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Kashmir shuts to protest NIA raids on resistance leaders

Kashmir shuts to protest NIA raids on resistance leaders

Srinagar: Kashmir valey is observing a shutdown on second consecutive day today on the call of Joint Resistance Leadership to protest the NIA raids at residences of several leaders in connection with investigation into funding case. Most of the shops and other business establishments are shut in Srinagar while public transport is off the roads. […]

Australia asks India, Pak to ‘exercise restraint’; says cycle of escalation ‘very dangerous’

Melbourne: Australia has once again urged India and Pakistan to “exercise restraint” and avoid further military action, saying the cycle of escalation is “very dangerous” for all. Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Marise Payne, who was in London on Wednesday, said that she was very concerned about the escalating tensions between India and Pakistan in the aftermath […]

Pakistan suspends Samjhauta Express train service till further notice

Pakistan suspends Samjhauta Express train service till further notice

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 terror attack. The train departs on Monday and Thursday from Lahore. The Samjhauta Express train service between Pakistan and India has been suspended […]

Indo-Pak tensions: Canada urges for dialogue

Indo-Pak tensions: Canada urges for dialogue

Srinagar: Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland has urged India and Pakistan to exercise maximum restraint to avoid any further military escalation over rising tensions between the two countries. In a statement issued Wednesday afternoon, Freeland said that “Canada is gravely concerned about rising tensions between India and Pakistan”, Xinhua news agency reported. “Dialogue between […]

Heavy cross-LoC shelling rattles J&K’s Poonch

Heavy cross-LoC shelling rattles J&K’s Poonch

Jammu: There was heavy firing on Thursday between Indian and Pakistan 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 Lieutenant Colonel Devender Anand […]

Nepal chopper crash kills 7, including sitting minister

Nepal chopper crash kills 7, including sitting minister

Srinagar: A helicopter carrying top Nepalese officials crashed Wednesday in east Nepal, killing all seven on board, local media reported.  Nepalese Tourism Minister Rabindra Prasad Adhikari along with five other officials and the pilot were killed in the crash near Sisne river in Pathibhara, Taplelung. Locals reported to police a huge ball of flame at […]

Concerned about Indo-Pak tensions, main issue Kashmir, must be resolved soon: Turkey

Concerned about Indo-Pak tensions, main issue Kashmir, must be resolved soon: Turkey

Srinagar: Ankara is concerned over the prevailing tension between Pakistan and India, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Wednesday. “We are concerned over this tension. We want to call for common sense and calm between the parties. Steps that will escalate the tension should be avoided,” Cavusoglu told reporters in the capital Ankara. Cavusoglu’s remarks […]

Again offering India a chance to engage in dialogue: Imran Khan, says 2 IAF pilots ‘with us’

Again offering India a chance to engage in dialogue: Imran Khan, says 2 IAF pilots ‘with us’

Srinagar: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that his country is again offering India a chance to engage in dialogue over Pulwama attack. “Better sense should prevail, We should sit and resolve our issues through dialogue.” Speaking after two Indian jets were shot down across the Line of Control (LoC), the Pakistan premier said that given […]

Hospitals in Kashmir directed to paint Red Cross signs on rooftops

Hospitals in Kashmir directed to paint Red Cross signs on rooftops

Srinagar: In view of escalation in tension between India and Pakistan, all government hospitals in Kashmir valley have been directed to paint red-cross signs on the rooftops of the buildings. ”We have been directed to paint red-cross signs on the rooftops of all hospital buildings, in view of escalation in tension between India and Pakistan,” […]