SOURCE: APP

“We highly appreciate Pakistan’s strong political and moral support to Azerbaijan during our past conflicts, including during the 44-day war and later,” Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov said at a joint press conference with his Pakistani counterpart in Islamabad.

According to him, Azerbaijan’s position on the issue of Jammu and Kashmir has always remained unchanged: “Azerbaijan supports the peaceful solution of this problem, at the same time, on the basis of the relevant resolutions of the UN Security Council and within the framework of international humanitarian law.”

SOURCE: ANI

Reiterating India’s stance on Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK), Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) official spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal stated that the whole of Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh are integral part of India. He stated that India is not in favour of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) as it goes against New Delhi’s territorial integrity and sovereignty.

In response to a query on reports of increased cooperation between Pakistan and China during the weekly media briefing, Mr Jaiswal stated, “On PoK, we are very consistent in our position. We want to tell you, the whole of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, the union territories, they are part of India, an integral part of India. They were an integral part of India. They are an integral part of India and they will remain an integral part of India.”

SOURCE: ANI

The Constitutional Court of the Czech Republic has upheld the earlier rulings of the relevant courts on the admissibility of extradition of Nikhil Gupta, said the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal added that India is not aware of any subsequent action. Nikhil Gupta is an accused in the alleged assassination attempt on Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun. “Regarding Nikhil Gupta, we understand that the constitutional court in the Czech Republic has given a ruling upholding the earlier decisions of the courts on the admissibility of the extradition request,” the MEA spokesperson said at a weekly media briefing on Thursday.

As per the US Justice Department indictment, Indian national Nikhil Gupta, who is currently in Czech custody, has been charged with the murder-for-hire of Pannun, which carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison. Gurpatwant Singh Pannun is an India-designated terrorist who holds American and Canadian citizenship.

SOURCE: ANI

An investigation is being conducted into the killing of Bangladesh Member of Parliament Anwarul Azim Anar and the Indian government is extending full support to the Bangladeshi side in the probe, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) official spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said in a media briefing on Thursday. Asked about Anwarul Azim Anar murder case, Jaiswal said, “This particular case is being investigated. Law enforcement agencies from both Bangladesh and India are coordinating and necessary information is being exchanged.

From our side, the government is extending full support to the Bangladeshi side as part of the ongoing investigation in the matter.” Bone-chilling details surrounding the murder of the member of parliament from Bangladesh, who had been missing since May 13 just a day after his arrival in Kolkata have come to the fore.

SOURCE: PTI

India is supporting 65 community development projects worth USD 23 million in the Maldives and steady progress has been achieved in implementing them, the Indian mission said on Thursday. Of the 47 High Impact Community Development Projects in Maldives under grant aid by the Government of India approved till November 2023, as many as eight are already completed.

Notwithstanding the diplomatic row in recent times, India is supporting 65 community development projects worth MVR 360 million (USD 23 million) in the archipelagic nation, the High Commission of India said.

SOURCE: PTI

Several mines exploded due to a forest fire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district on Thursday and blaze also erupted in the forest areas of Samba and Jammu districts, causing significant damage, officials said.

In Samba, the fire started in the Purmandal area and soon spread to nearby villages threatening several residential houses, they said. The villagers alerted the administration, prompting them to send fire tenders to the area and the blaze was doused after effort of several hours, the officials said.

SOURCE: ANI

In a notable act of goodwill, the Border Security Force (BSF) on Thursday handed over three Pakistani nationals to Pakistan Rangers a day after they inadvertently entered into Indian territory by crossing the alignment of the International Border near Punjab’s Tarn Taran district. All three Pakistani nationals were handed over to Pakistan Rangers at about 11.35 am on humanitarian grounds and as a goodwill gesture, said the BSF in a statement.

On May 29 (at about 11.50 am), the BSF said, its alert troops on duty apprehended the three Pakistani nationals on the border in Tarn Taran district, who entered into Indian territory by crossing the International Boundary (IB) from the Pakistan side. As per the BSF– which is mandated to guard India-Pakistan International Border– this apprehension took place ahead of border fence near Kalash village of Tarn Taran district.

SOURCE: PTI

An Indian woman and her minor son, both victims of human trafficking, were handed over to Indian forces at the Wagah border after they completed their sentence of a little over one year for illegally entering Pakistan last year, a Pakistani official said on Thursday.

Wahida Begum and her minor son Faiz Khan were released from a jail in Balochistan province’s Quetta after they completed their jail term of a little over a year and handed over to the Border Security Force at the Wagah border crossing on Wednesday.