Was misquoted on beef ban remark: Kiren Rijiju
May 27, 2015, at 10:39 pm
New Delhi, May 27 (IBNS): After taking on Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi's comment that those who want to eat beef "can go to Pakistan", Minister of state for Home, Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday said he was misquoted by the media over his remark.
My China visit to deepen bilateral relations; 21st century belongs to Asia : Modi
May 13, 2015, at 07:36 pm
New Delhi, May 13 (IBNS) Ahead of his China visit on Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said the 21st century belongs to Asia and the three-day trip will deepen India-China bilateral relations.
Dawood in Pakistan, no stone to be unturned to bring him back : Rajnath
May 11, 2015, at 07:36 pm
New Delhi, May 11 (IBNS) , Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said India has definite information to to prove that underworld don Dawood Ibrahim is in Pakistan and assured the Lok Sabha that all efforts would be made to bring him back.
26/11 plotter Lakhvi walks free from Pakistan jail
Apr 10, 2015, at 08:49 pm
Lahore, Apr 10 (IBNS) 26/11 Mumbai attack plotter Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi has walked free from a jail in Pakistan after the Lahore High Court ruled that his detention was illegal.
26/11 plotter Lakhvi might walk free from Pakistan jail
Apr 09, 2015, at 09:07 pm
Lahore, Apr 9 (IBNS) The Lahore High Court has declared the detention of 26/11 Mumbai attack plotter Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi in a Pakistan jail as illegal. He might get a release soon, said media reports in Pakistan on Thursday.
Lashkar recruits undergoing training in PoK to attack India: Intelligence
Mar 18, 2015, at 08:16 pm
New Delhi, Mar 18(IBNS) In what poses a major security threat for the country, Intelligence reports have said that Lashkar-e-Toiba terrorists are undergoing training in the Pak occupied Kashmir (PoK) taking preparation for attacks in India.
Mar 17, 2015, at 05:00 pm
Research Associate, Institute for Conflict Management At least 48 'terrorists' were killed [with media access severely restricted, no independent confirmation is available, and the categorization of those killed cannot be verified] on March 13, 2015, as Pakistan Air Force (PAF) jets pounded alleged terrorist hideouts in the Kukikhel area of the Tirah Valley in the Khyber Agency of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). Military sources claimed that another 15 terrorists were also injured in the jet bombing. The attack comes after exactly a month of silence in the ongoing Operation Khyber-I in the Khyber Agency. On February 12, 2015, seven suspected terrorists were killed and another 15 were injured in PAF air strikes on terrorist hideouts in the Dwa Thoe, Sarrai, Sheikh Kot, Tor Darra, Nangrosa and Speen Drand areas of Tirah Valley in the Khyber Agency. The air strikes were part of Operation Khyber-I in the Khyber Agency launched on October 16, 2014, alongside the full-fledged Operation Zarb-e-Azb (Sword of the Prophet) going on in the North Waziristan Agency (NWA).
Geelani meets Pak High Commissioner
Mar 09, 2015, at 10:57 pm
New Delhi, Mar 9(IBNS) Jammu and Kashmir separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani on Monday met Pakistan high commissioner to India Abdul Bashit.
Coast Guard DIG remark sparks row over Pakistan terror boat incident
Feb 18, 2015, at 08:02 pm
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IBNS): A new controversy has occurred over the Dec 31, 2014 night incident of a purported Pakistani terror boat blowing itself up off the Gujarat coast when chased by the Indian coast guards with a senior officer of the Coast Guard quoted in video footage saying that the boat was blown up by India and not by Pakistan itself.
Chinese President to attend Pak annual military parade
Feb 03, 2015, at 03:07 pm
Islamabad, Feb 3 (IBNS): Chinese President Xi Jinping is likely to be invited as the chief guest at an annual military parade in Pakistan on its March 23 national day, media reports said.
India, Pakistan exchange sweets to mark India Republic Day
Jan 27, 2015, at 08:31 pm
Jammu, Jan 27 (IBNS) The two armies of India and Pakistan in a gesture of bonhomie exchanged sweets on the Line of Control adjoining the posts at Chakan-da-Bagh and Roshni on India's 66th Republic Day.
Safe havens for terrorists in Pakistan unacceptable : Obama
Jan 23, 2015, at 08:23 pm
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IBNS) Ahead of his visit to India, US President Barack Obama has said terrorists getting 'safe haven' in Pakistan is 'not acceptable' and those behind the 26/11 attack in Mumbai must face justice.
Pak opens war rooms for terror strike on India : Army
Jan 15, 2015, at 09:37 pm
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IBNS) Pakistan has opened special war rooms close to the border to support terror attacks on 'soft targets' in India ahead of US President Barack Obama's visit, a top army official on Thursday said.
LeT commander Lakhvi given bail in abduction case
Jan 09, 2015, at 06:16 pm
Islamabad, Jan 9 (IBNS): A lower court in Pakistan granted bail to top Lashkar-e-Taiba commander Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi in connection with an abduction case, media reports said.
