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  • FO says Pakistan has ‘dismantled’ terrorist outfits amid US designation of group blamed for Pahalgam attack
    Dawn - 15:26 Jul 18, 2025
    The Foreign Office (FO) on Friday reaffirmed Pakistan’s stance against terrorism, saying that the country has “effectively and comprehensively dismantled” terrorist outfits. The statement follows the US State Department’s decision on Thursday to designate a little-known group called The Resistance Front (TRF) — responsible for the Pahalgam attack — as a foreign terrorist organisation (FTO) and specially designated global terrorist (SDGT) group. The April 22 attack — which resulted in the deaths of 26 people — sparked a military confrontation between nuclear-armed India and Pakistan as New Delhi blamed it on Islamabad, which strongly denied the allegations while calling for a neutral investigation. According to a BBC News report in June, the group had initially said it was behind the attack, but later disowned it. The US State Department claimed that the little-known group was a “front and proxy” of the banned Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT). “TRF has also claimed responsibility for several attacks against Indian securi...
  • US declares outfit behind Pahalgam attack ‘terror group’
    Dawn - 03:25 Jul 18, 2025
    KARACHI: The US has designated the group, which claimed an attack in India-held Kashmir’s Pahalgam area, as a foreign terrorist organisation (FTO) and specially designated global terrorist (SDGT) group. Without any evidence, New Delhi had blamed Islamabad for the April 22 attack, which saw 26 people killed in the Baisaran hill station, and used it as a pretext to launch military strikes against Pakistan. According to a recent BBC News report, the group had initially said it was behind the attack, but later disowned it. Thursday’s statement from the State Department seemed to echo India’s viewpoint, which has claimed that the little-known newly-formed group was actually a “front and proxy” of the banned Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT). India also blames the LeT for orchestrating the 2008 Mumbai attacks and several other attacks on military forces. The US earlier designated LeT as an FTO in December 2001. One of the first mentions of the group came in 2020, when then-Indian army chief M.M. Naravane accused Pakistan of cr...
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  • Indian opposition demands IoK governor step down after admitting ‘security failure’ in Pahalgam attack
    Dawn - 12:14 Jul 15, 2025
    India’s opposition parties have called for the governor of occupied Kashmir to resign with an apology to the people of the territory after he admitted to a “security failure” in the Pahalgam attack that killed 26 people. On April 22, 26 tourists were killed at a hill station in India-occupied Kashmir’s (IoK) Pahalgam. India has blamed Pakistan for the horrific attack, an accusation the latter denies. Islamabad has called for an international independent probe into the massacre. In an interview with the Times of India on Monday, IoK Lieutenant Governor and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Manoj Sinha said, “I take full responsibility for the incident, which was undoubtedly a security failure.” In response to the admission, numerous Indian politicians slammed him for negligence and for his delay in taking accountability and called for his resignation. The Indian National Congress |(INC) suggested that Sinha intended to shield “unspecified officials” in the union government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, The ...
  • New Delhi ‘lied’ to public about Pahalgam attack, Bilawal tells Indian journalist
    Dawn - 19:24 Jul 09, 2025
    In an exclusive interview with Indian journalist Karan Thapar, PPP Chairman and former foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Wednesday said the Indian public was “lied to” by New Delhi about Pakistan’s alleged involvement in the Pahalgam attack in occupied Kashmir. The statement comes amid tensions between the two nuclear-armed countries in the wake of their recent military confrontation, sparked by New Delhi’s baseless allegations against Islamabad over the Pahalgam attack. In an interview with The Wire’s Thapar, the PPP chief said that had Pakistan been involved in the attack, evidence would have surfaced and the perpetrators identified. This is the first interview given by a Pakistani representative to Indian media since the military escalation. “As far as the Pahalgam terrorist attack is concerned, Pakistan has been willing to be part of an impartial international investigation; your government refused that,” Bilawal said. Notably, Bilawal led a delegation to present Pakistan’s case across the globe ...
  • India heightens security as Hindu pilgrimage begins near Pahalgam
    Dawn - 07:57 Jul 03, 2025
     Hindu pilgrims await their registration at a transit camp in Pantha Chowk on the outskirts of Srinagar in occupied Kashmir on July 2, 2025, ahead of the annual Amarnath pilgrimage. — AFP Hindus began a vast month-long pilgrimage in India-occupied Kashmir (IoK) on Thursday, with many of the faithful starting from near the site where a deadly April attack triggered conflict with Pakistan. Last year, half a million devotees took part in the Amarnath pilgrimage to a sacred ice pillar located in a cave in the forested Himalayan hills above the town of Pahalgam. India has ramped up security for the event, deploying 45,000 troops with high-tech surveillance tools overseeing the gruelling trek to reach the high-altitude cave, dedicated to the Hindu deity of destruction Shiva. “We have multi-layered and in-depth security arrangements so that we can make the pilgrimage safe and smooth for the devotees,” said VK Birdi, police chief for the Muslim-majority territory. Pahalgam is the site where gunmen on April 22 killed 26 mostly Hindu tourists. New Delhi blamed the attack on Pakistan, which strongly denied the allegations while calling for a neutral investigation, triggering a series of tit-for-tat diplo...
