocative statement against India, Pakistan’s Defence Minister, Khawaja Asif, has called the 1972 Simla Agreement a “dead document” that is no longer relevant. Speaking in a televised interview on Wednesday, Asif stated that Pakistan has effectively returned to the 1948 position on Kashmir, and the Line of Control (LoC) is now a ceasefire … Read more
Faced with growing global isolation on the issue of terrorism, Pakistan is making an all-out effort to seek the help of US President Donald Trump to try and achieve peace with Indian Addressing an event at the US Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif praised Trump for his role in helping de-escalate the … Read more
Pakistan’s Olympic gold medalist Arshad Nadeem declined to comment on Indian javelin star Neeraj Chopra’s recent remarks, saying he stands with the Pakistan Army amid heightened tensions between India and Pakistan. The statement came days before Arshad’s departure for the Asian Athletics Championships. Arshad Nadeem avoids Neeraj Chopra’s question Responding to a reporter’s question about … Read more
“Historically, things have to get pretty bad before investors really get chased out of a market and while there will certainly be more caution until this gets resolved, I do not think it is going to completely reverse the flows that sort of India funds and sort of Indian asset markets in general I have … Read more
Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif. | Photo Credit: Reuters Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Monday (May 5, 2025) warned that India could carry out a military strike at any moment along the Line of Control in Kashmir. Follow Pahalgam terror attack updates on May 5 Mr. Asif’s statement came as tension was running … Read more
The United States on Sunday urged India and Pakistan to pursue a “responsible resolution” following a deadly terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam, while affirming its support for India. The US State Department said it has been in contact with both governments at multiple levels as tensions escalate after the April 22 attack, which … Read more
This week WorldView comes to you from Pakistan. S. Jaishankar traveled to Islamabad for the SCO and meetings with Pakistan Prime Minister and Foreign Minister. Dr. Jaishankar’s visit to Pakistan for one of many firsts: – First visit by any Indian minister since 2016- when Home Minister Rajnath Singh attended the SAARC meet – First … Read more
Calling for India and Pakistan to move on from the “past”, former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said that the two sides must “pick up the threads” of the conversation that he had begun with former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, adding that the visit by External Affairs Minister S. … Read more
Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse, Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency. File | Photo Credit: AP Pakistan sustained its nuclear modernisation efforts last year despite its economic turmoil as its contentious relationship with India continues to drive its defence policy, the top U.S. intelligence official told Congress. The remarks by Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse, Director of … Read more
Photo used for representation purpose only. File | Photo Credit: Reuters In response to Union Defense Minister Rajnath Singh’s remarks on terrorism where he said that “If they [terrorists] run away to Pakistan, we will enter Pakistan to kill them (Pakistan mein ghus ke marenge),” Pakistan on April 6 said that the Indian government “habitually … Read more