Pune: Holding that a "peaceful and stable" Pakistan was in India's interest, Defence Minister AK Antony on Tuesday said that the neighbouring country must initiate strong action against terrorist groups operating from its soil, in order to improve Indo-Pak ties.
"We are concerned about terrorist groups in Pakistan. They should take strong action against them which will help improve our relations," he told reporters here when asked whether change of government in Pakistan could spell a better relationship between the two countries.
Describing Pakistan as "our closest neighbour", Antony said Indian government wanted friendly relations with it as a "peaceful and stable" Pakistan was in India's interest. On Indo-China relations and border situation, the defence minister said, "the recent problem has been solved to the satisfaction of both the countries. We have a mechanism to sort out occasional irritants," adding, that there was a "highest level decision" to maintain peace and tranquillity along the border.
Both countries would also have joint exercises, he noted. Antony said notwithstanding the long standing border dispute, there were major areas of cooperation between India and China, also India's "largest trading partner". He hoped his forthcoming visit to China would further improve the bilateral relations and defence cooperation between the two countries....
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05:50 PM, Jun 18, 2013
Islamabad: A historic 121-year-old building used by Pakistan's founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah in Balochistan was destroyed after terrorists targeted it with bombs and gun fire that triggered a blaze. The terrorists of the Balochistan Liberation Army targeted the Quaid-e-Azam Residency in Ziarat, a holiday resort located about 120 km from the provincial capital of Quetta, at 1:15 am. They planted and set off five bombs and then opened fire. The...
06:19 PM, Jun 15, 2013
Kashmir: The Amarnath Yatra beginning on June 28 is under threat from Pakistan terrorists. Intelligence sources and the Army have observed the increased militant attempts to penetrate the counter insurgency grid in South Kashmir's Anantnag area. In the last one month, seven terrorists were intercepted and killed in Anantnag but the sources admitted that some of the terrorists have got through and may have merged with the local population. Intensified ...
01:53 PM, Jun 15, 2013
Kashmir: The Amarnath Yatra beginning on June 28 is under threat from Pakistan terrorists. Intelligence sources and the Army have observed the increased militant attempts to penetrate the counter insurgency grid in South Kashmir's Anantnag area. In the last one month, seven terrorists were intercepted and killed in Anantnag but the sources admitted that some of the terrorists have got through and may have merged with the local population. Intensified...
01:53 PM, Jun 15, 2013
New Delhi: Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde on Tuesday said there was need for a consensus on setting up a National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) but his ministry did not have plans to move the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) on the issue. Shinde said that the government has to think about the opposition to the proposal to set up NCTC from some non-Congress chief ministers. "We will have to...
04:57 AM, Jun 12, 2013
Islamabad: An imminent terrorist attack was averted on Saturday in Pakistan's northwest city of Peshawar, when police recovered 15,000 kg of explosive material from a warehouse, a media report said. Police found the explosive material and two pick-ups vans during an operation on Peshawar's Ring Road, Dawn News reported. Two suspects were arrested, but the owner of the warehouse managed to escape, police said. The two pick-up vans were used...
03:23 AM, Jun 09, 2013
Jammu: Army on Saturday called off search operation in the dense forest areas along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district, where a Junior Commissioned Officer was killed when Pakistan troops opened heavy fire on Indian posts on Friday. "Massive search operation which was launched yesterday (Friday) by the Army troops, have been called off this afternoon," a defence source said. Nothing has been found during the search operation...
05:00 PM, Jun 08, 2013
Srinagar: An Indian Army soldier was killed when Pakistani troops opened fire in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday. The Indian Army retaliated by firing back at the Pakistani soldiers, but the gunbattle has stopped now. Pakistan generally resorts to such firing to provide cover to terrorists and push them across the border. This is fourth ceasefire violation by Pakistan in the past two weeks. The area has...
04:19 PM, Jun 07, 2013
Bahraich: Three terror suspects from Pakistan have been detained in the Bahraich district in Uttar Pradesh on the Indo-Nepal border. The three men have admitted to have received terror training in Pakistan but claim they were on their way to Jammu and Kashmir to surrender. The police say the suspects had entered India through Nepal. Acting on a tip-off that three suspected terrorists, who had once worked for Hizbul Mujahideen...
