Indian space agency (ISRO) is planning for a world record by putting into orbit 83 satellites—2 Indian and 81 foreign—on a single rocket in early 2017, an official at ANTRIX Corporation said. According to ANTRIX Corporation MD Rakesh Sasibushan, all of the 83 satellites will be put into a single[Read More…]
Tag: Pakistan
Terrorists kill Jawan; Army vows revenge
The Indian Army said a soldier was killed and his body mutilated by terrorists in an encounter in Machhal sector of Kupwara district, near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu Kashmir on Friday evening. A terrorist was also killed in the encounter. Army warned of an “appropriate response” “In[Read More…]
Terrorism is not a weapon of the brave but of cowards: Rajnath Singh
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said Pakistan was indulging in a proxy war and has been trying to harm India by taking “cowardly” aid of terrorism. “The neighbouring country has been carrying out proxy war. But terrorism is not a weapon of the brave but of cowards. Those[Read More…]
Kashmir: Heavy mortar shelling continues along the LoC from the Pakistani side
After a night of rest, shelling was resumed by the Pakistani at various places along the Line of Control (LoC) in Pallanwala, Sunderwani and Nowshera sectors on Friday morning. As per the latest reports a girl was injured in the shelling. A Defence Ministry spokesperson Lt Colonel Manish Mehta confirmed[Read More…]
Kashmir: One BSF constable killed in ceasefire violation, six civilians injured
A BSF constable on Thursday was killed and six civilians were injured as Pakistan violated ceasefire in RS Pura and Arnia sectors in Jammu and Kashmir. The constable, identified as Jitender Kumar from Bihar, sustained a splinter injury during mortar shelling from across the border. Till now, up to 30[Read More…]
Abdul Basit summoned after Pakistan High Commission staffer booked for ‘spying’
Just In: Another Jodhpur-based man has been detained by the Rajasthan Police in the case of espionage and spying, Shoaib, the arrested man, is now set to be brought to Delhi. Shoaib had come in contact with Maulana around one-and-a-half year back, who lured the latter to join him in[Read More…]
Islamic State claims responsibility for Quetta terror attack
The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack on police academy in Quetta that killed more than 60 policemen and wounded more than 100 on Tuesday. “Militants came directly into our barrack. They just barged in and started firing point blank. We started screaming and running around in the barrack,”[Read More…]
Posters put up in Gujranwala point out to Lashkar hand in Uri attacks
In what appears to completely contradict Pakistan’s claims of not having any role in the Uri attack on Indian forces, Pakistan-based jihadist group Lashkar-e-Taiba has claimed responsibility of the Uri attacks. As reported by Indian Express, blatantly announcing in absentia last rites for one of the four terrorists who had[Read More…]
Quetta attack: Police training academy in Pakistan targeted by terrorists, more than 60 policemen dead
A Police Training Centre was attacked by militants in Quetta, Pakistan late on Monday night. More than 60 cadets besides three militants have died and 118 people are injured, making it one of the deadliest strikes in the country this year. The Balochistan Police College which is 20 km from the[Read More…]
Stop pushing terrorism in J&K: PoK parties to Nawaz Sharif
In a memorandum to Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, London-based representatives of political parties in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) have urged the Pakistani government to reconsider policies on Kashmir and stop the export of extremism, terrorism. “(We) Note with regret that despite our suffering and great human and economic loss[Read More…]
Pakistani ‘spy’ arrested from Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba
A Pakistani spy has been arrested from Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district on Friday for giving important information regarding deployment and movement of security forces to Pakistan. Amongst his possession, two Pakistani SIM cards and a map showing deployment of security forces were recovered. The SSP Samba, Joginder Singh said, “Based[Read More…]
China confirms sale of 8 attack submarines to Pakistan
China has officially confirmed the sale of 8 attack submarines to Pakistan may be deployed in the Arabian Sea and challenge India’s interests in the Indian Ocean Region. Talks for the deal, estimated at more than $5 billion, were announced from Islamabad earlier this year, but China was yet to[Read More…]
Ban terrorists not artistes says Taslima Nasreen
Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen on Wednesday slammed those who are boycotting Pakistani artistes, saying terrorists should be banned not artistes. In a series of tweets she said, “Today you ban Pakistani artists. Tomorrow you ban Bangladeshi writers. You will live with yourselves. ‘Pure Indian’ blood. Hitler’s idea of ‘blood purity’.”[Read More…]
