Pakistan faces a wave of terror as suicide bombings, protests, and riots erupt across the country. Separatist groups and militants unleash chaos, pushing the nation's security to the brink amid deadly attacks.

Pakistan hit on multiple fonts: Terror attacks, separatist strikes

Pakistan conducts a successful test of its surface-to-surface ballistic missile, Abdali, capable of carrying conventional and nuclear warheads. India responds, accusing Pakistan of attempting to whip up tensions between the two nations.

India-Pak tensions: Pakistan conducts test of ballistic missile with range of 450 km

India takes a major economic stance against Pakistan, suspending all imports and shutting its ports and airspace to Pakistani goods. The move also includes a ban on inbound mail and parcels from Pakistan.

India-Pak tensions: India suspends all imports from Pakistan

A flight from Chennai was thoroughly searched at Sri Lanka's airport after Indian authorities alerted on Pahalgam terror suspects.

Breaking | Chennai flight searched at Sri Lanka airport amid terror suspect alert

India responds to Pakistan's ceasefire violations, launching major anti-terror operations in South Kashmir. NIA DG to submit Pahalgam report to Home Ministry amid rising tensions.

India-Pakistan tensions escalate: Anti-terror operations in Kashmir

China walks a tightrope amid Pakistan-India tensions, prioritising its economic interests in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. Beijing vows support to Pakistan while safeguarding its strategic access to the Indian Ocean.

India-Pak tensions: China-Pakistan Economic Corridor at centre of China's stand

Amid rising tensions between India and Pakistan after the Pahalgam terror attack, Pakistan conducted a successful training launch of the Abdali Weapon System, a surface-to-surface missile, reported Geo TV.

Pahalgam terror attack: Pakistan tests surface-to-surface ballistic missile range of 450 km

ndia imposes ban on ships bearing Pakistani flags, dealing a significant blow to Pakistan's maritime trade. The move comes amid escalating tensions between the two nations.

BREAKING | Pahalgam Terror Attack: India Bans Pakistani Ships From Ports

Pakistan is facing a serious security crisis as the Taliban and TTP intensify attacks along its western frontier, opening a new front in an already volatile situation. With rising tensions on the eastern border as well, the Pakistani military now faces multi-directional threats that could escalate the regional conflict.

Taliban troubles: Pakistan's western frontier under siege

India’s Cold Start Doctrine was developed after Operation Parakram to enable swift and decisive military strikes without crossing Pakistan's nuclear threshold. It serves as a strategic response to Islamabad’s threat of using tactical nuclear weapons. Watch this report to know more!

Pakistan's counter-strategy to use tactical nuclear weapons

India's Cold Start Doctrine explained: Strategy against Pakistan's nuclear threat

Pakistan has appointed Director General of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Lieutenant General Muhammad Asim Malik, the country's new National Security Adviser (NSA), according to the official release. Lt Gen Asim Malik has been given the NSA position as additional charge with immediate effect.

India-Pak conflict: Pak appoints ISI chief as new NSA amid Pahalgam attack tensions

India-Pak conflict: Pak appoints ISI chief, appointment comes in backdrop of the Pahalgam attack

BSF's intelligence wing leads to a successful joint operation, recovering arms and ammunition, including grenades, pistols, and live rounds, foiling a cross-border terror plot in Punjab.

BREAKING | Joint search operation launched on BSF intelligence wing's input

Reports reveal Pakistan-based terrorists scouted multiple tourist spots in Pahalgam. J&K LG holds key security meet amid ongoing ceasefire breaches on LoC.

BREAKING | Reports: Pak terrorists initially planned to target Betaab Valley

Pakistan's Deputy PM Ishaq Dar acknowledges support for TRF, a proxy group, while trying to get its name removed from a UNSC statement. Tensions rise between India and Pakistan, and US Senator Rubio urges de-escalation. Watch this report for more details!

India-Pak tensions: LeT proxy TRF responsible for killing 26 civilians in Phalgam

Eyewitnesses reveal details of the Pahalgam terror attack, describing four terrorists involved, with two in civil dress and two in camouflage.

