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Cross border trade continues amid escalating India-Pakistan conflict

The cross-LoC trade between J&K and PoK continued Wednesday amid the escalating Indo-Pak tension with 50 goods-laden trucks crossing the Line of Control a day after the IAF jet fighters bombed a JeM terror facility at Balakot in Pakistan, said officials. The cross-LoC trade via Chakan-da-Bagh Wednesday saw 50 goods laden trucks crossing the LoC, custodian Fareed Kohli of the LoC trade centre at Poonch told PTI. He said while 34 Indian goods trucks went to PoK, 16 trucks arrived here from the other side. The cross-LoC trade takes place between the two sides four days a week from Tuesday to Friday. A similar number of goods trucks, 35 Indian and 15 of PoK, had crossed the LoC Tuesday when the weekly trade resumed. A Pakistan Air Force F-16 fighter jet was shot down by Indian air defence forces in Rajouri sector of Jammu region on Wednesday morning after it violated the Indian air space and dropped bombs at a few places near the LoC. The PAF fighter jet breached Indian air space ...

Pakistan airspace a no-go, airlines in spot over cost of diverting flights

For Air India and Jet Airways, an airspace closure over Pakistan would mean their flights to the US and Europe will have to take a longer route

Pak aircraft shot down, India seeks immediate return of captured IAF pilot

Both shoot down each other's jets; New Delhi seeks immediate return of captured pilot

Avoid escalation

India must act with responsibility and restraint

Escalating tension between India and Pakistan keeps markets on tenterhooks

Sensex ends flat after swinging 636 points, or 1.75%

Major world powers ask India, Pakistan to avoid further military activity

Tensions between India and Pakistan rose Wednesday after Pakistan claimed it shot down two Indian fighter jets over Pakistani air space and arrested a pilot

Opposition joint statement being used by Pak to bolster its case: Jaitley

Jaitley questioned that when the whole nation has spoken in one voice, then why is 'India's opposition alleging that the government is politicising our Anti-Terror Operations'

Around 65 flights cancelled amid escalating tension on border with Pak

Meanwhile, Spicejet said it is providing a full refund to passengers whose flights were cancelled Wednesday but did not give the number of flights it cancelled

Hope saner counsels prevail between India, Pak leadership: Manmohan Singh

I do hope that saner counsels will prevail between leadership of the two countries and we will get back to the economic development

Red alert sounded across Delhi Metro network due to India Pak conflict

"As advised by security agencies, a red alert has been imposed on the entire DMRC network from 6 pm onwards," a senior DMRC official said

Pakistan does not want war with India, says Foreign Minister Qureshi

His comments came hours after the External Affairs Ministry in New Delhi said that Pakistan Air Force targeted military installations in India

Pulwama attack result of Pak's 'impunity and cover' to JeM: Sushma to China

Swaraj's meeting with Wang came a day after India destroyed a major Jaish-e-Muhammed terror training camp in Pakistan

BJP 'blatantly politicising' armed forces sacrifices: Opposition parties

Joint statement by 21 Opposition parties says Prime Minister Narendra Mod had "regrettably" not convened an all-party meeting as per established practice.

India-Pak conflict: Govt protests Pakistan's 'vulgar display' of IAF pilot

India's demarche to the Pakistani envoy Delhi asked the country to ensure that no harm comes to the pilot and protested his "vulgar display"

India-Pak conflict: IAF pilot missing in action, Pak F-16 shot down

In Pakistan, Prime Minister Imran Khan tried to defuse the tensions by saying that war is futile and can lead to unknown consequences

'Ascertaining facts' about Pakistan claim of capturing Indian pilot: MEA

The statement follows fresh confrontation a day after Indian Air Force launched a counter-terrorism action against a training camp of Jaish-e-Mohammed in Pakistan

Let's sit together and settle this with talks: Imran Khan tells India

Noting that all wars are miscalculated, and no one knows where they lead to, Khan said that better sense must prevail

If US can kill Osama, we can do something similar: Jaitley on IAF strikes

Referring to the US operation in Abbotabad, Jaitley said, "Cannot we do it? This used to be only an imagination, a wish.

DAC approves purchase of defence equipment worth Rs 2,700 crore: Report

Defence Acquisition Council granted approval for procurement of three cadet training ships for the Indian Navy

'Enemy' will remember Pak's response to aggression: PAF chief

Adds, Pakistan will give a befitting response to any misadventure by the enemy