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    • Posts Tagged ‘pakistan’

    Forest Fire, Landmine Explosions Near Kashmir Frontier

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    JAMMU: Panic gripped the border areas of Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district after land mines exploded due to forest fire in the area. The incident happened in Balakote sub sector of Mendhar tehsil. "A devastating fire broke out last night from PoK side and then engulfed several areas on this side from Balakote to Dabbi along the Line of Control," official sources said. The LoC divides the state between India and Pakistan. Several landmines, planted along the dividing line to prevent infiltration of militans,...

    Posted 2 days ago.

    Kashmir Shuts Down to Remember Separatists' Assassination

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    Mujtaba Wani SRINAGAR: A general shutdown is being observed in Kashmir valley to commemorate the assassination of two senior separatist leaders. Shops and educational institutions are closed while traffic is off the roads. Government offices and banks, however, are functioning normally. Separatist leader and chief cleric of the valley, Mirwaiz Muhammad Farooq was shot dead by unidentified gunmen at his Nigeen residence on this day in 1990. During a rally to mark his 12th death...

    Posted 3 days ago.

    Kashmir's Cross-LoC Trade Shrinks

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    Against expectations, the trade has come down from 21 items in the export list to mere three. JAMMU: Despite the visit of Union Home Secretary RK Singh in May last year followed by the visit of Union Home Minister Home Sushilkumar Shinde in October , the “biggest” confidence-building measure (CBM) between India and Pakistan-intra-Kashmir trade via the LoC has failed to pick up. Against expectations, the trade has come down from 21 items in the export list to mere...

    Posted 3 days ago.

    Pak Army Will be Watching Sharif's Cosying up to India and Kashmir

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    "Can you wish away the problems with India? Can you wish away the problem of Kashmir?"           ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's all-powerful military overthrew Nawaz Sharif 14 years ago and hustled him off into exile in handcuffs. Now he's back as prime minister-elect, with the army watching his every move, especially steps planned to ease tension with arch-rival India. Sharif's Pakistan Muslim...

    Posted 4 days ago.

    Army Foils Infiltration Bid on Kashmir Border, One Killed

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    SRINAGAR: At least one JCO (junior commissioned officer) of the army has been killed in a firefight with militants who were trying to infiltrate into this side of Kashmir from across the Line of Control with Pakistan. Police say the infiltration bid was foiled by the 56 Rashtriya Rifles of the Army. The encounter took place in Machil Sector of North Kashmir's Kupwara and started at around 2: 30 pm. The militants had reportedly infiltrated...

    Posted 6 days ago.

    Kashmir Lawmakers on a Goodwill Trip to Pakistan

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    Masood Hussain SRINAGAR:The Omar Abdullah government is sending a delegation of lawmakers to Islamabad on a "goodwill" mission and New Delhi is said to back the idea. Officials privy to the developments said about 15 representatives of the entire political mainstream would be chosen. Presiding officers of the twin houses and their secretaries are certain to be part of the proposed delegation. "The proposal of sending a delegation was sent to the central government well before Pakistan...

    Posted 6 days ago.

    'Mother lost her voice after arrest, she's speaking again'

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    NEW DELHI: After 17 years, his first glimpse of his elder brother was from behind bars. Returning home on bail after almost two months in jail on suspicion of terrorism, Syed Liyaqat Shah represents hope for other surrendered militants and those who wait to return home to Jammu and Kashmir after years spent in Pakistani side of Kashmir. "There are at least 15 more men from our village area who had filled the form to return home, all of them were waiting after Liyaqat was arrested. Now they can start returning as well,"...

    Posted 6 days ago.

    No Midway or Substitute Solution to Kashmir Issue: Geelani to Sharif

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    SRINAGAR: Hardline Hurriyat Conference Chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani today asked Pakistan Prime Minister-designate Nawaz Sharif to clarify his stand on Kashmir, saying there should be no "midway or substitute solution" to the issue. "While dealing with India...the negotiations should be result-oriented and not at the cost of aspirations of people of Jammu and Kashmir," Geelani said in a congratulatory letter to Sharif, copies of which were released...

    Posted 7 days ago.

    Kupwara Operation Extended to Handwara in Kashmir Valley

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    Majid Jahangir SRINAGAR: One of the longest search and combing operation in Kupwara forests which has been going on since May 7 was extended up to Handwara forests today to trace a group of heavily armed militants believed to have infiltrated from Pakistan recently. The police said the searches near the Line of Control (LoC) in Kupwara district were going on in all sectors expect Machil and Karnah. “The search operation in Budnamal, Rahanpora in the Kralpora sector, Hafrada and Hachmarg...

    Posted 7 days ago.

    Kashmir's "Half-widows" Seethe in Bloody Conflict

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    Kainaat Mushtaq SRINAGAR: In a sprawling field surrounded by snowy Himalayan peaks dozens of Muslim women gather every month to stage a sit-in in the scenic region of Kashmir. The women wear white head-bands, carry photographs of their spouses and hold placards reading, "Where are our loved ones?" Often, tears roll down their faces. They are Kashmir's "half-widows" and they are demanding to know the whereabouts of their missing...

    Posted 10 days ago.