New details emerge in Pahalgam terror attack: 4 terrorists involved

India-Pak tensions: Pakistan Deputy PM Ishaq Dar acknowledges Islamabad's support to TRF

Pakistan's Deputy PM Ishaq Dar acknowledges support for TRF, a proxy group, while trying to get its name removed from a UNSC statement. Tensions rise between India and Pakistan, and US Senator Rubio urges de-escalation.

India-Pak tensions: Ishaq Dar says he got TRF's name removed from UNSC statement

India has called Pakistan a rogue state exposing Islamabad for its role in supporting terrorism In a hard-hitting statement India's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations called out Pakistan for sponsoring terrorism.

Indian envoy lambasts Pakistan at UN forum for supporting terrorism

India's envoy strongly condemns Pakistan at the UN forum for supporting terrorism. India exposes Pakistan's involvement in terrorism and highlights the admission of Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif. Watch to know more!

India-Pak tensions: India mulls closing airspace and ports for Pakistan

India is considering closing its airspace to Pakistani carriers and banning Pakistani ships from calling at Indian ports. This move could escalate tensions between the two countries.

India considering closure of its airspace to Pakistani carriers

India-Pak tensions: Pakistan exposed at launch of Victims of Terrorism Association Network

In a major digital strike, India has banned 16 Pakistani YouTube channels for spreading misinformation and fake news. This move comes after the Pahalgam attack and is part of India's efforts to counter digital propaganda from across the border. Watch this report for more on this!

India-Pak tensions: India bans 16 Pakistani YouTube channels over misinformation

India slams Pakistan at United Nations, points at Khawaja Asif's terror admission

Tensions between India and Pakistan continue to rise. A social activist was shot and killed in J&K's Kupwara, while security forces blew up homes of 9 terrorists. Meanwhile, Amit Shah meets Delhi Police Commissioner amid heightened security concerns. The RSS Chief supports govt actions, while Pakistan remains silent on returning BSF constable. International leaders, including the FBI Director and UAE President, express support for India. Watch this for more details!

J&K: Security forces blow up homes of 9 terrorists after Pahalgam attack

Pakistan's defence minister, Khawaja Asif in an interview with Sky News admitted that the country had been supporting and training terrorists for the "last three decades" but pinned the blame on the United States and the West. Watch this report for more details!

Pakistan defence minister Khawaja Asif: Doing this dirty work for three decades

Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif admits to sponsoring terrorism

In Pakistan, security forces gunned down nine militants during an operation in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region today. The encounter happened during a search operation, with a large quantity of ammunition recovered from the area. Detailing the operation, the Pakistani military wing termed it an intelligence-based operation on the intervening night of April 6th and 7th. Watch in for more details!

Pakistan: Security forces kill nine terrorists in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province

