Pak moving troops in forward areas, launched missile in Punjab and attacked health facilities in JK: Govt
NEW DELHI, May 10, (PTI): Pakistan’s military is moving its troops in forward areas, India said on Saturday as the two countries continued to attack each other’s military facilities, dangerously escalating the ongoing conflict. “The Pakistan military is observed to be moving their troops to border areas,” Colonel Sofiya Qureshi said at a press briefing […]
Missile-like object lands in Dal Lake as loud explosions rock Srinagar
SRINAGAR, May 10 (PTI): A missile-like object landed deep inside the Dal Lake — a major tourist attraction in Srinagar — after loud explosions rocked the city on Saturday morning, officials said. Smoke bellowed from the surface of the lake when the object landed, the officials said. The debris of the object, which has been […]
Sirsa, Surathgarh airbases, S-400 air defence system at Admapur intact: Ministry of Defence
New Delhi, May 10: The Ministry of Defence on Saturday firmly rejected Pakistan’s claims that it had destroyed the Sirsa and Suratgarh airbases and neutralized India’s S-400 air defence system at Adampur. Addressing a special joint briefing by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and security forces here, Colonel Sofiya Qureshi and Wing Commander Yomika […]
China ‘strongly’ urges India, Pakistan to exercise calm, restraint
BEIJING, May 10(PTI): China on Saturday “strongly” urged India and Pakistan to exercise calm and restraint and return to the track of peaceful settlement. China is closely following the ongoing situation between India and Pakistan and is deeply concerned about the escalation, a statement by the Chinese Foreign Ministry here. “We strongly urge both sides […]
Saudi says making efforts to de-escalate tensions between India and Pakistan, end current military confrontations
DUBAI, May 10 (PTI): Saudi Arabia early Saturday said it was making efforts to de-escalate tensions between India and Pakistan, end current military confrontations, and promote the resolution of all disputes through dialogue and diplomatic channels. In a brief statement, the Foreign Ministry said that upon the directives of the Saudi leadership, Minister of State […]
CM Abdullah visits residential area hit by large explosion in Jammu
JAMMU, May 10 (PTI): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday visited a residential locality in Jammu where an explosion damaged a house and several parked vehicles, officials said. Abdullah visited the explosion site in Rehari and interacted with the affected family, they said. People across Jammu on Saturday woke up to blast-like […]
Unidentified object lands at Jalandhar village, explosion-like sounds heard in Pathankot
Chandigarh, May 10 (PTI) An unidentified projectile landed in a residential area at Kanganiwal village in Punjab’s Jalandhar district early Saturday amid the military conflict between India and Pakistan, officials said. Local residents said a migrant labourer was injured in the incident, while a few houses in the area also sustained damage. Parts of the […]
People wake up to blast-like sounds as sirens ring out in Jammu
Jammu, May 10 (PTI) People across Jammu on Saturday woke up to blast-like sounds as sirens rang out in the city amid a fresh wave of suspected drone attacks by Pakistan, officials said. Artillery and mortar shelling were also reported from the twin border districts of Rajouri and Poonch and the Akhnoor sector of Jammu […]
IMF ‘reimbursing’ Pak for ordnance it is using to devastate border areas: CM Omar Abdullah
Srinagar, May 10 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday hit out at the IMF for granting a billion dollar loan to Pakistan, saying the global financial organisation was “essentially reimbursing” Islamabad for the ammunition used to devastate border areas of the Union territory. The International Monetary Fund on Friday approved the […]
Update: Govt official among five killed in Pakistani shelling in JK
Jammu, May 10 (PTI) A senior government official was among five persons killed while several others were injured in heavy Pakistani shelling in Rajouri, Poonch and Jammu districts early Saturday, officials said. Raj Kumar Thapa, Additional District Development Commissioner, Rajouri, and his two staff members were seriously injured when an artillery shell hit his official […]