The India-Pakistan tension after the killing of two Indian soldiers by Pakistani troops is showing signs of escalating. India claimed that Pakistan opened unprovoked firing in Poonch and Mendhar on Thursday. The exchange in Poonch lasted for almost 2 hours. ...
07:52 AM, Jan 11, 2013
Just two days after two Indian soldiers were killed by Pakistani troops near the Line of Control (LoC) in a case of ceasefire violation, the Pakistan army on Thursday evening violated ceasefire again. ...
11:39 PM, Jan 10, 2013
Two soldiers were killed in the Mendhar sector of Poonch district along LoC in Jammu and Kashmir by Pakistani troopers. The Army confirmed that the body of one of them had been badly mutilated. ...
10:16 PM, Jan 10, 2013
Pakistan again violated the ceasefire in Mendhar and Poonch with the Indian Army reporting renewed firing since Thursday evening. Army sources told CNN-IBN that Indian units retaliated to the firing and while they were not aware of any casualties, Pakistan claimed one of its soldiers had been killed, the incident taking place in the same sector where two Indian soldiers were killed by Pakistani troops on Tuesday. ...
09:59 PM, Jan 10, 2013
Just two days after two Indian soldiers were killed by Pakistani troops near the Line of Control (LoC) in a case of ceasefire violation, the Pakistan army on Thursday evening violated ceasefire again even as it claimed that one of its soldiers was killed by Indian troops. ...
07:37 PM, Jan 10, 2013
In the wake of the strong reactions of India to the killing of two Indian soldiers by the Pakistan army, the neighbouring country on Thursday did not open gates for trucks to cross the Line of Control (LoC). ...
06:11 PM, Jan 10, 2013
Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Thursday refuted Pakistan's claims that India had violated ceasefire norms and that Poonch firing was not an unprovoked incident. "The Indian forces are strictly in accordance with ceasefire norms," he told reporters. He further said that no third party would be allowed to intervene in the issue. ...
04:50 PM, Jan 10, 2013
The Pakistani attack on an Indian Army area domination patrol in Poonch could have been planned over a month if not more, say Indian Army sources. ...
02:32 PM, Jan 10, 2013
There is a cloud of doubt over the participation of Pakistani players in the Hockey India League. Nine Pakistani players have still not landed for the HIL that kicks off on Monday. ...
11:47 AM, Jan 10, 2013
A day after Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar called for interference of the United Nations to verify the country's claims on the deaths of two Indian soldiers, the UN has urged India and Pakistan to de-escalate tensions through dialogue. The UN has urged India and Pakistan to respect the ceasefire and "de-escalate" tensions over the recent cross-border firings through dialogue. ...
11:20 AM, Jan 10, 2013
In the past one month itself, there have been more than a dozen ceasefire violations along the LoC by the Pakistani Army. The Poonch violation and killing of two Indian soldiers was the most gruesome of them all. ...
09:54 AM, Jan 10, 2013
Reacting to the ceasefire violation and killing of two Indian soldiers by Pakistani troops in Poonch, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said while action was required, it is also important to maintain peace also the Line of Control for the people of the state. "While I understand there needs to be a suitable response from India, we must also understand that there is a lot invested...
09:28 AM, Jan 10, 2013
The bodies of the two Indian soldiers allegedly killed by Pakistan Army troops in Poonch were brought to Delhi on Wednesday. One of them, Lance Naik Hemraj was from Mathura and was cremated with state honours as his family gathered, stricken with grief. Meanwhile, the body of Lance Naik Sudhakar Singh has been taken to Sidhi in Madhya Pradesh. Singh is survived by his wife and a four-month-old son. His...
08:10 AM, Jan 10, 2013
Following the killings of two Indian soldiers on Tuesday, media invitations to cover NCC parade have been cancelled. The decision to not invite media was being seen as an attempt by Army Chief General Bikram Singh to avoid questions on the death of the soldiers. ...
08:05 AM, Jan 10, 2013
Pakistani Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar's call for a UN-led third party probe into the brutal killing of Indian soldiers has sparked off an angry response in India. Indian diplomats claim this is Pakistan's attempt to internationalise the issue. ...
07:50 AM, Jan 10, 2013
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. ...
11:13 PM, Jan 09, 2013
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
Pakistan on Wednesday 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. ...
02:41 PM, Jan 09, 2013
