Pak India Ties
On the larger canvas of bilateral ties —or their absence — the call for peace seems an old one, but the circumstances are newly minted.
Updated 07 Jul, 2026 07:56am
While the world looks to strengthen governance and transparency on shared river basins in pursuit of the ‘One Water-One Vision’ principle, India is moving entirely in the opposite direction.
Updated 07 Jul, 2026 07:14am
There’s an urgent need to find ways to defuse tensions during crises.
Updated 05 Jul, 2026 09:04am
The assertion by New Delhi not only repudiates solemn treaty obligations but weaponises a vital shared resource, imperilling the agrarian lifelines of downstream Pakistan.
Published 02 Jul, 2026 02:52pm
Istanbul trip will focus on trade, investment; Andrabi clarifies unauthorised work on "dilapidated" Punjab gurdwara halted.
Updated 02 Jul, 2026 11:44pm
THE recent appeal endorsed by civil society members from Pakistan and India, urging the prime ministers of both...
Updated 02 Jul, 2026 07:38am
Pakistan hands over list of 250 Indian prisoners to Indian High Commission; India shares list of 439 prisoners who are Pakistani or believed to be Pakistani.
Updated 01 Jul, 2026 04:37pm
Foreign Office says Pakistan’s actions were “legitimate, targeted and proportionate”.
Updated 01 Jul, 2026 02:10pm
Calls for immediate Indus Commission meeting, full restoration of data-sharing, resumption of general and special tours and inspections.
Updated 30 Jun, 2026 10:45pm
“Our people have a right to water through a legally enforceable treaty" that was accepted by both India and Pakistan, he says.
Updated 29 Jun, 2026 03:02pm
"The entire country remains steadfast in its iron resolve to defeat the nefarious designs of our enemies," he says.
Updated 27 Jun, 2026 12:39pm
By holding the IWT in abeyance, India itself has withdrawn the traditional protection accorded to dams and dykes.
Updated 26 Jun, 2026 09:00am
India sought to narrow Pakistan’s options, but instead, the campaign revealed why Pakistan remains too strategically important to be sidelined.
Published 24 Jun, 2026 04:43pm
Effective lawfare requires coordination among international lawyers, academics, communication specialists and technical experts.
Updated 20 Jun, 2026 08:40am
Pakistan's UN envoy delivers missive to UNSC president; council urged to take cognisance of “fragile and deteriorating situation and hold India accountable".
Published 19 Jun, 2026 09:47am
A response to India's claim that Pakistan has weaponised the Treaty, which is too important to be left to grievance writing.
Published 16 Jun, 2026 10:01am
Delhi announces projects to build canals that will divert water from Pakistan’s Chenab river system into the Beas basin.
Updated 15 Jun, 2026 08:48am
“Pakistan firmly rejects any notion that water can be treated as a political tool or instrument of coercion or a weapon,” says FO.
Updated 11 Jun, 2026 11:17pm
Indian water minister says working to ensure "not a single drop of water" flows downstream.
Updated 11 Jun, 2026 07:47am
Pakistan's envoy notes UNSC's Annual Report highlights the continued relevance of long-standing Kashmir, Palestine issues.
Updated 06 Jun, 2026 02:18pm
Terms India’s plans to divert water from Chenab "grave violation" of IWT; Islamabad "actively engaged" on captive seamen.
Updated 04 Jun, 2026 09:28pm
The May 2025 conflict demonstrated that limited war under the nuclear shadow is now a practical reality rather than a theoretical possibility.
Published 01 Jun, 2026 07:01am
"Continued Indian militarisation coupled with persistent adversarial rhetoric and absence of robust crisis management mechanisms continue to undermine regional stability," says Lt Gen Zakria.
Updated 01 Jun, 2026 01:19am
US consul general meets Senate chairman; regional peace, economic ties discussed.
Updated 31 May, 2026 08:58am
Defence secretary says Washington is not "pointing fingers right now" at either India or Pakistan over potential missile threats posed to the US.
Updated 31 May, 2026 08:22am
Quaid-i-Azam University VC highlights that diplomatic engagement remains essential for maintaining strategic stability in South Asia.
Updated 26 May, 2026 08:55am
Since India cannot respond to China the way it does to South Asian irritants, it answers the description of a short-sighted bully.
Updated 26 May, 2026 07:32am
It’s clear that India doesn’t want peace with Pakistan.
Updated 24 May, 2026 07:13pm
"India once again came to this council wearing the mask of a victim — but the world can see the face behind that mask," says Pakistan's representative.
Published 21 May, 2026 09:43am
Dialogue between India and Pakistan has always been difficult precisely because it was never driven purely by bilateral calculations.
Updated 20 May, 2026 08:22am
