In attempts to prevent terrorists and immigrants from invading the Indian borders, the government has floodlit 647 kilometres of the borders with Pakistan and Bangladesh. The floodlighting of the 647-km-long stretches of the two international borders was completed in last one year, a Home Ministry official said. This initiative will[Read More…]
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US blames Pakistan for worsening Indo-Pak ties; backs India
The US government has blamed Pakistan for worsening Indo-Pak ties and cautioned that the ties might worsen further if another major terrorist attack comes from across the border this year. “Islamabad’s failure to curb support to anti-India militants and New Delhi’s growing intolerance of this policy, coupled with a perceived[Read More…]
PIL to declare Indus-Water treaty illegal denied
Lighthouse declares first ‘‘Indo-Pak Photo Peace contest 2017’ winners
In the light of the recent events and the growing animosity between the neighboring countries – India and Pakistan on the borders, the team Lighthouse has decided to have a different and more creative way of dealing with the overwhelming emotions. Thus, the ‘Indo- Pak Photo Peace contest 2017’ was[Read More…]
Amidst chaos a shot at Peace: The Lighthouse Project
The Lighthouse Project for Indo- Pak peace is India”s first website dedicated exclusively to binding India and Pakistan through art, literature, culture and heritage. NewsD is the Digital Media partner for the Contest. Initiated by Katherine Abraham the Lighthouse Project is a project that started off because of the Director’s[Read More…]
India issues demarche to Pakistan over ceasefire violations
India has issued a demarche to Pakistan on continued violation of ceasefire along the LoC and strongly condemned increased concentration of terrorists observed across the border in the vicinity of Pakistani forward posts. The Ministry of External Affairs called in a senior official of the Pakistan High Commission yesterday and[Read More…]
Pakistan can’t be bullied, capable of defending itself: Sharif
Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday said Pakistan cannot be bullied by Indian “tactics” and its restraint should not be “misunderstood” as weakness, warning that his country was fully capable of defending against “any belligerence”. His remarks came a day after the Pakistan Army admitted that seven of its soldiers[Read More…]