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New York: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif addresses the general debate of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly at the UN Headquarters in New York, on Friday, September 25, 2026. (Photo: Xinhua via IANS)

The rhetoric vs reality of Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif’s UN speech (IANS Analysis)

New York, Oct 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) It has become predictable for the leaders of Pakistan to sell a concocted narrative that hardly has any buyers. The saying that best describes this commonplace…

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Mumbai: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) members during a protest demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar at Shivaji Park in Mumbai on Friday, October 2, 2026. (Photo: IANS)

IANS SPECIAL

INDIA bloc’s anti-CEC battle gets a new dimension with CJP outreach

New Delhi, Oct 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Knowing that numbers do not favour them in Parliament for an impeachment motion against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, the Opposition INDIA bloc’s…

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Indian Coast Guard (ICG), in coordination with the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), Gujarat, intercepts a maritime narcotic smuggling attempt involving narcotics worth over Rs 3,000 crore in the Arabian Sea, west of Lakshadweep, on Friday, September 25, 2026. (Photo: IANS/PIB)

Crime

Haji Salim’s drug network runs out of routes as India tightens coastal surveillance

New Delhi, Oct 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Rs 3,000-crore drug bust off the Lakshadweep Islands early this week has dealt a major blow to the Haji Salim network, but the bigger challenge for the alleged…

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IANS SPECIAL

ISI plans big Al-Umar revival in J&K, seeks LeT-Jaish backing for ‘homegrown’ outfit

New Delhi, Oct 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Al-Umar Mujahideen, founded in December 1989 in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, has become largely defunct over the years. Its founder, Mushtaq Ahmed Zargar, also known…

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IANS SPECIAL

Lashkar kill, Rs 3,000 crore drug haul highlight intelligence first security strategy

New Delhi, Oct 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Indian security agencies carried out two major operations this week, which included the killing of a top Lashkar-e-Taiba operative and a huge drug bust to the…

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IANS SPECIAL

After Article 370, terror groups turn to J&K local issues to fuel unrest, recruit youth

New Delhi, Oct 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Pakistan-based terror outfits have shifted their focus to exploiting local socio-political grievances in Jammu and Kashmir to incite public agitation and recruit…

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ISI turns to retired Pak army, navy personnel to bolster terror groups in J&K

New Delhi, Oct 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) has reportedly launched a massive drive to recruit retired army and navy personnel into terror outfits to bypass training…

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IANS SPECIAL

NIA probe uncovers JMB-linked plan to expand terror modules into South India

New Delhi, Sep 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) The National Investigation Agency's (NIA) probe into a cross-border terror conspiracy case has shifted focus to a group called Imam Mahmuder Kafila (IMK). The name…

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IANS SPECIAL

Terror outfits deploy dead-drop tactics to evade detection and funnel contraband into India

New Delhi, Sep 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) Terrorist organisations operating against India switched to covert dead-drop techniques to transfer funds, weapons, and operational instructions, intelligence…

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IANS SPECIAL

‘Global peacemaker’ Pakistan tweaks India strategy, bets on radicalisation and proxy war

New Delhi, Sep 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) tweaked its operational strategy regarding India, choosing to prioritise widespread radicalisation and proxy recruitment…

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IANS SPECIAL

Surgical strikes changed Pak’s infiltration game, pushed terror launchpads towards Jammu

New Delhi, Sep 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) The 2016 surgical strikes executed by the Indian Army to avenge the Uri attack fundamentally altered Pakistan's cross-border infiltration doctrine, forcing terror…

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IANS SPECIAL

Surgical strikes at 10: How Uri attack redefined India’s counter-terror doctrine against Pakistan

New Delhi, Sep 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) The cross-Line of Control military operations carried out on September 29, 2016, marked a decisive paradigm shift in India's national security strategy, establishing…

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Diplomacy

Pakistan’s reaction on Indus water reflects pressure created by India’s strategic shift

New Delhi, Sep 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's direct threat at the United Nations General Assembly that any attempt to “stop, impede or divert” its share of the Indus…

26 Sept·Gopi

IANS SPECIAL

Pakistan braces for bloody PTI confrontation, lockdown imposed amid casualty fears

New Delhi, Sep 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) Pakistan is witnessing a virtual lockdown ahead of the massive march planned by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party. The march originally scheduled to be held…

26 Sept·Gopi

IANS SPECIAL

ISI weighs Burhan Wani model to drive homegrown recruitment in J&K: Intel

New Delhi, Sep 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) Islamabad's recent reshuffle within the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) has reportedly brought hardliners to key positions, with Indian intelligence agencies…

