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China believes 'Pakistan always opposed to terrorism'

Wuzhen (China), Feb 27 (ANI): China on Wednesday said that it believes that Pakistan has "always been opposed" to terrorism and that both India and Pakistan should exercise restraint and avoid escalation of the situation. "Russia, China and India reaffirmed strong opposition to terrorism. At same time we (China) believe Pakistan has always been opposed to terrorism. China appreciates statements from Indian and Pakistan friends saying they will exercise restraint and avoid escalation of situation." Wang Yi, China's Foreign Minister said at the RIC (Russia-India-China) forum.

Terror outfits like JeM part of Pakistan's 'security apparatus': Sindhi Political Activist

London, Feb 27 (ANI): As India conducted air strikes in Pakistan's Balakot to destroy the biggest terror camp of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), World Sindhi Congress said it is important for the world to understand that terror outfits like JeM are not "proxies" of Pakistan and rather are a part of the country's "security apparatus". "It is really important for us and the world to understand that these extremist outfits which we call proxies of Pakistan. They are not proxies. They are part of Pakistan's security apparatus," said Lakhu Luhana, General Secretary of World Sindhi Congress.

Objective of IAF strike was to act decisively against terrorist infrastructure of JeM: Sushma Swaraj

Wuzhen (China), Feb 27 (ANI): Union External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday said that the strike carried out by the Indian Air Force (IAF) on Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) camps in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) was to act decisively against terrorist infrastructure of JeM. Speaking during the 16th Foreign Ministers Meeting of Russia-India-China (RIC) in China's Wuzhen, Swaraj said, "Following the Pulwama terrorist attack, Pakistan denied any knowledge of the attack and out rightly dismissed claims by JeM. In the light of continued refusal of Pakistan to acknowledge and act against terror groups on its territory and based on credible information that JeM was planning other attacks in various parts of India, the government of India decided to take pre-emptive action. It wasn't a military operation, no military installation were targeted. The limited objective of the pre-emptive strike was to act decisively against terrorist infrastructure of JeM to pre-empt another terror attack

EAM Swaraj meets Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in China's Wuzhen

Wuzhen (China), Feb 27 (ANI): Union External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday met her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Wuzhen and held a bilateral meeting with State Councilor and Yi before attending the 16th Foreign Ministers Meeting of Russia-India-China (RIC). During the meeting Swaraj said, "India-China relations, as you said, is an important relationship for both of our countries. We have made substantial progress in our relations since the informal summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Xi Jinping in Wuhan in April 2018. It is important to both sides to ensure thorough and effective implementation of the guidance given by our leaders. Both sides have made good efforts in this regard and we should sustain this effort. The decision taken by our leaders to maintain strategic communication between them, provide an important foundation for the development of our bilateral relation. This channel of strategic communication between the two of us should always

Surgical strike 'Hindustan ki janta ko mubarak ho': Baloch activist Naela Quadri Baloch

Vancouver (Canada), Feb 26 (ANI): Naela Quadri Baloch, Baloch political activist congratulated Indians on the air strike of Indian Air Force (IAF) on terror launch pads of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) in PoK. She saw the whole incident as a ray of hope for terror stricken citizens of Pakistan and Afghanistan. She said, "We Baloch stand with the Indians. Just like you, we are also suffering from the terrorism of Pakistan every day. We are the first ones to suffer from the policies of death of these people. The silence from India increased the terror issue. The surgical strike 2.0 is a move against terrorism. It would not give peace to only India but people from Afghanistan, Balochistan and Sindh also know that this is the time to fight terrorism."

Pakistan is not only producing terrorism, but also exporting it: Pashtun journalist

Heidelberg (Germany), Feb 26 (ANI): Aurangzeb Khan Zalmay, Editor of The Pashtun Times condemned the Pulwama terrorist attack. Being a Pashtun himself, Aurangzeb said that the Pashtun welcome surgical strike conducted by the Indian Air Force (IAF). He said, "Being a Pashtun I condemn the Pulwama terrorist attack. After this attack we saw Indians sinking into grief. It was an irreversible loss for Indian jawans. As far as the recent surgical strike is concerned, Pashtun welcome this attack. Pashtun in Pakistan are tired of the atrocities of Pakistani militaries upon Pashtuns. Not only Pashtuns, but also Baloch and Sindhis are suffering from these atrocities. Pakistan is not only producing terrorism, but Pakistan is also exporting terrorism to the world. People want to get rid of terrorism."