11:31 AM, Jun 06, 2013
Srinagar: Terrorists on Wednesday opened fire at a foot patrol of Army in Pulwama district of south Kashmir but no casualty was reported in the incident, police said. The terrorists fired at the patrol party of 44 Rashtriya Rifles in Rajpora area of the district, 45 km from Srinagar, this afternoon, they said. The Army personnel fired back forcing the terrorists to flee. No one was injured in the brief...
06:31 PM, Jun 05, 2013
Jammu: An 'encounter specialist' sub-inspector, who was instrumental in the killing of 68 militants in the Doda-Kishtwar belt, was on Tuesday arrested for allegedly running a militant module in Jammu and Kashmir. A recipient of President's gallantry award, SI Shiv Kumar Sharma was arrested in Doda for his alleged involvement in militant activities, official sources said. State Minister for Home Sajad Ahmed Kitchloo confirmed the arrest and said that investigation...
11:38 PM, Jun 04, 2013
Srinagar: Three terrorists were killed on Saturday as Army troops foiled an infiltration bid near the Line of Control in Nowgam sector of Handwara area. Meanwhile, two of the terrorists crossed over to the PoK after a gun battle with the Army. According to reports, a large cache of arms and ammunition were recovered from the killed terrorists. More Details awaited ...
10:05 PM, Jun 01, 2013
Shopian: After nearly 30 hours of gun battle, Army and police forces killed two terrorists in Shopian, Jammu and Kashmir. The gun battle stopped late on Saturday evening and the forces are now carrying out searches in the area. A joint team of Army and police had cordoned village Mellora on Friday after a tip-off about the terrorists' presence. The slain terrorists have been identified as top commanders of the...
08:44 PM, Jun 01, 2013
Srinagar: The security forces have killed a terrorist in Shopian district of South Kashmir but the gunbattle is still on as another terrorist is hiding in the area. The gunbattle is on from Friday afternoon. An unidentified terrorist was killed in the encounter on Friday. "Acting on a specific information regarding the presence of militants in village Vandena in Zainapora area of Shopian, police and 55 Rashtriya Rifles of the...
08:15 AM, Jun 01, 2013
Pakistan: Pakistani Taliban terrorists have chosen a new deputy commander to replace their previous second-in-command who was killed in a US drone strike in the North Waziristan region, sources in the terrorist group said on Thursday. The previous deputy commander, Wali-ur-Rehman, was killed in an attack by a missile-firing US drone aircraft in the terrorist stronghold of North Waziristan, on northwest Pakistan's border with Afghanistan, on Wednesday, Pakistani security officials...
04:55 PM, May 30, 2013
London: British police arrested three more suspects in connection with the savage killing of an off-duty soldier that has raised fresh concerns about terrorism. Scotland Yard said counter-terrorism officers arrested two men, aged 24 and 28, at a residential address in southeast London on Saturday. A third man, 21, was arrested separately on a London street at the same time. Police said they used a stun gun on two of...
07:30 AM, May 26, 2013
Islamabad: The trial of seven Pakistani suspects, including Lashkar-e-Taiba commander Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, charged with involvement in the 2008 Mumbai attacks was on Saturday adjourned till June 1 as the government is yet to appoint a chief prosecutor to handle the case. The trial suffered a major setback when chief prosecutor Chaudhry Zulfiqar Ali of the Federal Investigation Agency was gunned down by suspected militants in Islamabad on May 3....
03:50 PM, May 25, 2013
London: A brave scout leader 48-year-old Ingrid Loyau-Kennett has become an unlikely star after confronting two alleged attackers who beheaded a British soldier outside military barracks in Woolwich in London. Kennett arrived at the spot soon after the soldier Drummer Lee Rigby was beheaded and tried to convince one of the attackers to throw away his arms and surrender without any concern for her safety. According to Kennett she was...
01:25 PM, May 24, 2013
Srinagar: Four Indian Army personnel were killed on Friday in an ongoing encounter in Tral area of south Kashmir. The encounter began after the security personnel got a tip-off about the terrorists. Sources said at least 3-4 terrorists may be involved in the gun battle. One suspected terrorist has been shot dead while one Army personnel in injured. An Army spokesman said the troops had launched an anti-insurgency operation in...
09:52 AM, May 24, 2013
London: The British government's emergency committee is going to meet after two attackers butchered a man in a brutal daylight attack in London amid fears that terrorism has returned to the capital. Prime Minister David Cameron says there are strong indications it was an act of terrorism and his top advisers will be examining the potential security implications on Thursday. The police counter-terror unit is leading the investigation. Authorities did...
01:50 PM, May 23, 2013
