Ex-Pakistani PM Pervez Musharraf considered using nuclear weapons against India in 2001: Report
Press Trust of India, Dubai Jul 27, 2017 Pakistan’s former military dictator Gen Pervez Musharraf contemplated the use of nuclear weapons against India amid tensions following the December 2001 terror attack on the Indian Parliament, but decided against doing so out of fear of retaliation, according to a media report. Musharraf, 73, also recalled that […]
Indian visa conditions for Pakistanis regrettable: Islamabad
Islamabad, July 27 (IANS) Pakistan said on Thursday that India’s stipulation for grating visa to Pakistani nationals were “highly regrettable” and was against diplomatic norms. “It is highly regrettable that India has placed such restrictions on visas for patients who are suffering from serious and terminal illnesses,” Foreign Office spokesperson Nafees Zakaria said. Only a […]
SOG thrash entire family of hizb militant trigger shutdown protests
In various areas of Kulgam there are protests and shutdown after last night SOG wing of jandk police have thrashed the entire family of hizb militant at Rampur village of Kulgam. Family members of Tauseef Ahmad Sheikh have told local media that among those tortured and thrashed by police include elder sister of Tauseef who […]
Army claims three militants killed in Gurez
Army spokesman told media in Srinagar that army in Gurez sector killed three militants after they infiltrated inside the area. Army spokesman claimed that army challanged a group of infiltrators in Gurez sector and killed three of them in a gunfight.
Govt orders transfers, postings; Sirmrandeep posted chairperson SSB
J&K Govt in the interest of administration, ordered following transfers and postings of IAS officers with immediate effect. Sarita Chauhan, IAS (JK:1999), Chairperson, Services Selection Board, has been transferred and posted as Chairman, J&K Special Tribunal, against an available vacancy. While Simrandeep Singh, IAS (JK:2008), awaiting orders of adjustment in the General Administration Department, has […]
No talks unless India withdraws, China says before Doval visit
On the eve of Indian NSA Ajit Doval’s China visit to attend the BRICS security summit, Beijing on Wednesday made clear that India’s pullback from Doklam on the border remained the “precondition” for any dialogue on the issue. The Foreign Ministry said Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s remarks, who on Tuesday blamed India for triggering the […]
NIA likely to summon Geelani, Mirwaiz, Malik
Srinagar: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is likely to summon top Kashmiri pro-freedom leaders Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umer Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik for questioning in connection with alleged terror funding case, The Indian Express reported on Wednesday. “The stone-pelting business in Kashmir is multi-layered. Those arrested are the penultimate layer with leaders such […]
Militant arrested in north Kashmir’s Sopore
Srinagar: A militant was arrested by government forces in apple township of Sopore in Baramulla district of north Kashmir, official sources said on Wednesday. They said forces had established a ‘naka’ near fruit mandi Sopore following a tip off about the militant movement last evening. After waiting for some time, the naka party last night […]
PDP have covert ties with Hurriat: Farooq Abdullah
Srinagar Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah Wednesday alleged chief minister Mehbooba Mufti of being “hand-in-glove with Hurriyat”. According to the India Today, talking to reporters in New Delhi, Farooq Abdullah claimed that Mehbooba was “secretly backing Kashmiri separatists”. “She (Mehbooba) is hand-in-glove with Hurriyat. One of her ministers write the statements that […]
Military court suspends life imprisonment of Army men involved in Machil fake encounter
Srinagar The life imprisonment of five army men convicted in the infamous Machil fake encounter has been suspended by a military court, Daily Mail reported on Monday. The report said that the accused were granted bail by the armed forces tribunal in the case related to the death of three Kashmiri civilians in 2010. “The […]