Indian Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane on Thursday said that the decades of mistrust between India and Pakistan cannot change overnight. Speaking to reporters on day 2 of his Kashmir visit, General Naravane said that the onus is on Pakistan to create an environment free of terror and hostil
Ties between India and Pakistan nose-dived after a terror attack on the Pathankot Air Force base in 2016 by terror groups based in the neighbouring country
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan. | Reuters
Pakistan Prime Minister Iman Khan on Tuesday said that Islamabad will not hold talks with India till New Delhi reversed its decision to revoke special status granted to Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 of the Indian Constitution, reported
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Khan made the statement during a radio programme in response to a question from a caller. “Western newspapers now criticise Hindu extremist ideology [in India],” he said and credited his country for playing an important role in raising awareness about Kashmir.
However, the Pakistan prime minister also criticised other countries for not highlighting the alleged human rights violations in Kashmir. “When the western media and countries raise human rights issues, it is not because they care about human rights,” he said. “They use it to push their foreign policy objectives. This is a reality.”