Author: Forelines
Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri stated on Thursday that Pahalgam terror attack was “original escalation” by Pakistan and India responded in “controlled, precise, measured, considered and non-escalatory” manner through precise strikes on terror facilities early on Wednesday. While addressing a joint press briefing here, Vikram Misri stated that India’s intention is not to escalate matters and is only responding to the escalation. “Pakistan escalated on April 22, we are only responding to escalation. If further escalation, the response will be in the appropriate domain,” Misri stated. Misri stated when talks were going on about the Pahalgam at the UNSC, Pakistan…
After Indian precision strikes on terrorist camp in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) on Wednesday, the terror hub in Muridke has been fell to rubble. The Markaz Taiba in Muridke, is the very significant training centre of Lashkar-e-Taiba. The complex conducts arms and physical trainings facility, along with dawa’h and radicalisation for terror groups both from within Pakistan and abroad. This Markaz enrols near by 1000 students in distinct courses yearly. All the attackers of 26/11 Mumbai attack consisting of Ajmal Kasab were trained ‘Daura-e-Ribbat’ (intelligence training) at this center. David Coleman Headley and Tahawwur Hussain Rana, the…
India hit Pakistan and Pakistani Kashmir with missiles on Wednesday and Pakistan said it had shot down five Indian aircraft and vowed to retaliate, in the worst clash in more than two decades between the nuclear-armed neighbours. India told more than a dozen foreign envoys in New Delhi that “if Pakistan responds, India will respond”, fuelling fears of a larger military conflict in one of the world’s most dangerous – and most populated – nuclear flashpoint regions. The escalation comes at a fragile moment for Pakistan’s $350 billion economy, which recently emerged from a crisis with the government trying to…
Oil prices play a significant role in Russian budget and the Russia’s economy overall, but Russia’s national interests be prioritized all above else, according to Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Tuesday. Dmitry Peskov was replying on remarks by United States President Donald Trump, who recommended that President Vladimir Putin may be more likely to resolve the war in Ukraine after the current drop in oil prices. “Oil prices cannot be a factor that can influence Russia’s attitude towards its national interests,” Dmitry Peskov stated. “Russia’s national interests are above all else, above any oil prices.” Russia, Dmitry Peskov stated was…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday an expanded offensive against Palestinian militant group Hamas would be “intensive” after his security cabinet approved plans that may include seizing the Gaza Strip and controlling aid. However an Israeli defence official said the operation would not be launched before U.S. President Donald Trump concludes his visit next week to the Middle East. The decision, after weeks of faltering efforts to agree a ceasefire with Hamas, underlines the threat that a war heaping international pressure on Israel amid dwindling public support at home could continue with no end in sight. A report…
The Israel’s military stated it launched airstrikes against Yemen’s Hodeidah Port on Monday, a day following the Iran-backed Houthis launched a missile that hit close to main airport of Israel, according to Reuters. The military stated in a release that it striked what it urged Houthi “terrorist” targets in Hodeidah and its vicinity. “The attack was carried out in response to repeated attacks carried out by the Houthi terrorist regime against the State of Israel in which surface-to-surface missiles and unmanned aircraft were launched at the territory of the state and its citizens,” it stated, as per Reuters report. Over…
Mining in Pataz northern district of Peru will be halted for 30 days, President Dina Boluarte stated on Monday, following 13 gold mine workers in the region were kidnapped and killed by illegitimate miners. Government of Peru further plans to build a military base and impose a curfew beginning from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. in the district. (Forelines)
Six attacks targeted Yemen’s Hodeidah port, according to the Houthi-affiliated Al Masirah TV report on Monday, blaming the attacks on Israel and the U.S. a day following the Iran-backed Houthis fired a missile that hit close to main airport of Israel. There was no instant official comment from Israel or the United States Axios reporter Barak Ravid quoted a senior United States official as mentioning Israel had striked Yemen in cooperation with U.S. Israel’s media consisting of channel 12 further quoted a senior Israel’s official who they stated affirmed Israel was striking Yemen. Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday…
The United States is pressing Congo and Rwanda to sign a peace deal at the White House in about two months, along with bilateral mineral deals that would bring billions of dollars of Western investment to the area, U.S. President Donald Trump’s senior advisor for Africa said Reuters on Thursday. “When we sign the peace agreement … the minerals deal with the DRC (Democratic Republic of Congo) will be signed on that day, and then a similar package, but of a different size, will be signed on that day with Rwanda,” Massad Boulos stated in an interview in the Qatar’s…
On Thursday, the United States Treasury Department enforced sanctions on two entities and three Mexican citizens it stated are engaged in a drug trafficking and oil smuggling network connected to the Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion gang. U.S. officials mention that CJNG is one of the two key Mexican drug gangs, along with the Sinaloa Cartel, accountable for pushing fentanyl onto United States streets over the last few years. The U.S. Treasury enforced sanctions on toxic materials transportation companies Servicios Logisticos Ambientales and Grupo Jala Logistica, stating that they have transferred fuel and crude oil between Mexico and the U.S. on…