Pakistan on Friday expressed serious concern at the militant attack in the Indian-held Kashmir that yesterday killed nine people, including security personnel. Chief Minister of the Indian-occupied Kashmir, Omar Abdullah, had claimed that the three attackers had arrived from Pakistan. The attack had posed threat to the upcoming meeting of Prime Minister of Pakistan […]
The National Assembly was told on Friday that a recent militant attack on Indian security forces in the Indian-held Kashmir will not affect the upcoming summit meeting of Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif and his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh. Indian officials say the militants Thursday attacked a police station near the Line of Control Pakistan and […]
Pakistan Friday expressed its deep concern over the killing of more than 6 people and injury to scores of others in the Indian-occupied Kashmir as a result of violence that occurred following the reported man-handling of a prayers leader and desecration of the Holy Quran by officials of the Border Security Force. “Such acts […]
The national security advisor will visit Afghanistan on Sunday to discuss the upcoming visit of Afghan President Hamid Karzai to Islamabad, the Foreign Ministry said Friday. Sartaj Aziz, who will be accompanied by a senior official‚ will also call on the Afghan President and hold talks with senior Afghan officials on the reconciliation process and […]
Prime Minister Justice (R) Mir Hazar Khan Khoso Friday asked the Indian government to ensure security of Pakistani prisoners following the brutal murder of a Pakistani prisoner in occupied Kashmir jail. “I would like to reiterate to the Prime Minister of India that the serious matter of ensuring safety and security of Pakistani prisoners […]
India has recommended to Pakistan to cancel the visit of its pilgrims to the shrine of a famous saint over security concerns, the Foreign Ministry said Friday. Tensions between Pakistan and India heightened over the tit-for-tat attacks on prisoners over the past two weeks. Indian national, Sarabjit Singh, who had been in death […]
Pakistan says that the body of its national Sanaullah, who died in an Indian hospital on Thursday days after he was attacked and injured by an Indian prisoner in a prison in Indian-occupied Kashmir, will be repatriated. The 52-year-old Sanaullah had suffered multiple head injuries last week after being attacked by another inmate inside […]
A Pakistani prisoner Sanaullah, who was critically injured in an attack in a prison in the Indian-occupied jail by a retired Indian army soldier, died on Thursday. The condition of injured Pakistani prisoner Sanaullah deteriorated further on Wednesday, Indian officials said. Manju Wadwalkar, the public relations officer of Post Graduate Institute of Medical […]
Pakistan on Friday condemned attack on a Pakistani prisoner in a jail in the Indian-held Kashmir, who was shifted to a prison in critical condition. “We have learnt with deep concern that a Pakistani prisoner, Sanaullah, who was serving life imprisonment in a jail in Indian Occupied Kashmir, was attacked this morning and as […]
The National Assembly on Thursday unanimously passed a resolution demanding that body of Afzal Guru be handed over to his family members for proper burial. The National Assembly also called upon the Indian government to lift curfew from occupied Kashmir, repeal black laws imposed on Kashmiri people, ensure freedom of media and allow free exercising […]
Pakistan on Friday demanded of India to investigate the killing of its soldier, who the army says had inadvertently crossed into the Indian-occupied Kashmir last night. The Pakistan Army said that sepoy Akhlaq crossed the Line of Control (LoC), which divides the two countries in the disputed Kashmir region and was killed after questioning. […]
Afzal Guru, a Kashmiri Muslim, convicted for his alleged role in the attack on the Indian Parliament in December 2001, was executed at Delhi’s Tihar Jail early Saturday morning, Indian media reported. Press Trust of India said that Guru, who was widely believed to be innocent, was hanged at 8 a.m., was later buried […]