Srinagar, June 10 (IANS) Chief cleric and senior religious leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq said on Wednesday that he is deeply disturbed by the killings in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) in police firing. Mirwaiz Umar wrote on X: “Deeply disturbed by the news coming from across the LoC. The killing of more than a dozen protesting civilians and police personnel is extremely sad. The Government there should know better than to use force to handle public grievances and demands in this manner. When pe…
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Islamabad, June 10 (IANS) Islamabad’s actions in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) are not about security but maintaining an illegitimate hold through fear. Pakistani security forces have using brutal force against people holding protest against decades of exploitation, political disenfranchisement, and economic neglect, a report has stated. In recent days, protests have erupted in Mirpur, Muzaffarabad, Rawalakot, Neelum, and other areas. Led by platforms like the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAA…
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) With Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) on the boil owing to protests and a brutal genocide by the security forces, Indian intelligence agencies have warned of a possible spillover and attempts to create a diversion.An Intelligence Bureau official said that although security forces in Pakistan are busy dealing with the protests, there would be infiltration attempts through the Line of Control (LoC). To facilitate the same, the ISI would look to carry out attacks in Jammu a…
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) India on Tuesday slammed Pakistan for unleashing a pattern of fake news and videos while making a “desperate attempt” to cover-up its own failings and deflect attention away from its human rights abuses during the ongoing crackdown on protesters in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). Addressing a weekly media briefing on Tuesday, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that India hopes that the international community will hold Pakistan accounta…
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) The Lashkar-e-Taiba leadership has been meeting several persons, part of the political class, recently. These meetings have come under immense scrutiny by the Indian agencies.An official said that the Lashkar-e-Taiba is planning a two-pronged strategy to revive its Kashmir narrative. These strategies include increasing the number of terrorist launchpads in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and also driving the propaganda war.The Lashkar-e-Taiba alone has over 500 terrorist…
Jaipur, May 7 (IANS) Air Marshal Awadhesh Kumar Bharti, who served as the Director General of Air Operations during last year’s military operation against Pakistan, on Thursday said that Indian forces had shot down 13 aircrafts and 11 airfields of the rogue nation under the Operation Sindoor.Addressing a press conference in Jaipur on the anniversary of Operation Sindoor, the Deputy Chief of Air Staff claimed that the operation successfully destroyed nine terrorist hideouts inside Pakistan and Pa…
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) Lieutenant General Rajiv Ghai, who served as Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) during Operation Sindoor, said on Thursday that Pakistan had “compelled to negotiate” with India and “requested to stop” strikes against the country during the operation last year.Ghai was addressing a press conference on one year of Operation Sindoor, a military operation undertaken against Pakistan-based terror infrastructures post the Pahalgam terror attack.He described the mili…
Jaipur, May 7 (IANS) The second edition of the Joint Commanders’ Conference, themed ‘Military Capability in New Domains’, will start on Thursday in Jaipur and continue till Friday. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan will grace the conference, which assumes added significance as it coincides with the first anniversary of Operation Sindoor, a landmark tri-service operation that stands as a testament to India’s unwavering political will and milita…
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) Pakistan needed a decisive response following the dastardly Pahalgam terror attack and it got the one from India, timely and decisively. However, this was not just one location on terrorists’ radar. According to information picked by Intelligence agencies, the ISI had planned more such attacks in Jammu and Kashmir, with an intent to terrorise the tourists and bleed the tourism industry. As tourism remains the lifeline of Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan was looking to hur…
Srinagar, April 3 (IANS) Imam Umer Ahmed Ilyasi, chief Imam of All India Imam Organisation, said on Friday that after abrogation of Article 370, Jammu and Kashmir has changed so much that it has become a model for the rest of the country. Speaking to media here, Ilyasi added that the efforts of the Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have borne fruit in the changed picture Kashmir of today presents to us.”Today there is pen in those hands, who used to pelt stones. Tour…