Qureshi said the issue did come up for discussions during the recent Cabinet meeting but the final decision would be taken by Prime Minister Imran Khan. He had dismissed reports suggesting that the airspace was being shut for India as "speculative".
The Indian Air Force has confirmed that the Air Force Common Admission Test (AFCAT), which was slated to be conducted in Srinagar has been rescheduled. The new dates for the exams will be announced shortly.
Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa has said that Pakistani fighter planes did not enter the Indian airspace after the Balakot strike.
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IAF fighters earlier forced a Georgian heavy cargo plane flying from Karachi to Delhi, to land at Jaipur airport. It had diverted from its scheduled flight path and entered Indian airspace.
The letter, which carried the names of over 150 veterans, drew attention to "the unusual and completely unacceptable practice of political leaders taking credit for military operations like cross-border strikes, and even going so far as to claim the Armed Forces to be 'Modiji ki Sena'."
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh Saturday asked if former prime minister Indira Gandhi can be credited for dividing Pakistan, why shouldn't Prime Minister Narendra Modi get the credit for the Balakot air strike.
Talking about the current state of events he said the threat from Pakistan remains and our forces will always have to be alert and in a state of readiness. He said India doesn’t want war, but an end to terrorism.
The exercise was aimed at keeping the Indian Air Force in high state of readiness in case of any misadventure by Pakistan.
The hearing is currently underway before a bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justices S K Kaul and K M Joseph.
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The Army has 3.80 per cent of women officers, while the Navy has six per cent of women officers, he said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha.
It will be the fourth edition in the series of bilateral joint exercise held by the Air Forces of the two nations conducted in India, a Ministry statement said.
Thousands of people, including women, children and college students are tediously working at various centres across the state free of cost to gather essential materials, including food, medicines, cloths to send to relief camps.
The Army's 'Operation Sahyog' continued in Kerala, with two Army columns undertaking relief and rescue operations in rain-battered areas of Aluva in Ernakulam district, and one column in Adimali in Idukki district.
With water levels rising in various dams and reaching almost their maximum capacity, shutters of at least 22 reservoirs in Kerala have been opened to drain out excess water.
The official said both Russia and India are likely to announce the deal before an annual summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin in October.
The move is part of a broader policy initiative to prepare the Army, Navy and the Air Force for next-generation warfare and comes amid rising Chinese investments in developing critical applications of AI for its military.
From the enormous strength of India's main battle tank - Arjun - to the superior agility of indigenous attack helicopter - Rudra - all was on display during the inaugural event of DefExpo 2018.
The students, who are from Erode and Coimbatore, were trekking in the Kurangani Hills when they got caught in the fire.
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