RSS

Archive | Indo-Pak Affairs RSS feed for this section

ISI chief to visit India soon

28. November 2008

0 Comments

ISLAMABAD: Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) Lieutenant General Ahmed Shuja Pasha would visit to India soon to help investigate into Mumbai attacks, Premier’s spokesman Zahid Bashir said. ” During the visit, Shuja Pasha would share intelligence with Indian security officials”, Zahid Bashir mentioned. “Initially, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh urged to Prime Minister Syed [...]

Continue reading...

PM calls Manmohan Singh

28. November 2008

0 Comments

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani telephoned Indian Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh this morning and expressed his strong condemnation over the acts of terrorism in Mumbai. The Prime Minister said that Pakistan is also a victim of terrorism and appreciated the fact that Indian Prime Minister was the first one to telephone him [...]

Continue reading...

Govt should not follow Mush’s policy on IHK: Hassan

28. November 2008

0 Comments

MUZAFFARABAD: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Secretary General Syed Munawar Hassan denounced the government for following former President Musharraf’s policies on Kashmir issue. Addressing “Save Kashmir Rally” here, he said that the rulers were discouraging Kashmiris by issuing senseless statements regarding the issue saying the nation would never let any ruler to be disloyal with the cause. He said [...]

Continue reading...

Qureshi condemns Mumbai’s blast

27. November 2008

0 Comments

CHANDIGHAR: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi Thursday vehemently condemned the statements on Indian part that Pakistan is involved in Mumbai deadly terrorist attacks. He condemned the attacks, saying, terrorism is a curse for whole humanity, however, to say Pakistan is involved in it without any proof is also condemnable. Talking to a private TV channel in [...]

Continue reading...

Sing points to “neighbours” for Mumbai attacks

27. November 2008

0 Comments

NEW DELHI: India’s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday said that the perpetrators of Mumbai attacks were based “outside the country” and India would not tolerate “neighbours” who provide a haven to militants targeting it. In a televised address, he described the attacks as “well-planned and well-orchestrated… intended to create a sense of panic by [...]

Continue reading...

Speakers urge Indo-Pak to change mindset

26. November 2008

0 Comments

LONDON: The prominent personalities from sub continent and European countries have urged the Indian and Pakistani leadership to change their mindsets and work towards resolution of the vexed Kashmir issue. They said that unless the two countries are prepared to show more flexibility in their substantive positions, the continuation of high levels of mutual distrust [...]

Continue reading...

State may lose Baglihar management to NHPC

26. November 2008

0 Comments

SRINAGAR: The state government is contemplating to hand over the management of the prestigious Baglihar Power Project to the National Hydel Power Corporation of India on the pretext of dearth of technical staff, thereby incurring losses on account of costs. The state government’s failure to recruit adequate staff for the maintenance of the project is [...]

Continue reading...

APHC holds demo against fraud elections in IHK

26. November 2008

0 Comments

ISLAMABAD: All Parties Hurriyat Conference Azad Jammu and Kashmir hold a protest demonstration against the fraud elections of Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir here on Wednesday. Addressing the protestors the vice chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Salvation Movement (JKSM) and senior leader of All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) Altaf Ahmad Bhat termed the elections of [...]

Continue reading...

APHC leaders detained under black law

26. November 2008

0 Comments

Srinagar: All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) has accused the government of detaining a large number of pro-movement leaders and activists under black laws and subjecting them to physical and mental torture. In a statement, a spokesman of APHC alleged that the special operation group (SoG) of police was raiding the residences of the pro- freedom movement [...]

Continue reading...

Pak, India agree on joint anti-terror strategy

26. November 2008

0 Comments

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and India have agreed to enhance cooperation between civilian investigation agencies to control terrorist activities, illegal immigration, influx of fake currency and liberalize the visa regime under a joint anti-terrorism mechanism. Officials of the interior ministry said the decisions were taken during the composite dialogue, which reviewed proposals by President Asif Ali [...]

Continue reading...

