A day after the brutal killings of two Indian soldiers near the Line of Control (Loc), there has been a predictable angry response from New Delhi whereas the Pakistani response to the ambush was of denial, with both the army and the government dismissing India's concerns on Wednesday. ...
10:25 PM, Jan 09, 2013
Reacting to the denial of ceasefire violation by Pakistan, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid has said that India will still wait for a direct response from the neighbour. ...
06:58 PM, Jan 09, 2013
Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar has denied Pakistan's hand in the killings of two Indian soldiers Lance Naik Hemraj and Lance Naik Sudhakar Singh. Speaking to CNN-IBN, she said Pakistan is ready for a third party to verify their claims if 'India doesn't believe in its inquiry'. She also told CNN-IBN that Pakistan has completed its investigation. ...
03:51 PM, Jan 09, 2013
In a major escalation to the ceasefire violations and infiltration attempts, a group of Pakistan Army soldiers raided across the Line of Control in Mendhar Sector and killed two Indian soldiers - Lance Naik Hemraj and Lance Naik Sudhakar Singh - and injured one more. The Pakistani troops attacked an area domination patrol party of the Indian Army. In the ensuing gunfight two Indian soldiers were killed and the body ...
01:10 PM, Jan 09, 2013
Former Indian Army officials have condemned the Poonch ceasefire violation by Pakistan army accusing it of trying to disrupt the peace process in Jammu and Kashmir. ...
12:56 PM, Jan 09, 2013
The ceasefire violation and killing of two Indian soldiers in Poonch by Pakistani troops is being seen to be the handiwork of Pakistani border action team, according to sources in the India Army. Sources also say that the attack was clearly in retaliation to the alleged killing of Pakistani soldiers in Haji Pir area on Sunday. ...
12:22 PM, Jan 09, 2013
Amid escalating tensions on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir, a Pakistani newspaper on Wednesday urged Pakistan and India not to let the events turn into a war. Calling the recent sequence of events along the LoC as disputed, The News International pointed to the varying versions emanating from New Delhi and Islamabad. ...
11:39 AM, Jan 09, 2013
Defence Minister AK Antony on Wednesday said that the killing of two Indian soldiers by Pakistani troops was highly provocative. "The way in which the Indian soldiers' bodies were treated is inhuman," Antony added. He also said that India will register a strong protest against the ceasefire violation by Pakistan. ...
10:50 AM, Jan 09, 2013
India will summon the Pakistan High Commissioner to lodge a protest over the brutal killing of two Indian soldiers by Pakistani Army troops. Sources say the External Affairs Ministry, Defence Ministry and Intelligence agencies are assessing the situation. ...
09:57 AM, Jan 09, 2013
The Pakistan Army has rejected India's claims that Pakistani troops raided across the Line of Control and ambushed an Indian Army patrol party, killing two Indian soldiers. The Pakistani Army dismissed India's charge as 'propaganda'. Pakistan military officials denied that the attack had been unprovoked. ...
09:52 AM, Jan 09, 2013
India has reacted strongly to the ceasefire violation and killing of two Indian soldiers by Pakistani troops. External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid called it 'inhuman' and 'ghastly'. "It is Absolutely Unacceptable, seems like a clear attempt to derail dialogue. Ghastly incident. This is inhuman. Extremely Myopic by Pakistan. This is not how civilized people behave, specially a neighbour. Extremely distressing. We need answers from Pakistani side. We will take it...
08:29 AM, Jan 09, 2013
New Delhi: A PTI report has claimed that Pakistani investigators have presented photographic evidence of the LeT training camps in Sindh and of the motorboat used by the ten terrorists who struck Mumbai on November 26, 2008, in the anti-terrorism court conducting the trial of the 26/11 attacks. The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) submitted the evidence in court. The court is conducting the trial of seven Pakistanis including Zakiur Rehman...
04:07 PM, Dec 09, 2012
Islamabad: A Pakistan International Airlines flight with 183 people on board made an emergency landing in Karachi on Sunday after one of its engines reportedly burst into flames shortly after take-off. Witnesses on the ground told TV news channels that they had heard explosions and seen flames emanating from one of the engines of flight PK 787 shortly after it took off at 11.48 am. The aircraft, which was going...
01:36 PM, Nov 18, 2012
Islamabad: A Pakistani lawyer has accused the military of sending thugs to beat him up after he challenged the army chief in court. Inam Ur Raheem, a retired military lawyer, says three vehicles surrounded his taxi on Wednesday night in the garrison city of Rawalpindi. Several unidentified men jumped out and attacked him with sticks, leaving him with cuts and bruises. He claimed they said they were there to teach...
10:40 AM, Nov 17, 2012
Islamabad: The sister of a man suspected in the shooting of Malala Yousufzai has apologised to the teenage Pakistani rights activist, saying that her brother had brought shame to their family. "Please convey a message to Malala, that I apologise for what my brother did to her," Rehana Haleem said, referring to the actions of her 23-year-old brother Attahullah Khan. "He has brought shame on our family. We have lost...
11:53 AM, Nov 06, 2012
Islamabad: Pakistan's army chief warned on Monday, in a veiled challenge to the Supreme Court, that any efforts to undermine the military and "draw a wedge" between it and its citizens would not be tolerated. Chief Supreme Court Judge Iftikhar Chaudhry ruled last month that the military must stop interfering in politics, a rare challenge to Pakistan's powerful generals. The ruling has stoked tensions between the court and the military,...
10:54 PM, Nov 05, 2012
Islamabad: The father of a 15-year-old Pakistani activist girl who was shot and wounded by a Taliban gunman says she'll return home after medical treatment abroad. Ziauddin Yousufzai's comments were recorded on Thursday by Pakistani state television. He's expected to fly soon to Britain to see his daughter, Malala. It was the first time he has spoken publicly since the October 9 shooting in northwestern Pakistan. Malala is respected at...
06:06 PM, Oct 25, 2012
Tabish Khan achieved a hat-trick as the Pak All Stars defeated an International World XI by 84 runs. ...
08:59 AM, Oct 21, 2012
Washington: A group of 14 top women senators has written to Pakistan's Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf to ensure that the perpetrators of the attack on teenage rights activist Malala Yousufzai are brought to justice. "We believe an attack against Malala represents an attack against all women across the world and must not be tolerated," the group led by Senator Dianne Feinstein, Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence,...
08:20 AM, Oct 20, 2012
International World XI and Pakistan All Stars play two T20s this weekend in a bid to revive cricket in the strife-torn nation. ...
10:50 PM, Oct 19, 2012
