Three terrorists killed in KashmirOctober 10th, 2009 SRINAGAR - Three terrorists who tried to sneak into Jammu and Kashmir from Pakistan were killed Saturday along the Line of Control (LoC), police here said. A police officer said that soldiers spotted a group of heavily-armed men in Gurez sector of LoC, which divides Jammu and Kashmir between India and Pakistan.
BSF fires into Pakistan after rocket attack (Third Lead)September 12th, 2009 AMRITSAR - Three rockets fired in quick succession from Pakistan exploded near a village in India's Amritsar district, triggering retaliatory gunfire by Indian border guards, officials said Saturday. The 107 MM rockets landed in the fields of Pul Kanjari area in Punjab with a deafening roar, police officials and residents said.
India expects Pakistan to fight all terrorists with 'same force'July 23rd, 2009 ON BOARD SPECIAL AIRCRAFT - India Thursday asked Pakistan to "show the same force" in fighting anti-India terrorists on its soil as it has done in combating the Taliban and other anti-West militants. "Pakistan has taken certain steps like fighting the Taliban in the Swat valley," External Affairs Minister S.M.
Clinton salutes Mumbai's 'brave men and women'July 18th, 2009 MUMBAI - "Let us rid the world of hatred and extremism that produces such nihilistic violence," US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton wrote in memory of the Mumbai terror victims while hailing the "brave men and women" of India's financial capital. Paying homage to those killed and wounded in the November 2008 savagery,
Clinton penned her thoughts in a register at the Taj Palace and Tower Hotel where she is staying and which was one of the landmarks which was stormed by terrorists from Pakistan.
Pakistan must 'root out' anti-India terror groups: ClintonJuly 18th, 2009 MUMBAI - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Saturday that Pakistan needed to "root out" terrorist groups directed against Indian interests. Clinton told a news conference here that the US had seen a much greater effort and commitment ...
Pakistan draws sentiments from G8 in their 'fight against terror'July 9th, 2009 L'AQUILA - Pakistan has got the support from the G8, the group of world's eight most wealthy and industrialised countries, for its fight against terrorism. "The G8 stands with Pakistan in its fight against terrorists and violent extremists," a statement by the G8 said.
Terrorists' link with Pakistani state poses serious threat: IndiaJuly 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The "continuing link" between terrorist organisations and the state of Pakistan has made "strengthening of our security apparatus both internally and on our frontiers a national priority of highest order", according to an Indian defence report released Thursday. The report mentioned that an "unimpeded growth of extremist terrorist organisations in Pakistan was marked by an increase in ceasefire violations, continued infiltrations across the Line of Control (LoC), as also major terrorists attacks" against India.
Zardari's confession of nurturing terrorists justifies India's standJuly 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - External Affairs Minister S M Krishna on Thursday said that the confession by Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari on nurturing of terrorists in his country has justified India's stand about terrorists originating form the neighbouring country. Krishna said that India has repeatedly maintained that Pakistan's soil was being used for terrorist attacks on India.
Pakistan to share evidence of foreign elements behind terrorJuly 4th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan will share with the international community the evidence of foreign elements supporting terrorists to destabilise the country, a foreign ministry official said Saturday. "We have gathered proofs of some anti-Pakistan foreign elements supporting terrorists in our tribal areas to destabilise Pakistan and we would share it with the concerned countries at international level, foreign office spokesman Abdul Basit was quoted as saying by the Online news agency.
Pakistan should act against terrorists, says ManmohanJune 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday urged Pakistani leaders to show courage by taking action against terrorists who have committed crimes against India. Speaking in parliament, he said Pakistan needed to take strong and sustained action to prevent the use of its territory against Indian interests and to bring to justice those who have committed such crimes in the past.
India gives 400-page dossier to Pakistan on Mumbai attacksMarch 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India on Friday handed over a 400-page dossier containing the requested replies of Pakistan's 30 questions asked by it on the Mumbai attacks to Islamabad. The second dossier was handed over by Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon to Pakistan's High Commissioner Shahid Malik here.
Chidambaram answers Pak queries on Mumbai attack to MukherjeeMarch 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Friday submitted answers to the 30 questions forwarded by Pakistan on the Mumbai attack to External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee.India's reply to Pakistan's 30 queries is comprehensive and now it is up to Pakistan to prove its intent by acting on the details," Chidambaram said.
Pakistan complacent on tackling terrorism: CongressMarch 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Congress party Tuesday said the attack on Sri Lankan cricketers in Lahore was the result of the 'space' that Pakistan has been conceding to terrorists and the international community must build pressure on Pakistan to dismantle the terror infrastructure on its soil. 'The attack on Sri Lankan cricketers makes it evident that it is the result of the space that Pakistan has been conceding to terrorists and hard-liners.
Pakistan must dismantle terror infrastructure: MinisterJanuary 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - As police gunned down two suspected Pakistani terrorists in Noida near here early Sunday, Minister of State for External Affairs Anand Sharma reminded Pakistan to fulfill its commitment of fighting terrorism. 'Terror groups operating in Pakistan are trying to destabilise India,' Sharma told the Times Now news channel.
Pakistan must hand over terrorists: CongressJanuary 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India's ruling Congress Monday condemned Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi's statement that Islamabad could not hand over the 40 alleged terrorists whose list was given by New Delhi since there was no extradition treaty between the two countries. Party spokesperson Manish Tewari told reporters that according to a convention signed by the member-countries of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) to root out terrorism, Pakistan was duty-bound to hand over the terrorists to New Delhi.