People in Kathmandu protest outside Pakistan Embassy over Pulwama attack

Kathmandu (Nepal), Feb 25 (ANI): People staged strong demonstration outside Pakistan Embassy in Kathmandu over Pulwama attack. Security forces were called to control the agitators. Protests have erupted in different parts of the world against Pakistan over deadly terrorist attack in JandK's Pulwama.

Trump, Kim likely to hold joint press conference during Hanoi Summit

New Delhi, Feb 25 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump and North Korea leader Kim Jong-un are expected to address a joint press conference after the much-anticipated second summit between Washington and Pyongyang, reports Yonhap News Agency. The second summit, slated to be held in Hanoi on February 27 and 28, comes after the first landmark US-North Korea summit was held in Singapore in June last year. North Korea had agreed to completely denuclearise during the first meeting - a move which was hailed as a major stride by the international community. The United States has, until now, reinforced that relief in sanctions would only be given after North Korea carries out complete denuclearisation.Both the sides aim at working towards the concretisation of steps for a peaceful Korean Peninsula, including complete denuclearisation, when Kim sits down with Trump in Hanoi this week.

Indian community members protest against Pulwama terror attack in Frankfurt

Frankfurt (Germany), Feb 24 (ANI): Members of the Indian community, living in Germany's Frankfurt city, held a protest march on Saturday against Pulwama terror attack. This incident took place on February 14 in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama. Indians who are residing in Germany hold Anti-Pakistan protest to condemn this attack and defy terrorism which was perpetrated from Pakistan. They were joined by members of Baloch, Pashtun and Sindhi community as they are also facing state sponsored terrorism in Pakistan. Protest march was held from Frankfurt central station to centre town.

Terrible situation between India and Pakistan: Trump

Washington DC (US), Feb 23 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump commented on the escalating tension between India and Pakistan post Pulwama attack. He said, ''There's a terrible thing going on right now between Pakistan and India. It's a very bad situation and it is a dangerous situation between the two countries. We would like to see it stop. Lot of people were just killed.'' He added, ''India is looking at something very strong. India just lost almost 50 people. A lot of people are talking. But it's a very delicate balance going on. Right now there's a lot of problem b/w India and Pakistan because of what just happened in Kashmir. It's very dangerous.'' Remarking on the relationship between US and Pakistan he remarked that Pakistan was taking advantage of US under other presidents. He said, ''No I stopped paying Pakistan the 1.3 billion dollar that we were paying to them. Because they were not helping us the way they should have. We have developed a much better relationship wi

Scores of angry US-based Indians protest against Pulwama terror attack in New York

New York (United States), Feb 23 (ANI): More than hundred United States (US)-based Indians protested outside the Pakistan consulate in New York against Pulwama terror attack on Friday. This attack was carried out by Pakistan based terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) on February 14 in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama. This attack took away life of 40 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Jawans. Waving the tricolour, protestors raised slogans like "Pakistan Murdabad," "Global terror Pakistan, LeT Pakistan," "9/11 Pakistan," "26/11 Pakistan," "Osama Bin Laden Pakistan" amongst others. They also held placards which read "Pakistan-a terrorist nation" and "Pakistan progress the country not Terrorism" at the demonstration. The Overseas Friends of BJP (OFBJP) US was among the groups that participated in the protest. Indian communities across the United States have been holding protest marches denouncing the role of Pakistan in the cowardly act. Along with non-resident Indians, the global community

Time to join hands and unite to completely eradicate terrorism: PM Modi

Seoul (South Korea), Feb 22 (ANI): On his last day of South Korea visit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi stressed on the threat of terrorism which is plaguing the entire world. Having received the 14th Seoul Peace Prize, he said, "A few weeks before the Seoul Olympics (1988), an organisation called Al-Qaeda was formed. Today, radicalization and terrorism have become global and are the biggest threats to world peace and security." He emphasised on the importance of working together to fight with terrorism. He said, "Time has come to join hands and unite to completely eradicate terrorist networks. Only by doing so can we replace hate with harmony." He ended his speech with theme song of 1988 Olympic which was held in Seoul, South Korea. He said, "I would like to quote a portion of the 1988 Olympics Theme Song, as it captures the hopeful spirit for a better tomorrow for all- Hand in hand, we stand, all across the land, we can make this world, a better place in which to live."