The Supreme Court of India on Friday (April 4) rejected the plea of the jailed Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief, Yasin Malik, a former terrorist-turned-separatist leader, for a physical hearing in a Jammu court but allowed him to virtually cross-examine witnesses in terror cases related to kidnapping and murder.
The trials against him are the 1989 kidnapping of Rubaiya Sayeed, daughter of former Union Minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed, and the 1990 shootout, in which four Indian Air Force personnel were killed in Srinagar during the height of militancy in Kashmir.
The CBI had opposed Malik&rsquo;s physical production, arguing that he poses a national security threat and should not be allowed outside Tihar Jail.&nbsp;
Appearing before the SC bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan through video-conferencing from Delhi&rsquo;s Tihar Jail, Malik said that he was &ldquo;not a terrorist and only a political leader&rdquo; and claimed that &ldquo;seven prime ministers had engaged in dialogue with him&rdquo; in the past.
Malik is lodged in Tihar jail after he was sentenced by a special NIA court in May 2023 in a terror-funding case.
<h2>&lsquo;I am not a terrorist; seven PMs engaged with me&rsquo;</h2>
&ldquo;It is pertinent to note that post a unilateral ceasefire in 1994, I was provided bail in 32 cases and none of the cases were pursued,&rdquo; Malik said. &ldquo;CBI&rsquo;s objection is that I am a security threat. I am responding to that. I am not a terrorist and only a political leader. Seven PMs have engaged with me,&rdquo; he said. In the ongoing trials, witnesses have identified Malik as the main shooter in the Rawalpora, Srinagar shootout, and he is the prime accused in the case.
<h2>&rsquo;I gave up arms, I&rsquo;m a Gandhian now&rsquo;</h2>
Earlier, in an affidavit filed in the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) tribunal, Malik said, &ldquo;I gave up arms, I&rsquo;m a Gandhian now.&rdquo; He added that he gave up armed struggle in 1994 and has embraced non-violence. The tribunal was reviewing the ban on JKLF-Y, which spearheaded armed militancy in the Kashmir Valley in the 1990s.
Malik had reportedly crossed over to the Pakistan-occupied Kashmir to receive terror training. The Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) had the backing of Pakistan&rsquo;s secret service, ISI, for launching insurgency in Kashmir.
Malik and his aides had returned with arms after training and waged a war against the Indian security forces, with targeted attacks on government and security officials, besides kidnapping the Home Minister&rsquo;s daughter, Rubiya Sayeed. Malik&rsquo;s JKLF lost favour with Pakistan after the formation of the Hizbul Mujahideen in Kashmir.
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In August 1990, Malik was captured and imprisoned until May 1994. After release on bail in May 1994, Malik declared an indefinite ceasefire of the JKLF. Malik renounced violence and expressed a desire for a democratic approach and a non-violent struggle for independence. He offered political negotiations but insisted that they must be tripartite with both Indian and Pakistani governments, a condition unacceptable to India. Malik then protested the holding of 1995 Legislative Assembly elections and threatened to immolate himself, claiming the Indian government was thrusting the election process on Kashmiris as a display of democracy. In October 1999, Malik was arrested under the Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act (PSA) and again on 26 March 2002 under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA).
<h2>Shared dias with LeT&rsquo;s Hafiz Saeed in Islamabad</h2>
Malik came on the radar of authorities once again in February 2013, when he shared the dais with Lashkar-e-Taiba chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed at a protest in Islamabad. In March 2020, Malik and six accomplices were charged under the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA), the Arms Act 1959, and the Ranbir Penal Code for the attack on Indian Air Force personnel in Rawalpora, Srinagar, on 25 January 1990.
Also read |&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/south-asia/seven-indian-states-are-landlocked-yunus-invites-china-to-expand-calls-bangladesh-only-guardian-of-ocean-8911289" target="_blank" rel="noopener">'Seven Indian states are landlocked': Yunus invites China to expand, calls Bangladesh 'only guardian of ocean'</a> In 2017, India&rsquo;s National Investigation Agency (NIA) registered a case of terror funding against Malik and four others and charged them with receiving funds from Pakistan for carrying out terrorist activities and stone-pelting during the Kashmir unrest in 2010 and 2016. A Delhi court ordered the framing of charges against Malik under the stringent UAPA and IPC after observing there was prima facie evidence that the accused were direct recipients of terror funds, mainly from Pakistan.&nbsp; On 10 May 2022, Malik pleaded guilty to the charges and chose not to have a lawyer represent him.&nbsp;
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On 19 May 2022, he was convicted by the NIA Court on charges of conspiracy and waging war against the state and subsequently sentenced to two counts of life imprisonment and five 10-year prison sentences, all to be held concurrently. Malik had married Mushaal Hussein Mullick, who comes from an affluent Pakistani family, in Rawalpindi in 2009.

India News: The trials against him are the 1989 kidnapping of Rubaiya Sayeed, daughter of former Union Minister Mufti Mohd Sayeed, and the 1990 shootout, in which four IAF personnel were killed in Srinagar during the height of militancy in Kashmir.