Next-generation BrahMos missiles to cover entire Pakistan
India and Moscow are deciding to jointly develop a new generation of Brahmos missiles with 600 km-plus range and an ability to hit protected targets with pinpoint accuracy. These missiles will be able to strike anywhere within Pakistan. Brahmos’ current range is 300 km, which makes it difficult to hit targets deep inside[Read More…]
Kashmir: Pakistani troops violate ceasefire along LoC in Naushera district, Indians retaliate
Another ceasefire violation was reported along the LoC in Naushera sector of Rajouri district late Monday night. Pakistani troops fired from small arms and shelled mortar bombs on forward posts as Indian forces retaliated. “There was ceasefire violation by Pak troops along the LoC in Naushera sector of Rajouri district”, a defence[Read More…]
Olive branch! India ready to help Pak act against terror: Rajnath
India is ready to help Pakistan take action against terrorists in Pakistan, including in Pakistani-administered Kashmir, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said on Monday. Pakistan should close down the “factory of terrorism”, Rajnath Singh said while addressing a Regional Editors Conference. Referring to the army’s surgical strikes on Pakistani territory,[Read More…]
Tragic: At least 30 persons killed as two buses collide in Pakistan
At least 30 people were killed in Pakistan when two buses collided in southern Punjab province, police said on Monday. Images from the crash site showed a bus on its side with its windows shattered, and another bus with its roof partly caved in. Officials said the buses collided at[Read More…]
PM Modi lashes out at Pakistan at BRICS, terms it ‘mothership’ of terror
Talking tough on Pakistan at the BRICS Summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the “most serious” direct threat to regional security was terrorism, whose “mothership” was a country in India’s neighbourhood. He also said that country nurtures a mindset that loudly proclaims that terrorism is justified for political gains. Addressing[Read More…]
CID probing use of pigeons by ISI to gather information
The Jammu and Kashmir Criminal Investigation Department (CID), is probing the possibility of Pakistan Intelligence Agency receiving sensitive information across the Line of Control (LoC) through the use of over 150 smuggled pigeons. The CID is investigating a case in which 153 pigeons were seized by the police that were[Read More…]
First pink ball Test: Pakistan’s Azhar Ali scores unbeaten 302 vs WI
Paksitan’s Azhar Ali led from the start and remained unbeaten in the final session of the second day against West Indies in Dubai in the first pink ball Test in the sub-continent. To make this occasion special, Ali registered an unbeaten 302 against the downtrodden visitors who have been mauled[Read More…]
Resurrection? Centre planning to revive National Counter Terror Centre
The government of India is planning to revive the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), a project conceived by the UPA government in 2012 but vehemently opposed by then Chief Minister of Gujarat, Narendra Modi. The idea was earlier shelved after state government’s raised an opposition. However, according to sources Union[Read More…]
Go after terrorists, delegitimise all terror groups: US to Pakistan
The US on Saturday told Pakistan to go after those terrorists who seek and “sometimes find safe haven” in the country and delegitimise all terror groups operating on its soil. “We continue to urge Pakistan to take action to combat and delegitimise all terrorist groups operating on its soil,” State[Read More…]
India blocks Pakistan’s climate change project in Gilgit-Baltistan
India blocked a climate change project from Pakistan at the Green Climate Fund, raising eyebrows at the meeting in South Korea. The project, meant to reduce the risk of floods caused by bursting glacial lakes, is to be located in the Gilgit-Baltistan region. Dinesh Sharma, special secretary in the finance[Read More…]
Tragic end! Pakistan footballer Shahlyla Baloch dies in car crash
Pakistan women’s football team striker Shahlyla Ahmadzai Baloch died in a car crash in Karachi late on Wednesday night. Police officials said that Shahlyla was returning with her cousin, Fadeayan Baluch, with whom she was engaged too, from a restaurant when the Toyota Cruiser she was travelling in went out[Read More…]
Country is run like a monocracy, says chief justice of Pakistan
In a scathing attack on the Nawaz Sharif government, Chief Justice of Pakistan Anwar Zaheer Jamali said the country was being run like a “monocracy” in the name of democracy, the Dawn reported on Friday. “This court has repeatedly been saying that monocracy exists in this country in the name[Read More…]