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If nothing else comes of it, the latest round of Pakistani aggression against India served as yet another signal to the U.S. that the time has come to cut its losses and walk away from Afghanistan. On February 14, a Pakistani terrorist from Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorist organization, infiatrated the Indian side of the disputed Jammu and Kashmir province and murdered more than forty Indian paramilitary forces in a suicide bombing..... Regarding China, however, even as this concern informed U.S. decisionmakers, Pakistan expanded its strategic and political ties with China. In 2016, 63 percent of Pakistan’s foreign military assistance was Chinese....

SRINAGAR, India-Controlled Kashmir (CNN) -- At least six people were killed and 55 hurt Tuesday in clashes between Indian police and villagers protesting in three communities in India-controlled Kashmir, police said.

Lashkar-e-Taiba, the primary suspect in the bomb blasts in New Delhi, has close links with the global terrorist outfit al-Qaeda, as well as the Palestinian terrorist outfit Hamas, according to highly-placed sources in India's Intelligence Bureau (IB). LeT set up its base in Jammu and Kashmir in the early 1990s and has succeeded in establishing its modules in all Indian states which have a substantial population of Muslims. These modules comprise well-educated and computer literate Sunni Muslim men, as per IB sources. Only Sunnis are recruited because the group propagates Sunni Wahabism, the pan-Islamic doctrine.

JAMMU: Suspected militants raided a remote village in Jammu and Kashmir, separated villagers by religion and then killed five Hindus by slitting their throats, said police on Friday. Police said the Thursday night attack by three men was the latest in several grisly attacks in which civilians were killed with axes or had their throats slashed. The killings occurred in the Dhoob village, a remote area about 190 kilometers (120 miles) northwest of Jammu, said Deputy Inspector General VK Singh. The attackers walked into the village and lined up all the men, forcing the Muslims and Hindus to stand in...

Jammu, July 29 (IANS) Unleashing a wave of terror in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district, terrorists axed to death a woman and slit the throats of five men after segregating Hindus and Muslims in the village. Both the incidents in separate villages in Rajouri district, about 200 km north of Jammu, took place Thursday night. In what is being seen as the first major killing of Hindus in the last two years, five men in the age group of 40-60 were brutally killed when militants allegedly barged into their homes in Deb village in Rajouri. Though initial reports said the...

Mnay people were on Wednesday morning injured in a massive bomb blast in Srinagar's Sonwar area. Further details are awaited.

Even as India and Pakistan announced confidence-building measures to normalise relations, Army on Friday said that there was no let up in cross-border infiltration in Jammu and Kashmir with troops foiling several such attempts leading to a decline in militant activities in the state. "Army's continued vigil both on the borders and within the state aided by a number of advanced gadgets including unmanned ground sensors, jammers and surveillance devices, has proved effective marking a decline in militant activities," defence spokesman said in Srinagar. He said as many as 13 infiltration bids had been foiled in the past fortnight and...

Terrorists attack J&K CM residence, gunfight on SRINAGAR : Militants on Friday attacked the residence of Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed at the high-security Maulana Azad road in Srinagar . According to reports a militant hurled a grenade at the newly-constructed residence at around 10 a.m. and tried to storm into the house. Reports said the Chief Minister was not in the house office when the militants attacked. Heavy gunfight is being reported from all sides outside the chief minister’s house. Three BSF personnel have been injured in the gunfight . According to reports people have...

LONDON: A British police force is planning to open a station in Jammu and Kashmir to tackle criminals who flee there after committing crimes in Britain or target Britain from the Kashmir, according to a media report. West Midlands Police will set up the new base, which will be the first overseas station for British police, in Srinagar, The Telegraph reported on Sunday. British police officers in Kashmir will not carry weapons but will be accompanied by armed troops and Indian police officers on operations. Only the Indian officers will have full police powers, including that of arrest. The force...

JAMMU: In a gruesome act, Pakistani militants on Friday beat a nine-year-old girl to death and critically injured her 11-year old sister in Rajouri hills in Jammu and Kashmir. A group of Harkat-ul-Jehadi Islami (HUJI) militants entered the house of Nisar Hussain in Khabala village of Thanamandi and on not finding him caught hold of his two daughters, police sources said. They beat the two girls with gun buts to extract information about their father. One of them Nazia, who received serious head injury died on the spot while Shareefa was critically wounded. The villagers who assembled after the incident...

The US authorities on Friday detained eight people they accused of supporting Lashkar-e-Taeba, which has been engaged in terrorist activities in the state Jammu and Kashmir. Another three people said to be living in Saudi Arabia were arraigned with the eight. All were accused of conspiring to help violence by Muslim terrorists in Kashmir, Chechnya, the Philippines and other countries. Anti-terrorist raids were carried out in three states in the Washington region, the justice department said in a statement. The eight detained "have been indicted on conspiracy, firearms and other charges for their alleged roles in a conspiracy to train...

GOTTA SEE THIS -The War for Enduring Freedom+ 7/20/02 [Part 2] Kabul, Shomali, Jammu, Lebanon, Ain al-Hilweh, Vanilla sky FRONT PAGE NEWS - Kabul: Afghans in the water and their first lottery run by Afghan Red Crescent Society, Shomali village, Jammu, India, and Islamic "peace" Lebanon: Ain al-Hilweh, and the Hilton that never made it. Vanilla sky, Ted and Alcor BREAKING NEWS: Part 1 is here ============ AFGHANISTAN ================ In Kabul, Afghans are cooling off. In Kabul, Afghans had their first lottery run by Afghan Red Crescent Society, who scammed 100,000 tickets, for a car, bicycles, and a few televisions....

Thursday, June 13, 2002 Home  |   WAP  |  CardioValens |  Asian Age   |  AndhraBhoomi  |  US & UK Jobs  |  India Tech Jobs FRONTPAGE Headlines City Region Nation Neighbours World Sports Business Editorial Columnists US & UK Jobs India Tech Jobs Astrology Daily Puzzle Utility Culture Train Timings Features Hyderabad Chronicle Vizag Chronicle Vijayawada Chronicle DC Estate Cinema Lifestyle Sunday School Teen Interview Crossfire TV Guide   US to hunt al-Qaida on LoCNew Delhi, June 12: Reinforcing India’s fears, US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld on Wednesday said there were “indications” of al-Qaida terrorists operating near the Line of...

NEW DELHI: Home Minister L.K. Advani linked Tuesday’s terrorist attacks on an Army camp and a bus in Jammu to US Assistant Secretary of State Christina Rocca’s visit, saying it was aimed at derailing the global fight against terrorism. Thirty-four people were killed and 48 injured in the attacks. Making a statement in both Houses of Parliament, Advani said the incident seemed to have been "timed to demonstrate to the world that despite the global coalition against terrorism, the terrorists are not likely to be cowed down." "It is not a coincidence that the incident has occurred at a time...

Defense Minister George Fernandes said on Saturday that India has "enough reports" that al-Qaeda and Taliban elements would sneak into Jammu and Kashmir. "We have enough reports that al-Qaeda and Taliban elements have moved to Pakistan. There are enough reasons to believe that they are looking at Pakistan as transit route into Jammu and Kashmir," Fernandes told reporters in Bangalore. Fernandes said this while ruling out de-escalation of troops on Indo- Pak border until Pakistan ended cross-border terrorism and handed over 20 terrorists sought by India. Fernandes said, "If there is a genuine desire at the global level" to end...