Bejing: China has not yet given any reason for the recent intrusion in Ladakh, an episode that has cast a shadow on bilateral ties, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said on Thursday. The three-week stand-off figured prominently in talks between Khurshid and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi with both expressing satisfaction on its resolution while skirting a detailed discussion on why the Chinese troops intruded 19 kms into Indian territory...
12:46 AM, May 10, 2013
Chandigarh: Pakistani prisoner Sanaullah Ranjay, who was seriously injured after a scuffle with a fellow inmate in a Jammu jail last week, died in Chandigarh on Thursday and his body was flown back to Pakistan by a special PIA plane. The body of 52-year-old Sanaullah was handed over to officials of the Pakistan Embassy after completion of the post-mortem by a Medical Board at the PGIMER hospital and various formalities...
11:14 PM, May 09, 2013
Sarabjit Singh and Sanaullah Haq - both faceless in life, are now martyrs in the eyes of India and Pakistan. Many are saying there should be no more Sarabjits and Sanaullahs. ...
10:19 PM, May 09, 2013
Chandigarh: 9.05 pm: Pakistani prisoners in high security Kot Bhalwal jail in Jammu have gone on 'fast' protesting against the death of Sanaullah Haq at a hospital in Chandigarh on Thursday. "Pakistani prisoners here (in the jail) have not taken food in afternoon... we are pursuing them," an officer of the state Prisons department said. 7:05 pm: The special plane with Sanaullah Haq's body takes off from Chandigarh for Pakistan....
05:26 PM, May 09, 2013
Chandigarh: 4.20 pm: Pakistan aircraft would land at 5:25 pm. Pakistani officials say it will take off within 10 minutes of landing provided all airport clearances are done on time. 2:46 pm: India grants Pakistan clearance for special flight to Chandigarh to take back mortal remains of Sanaullah Haq. 1:34 pm: MoS External Affairs Preneet Kaur says, "We heard the news this morning. Sympathies with Sanaullah's family. Indian government gave...
10:59 AM, May 09, 2013
Chandigarh: Pakistani prisoner Sanaullah passed away at 6:30 am on Thursday at PGIMER, Chandigarh due to multiple organ failure, sources said. Sanaullah was injured in a scuffle with another inmate in the high security Kot Bhalwal jail in Jammu on May 3. "The patient was brought in a brain dead condition and died this morning due to multiple organ failure," a hospital spokesperson said. Pakistan High Commission Spokesperson Manzoor Memon...
08:16 AM, May 09, 2013
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday frowned on the failure of the Jammu and Kashmir government to anticipate the possibility of Pakistani prisoner Sanaullah being attacked in jail in the wake of the death of Sarabjit Singh after being assaulted in a Lahore jail. "You must have visualized that if something has happened in Pakistan, you should have taken precautions. You cannot allow rule of law to be compromised....
05:10 AM, May 09, 2013
Chandigarh: Pakistani prisoner Sanaullah Haq, who is in a hospital here after being attacked in a Jammu jail last week, suffered renal failure on Wednesday and doctors said that his condition was "extremely critical". "The patient has become extremely critical. He has developed renal failure with no urine output since morning. Hence he was put on peritoneal dialysis by Nephrologists. He had developed hypothermia," a medical bulletin issued by the...
07:25 PM, May 08, 2013
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Centre and the Jammu and Kashmir government to explain as to why no steps were taken to prevent assault on Pakistan prisoner Sanaullah Haq inside a Jammu jail. The court, however, did not allow the plea that Sanaullah be repatriated to Pakistan as he has not completed the jail term awarded to him. "The respondents (the Centre and J&K government) shall...
02:22 PM, May 08, 2013
Chandigarh: As Pakistani prisoner Sanaullah Haq continues to battle for life in a hospital here, his family on Tuesday said he should be sent back to his country along with them. Ranjay's relatives - brother-in-law Mohammed Sehzaad and nephew Mohammed Asif - spent around five minutes with their relative admitted in the ICU of Advanced Trauma Centre at Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), after reaching the hospital...
