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Month: July 2018

Militants Attack Congress Leaders House in Shopian, Decamp with 4 Rifles

SHOPIAN
July 26 Militants on Thursday night attacked a guard post at the house of Former Congress leader Mohammed Shafi banday in Bon Bazar area of Shopian District and decamped with four rifles. A police Source told The Kashmiriyat that militants attacked a post of Jammu Kashmir Police in Shopian town and decamped with four service rifles of policemen. Initial reports available said that Police has reached on spot and a search operation has been launched to nab the attackers. Details emerging,

Stone Throwing Clashes at Dialgam, Lal Chowk in Islamabad (Anantnag)

ISLAMABAD
July 26 Intense Clashes have erupted in Dialgam and Lal chowk area of  Islamabad township of South Kashmir on Thursday evening. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that hundreds of youth shouting pro Freedom and pro Islam slogans threw stones on Government Forces deployed in the areas. The Forces fired tear smoke shells to disperse the protesting youth, however the clashes were going on when this report was filed.

IED Detected in Tral Area

PULWAMA
July 26 The Government Forces today claimed to have averted a major tragedy after they detected an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by militants in Handoora area of the Tral in South Kashmir. Officials said that the IED was planted on Handoora to Tral road and Bomb Defusal Squad of Jammu Kashmir Police, Army and CRPF is on job to defuse the IED. Details Emerging.

CASO Launched in Nagbal Shopian

SHOPIAN
July  24 A Cordon and Search operation has been launched at Urpora in Nagbal area of South Kashmir's Shopian District on Thursday. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that 44 RR of Indian, Army and Jammu Kashmir police jointly launched the cordon and search operation in the locality. Following a specific input about Militant movement, the Government Forces have launched a CASO  in the area. A Local told The Kashmiriyat that the search operation is still going on as hundreds of troopers are conducting a door to door search operation. Details emerging.

3 including an Elderly Man arrested During Nocturnal Raids in Shopian

SHOPIAN
July 26 At least three persons have been arrested during nocturnal raids in Harmain area of south Kashmir's Shopian district. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that government forces two youth and an elderly person from their homes late night on Wednesday. The detained have been identified as Aijaz Ahmad thoker aged 18 of Bhat Mohalla, Adil Ahmad Kumar 20 from Kral Mohalla and Abdul Rashid Ganai 50 of Ganai Mohalla in Harmain, Shopian. Police Officials told The Kashmiriyat that the youth have been arrested in connection with stone throwing in the area.

Indian Media has portrayed me as a Bollywood Villain- says Imran Khan

INTERNATIONAL
July 26 Addressing his first press conference after his party PTI emerged as the single largest party in Pakistan general elections, Imran Khan on Thursday said that Indian Media has portrayed him as a bollywood villain. Imran Khan said that he is in favour of good relations with India but added that Kashmir was the core issue between the two countries which needed to be resolved at the earliest. Imran further said that he'll not live in the PM house and convert Governor Houses into hotels.buy orlistat online https://alvitacare.com/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/classes/new/orlistat.html no prescription Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf emerged as the single largest party in the National Assembly on Thursday with its candidates winning 76 seats and leading in 43 others ...

An Encounter in Islamabad Town after 13 years

WRITE-UPS
July 26 Many of Islamabad (Anantnag) residents have perhaps pompously come to regard their little town as a peaceful, untroubled, but that facade was shattered in just a few seconds with the acrid sound of gunfire filling the air and the blood of two dead men — Bilal Ahmed and Adil Hussain, soaking into the soil. The human cost of the shootout made it a repulsive event in the eyes of the Islamabad residents because Wednesday obviously has flipped the perception of nearly 13 years. The small town was supposedly a sophisticated place, but it was marred by horrible violence in the initial years of Militancy. "It is tough for us to forget what we have lived, one of the toughest thing to forget for anyone in the town is, 27 October, 1990, when Forces burnt down an entire locality, more...

Update: 5 CRPF men Injured- Massive Search operation Underway

ISLAMABAD
July 26 Suspected Militants hurled a grenade on a CRPF patrol near Goriwan area in Bijbehara of South Kashmir's Islamabad (Anantnag) district on Thursday. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that militants hurled a grenade on a party of 90 BN of CRPF men deployed on highway near Goriwan in which five CRPF men received injuries. The CRPF troops were rushed to the nearby Sub District hospital after which troops immediately laid down a siege around the area. Hospital sources confirmed the identity of injured as Pankaj Kumar, Nitin Kumar, B Kumar, Ominder Singh and Yoginder Singh. The operation was launched to nab the attackers, Officials told The Kashmiriyat.

Imran Khan Inches Closer to Success

INTERNATIONAL
July 26 Imran Khan was on track to become Pakistan’s new prime minister on Thursday, in an election that has been clouded with accusations of vote rigging. After 16 hours of vote counting, the party of Mr Khan, who entered politics in 1996 after retiring from international cricket, was ahead in more than 113 of the 272 seats, putting him within touching distance of an unexpected majority. But the results are being contested by several of his opponents, who have alleged electoral malpractice both before and on polling day. Members of the incumbent Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, as well as the Pakistan People’s party and two other smaller parties, all say their election agents were expelled from some polling stations during the counting process. This follows a campaign during whic...

Islamabad Shuts down amid Clashes for Second day, Kulgam for 5th Day

REGIONAL
July 26 The Kulgam District in South Kashmir is observing a complete shutdown for the 5th consecutive day on Thursday against the Militant killings in South Kashmir. Earlier three Militants including two Militants from Kulgam were killed in a gunfight that raged in Khudwani area of the Kulgam district on Sunday (22 July). On Wednesday another Kulgam Militant identified as Bilal Ahmed Dar was killed in a gunfight that raged in Islamabad township early morning. Educational institutes, Shops and business establishments are shut in the area, while traffic movement is very thin. "Meanwhile Hundreds of people are visiting the house of Slain Bilal Ahmed in Khudwani Kulgam to pay tributes to the slain Militant," Locals from Khudwani told The Kashmiriyat. Parts of Islamabad (Anant...