President Moon strongly condemned Pulwama attack: MEA

Seoul (South Korea), Feb 22 (ANI): South Korean President Moon Jae-in, who hosted Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Seoul, "strongly condemned" the Pulwama attack and labeled it as terrorist attack, Ministry of External Affairs said in the South Korean capital. "There was an exchange of views between PM Modi and South Korean President Moon Jae-in on global and regional situations. President Moon Jae-in strongly condemned the Pulwama attack as a terrorist attack," said Vijay Thakur Singh, Secretary (East), MEA. Besides the two leaders taking up the agenda forward against terrorism, trade between India and South Korea was also discussed during PM Modi's visit, and both the countries has set the bilateral trade target to $50 billion from current $21 billion. "India and South Korea bilateral trade is at 21 Billion and the target that has been set is 50 Billion by the year 2030," Thakur said.

PM Modi receives Seoul Peace Price for 2018

Seoul (South Korea), Feb 22 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi was awarded 14th Seoul Peace Price in Seoul on Friday. PM Modi accepted the award and expressed his deepest gratitude. He said, "This award does not belong to me personally but to the people of India, the success India has achieved in the last 5 years, powered by the skill of 1.3 billion people." He expressed his honour for being awarded Peace Prize on the year of 150th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. He said, "I am honoured that this award is being conferred on me in the year that we celebrate the 150th birthday anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi." Earlier India and South Korea signed 7 Memorandum of understanding (MoUs) in presence of PM Modi and South Korean President Moon Jae-in on cooperation in Media, Start-ups and Police among others.

Shashi Tharoor bats for India vs Pak World Cup, says forfeiting match worse than surrender

Kochi (Kerala), Feb 22 (ANI): Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has disapproved the demand on Pakistan cricket ban calling the attempt 'worse than surrender'. Tharoor said, "In 1999 Kargil War, India played Pakistan in the cricket World Cup, and won. To forfeit the match this year would not just cost two points: it would be worse than surrender, since it would be a defeat without a fight." He also took to twitter to express the same views on Thursday.

PM Modi, South Korean President hold delegation level talks

Seoul (South Korea), Feb 22 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi and South Korean President Moon Jae-in held delegation level talks in Seoul on Friday. Talks were held on enhancing cooperation in trade and investment, defence and security, energy, space, Start-Ups and people-to-people exchanges. PM Modi expressed gratitude to President Moon yesterday for his condolences on Pulwama attack and support against terror.

PM Modi, South Korean President hold bilateral talks in Seoul

Seoul (South Korea), Feb 22 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi and South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Friday held bilateral talks in Seoul. PM Modi is on a two-day official visit to South Korea to boost bilateral relations and enhance cooperation in defence and trade among other sectors. Earlier in a joint statement, PM Modi expressed his gratitude to President Moon for latter's condolences on Pulwama attack.

Won't contest Lok Sabha elections, reiterates Sushma Swaraj

Vidisha (Madhya Pradesh), Feb 22 (ANI): Union External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday reiterated that she will not be contesting the upcoming general elections due to health reasons. Swaraj made the remarks in Vidisha, which is her parliamentary constituency since 2009. She returned to Vidisha after almost three years.

Pulwama attack: PM Modi expresses gratitude to Korean President for support against terrorism

Seoul (South Korea), Feb 22 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday expressed his gratitude towards South Korean President Moon Jae-in for latter's condolences on Pulwama terror attack, and said that a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the two countries would further take forward their agenda on counter-terrorism."I express my gratitude to President Moon for his condolences on Pulwama terror attack and support against terror. MoU signed between the two countries today will further take forward our counter-terrorism agenda," PM Modi said in a joint statement in Seoul.

India, South Korea ink 7 MoUs on cooperation in media, start-ups, police among others

Seoul (South Korea), Feb 22 (ANI): Seven Memorandum of understanding (MoUs) were signed between India and South Korea in presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and South Korean President Moon Jae-in. The documents were exchanged on cooperation in Media, Start-ups and Police among others.