  • Quad ministers condemn Pahalgam attack without naming Pakistan
    Dawn - 08:47 Jul 02, 2025
    The Quad grouping of the United States, India, Japan and Australia called on Tuesday for the perpetrators of a militant attack that killed 26 in India-occupied Kashmir to be brought to justice without delay. The April 22 attack in held Kashmir’s Pahalgam sparked heavy fighting between nuclear-armed India and Pakistan in the latest escalation of a decades-old rivalry as India blamed it on Pakistan, which strongly denied the allegations while calling for a neutral investigation. The US State Department issued a joint statement by the foreign ministers of the grouping, who met in Washington, but stopped short of naming Pakistan or blaming Islamabad. “The Quad unequivocally condemns all acts of terrorism and violent extremism in all its forms and manifestations, including cross-border terrorism,” the ministers said in the statement. They called on all members of the United Nations to cooperate actively with “all relevant authorities” in delivering justice to the “perpetrators, organisers, and financiers of this r...
  • Bilawal says New Delhi ‘lost global credibility’ after Pahalgam attack, military escalation with Pakistan
    Dawn - 18:18 Jun 27, 2025
    PPP Chairman and former foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Friday said that following the Pahalgam attack in occupied Kashmir and the brief but intense military escalation with Pakistan last month, India “lost its international credibility due to a lack of transparency and widespread disinformation”. Earlier this month, Pakis­tan launched a broad-based engagement campaign to present its perspective on the conflict with India to the world and counter New Delhi’s unproven allegations. As part of its global outreach, a delegation led by Bilawal visited the United States, London and Brussels. Addressing reporters at the National Press Club in Islamabad, the PPP chairman stressed that through spreading false information, both in the media and through diplomatic channels, India stripped itself of credibility. “Pakistan gained victory on the narrative front, which is beneficial,” Bilawal said. “The whole world saw what the Indian [and] Pakistani media were doing. “People all over the world were reading and a...
  • India arrests two for ‘harbouring Pahalgam attackers’
    Dawn - 11:22 Jun 22, 2025
    India’s counter-terrorism agency said on Sunday it has arrested two men in Indian-Occupied Kashmir for allegedly harbouring gunmen behind a deadly attack on civilians that sparked a days-long conflict between the two countries. India’s National Investigation Agency (NIA) claimed the two suspects were from the Pahalgam area, where gunmen killed 26 people two months ago. “The two men had provided food, shelter and logistical support to the terrorists, who had… selectively killed the tourists on the basis of their religious identity,” a statement by NIA said. The agency identified the two men as Parvaiz Ahmad Jothar and Bashir Ahmad Jothar, claiming the duo “have disclosed the identities of the three armed terrorists involved in the attack”. New Delhi accused Pakistan of backing the attack without making public any evidence — an allegation that Islamabad denies. The April 22 killings triggered a series of tit-for-tat diplomatic measures by the nuclear-armed countries and led to intense exchanges of missile, dron...
  • Pakistan rejects Modi’s ‘baseless, misleading remarks’ on first visit to held Kashmir after Pahalgam attack
    Dawn - 16:17 Jun 06, 2025
    The Foreign Office on Friday firmly rejected the “baseless and misleading remarks” made by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his first visit to the Indian-held Kashmir after the Pahalgam attack. The indian premier arrived in occupied valley today to open a strategic railway line. According to Indian news media outlets, Modi, during his visit, said that Pakistan attacked ’insaniyat’ and Kashmiriyat’ (humanity and the Kashmiri identity) in Pahalgam. The Indian premier alleged that Pakistan was “also the enemy of poor’s bread and butter”. He warned that anyone trying to derail the development in Indian-held Kashmir would have to “face Narendra Modi first”. Responding to the Indian premier’s remarks, the foreign office today said: “Pakistan firmly rejects the baseless and misleading remarks made by the prime minister of India regarding the situation in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir.” It added that such statements represented a “deliberate attempt to deflect international attention from the grav...
