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🇵🇰🇸🇦 — Pakistan says no military response to the Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia is currently under discussion under its joint defence pact with Saudi Arabia and Turkey. Pakistan FM spokesperson Sajjad Haider Khan said Islamabad would act under the pact “when the time comes,” adding that “there is no such thing under discussion right now.”

French company U-Space and India’s AXISCADES have signed an agreement to jointly explore opportunities in India’s microsatellite market. The deal was announced at the International Space Summit in Paris.

China backs India’s hosting of the BRICS Summit but has not confirmed whether President Xi Jinping will travel to New Delhi to attend the summit.

In the high-profile Matthew Aaron VanDyke case, the NIA has chargesheeted the US national and six Ukrainians under the Immigration & Foreigners Act, while the UAPA probe into the terror conspiracy continues.

🚨India’s child rights commission NCPCR has summoned Meta India’s MD and country head to appear on 9 September as part of its inquiry into alleged CSEAM-linked ads first highlighted by a BBC Eye investigation.

🇯🇵🇮🇳 Japan’s F-2 fighter jets have arrived in Jodhpur for joint combat drills with the Indian Air Force. Exercise Veer Guardian will start from tomorrow.

🇷🇺🇮🇳 Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov says Russian President Vladimir Putin will be in Delhi for the BRICS Summit, adding that the Indian and Russian leaders remain in “personal contact.”

Indian High Commissioner Dinesh Trivedi met Bangladesh’s BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir. The Indian readout said both sides emphasised strengthening the bilateral partnership for the mutual benefit of the peoples of the two sovereign countries.

🇮🇳🇺🇳 India on Sunday said any UN-initiated world map must show the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh in accordance with the country's official map, warning that any “inaccurate” or “misleading” depiction would be unacceptable.

🚨 Amritsar Airport was placed on high alert late Sunday night after suspected drones were spotted near the runway. ATC issued an alert, while 7 incoming flights were diverted to Delhi and Chandigarh and 3 departures were cancelled as a precaution.

Pakistan’s Punjab CM Maryam Nawaz says she faces a greater threat from her own neighboring provinces than from neighboring countries.

🇮🇳🇯🇵 Ex Veer Guardian 2026 is being conducted between IAF and Japanese Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) at Jodhpur from 09 Sep to 22 Sep 26. Two JASDF C-2 aircraft touched down at Air Force Station Jodhpur, marking the arrival of the Japanese contingent for the second edition of the Exercise. The exercise will further enhance interoperability, operational synergy and mutual understanding, reinforcing the enduring bonds of friendship between India and Japan.

🇮🇳 India builds its first rock check dam on the Indus River at Upshi, Ladakh. The dam has raised the water level by nearly 10 feet and can store around 40 million litres of water, boosting irrigation for local farmers.

Indian Air Force chief AP Singh is on a visit to UAE

🚨 BREAKING: A large number of Baloch fighters have entered and taken control of Bhag city in Bolan, Balochistan. Police stations and banks are under their control, while clashes continue at several locations across the city.

🚨 Around 100 armed men have launched an attack on Bolan city in Balochistan.

18 Pakistani soldiers were killed in an ambush in Ziarat, Balochistan. The BLA has claimed responsibility for the attack.

8+ Pakistani soldiers have been killed in this attack so far.

🚨 Gunmen ambush two Frontier Corps (FC) trucks at Ziarat Cross Road in Balochistan.

India issues a notification reserving airspace for an Indian Air Force Exercise near the southern section of its border with Pakistan Date: 21 Sep - 07 Oct 2026