The arrest of Pakistan Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf comes at a time when elections are not too far off. With Dr Tahirul Qadri's march into Islamabad and the constant ceasefire violations along the LoC, is democracy under threat in Pakistan? Is the Army trying to sabotage the civilian administration? And how much should India and the other neighbours be worried about the uncertain political climate in Pakistan? Author &...
04:33 PM, Jan 16, 2013
To what extent are the incidents of ceasefire violation and soldiers' deaths along the LoC likely to affect Indo-Pak ties? CNN-IBN's Senior Editor Suhasini Haidar joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on the issue. ...
04:32 PM, Jan 16, 2013
Amidst growing tension at the Line of Control and intensifying war of words, Army Chief General Bikram Singh rejected Pakistan's allegations that the Indian Army violated ceasefire and killed a Pakistani soldier. "Pakistan is wrong in alleging that their soldier has died in firing at the Line of Control. If their soldier has died, he must have died in retaliatory fire. Our soldiers do not cross the LoC. In a...
01:36 PM, Jan 16, 2013
The Indian Army on Wednesday released pictures of Pakistani army landmines which were recovered from the Indian side of the Line of Control. The mines were found to be manufactured at the Pakistan Ordinance Factory and had their markings. ...
01:26 PM, Jan 16, 2013
Army Chief General Bikram Singh met slain Indian soldier Lance Naik Hemraj Singh's family in Kosi Kalan in Uttar Pradesh, two days after the martyr's wife broke her fast. Hemraj was killed and was beheaded on January 8 by Pakistani troops in an alleged ceasefire violation by Pakistan in the Poonch sector. ...
12:20 PM, Jan 16, 2013
A hunter gestures his dog away as he waits in the Colorado River for rescue on January 15, 2013 in Mesa County. ...
12:02 PM, Jan 16, 2013
As tension remains at the Line of Control, tonight at 10:30, CNN-IBN Deputy Editor Sagarika Ghose discusses with a panel of experts whether India-Pakistan people to people contacts are doomed. You can send your viewpoint and questions on the issue here or tweet them to us
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11:49 AM, Jan 16, 2013
Even as the Line of Control remains tense, the war of words between India and Pakistan has intensified. India has raised Pakistan's continuing support to terror groups at the United Nations, seeking international action against state sponsors of terror. India named Pakistan terror groups Lashkar-e-Toiba and Jamaat-ud-Dawa as major security threats to South East Asian countries. ...
11:15 AM, Jan 16, 2013
Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar accused India of engaging in "war-mongering" in the aftermath of clashes and killing of two Indian soldiers at the Line of Control(LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir. Khar also said Pakistan is "deeply disappointed" to hear statements from India that are "upping the ante" and claimed her government is creating a "precedence" of not following war-mongering. ...
11:08 AM, Jan 16, 2013
Fifteen people were injured, some of them seriously, in a gas cylinder explosion in the powerloom town of Bhiwandi in Thane, police said on Wednesday. The explosion took place late Tuesday evening in a godown at Rajnoli Naka on the Bhiwandi-Nashik Highway, where waste plastic was stored for recycling, they said. ...
10:15 AM, Jan 16, 2013
Indian troops killed a Pakistani soldier in Kashmir late on Tuesday, the Pakistani army claimed, the fifth fatality in hostilities between the nuclear armed neighbours since the new year. The soldier was killed at a position called Kundi during firing from the Indian side that began at 10 pm, Pakistan's army said in a statement. ...
09:12 AM, Jan 16, 2013
The situation along the India-Pakistan border continues to remain tense after India reported four ceasefire violations even after the flag meet. Indian troops, however, did not retaliate and officers say that they will not react in haste but will take their time. But, the Pakistani army claimed that Indian troops killed a Pakistani soldier in the disputed territory of Kashmir. ...
07:51 AM, Jan 16, 2013
Pakistan must not think that its "brazen denials" over the brutal killing of two Indian soldiers will not affect bilateral relations, the Indian government said on Tuesday. ...
01:54 AM, Jan 16, 2013
Pakistan violates ceasefire again, fresh firing near LoC at Mendhar. All 9 Pakistan players to return from Hockey India League. ...
11:54 PM, Jan 15, 2013
In a strong reaction on Tuesday, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh warned Pakistan that there "cannot be business as usual" after last week's barbaric beheading of an Indian soldier along the LoC. ...
10:21 PM, Jan 15, 2013
Former Army chief VK Singh on Tuesday demanded that political statements being "put out by various quarters" about the killing of two Indian soldiers by Pakistani troops must come to an end and the armed forces be allowed to discharge their duties without pressure. ...
10:07 PM, Jan 15, 2013
Pakistan on Tuesday reiterated its demand for a United Nations-led probe into the issue of ceasefire violations and killings of soldiers at the Line of Control (LoC), even as India talked tough on the issue. ...
09:27 PM, Jan 15, 2013
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh broke his silence saying that after the "barbaric act", there cannot be "business as usual" with the neighbouring country. ...
09:02 PM, Jan 15, 2013
Even as India talked tough with Pakistan on Tuesday over the repeated ceasefire violations and the killing of two Indian soldiers last week, there were reports of fresh firing at Mendhar sector in Poonch in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday evening. ...
08:50 PM, Jan 15, 2013
Amidst the ongoing escalation of tension between India and Pakistan over the recent ceasefire violation by the neighbour and the killing of Indian soldiers, senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Yashwant Sinha on Tuesday said that peace with the neighbouring country was not possible. ...
05:39 PM, Jan 15, 2013