  • State Dept ‘supports’ Pakistan’s call for neutral probe into Pahalgam
    Dawn - 04:57 May 09, 2025
    WASHINGTON: The US has called upon both Pakistan and India to hold “direct talks” to bring down tensions and said it will support any effort, including a neutral probe, to ensure the perpetrators of the Pahalgam attack are brought to justice. In a press briefing on Thursday, Tammy Bruce, the State Department spokesperson, said the US was aware of Pakistan’s offer for a neutral investigation into the attack. “Pakistan wants an independent investigation … and [the US] want the perpetrators to be held accountable, and we are supportive of any efforts to that end,” she added. When asked if the two neighbours have offered any commitments, Ms Bruce said Secretary Rubio had been clear on two things: “that this should not escalate” and “communication was fundamentally key”. When the spokesperson was asked if the US shared India’s view that Pakistan was supporting terrorist groups, she refrained from affirming the accusation. She said the Pahalgam attack was “awful”, but the “back and forth and continuation” of attack...
  • Punjab Govt steps in to treat patients rejected by India after Pahalgam incident
    The Nation - National - 13:40 May 05, 2025
    Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has directed health authorities to ensure free and immediate medical treatment for Pakistani patients who were forced to return from India without receiving care following the recent Pahalgam attack.
  • PM rejects India’s attempt to link Pakistan to Pahalgam incident, invites UK to join neutral int’l probe
    The Nation - National - 13:09 May 05, 2025
    Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Monday, while rejecting India’s attempts to link Pakistan to the Pahalgam incident without providing any evidence, reiterated his offer for a transparent, credible, and neutral international investigation into the incident and invited the UK to join it.
  • Pahalgam false flag operation leaves India diplomatically isolated
    ARY NEWS - 19:40 May 04, 2025
    Pahalgam false flag operation, India diplomatic isolation, Pakistan-Russia relations, international responseIndia has been facing diplomatic isolation following the Pahalgam false flag operation, as key global powers have discarded its warlike attitude, ARY News reported. Despite frequent efforts, India has not been able to get international support, with Russia, the United States, and the European Union requesting sensitive communication with Pakistan. India has been advised by […]
  • India attempting to exploit Pahalgam incident for strategic gains: Sanaullah
    The Nation - National - 05:56 May 03, 2025
    ISLAMABAD - Advisor to the Prime Minister on Political and Public Affairs, Rana Sanaullah Khan, on Friday said that India is attempting to exploit the Pahalgam incident for strategic objectives.
  • Pakistan offers neutral, transparent, inquiry into Pahalgam incident: Rizwan
    The Nation - National - 05:06 May 03, 2025
    Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States, Rizwan Saeed Sheikh, has said that Pakistan is ready to support a neutral, transparent, and credible investigation into the Pahalgam incident, if India agrees.
  • Pahalgam false flag attack: Modi Govt blocks ISPR’s YouTube Channel, X Account
    The Nation - National - 12:45 May 02, 2025
    In a panic over the revelation of truth, Modi’s government has blocked the official YouTube channel and X account (formerly Twitter) of Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) following the Pahalgam false flag attack.
  • NA to meet May 5 over India’s Pahalgam allegations
    The Nation - National - 10:37 May 02, 2025
    The National Assembly is expected to convene on May 5 to discuss India’s recent accusations and aggressive posture following the Pahalgam incident.
  • PM Shehbaz thanks China for ‘endorsing’ Pakistan’s proposal of neutral probe into Pahalgam attack
    Dawn - 21:07 May 01, 2025
     Screengrab of a post by Foreign Office on X.Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday thanked China’s envoy for endorsing his offer to conduct a neutral probe into the Pahalgam attack, following India’s actions against Pakistan that have heightened the risks of a military confrontation between the two countries. The April 22 attack in occupied Kashmir’s Pahalgam killed 26 people, mostly tourists, marking one of the deadliest assaults in the region since 2000. India has implied cross-border links without evidence, while Pakistan’s civilian and military leadership have rejected the accusation and called for a neutral probe. Tensions have since spiked, with Pakistan reinforcing its forces and India’s premier granting “operational freedom” to his military. As Pakistan, in the early hours of Wednesday, said it expected an incursion from India within the next 24-36 hours, diplomatic channels from other countries have been engaged to prevent a possible military confrontation. Chinese Ambassador Jiang Zaidong called on Shehbaz at the PM House in Islamabad toda...
  • BBC report raises questions on India’s Pahalgam attack account
    ARY NEWS - 15:54 May 01, 2025
    BBC, India, Pahalgam attack, kashmirA report in the British media outlet BBC has raised serious questions over the official account given by India on the Pahalgam attack in Illegal Indian Occupied Kashmir (IIOK). The alleged attack occurred on April 22 at a tourist site in the Pahalgam area, claiming the lives of 26. Soon after the attack, India accused […]
  • India exploiting Pahalgam tragedy for politics, says Marriyum Aurangzeb
    The Nation - National - 09:06 May 01, 2025
    Punjab Senior Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb has issued a stern warning to India, accusing the Modi-led government of politicizing the recent Pahalgam incident for electoral gain and exploiting the deaths of its own citizens.