Jaishankar: ‘POK is part of India and we expect to take it back’

The foreign minister, S Jaishankar, asserted that the part of Jammu & Kashmir that is occupied by Pakistan is an integral part of India and said India expects to take physical control of the region. Read More
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Venkaiah Naidu: ‘Only thing left to discuss with Pakistan is PoK’

The vice-president, M Venkaiah Naidu, echoed the home minister, Rajnath Singh, when he said the only thing leftfor India today to discuss with Pakistan is the unresolved issue of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. Read More
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Rajnath Singh says ‘talks with Pakistan now only on POK’

The defence minister, Rajnath Singh, suggested that bilateral talks between India and Pakistan on Kashmir would happen on Pakistan-occupied Kashmir – the territory under Pakistan’s control since it tried to invade Jammu & Kashmir and annex it in 1948. Read More
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VK Singh backs Shah, says an ‘estimated 250 might have died’

The former Army chief and minister of state for external affairs General Vijay Kumar Singh, on Tuesday, said the death toll is not a “confirmed figure” and that the BJP chief meant that these many “might have died” in the air strike. Read More
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Sidhu asks Modi ‘did you kill terrorists or uprooted trees?’

Congress leaders Navjot Singh Sidhu and Kapil Sibal, on Monday, just like other political leaders from opposition expressed their scepticism over the impact of the February 26 Indian Air Force’s air strikes against Jaish-e-Muhammed terror camps in Pakistan’s Balakot. Read More
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Amit Shah says ‘over 250 killed’ in IAF air strike in Pakistan

The BJP chief Shah, during a public meeting Ahmedabad, said, “After Pulwama, everyone thought there could be no surgical strikes, what will happen? But under Narendra Modi’s leadership, the government carried out an air strike and killed more than 250 terrorists.” Read More
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BJP’s SS Ahluwalia: ‘Balakot strike wasn’t to kill, but to show we can’

Union minister and BJP Lok Sabha MP from Darjeeling SS Ahluwalia said the purpose of the strike was not to cause human casualty but to send out the message that India can hit deep inside Pakistan. Read More
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Indian Air Force says ‘happy about Wg Cdr Abhinandan’s return’

Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, the Indian Air Force pilot who was captured two days ago by the Pakistan army after his MiG-21 Bison was shot down during an aerial engagement between India and Pakistan, returned home, on Friday late night. Read More
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Wg Cdr Abhinandan says ‘good to be back;’ leaders welcome him

The pilot’s homecoming came as a celebration across the country. President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and several other political leaders took to social media and welcomed him. Read More
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Wg Cdr Abhinandan’s father: ‘My son talked like true soldier’

The father of IAF pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, captured by Pakistan after an aerial engagement between the two countries, said he is proud of his son’s bravery and hope for his safe return home. He also thanked citizens for their support and good wishes. Read More
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