The Supreme Court of India on Friday (April 4) rejected the plea of the jailed Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief, Yasin Malik, a former terrorist-turned-separatist leader, for a physical hearing in a Jammu court but allowed him to virtually cross-examine witnesses in terror cases related to kidnapping and murder. The trials against him are the 1989 kidnapping of Rubaiya Sayeed, daughter of former Union Minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed, and the 1990 shootout, in which four Indian Air Force personnel were killed in Srinagar during the height of militancy in Kashmir. The CBI had opposed Malik’s physical production, arguing that he poses a national security threat and should not be allowed outside Tihar Jail. Appearing before the SC bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan through video-conferencing from Delhi’s Tihar Jail, Malik said that he was “not a terrorist and only a political leader” and claimed that “seven prime ministers had engaged in dialogue with him” in the past. Malik is lodged in Tihar jail after he was sentenced by a special NIA court in May 2023 in a terror-funding case. ‘I am not a terrorist; seven PMs engaged with me’ “It is pertinent to note that post a unilateral ceasefire in 1994, I was provided bail in 32 cases and none of the cases were pursued,” Malik said. “CBI’s objection is that I am a security threat. I am responding to that. I am not a terrorist and only a political leader. Seven PMs have engaged with me,” he said. In the ongoing trials, witnesses have identified Malik as the main shooter in the Rawalpora, Srinagar shootout, and he is the prime accused in the case. ’I gave up arms, I’m a Gandhian now’ Earlier, in an affidavit filed in the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) tribunal, Malik said, “I gave up arms, I’m a Gandhian now.” He added that he gave up armed struggle in 1994 and has embraced non-violence. The tribunal was reviewing the ban on JKLF-Y, which spearheaded armed militancy in the Kashmir Valley in the 1990s. Malik had reportedly crossed over to the Pakistan-occupied Kashmir to receive terror training. The Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) had the backing of Pakistan’s secret service, ISI, for launching insurgency in Kashmir. Malik and his aides had returned with arms after training and waged a war against the Indian security forces, with targeted attacks on government and security officials, besides kidnapping the Home Minister’s daughter, Rubiya Sayeed. Malik’s JKLF lost favour with Pakistan after the formation of the Hizbul Mujahideen in Kashmir. Also read: Self-styled Punjab pastor Bajinder Singh assaults woman with baby, other staffers; video goes viral In August 1990, Malik was captured and imprisoned until May 1994. After release on bail in May 1994, Malik declared an indefinite ceasefire of the JKLF. Malik renounced violence and expressed a desire for a democratic approach and a non-violent struggle for independence. He offered political negotiations but insisted that they must be tripartite with both Indian and Pakistani governments, a condition unacceptable to India. Malik then protested the holding of 1995 Legislative Assembly elections and threatened to immolate himself, claiming the Indian government was thrusting the election process on Kashmiris as a display of democracy. In October 1999, Malik was arrested under the Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act (PSA) and again on 26 March 2002 under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA). Shared dias with LeT’s Hafiz Saeed in Islamabad Malik came on the radar of authorities once again in February 2013, when he shared the dais with Lashkar-e-Taiba chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed at a protest in Islamabad. In March 2020, Malik and six accomplices were charged under the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA), the Arms Act 1959, and the Ranbir Penal Code for the attack on Indian Air Force personnel in Rawalpora, Srinagar, on 25 January 1990. Also read | 'Seven Indian states are landlocked': Yunus invites China to expand, calls Bangladesh 'only guardian of ocean' In 2017, India’s National Investigation Agency (NIA) registered a case of terror funding against Malik and four others and charged them with receiving funds from Pakistan for carrying out terrorist activities and stone-pelting during the Kashmir unrest in 2010 and 2016. A Delhi court ordered the framing of charges against Malik under the stringent UAPA and IPC after observing there was prima facie evidence that the accused were direct recipients of terror funds, mainly from Pakistan. On 10 May 2022, Malik pleaded guilty to the charges and chose not to have a lawyer represent him. Also Read | Nepal making a U-turn? Ex-Maoist guerrilla leads fight for return of monarchy, Hindu nation On 19 May 2022, he was convicted by the NIA Court on charges of conspiracy and waging war against the state and subsequently sentenced to two counts of life imprisonment and five 10-year prison sentences, all to be held concurrently. Malik had married Mushaal Hussein Mullick, who comes from an affluent Pakistani family, in Rawalpindi in 2009.

JKLF’s Yasin Malik, facing trial in terror cases, tells SC, ‘I am a political leader, not a terrorist’. Who is he?

The tensions are reaching a tipping point in Pakistan's Balochistan province as people in the city of Quetta and other parts observed a shutdown strike on Saturday. The protest comes after a violent police crackdown on Friday during a demonstration by the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC). The BYC claims that three people were killed and 13 others injured during the clash, while the police said that 10 security personnel were wounded.

Balochistan unrest continues: Shutter-down strike cripples Quetta

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