Pak citizen sent to 5 day NIA custody for alleged terror links
New Delhi: A Delhi court Thursday sent a 44-year-old man, alleged member of banned Pakistan-based terror outfit Falah-i-Insaniyat Foundation (FIF), to five-day NIA custody in connection with a terror funding case, which also involves Jamat-ul-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed. Additional Sessions Judge Anil Antil allowed NIA to quiz Mohammad Arif Ghulambashir Dharampuria in its custody. The […]
Fidayeen stage comeback, kill 5 CRPF men
Srinagar: In a daring broad daylight strike, two militants, believed to be from Jaish-e-Mohammed group, struck in a busy road in Anantnag district of South Kashmir Wednesday killing five CRPF personnel and injuring three others, officials said. The incident took place in the afternoon when motorcycle-borne militants fired at a CRPF patrol party at Khanabal-Pahalgham […]
Govt open to talks if militants shun violence: Guv Malik
Says India cannot be made to bow through violence
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik Wednesday asked militants to give up arms and invited them to hold talks, saying dialogue is the only way through which they can get what they want within the ambit of the Constitution. He said India cannot be made to bow through violence. “Take everything from us, […]
Pakistan to open its airspace for PM Modi’s VVIP flight, New Delhi rejects proposal
Islamabad: Pakistan Wednesday said it will “specially” open its airspace for the flight of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Bishkek to attend the SCO summit, even as India decided not to use the Pakistani airspace for the VVIP aircraft. In New Delhi, the External Affairs Ministry said Prime Minister Modi’s VVIP aircraft will fly over […]
Amnesty International denied permission to hold press briefing in Srinagar
Srinagar: Authorities here Wednesday refused permission to Amnesty International to hold a briefing on alleged misuse of the controversial Public Safety Act (PSA), which provides for detention of a person up to one year without trial. An Amnesty spokesperson said the authorities had not given permission to the human rights organisation for holding a press […]