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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is optimistic that India is willing to consider Islamabad’s proposal for the demilitarisation of Kashmir, the Foreign Office said on Wednesday. Reports from New Delhi indicate that India is willing to consider Pakistan’s demilitarisation proposal, Foreign Office spokeswoman Tasnim Aslam told a press briefing. “This is a positive indication. If India agrees to the idea, then the two countries can have discussions to work out details,” she said. Aslam said Pakistan had asked India to share the evidence it has, if any, about the “foreign links” in the New Delhi bomb blasts so Islamabad can take action against...

SRINAGAR, OCT 30 (PTI) Two self-styled commanders of Hizbul Mujahideen were killed in separate encounters while ultras shot dead a contractor and made an abortive attempt to set off an explosion at a crowded market in Jammu and Kashmir since last night, a police spokesman said today. An explosive device planted by militants in a briefcase was recovered by a police party from the main market at Ganderbal on the outskirts of Srinagar this morning, the spokesman said. He said the timely detection of the explosive foiled ultras' bid to set off a massive blast in the crowded market. Had...

LONDON: The serial blasts in Delhi sent shock waves across the Indian community in Britain and among the many Britons who have fond memories of the sights, sounds and smells of Paharganj, one of the affected areas. Britain was among the first to condemn the three Saturday blasts, with Foreign Secretary Jack Straw saying: "I utterly condemn the appalling attacks which appear to have been targeted at heavily populated areas to produce maximum carnage. "This is yet another example of terrorists' cynical and callous disregard for human life. On behalf of the British government, I would like to offer the...

New Delhi (dpa) - Police raided hotels and guesthouses and detained several people on Sunday seeking leads about the serial blasts in New Delhi that claimed 59 lives and triggered panic among thousands ahead of Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights. India's Home Ministry said 114 people had been injured in the Saturday's blasts. Two bombs exploded at busy marketplaces while another exploded outside a bus in the Indian capital. Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh condemned the attacks as "dastardly acts of terrorism" that were meant to create disaffection among communities in the festive season. Diwali is to be celebrated...