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Pakistan is a South Asian country and western neighbour of India. It was created in 1947 after being partitioned from India during independence. It has longstanding border disputes with India and is currently reeling under economic and political issues.

‘Butcher of Kabul’ Gulbuddin Hekmatyar wants to be Afghan President

Nayanima Basu -
Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, who is trying to position his Hizb-e-Islami as a legitimate political party, says he is keen to arrive at a political settlement.

India, US call on Pakistan to address global concerns on cross-border terrorism

Lalit K Jha -
The concern was raised in a statement after Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale held consultations with US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, David Hale, in Washington.

Qureshi tells German FM that Pakistan is taking steps to eradicate terror groups

PTI -
Germany's foreign minister Maas also called Prime Minister Imran Khan to discuss Pakistan-German relations and the security situation in the region.

Nirmala Sitharaman cites social media hoax as she attacks Pakistan on 27 February dogfight

Snehesh Alex Philip -
Referring to a social media post that claimed a Pakistan Air Force pilot, downed by IAF, was lynched by Pakistanis, Sitharaman said Islamabad's silence on his identity was 'sad'.

US ‘pressuring’ China, Pakistan to allow UN global terrorist tag for Masood Azhar

Nayanima Basu -
JeM chief Masood Azhar meets criteria for designation as global terrorist by UN committee, US has assured India.

NYT’s Pulwama ‘explosion’ and Bloomberg’s poll gifts get everyone’s ‘goat’

Simrin Sirur -
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Pakistan has assured ‘meaningful steps against JeM’, says US

PTI -
National Security Adviser John Bolton said Pakistani foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi made the assurance in a phone call, which comes at a time India’s foreign secretary is in the US.

Pakistan’s entire navy has been out at sea after India bombed Balakot

Col. Vinayak Bhat (retd) -
Satellite imagery shows all Pakistani navy ships & submarines stationed at Karachi & two other ports have been deployed following tensions with India.

Pakistan threatens to move international court if India stops Ravi, Sutlej & Beas water

PTI -
The official of the Permanent Commission for Indus Waters alleged that India had 'continuously been involved in water aggression'.

Bollywood films take a hit in Pakistan as tensions with India simmer

Faseeh Mangi -
Bollywood movies, which account for about 60% of cinema consumption in Pakistan, are no longer being screened amid tensions over the Pulwama attack and IAF strikes in Balakot.
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Opinion

Ghatkopar hoarding collapse a typical Mumbai disaster—too many agencies, no one to blame

Manasi Phadke -
As per the BMC, there are 1,025 officially approved hoardings in the city right now. However, any Mumbaikar can tell you that number is a ludicrous underestimate.

Mamata’s ‘outside support’ push has many meanings. Does she want INDIA to pick TMC over Left?

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Economy

India’s GDP to grow at 6.9% in 2024 — UN agency revises its January projection of 6.2%

Moksha M. Munoth -
Latest report by UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs says global growth to be faster than estimated earlier & India’s 'robust performance' to boost South Asia’s growth.

Defence

Spain denies port call to vessel carrying shipment of ‘arms to Israel from India’

Snehesh Alex Philip -
The Spanish foreign minister says 'the Middle East does not need more weapons, it needs more peace'. Spain has been very critical of Israel’s offensive in Gaza.

National Interest

Abki baar 90 paar for Congress? Why even 30 more seats will ruffle BJP

Shekhar Gupta -
Discussion about outcome of Lok Sabha polls continues to boil in cauldron of expectations only from BJP. Now reverse this equation, what if we asked about the performance of the 'loser'?

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