Asked about the government's views on the cricketing ties between India and Pakistan at an event in the national capital, Jaishankar said there should be global pressure on Pakistan to end sponsoring terrorism and India will have to take leadership in maintaining that pressure.
Pakistan rangers fired upon the Border Security Force (BSF) patrolling party in the Anupgarh sector of Rajasthan along India-Pakistan Border on Friday afternoon in a case of ceasefire violation.
In response to the barbed remarks of newly appointed Pakistan Army chief Asim Munir on India, defence expert Qamar Agah said that Pakistan has made this kind of statement in the past as well in order to divert attention.
The left-arm pacer who is playing in the T10 league for Northern Warriors also stated that players should be kept away from politics and rumours surrounding the controversy should not be entertained.
During a visit to the frontline troops of Line of Control (LoC) in Rakhchikri sector, Munir on Saturday said, "Let me make it categorically clear, Pakistan's armed forces are ever ready, not only to defend every inch of our motherland but, to take the fight back to the enemy, if ever, war
The DGP further informed that the Tarn Taran Police, during its joint search operation with the BSF, recovered a Hexacopter drone which contained 5 kgs of heroin.
Security forces recovered a hexacopter drone equipped with modern technology and packets containing heroin weighing 5 kg from fields near the India-Pakistan border in Tarn Taran district of Punjab, police said on Friday.
Amid increased drone challenge on the India-Pakistan border, the Border Security Force (BSF) has shot down a record 16 drones so far this year; and the force has adopted the anti-drone system and in-depth patrolling to tackle the issue having security threats.