26 Sept·Gopi

IANS SPECIAL

Tiny secret meets, lone-actor targets: Islamic State strategy puts South India on alert

New Delhi, Sep 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) India’s intelligence agencies have launched heightened surveillance on small, secret gatherings across South Indian states following reports that the Islamic State…

25 Sept·Gopi

Crime

ISI shifts focus from Dawood’s operations to protecting him near Karachi port

New Delhi, Sep 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) has reportedly changed its approach towards fugitive underworld figure Dawood Ibrahim, with greater emphasis now being…

25 Sept·Gopi

Environment

Nepal’s Himalayan climate crisis reaches UNGA as PM Shah Balendra Shah seeks global aid

New Delhi, Sep 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) When Nepal Prime Minister Balendra Shah takes the podium early morning Friday (India time) to address the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), he intends to…

24 Sept·Gopi

IANS SPECIAL

Women warriors emerge in Balochistan as BLA, BLF expand female units

New Delhi, Sep 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) The operational landscape in Balochistan has witnessed a major tactical shift as female combat units belonging to the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) and…

24 Sept·Gopi

IANS SPECIAL

How narcotics money is finding its way into nightclubs, legitimate businesses to fund terror

New Delhi, Sep 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) Investigations by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) have exposed a complex narco-terror funding network operating across India, revealing how drug proceeds are…

24 Sept·Gopi

IANS SPECIAL

Pak army chief vows to crush BLA, TTP while rebuilding Lashkar, Jaish infra

New Delhi, Sep 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) Pakistan Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir pledged to eliminate terrorism during a visit to the Corps Headquarters in Peshawar, even as Indian intelligence reports…

23 Sept·Gopi

IANS SPECIAL

PoK unrest deepens as rising targeted killings, disappearances fuel protests

New Delhi, Sep 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) The situation in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) has continued to deteriorate, with protests showing no signs of abating. Reports of enforced disappearances have…

23 Sept·Gopi

IANS SPECIAL

Durand Line dispute fuels fresh Pakistan-Afghanistan tensions

New Delhi, Sep 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) Pakistani jets have reportedly been repeatedly pounding its own territories, targeting people it calls its own to quell a movement for separate Balochistan, while…

22 Sept·Gopi

IANS SPECIAL

BKI’s new Punjab strategy: Frequent strikes, police killings, drone smuggling

New Delhi, Sep 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Khalistan movement in Punjab may not have gained the momentum that Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) had anticipated, but a disturbing trend is…

22 Sept·Gopi

Mumbai: Notorious drug trafficker Mohammad Salim Dola, a close aide of fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim, is brought to the Narcotics Control Bureau office after being flown in from Delhi, in Mumbai district of Maharashtra on Wednesday, April 29, 2026. (IANS)

Crime

Salim Dola’s arrest forces Haji Salim cartel to go low-key, shift routes

New Delhi, Sep 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) The arrest and subsequent extradition of Salim Dola is among the biggest blows dealt by Indian agencies to the Dawood Ibrahim-Haji Salim narcotics cartel. The…

22 Sept·Gopi

New Delhi: Police personnel and ambulances at the site of a car blast near Gate No. 1 of the Red Fort Metro Station, managing the emergency and attending to the injured, Monday, November 10, 2025. (IANS/Wasim Sarvar)

IANS SPECIAL

AQIS seeks single command for terror groups in India, Pak, Bangladesh, eyes 9/11-model attacks

New Delhi, Sep 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) has initiated plans to serve as an umbrella organisation for active terror modules across India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh…

21 Sept·Gopi

IANS SPECIAL

ISI shifts strategy to high-definition SIM-powered smart cameras to spy on troop movement

New Delhi, Sep 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) Following the crackdown on Shahzad Bhatti-led surveillance modules, Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) has shifted tactics by deploying high-definition,…

21 Sept·Gopi

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India shifts counter-terror strategy, moves to bust terror plots before attacks

New Delhi, Sep 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) India's counter-terrorism operations have undergone a strategic shift, transitioning from a reactive security apparatus to a pre-emptive, intelligence-driven…

19 Sept·Gopi

IANS SPECIAL

ISI adopts doxxing tactic to fuel panic across India; targets citizens, officials in psychological warfare push

New Delhi, Sep 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) Intelligence officials have sounded a serious warning over a low-cost psychological warfare campaign allegedly launched by Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence…

19 Sept·Gopi

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After terror infiltration, ISI turns to Indian content creators for digital campaign

New Delhi, Sep 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) Pakistan may be preparing for a fresh attempt to escalate activities in Jammu and Kashmir, according to the latest intelligence inputs. While Indian security forces…

17 Sept·Gopi

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