Documents of Sainik Board meeting say Div Com Kashmir agreed on 173 kanals Demand then increased to 350 kanals, new proposal sent to Div Com and state Home Dept It is not specified whether proposed colony is meant solely for J&K state subjects The government had not only planned to allow setting up the proposed Sainik Colony – meant for retired and serving army men – around Srinagar airfield, but the Divisional Commissioner Kashmir had actually “agreed” on allotment of 173 kanals (21 acres) of land identified for the colony…
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Pak wants meaningful dialogue with India: Sharif
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Sunday told US National Security Advisor Susan Rice that Pakistan wants a “meaningful” and “objective” dialogue with India on all outstanding issues, amid reports that she is here on an “emergency visit” in the wake of Indo-Pak border tensions. In his meeting with Rice, Sharif, while talking about ties with India, informed the US delegation the reasons behind the cancellation of talks between NSAs of India and Pakistan, Dawn News reported. Sharif said Pakistan wants to hold a “meaningful” and “objective” dialogue on all…
Read More‘Pakistan ready to be degraded as nation, but won’t give up Kashmir’
After starting the 1965 war, Pakistan sought an assurance from the US and United Nations for a plebiscite in Kashmir, a declassified US document has revealed. The day on which the Indian forces entered Pakistan, US Ambassador in Islamabad Walter Patrick McConaughy met the then Pakistan President Ayub Khan and Foreign Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto who wanted an assurance from the US, UN and the international community for a plebiscite in Kashmir, declassified US documents of the era reveal. During the conversation, McConaughy told them that Pakistan was responsible for…
Read MoreAnother Pakistani terrorist caught alive in Uri
In a major development, Indian security forces captured alive another Pakistani terrorist in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday. As per reports, the unidentified terrorist, believed to be 22 years old, was captured alive during an encounter in Uri sector in North Kashmir along the Line of Control in which four militants were also killed. The operation was jointly conducted by the Indian Army and the Jammu and Kashmir Police. The encounter which started yesterday carried on for over 20 hours. As per sources, five terrorists had infiltrated into India through…
Read MoreGeelani praises Sharif for his pro-Kashmir statement
‘Appeals Pak rulers to be consistent, firm on recent stand’ Terming the statement of Pakistan Prime Minister Mian Mohammad Nawaz Sharif after the cancellation of NSA level talks as very encouraging in which he had termed the Kashmiris as basic party instead of third party to the Kashmir dispute, Chairman Hurriyat Conference (G) Syed Ali Geelani Wednesday showered praises on him. Appealing the Government of Pakistan to maintain the consistency and firmness over their recently adopted stand regarding Kashmir, Geelani said the case of the Kashmiri nation is very strong…
Read MorePDP seeks ample resources from Centre to deal with post-flood situation
Describing growing unemployment as a matter of “grave concern”, PDP presidentMehbooba Mufti on Wednesday sought “ample resources” from the Centre for post-flood economic reconstruction and to supplement the peace efforts in Jammu and Kashmir. Her concern over unemployment was raised on a day when a top army commander expressed apprehension over increasing number of Kashmiri youth joining militancy. “To supplement the peace efforts and make it sustainable and catalyse its pace the Government of India should provide ample resources to JK government to proceed with post-flood economic reconstruction. “We are…
Read MoreThis time a Video talk from Burhan
Skipping formal media and using the social networking, Hizb ul Mujahideen’s 19-year-old ‘commander’ Burhan Wani has released a video. Addressing his peers directly, Wani is seeking support for the “cause” for which, he said, they “have left their families”. The grainy video showing Burhan in battle fatigue is the first of its kind. Known for his “motivation power”, Burhan in 5.38 minute video is sitting behind an AK 47, while the Quran is placed alongside a pistol. Two young Hizb militants holding AK-47s stand his guard. He starts on a…
Read MoreWork on Srinagar-Jammu highway our priority: Gadkari
‘Special team to review work on highway, other JK roads’ Stating that construction works for the Srinagar – Jammu National Highway is Government of India’s priority, the Union Minister for Roads, Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, Tuesday said the central government is also committed to provide ample funding for the Highways and other roads. “I have directed the authorities to pick up the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway on priority. The maintenance of this Highway will be completed within a short period of time with the issue having been taken up by…
Read MoreNo talks with India without Kashmir on agenda: Pak
• ‘If Kashmir is not an issue why India has stationed 7 lakhs troops in the region’ • ‘India should hold referendum in Kashmir to let people decide their fate’ • ‘India acting like regional superpower, wants talks on its own terms’ • ‘Nuclear power Pak knows how to defend itself’ Pakistan Prime Minister’s adviser of National Security and Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz Monday asserted that there could be no talks with India without Kashmir on the agenda. “There is no difference between the Pakistan Army and the political leadership.…
Read MoreArmy ‘forces’ youth to pose before camera along with AK-47 rifle in Srinagar
Seeking immediate removal of an Indian army officer and registration of an FIR against him, MLA Batamaloo, Noor Muhammad, and locals of Lawaypora HMT Srinagar Monday wrote a letter to SSP Srinagar Amit Kumar alleging that an Army party headed by an officer from Sharifabad camp forcibly took a local youth to a nearby paddy field and photographed him along with their service rifles and grenades. Reports said that on 14 August, an Army party from Sharifabad camp detained three youth from Lawaypora locality after they allegedly made a graffiti urging…
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