10:18 AM, May 08, 2013
Najam Sethi was speaking to Karan Thapar on Devil's Advocate. He is the caretaker CM of Pakistan's Punjab. ...
10:44 PM, May 07, 2013
The Daulat Begi Oldi airfield gives India advantage in the area. India wants to protect the Siachen Glacier positions from eastern attack. ...
10:25 PM, May 07, 2013
New Delhi: Injured Pakistan prisoner Sanaullah Haq's condition has deteriorated further and he may have contracted jaundice, doctors at Chandigarh's PGI hospital said. Sanaullah Haq was attacked by his Indian inmate in a Jammu jail last week. He is in deep coma. Meanwhile, his family met him at the hospital on Tuesday. Two of his family members had arrived at the Wagah border after being granted Indian visas. The Pakistani...
04:33 PM, May 07, 2013
Chandigarh: Injured Pakistani prisoner Sanaullah Haq's family members arrived at the Wagah border on Tuesday as he continues to fight for his life at a hospital in Chandigarh. The doctors said that condition of Sanaullah, who was attacked in a Jammu jail last week, has worsened. The 59-year-old continues to be in deep coma. His family is hoping to visit him in hospital in Chandigarh. Two of them have arrived...
12:19 PM, May 07, 2013
Islamabad: Pakistan Punjab's caretaker Chief Minister Najam Sethi has said that Pakistan no longer considers India to be an existential threat. Speaking to CNN-IBN's Karan Thapar, Sethi said that India needs to realise that. Following is an excerpt from the interview: Karan Thapar: The second aspect of the electoral campaign that is underway in Pakistan that is being picked up by India is the fact that Kashmir as an issue...
09:57 AM, May 07, 2013
Srinagar: An infiltration attempt was foiled in the Samba area around Jammu border on Tuesday morning. Gunfire was reportedly exchanged between infiltrators and security personnel for 30 minutes. A string of clashes along the 742-km LoC last month marked the worst violations of ceasefire that was put in place by India and Pakistan in late 2003. ...
08:44 AM, May 07, 2013
New Delhi: After three weeks of a standoff between India and China along the LAC in Ladakh which ended on Monday, speculation is rising that Delhi agreed to demolish a border observation bunker. China has objected to the bunker in the Chumar region in southern Ladakh, however, the MEA has denied this allegation. Chinese troops have regularly infiltrated the region in the recent past. Meanwhile, in light of the recent...
07:32 AM, May 07, 2013
Jammu: In an effort to facilitate the registration process for pilgrims visiting Vaishno Devi, the Shrine Board on Monday launched online registration system. "Online registration for procuring a Yatra Slip is part of the Board's ongoing efforts to facilitate pilgrims and to improve existing procedures, apart from enhancing accessibility of services to Yatris," said Chief Executive Officer, Vaishno Devi Shrine Board, Navin K Choudhary. "This initiative is a part of...
11:05 PM, May 06, 2013
New Delhi: The condition of injured Pakistani prisoner Sanaullah Haq has worsened, say his doctors. The medical bulletin issued by PGI hospital in Chandigarh on Monday said that Sanaullah appeared more critical than Sunday. Pakistani High Commissioner Salman Bashir visited Sanuallah at the hospital earlier on Monday. Sanaullah, who was beaten up in a Jammu jail last week, is in a deep coma. Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah...
08:53 PM, May 06, 2013
Beijing: Tacitly acknowledging the withdrawal of its troops from Depsang Valley in Ladakh, China on Monday said the "standoff incident" with India was resolved through "fruitful consultations", keeping the larger interests of bilateral relations in mind. "Following the standoff incident at the border area, China and India with the larger interests of bilateral relations in mind have taken a cooperative and constructive attitude," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said....
03:50 PM, May 06, 2013