Pakistan restricts Delhi-Lahore bus service to India at Wagah
Jan 07, 2015, at 10:31 pm
Lahore, Jan 7 (IBNS) Amid high tension brewing up following cross-border firing, Pakistan on Wednesday announced termination of the Delhi-Lahore bus service short of destination at Wagah border.
Over 10,000 residents displaced after heavy shelling along border in J&K
Jan 06, 2015, at 03:40 pm
Jammu, Jan 6 (IBNS): In a ceasefire violation, Pakistani troops continued to fire from across the international border in Jammu and Kashmir targeting Border Security Force (BSF) posts on Monday night, media reports said.
26/11 mastermind Lakhvi detained again in Pakistan
Dec 30, 2014, at 05:58 pm
Islamabad, Dec 30 (IBNS): 26/11 terror mastermind Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi has been detained for the second time in Pakistan on Tuesday, media reports said.
Pak rangers resort to firing on BSF posts in J&K
Dec 27, 2014, at 06:12 pm
Jammu, Dec 27 (IBNS): The Pakistan Rangers resorted to unprovoked firing at Indian posts along the international border in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, media reports said.
Satyarthi, Malala to receive Nobel Peace Prize today
Dec 10, 2014, at 04:59 pm
Oslo, Dec 10 (IBNS): India's Kailash Satyarthi and Pakistan's Malala Yousafzai will receive this year’s Peace Prize at a ceremony in Oslo on Wednesday, media reports said.
No agreements will be signed in SAARC after Pak raises objection
Nov 26, 2014, at 08:50 pm
Kathmandu, Nov 26 (IBNS): 18th SAARC summit proved "fruitless" for Prime Minister Narendra Modi as Pakistan proved to be a major hurdle in implementation of key proposals placed by India.
Sharif calls for dispute-free South Asia at SAARC summit
Nov 26, 2014, at 05:59 pm
Kathmandu, Nov 26 (IBNS): Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday called for a dispute free South Asia where instead of fighting each other they should fight disease and poverty, media reports said.
Pakistan nurturing terror against India, says Rajnath
Nov 22, 2014, at 08:48 pm
New Delhi, Nov 22 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh blatantly attacked Pakistan for giving shelter to underworld don Dawood Ibrahim and helping Hafeez Saaeed in carrying out terror attacks on Indian soil.
Pak violates ceasefire twice ahead of Modi's Siachen visit
Oct 23, 2014, at 05:44 pm
Srinagar, Oct 23 (IBNS): Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the Siachen Glacier, Pakistan troopers fired at the Border Security Force (BSF) post with small arms in Ramgarh sector of Jammu and Kashmir, reports said.
Modi reviews border safety with military Commanders
Oct 17, 2014, at 08:18 pm
New Delhi, Oct 17 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday took stock of the country's defence preparedness while interacting with the country's top military commanders and stressed on border safety and modernisation of armed forces.
Oct 15, 2014, at 06:53 pm
Since October 3, 2014, the India-Pakistan border in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) has witnessed the worst kind of Cease Fire Agreement (CFA) violations. It is worst since November 2003, when the CFA was signed between the two sides. There is a complete pandemonium at the India-Pakistan border in J&K- 190 kilometers long International Border (IB) and 776 kilometers long Line of Control (LoC). A hysterical media and many security pundits have described the situation as a virtual state of war between India and Pakistan, citing the apparently massive ordnance that the two sides have thrown at each other.
UN snubs Pak offer to intervene in Kashmir issue
Oct 14, 2014, at 10:58 pm
New Delhi, Oct 14 (IBNS): India’s Pakistan policy got a new boost on Tuesday after United Nations snubbed Islamabad’s request to intervene on the Kashmir issue, which reiterated that that India and Pakistan need to resolve all differences through dialogue to find a long-term solution to the dispute, media reported.
Pakistan ends de-escalation, starts firing at LoC
Oct 11, 2014, at 08:42 pm
Jammu, Oct 11 (IBNS): The "de-escalation" at the India and Pakistan border came to an abrupt end within 24 hours, with Pakistan violating the ceasefire by starting "unprovoked" firing at Line of Control (LoC) on Saturday, media reported.
Firing halted, uneasy calm prevails at Indo-Pak border
Oct 10, 2014, at 07:40 pm
Jammu/New Delhi, Oct 10 (IBNS): An uneasy calm prevailed along the International border lining India and Pakistan on Friday as the firing exchange between the two sides declined though Army sources said that the situation is far from being normal.
India summons Pak envoy, lodges protest on border crisis
Oct 09, 2014, at 07:52 pm
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IBNS): India on Thursday summoned Pakistan envoy and lodged a strong protest over repeated “unprovoked†ceasefire violations by Pak forces along the Line of Control (LOC) targeting Indian posts which took away many lives and asked Islamabad to stop firing immediately, media reported.
Pak attacks 60 border posts in Jammu, eight injured
Oct 09, 2014, at 05:09 pm
Jammu, Oct 9 (IBNS): In a fresh attack Pakistani troops targeted at least 60 Indian posts near the 200-km International Border in Jammu and Kashmir leaving at least eight people, including five civilians, injured on Wednesday night, media reports said.