Pak’s I-Day: Indian, Pakistani troops exchange sweets along LoC in Kashmir
Srinagar: Army personnel on Saturday greeted their Pakistani counterparts on their nation’s Independence Day and exchanged sweets along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir. The sweets were presented by the Indian Army personnel to their Pakistani counterparts at Chilehana Tithwal Crossing Point in The Tangdhar sector in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. “On […]
Explosive device detected in Kishtwar, defused
Jammu: An explosive device was detected by security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district on Saturday, averting a major tragedy, officials said. The explosive device was found during patrolling by security forces in the Kariya belt of the district, they said. A bomb disposal squad was called and the device was defused safely, the […]
CRPF jawan injured as militants hurl grenade at forces
Srinagar: A CRPF jawan was injured after militants hurled a grenade at a security forces party here on Saturday, officials said. The incident occurred at 8.55 pm at Sanat Nagar Chowk here, they said. A CRPF jawan was injured in the explosion. He was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment, the officials said. In […]
Farooq condemns killing of 3-year-old child in grenade attack
Srinagar: National Conference president and Member of Parliament Farooq Abdullah on Saturday condemned the killing of a three-year-old child in a grenade attack by militants on a BJP leader’s house in Rajouri on Thursday. He expressed sympathies with the bereaved family. Violence in all its forms and manifestations brings countless miseries to people. I express […]
Indo-Pak relationship unlikely to alter: Ex-Pak Ambassador
New Delhi: Former Pakistan Ambassador to India Abdul Basit said on Friday he is not hopeful about the improvement in India-Pakistan relationship currently and the two countries can move forward only when they develop the courage to take difficult decisions. “I am not very hopeful, under the given circumstances, about this relationship. We may have […]
Taliban sweep across south Afghanistan: Report
Kabul: The Taliban have captured another three provincial capitals in southern Afghanistan, including in Helmand, the scene of some of the heaviest fighting in the past two decades, as the insurgents press a lightning offensive that is gradually encircling the capital, Kabul. The loss of Helmand’s provincial capital comes after years of toil and blood […]
Following developments in Afghanistan: UN Chief
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is following with deep concern the developments in Afghanistan and hopes that the discussions between the Afghan government and the Taliban in Doha will restore the pathway to a negotiated settlement to the conflict, his spokesman has said. The Taliban is rapidly advancing across Afghanistan and taking control over […]