JKBOSE postponed 10th and 12th regular exams
Srinagar: In view of the prevailing situation, Jammu and Kashmir BOSE has postponed the class 10th and 12th Regular exams Annual Session 2019. In its notification the JKBOSE said, “it is hereby notified that examination of following subjects pertaining to Higher Secondary Part-II (Class-12th) Regular Annual Session 2019 (Summer Zone) which was scheduled to be held […]
Statement by Secretary Pompeo: Concern Regarding India-Pakistan Tensions
Islamabad: Following Indian counter-terrorism actions on February 26, I spoke with Indian Minister of External Affairs Swaraj to emphasize our close security partnership and shared goal of maintaining peace and security in the region. I also spoke to Pakistani Foreign Minister Qureshi to underscore the priority of de-escalating current tensions by avoiding military action, and […]
Samjhauta Express train service suspended
Lahore: Pakistani authorities have suspended the Samjhauta Express train service between Pakistan and India until further notice, a media report said Thursday, amidst tense bilateral ties in the aftermath of the Pulwama attack. The train departs on Monday and Thursday from Lahore. The Samjhauta Express train service between Pakistan and India has been suspended until […]
Fresh landslide closes Jammu-Srinagar highway
Srinagar, Feb 28: The strategic Srinagar-Jammu highway was closed for traffic on Thursday following a major landslide in Ramban district, officials said. A landslide hit the highway at Moom Passi area in Ramsoo stretch during wee hours today, said an official, adding that hundreds of vehicles have been left stranded in the highway. He said […]
Heavy firing across LoC in Poonch
Jammu: India and Pakistan exchanged heavy fire on Thursday across the Line of control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, the Defence Ministry said. “At around 6 a.m. today, Pakistan initiated unprovoked ceasefire violation by shelling mortars and firing small arms along the Krishna Ghati sector,” Defence spokesman said in Jammu. The Indian army […]
India, Pak should avoid further military action: Pentagon
Washington: Fearing an escalation of the current tensions between India and Pakistan, the Pentagon on Wednesday urged the two South Asian neighbours to avoid further military action. Tensions between India and Pakistan rose following the February 14 attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district in which 40 CRPF soldiers were killed. Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) militant […]
US should stand ready to assist in resolving India-Pak crisis: Senator
Washington: An influential American Senator said Wednesday the Trump administration should stand ready to assist nuclear-armed neighbours India and Pakistan in resolving the ongoing crisis peacefully between the two countries. Tensions between India and Pakistan rose following the February 14 attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district in which 40 CRPF soldiers were killed. Pakistan-based […]
Indian pilot lands in Pak custody; tensions escalate
Videos of IAF pilot show him composed and stoic
New Delhi, Feb 27: An IAF pilot landed in Pakistani custody Wednesday when an Indian fighter jet was shot down there as tensions between the two countries escalated further with India also claiming to have shot down a fighter plane of the neighbouring country. Amid claims and counter-claims from two sides, the Pakistan Army retracted […]
India hands over dossier on JeM to Pak
New Delhi, Feb 27: India Wednesday handed over to Pakistan a dossier on “specific details” of involvement of the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) in the Pulwama suicide attack on CRPF as also the presence of camps of the UN-proscribed militant outfit in that country. The dossier was handed over to the Acting High Commissioner of Pakistan, who […]
UN chief, major world powers call for ‘maximum restraint’ by India, Pakistan
United Nations/Hanoi/London, Feb 27: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is following the situation in the subcontinent where the Indian Air Force struck a “militant base” inside Pakistan territory and is calling for “maximum restraint” by both countries, his spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said on Tuesday. Guterres is on his way back to New York from Geneva and […]