LoC facilities to figure in talks with Pak FM

25. November 2008

0 Comments

SRINAGAR: Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi’s five-day trip to India from Wednesday has now been upgraded to an official sojourn. The visit touted earlier as a his private rendezvous is now full of official engagements where both sides are scheduled to review bilateral dialogue process and to arrive at some decision on the issue [...]

Continue reading...

Boycott, strikes no solution to Kashmir: Prof Soz

25. November 2008

0 Comments

SRINAGAR: “Congress will form the next government on its own and will try to become a powerful instrument of service to the people,” said the union minister for water resources and state Congress president Prof Saif-ud-Din Soz and former chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad. Soz said the “politics of strikes and boycott won’t take Kashmiris [...]

Continue reading...

Nocturnal raids, arrests trigger protests, clashes; life remains crippled

25. November 2008

0 Comments

SRINAGAR: Hundreds of youth defied undeclared curfew in this north Kashmir town to protest against the arrest of eleven youth during nocturnal raids and the killing of two youth allegedly in CRPF firing on Saturday. Locals said that they approached the Deputy Inspector General of police north Kashmir, Abdul Gani Mir last night and sought [...]

Continue reading...

Where are EPICs?

25. November 2008

0 Comments

SRINAGAR: The inordinate delay in issuance of the electoral photo identity cards (EPICs) to people in the state is raising a question mark over the Election Commission’s promise of holding “fair” elections in Jammu and Kashmir as ‘fake voters’ are reportedly making hay during the polls. Many polling and presiding officers in Ganderbal and Kangan constituencies [...]

Continue reading...

99 Indian fishermen released from Malir Jail

25. November 2008

0 Comments

KARACHI: Ninety nine Indian fishermen were released from Malir jail on Tuesday. The decision to release the Indian prisoners, detained during October to December 2006 from its territorial water, was taken at the federal level. The jail administration received a notification in this regard from the Home Ministry. According to jail officials, they were released on [...]

Continue reading...

Coordination Committee to launch door-to-door anti-poll campaign

23. November 2008

0 Comments

SRINAGAR: The Coordination Committee spearheading the ongoing resistance movement has decided to start door-to-door anti-election campaign across the Valley from Monday. The Coordination Committee comprising pro-freedom parties, traders, lawyers, and members of civil society took decisions after a marathon meeting of the Coordination Committee at the Lower Court. “From Monday we have decided to launch [...]

Continue reading...

Zardari for peaceful solution of Kashmir issue

22. November 2008

0 Comments

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has said that the whole world is facing recession crisis and Pakistan is one of them. Addressing leadership summit organized by Hindustan Taimes in New Delhi through video conferencing, the President said that we want to do trade with the countries and are not demanding any aid. He said that there [...]

Continue reading...

IHK Police raid newspaper office, seized copies

22. November 2008

0 Comments

SRINAGAR: A police contingent of around eight men from Police Station Kothibagh raided Kashmir Newsline office, barging into newsroom and other rooms. The policemen launched a swift ’search operation’ taking with them all the copies of of Kashmir Newsline and every CD they could lay their hands on. Shabir Hussain, editor of Kashmir Newsline has termed [...]

Continue reading...

We’ll carry on anti-poll campaign: Mirwaiz

22. November 2008

0 Comments

SRINAGAR: Condemning the restrictions to thwart peaceful protests against the elections, chairman of All Parties Hurriyat Conference (M), Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, said government can’t suppress the aspirations of Kashmiris by pressure tactics. “The authorities fear to face the reality. They fear that if people assemble there will have to face outburst of sentiment. The façade [...]

Continue reading...

Cordoning mosques is violation of Indian constitution: Experts

22. November 2008

0 Comments

SRINAGAR: Legal experts in occupied Jammu and Kashmir has said that stopping people from offering Friday prayers was against the Right to Religious Practice, a fundamental right under Article 25 and 26 of the Indian constitution. Renowned human rights activist and convener of Peoples Union for Civil Liberties (J&K state) Balraj Puri termed stopping of [...]

Continue reading...