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Feb282019 by News DeskNo Comments

Fact Check- When Republic TV Covered a Ground Zero Report 25 Kilometers Away from an Encounter Site

WRITE-UPS

February 28 Republic TV that claimed to have reached the Line of Control and have reported the recent escalating tensions from the Ground Zero, made a similar claim in 2017, August when an encounter raged in Shopian's Awneera. The news channel on Wednesday evening presented the offer of dialogue as "Pakistan Begs for dialogue." other than shouting down the panelists, misreporting and distortions, the news channel has been often accused of exploiting the sentiments of general Indian public, by various people. ALSO READ: War is Not a Movie- Cannot be Scripted in Media Rooms On August 13, 2017 Republic TV, ran a Live reportage of an encounter that raged between Militants and Government Forces and continued for more 16 hours. Hizb commander Muhammad Yasin Itoo alias Mehmood Ghaz...

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We Have Some Good News From India-Pakistan, Says Trump

INTERNATIONAL

February 28 United States president Donald Trump on Thursday has signaled that there could be an end to recent tension between the two nuclear power nations India and Pakistan Trump said that there is a decent news and that the war rhetoric is hopefully coming to an end, “I think reasonably attractive news from Pakistan and India, they have been going at it and we have been involved and have them stop, we have some reasonably decent news,hopefully its going to be coming to an end, going on for a long time,decades and decades.” ANI reported. Tensions between the two nations have seen a surge since the Pulwama attack that lead to killing of 49 CRPF men.buy dapoxetine online https://myhst.com/wp-content/themes/twentytwentytwo/inc/patterns/new/dapoxetine.html no prescription India on Tues...

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Locals Clash With Indian Army in Seer Hamdan Area of Islamabad (anantnag)

ISLAMABAD

February 28 Intense clashes erupted between Locals and Indian Army in Seer Hamdan area of South Kashmir's islamabad (Anantnag) district on Thursday morning after Army allegedly thrashed two bikers in the area. As soon as the Army thrashed the civilians, the locals gathered near the spot resulting in verbal brawl between the Army and locals. The brawl soon took an ugly turn as Army tried to thrash more locals, they said. They said that the locals chased away the Army with stones and also threw fire pots (Kangri) upon the army men. However, the Police soon reached the spot and pacified the locals.

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Air Strikes Means Winning Votes For BJP? Karantaka Chief Says Will win In Karnataka After Air Strikes

INDIA

February 28 Karnataka BJP chief B S Yeddyurappa on Wednesday said the voters of the state, in large numbers, are waiting for their turn to elect BJP nominees and re-elect Narendra Modi as the prime minister. Speaking to media persons during his visit to the city, he said the recent decision taken by the PM to conduct an air strike on terrorist camps has invoked the spirit of nationalism among youth and the people of the country, which will help BJP in getting the maximum number of seats in Karnataka. He also claimed this would strengthen PM Modi. ALSO READ: BJP Advertising Modi’s Video Conference With Party Workers As Indian Soldier Remains in Pakistan Custody "The Indian Armed Forces proved their mettle by destroying the terrorists' hideouts. The impact of this strike will hel...

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Proud of Pakistani Forces, This is How we Treat Even our Enemies

INTERNATIONAL

February 27 Former Pakistan cricketer Shahid Afridi has hailed the Pakistan Army for their treatment of wing commander Abhinandhan Varthaman who was arrested by Pakistan armed forces this morning. The maverick cricketer called for the end to war hysteria started by India,”Proud of Pakistan Armed Forces @OfficialDGISPR. This is how we treat our enemies even. The War Hysteria started by India must end now. We are a peace loving nation & the only solution to this is joint dialogue as suggested in speech by our PM @ImranKhanPTI” Afridi Tweeted. Afridi was commenting on the video showing wing commander in which he can be seen praising Pakistan army as he sips tea.

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BJP Advertising Modi’s Video Conference With Party Workers As Indian Soldier Remains in Pakistan Custody

INDIA

February 27 Military escalation or not, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) election campaign machinery does not stop. On Tuesday, February 27, Pakistan Air Force violated Indian air space in India in response to Indian counter-terrorism operations (Balakot airstrikes). As per the External Affairs Ministry, “In this engagement, we have unfortunately lost one MiG 21. The pilot is missing in action. Pakistan has claimed that he is in their custody. We are ascertaining the fact.” In the meanwhile, the official BJP twitter handle announced that on February 28, Prime Minister Narendra Modi would address party workers and supporters in what they have described as “the biggest video conference in the world.” Cadre from more than 15,000 locations across the country is scheduled to connect...

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Pakistan Army is Treating me Well, Says Captured Wing Commander of Indian Force, India Demands #BringAbhinandanBack

REGIONAL

February 27 "Pakistan Army is treating me well," the allegedly captured Indian Air Force wing commander has said in a fresh video released by Pakistan. The Pakistani Army spokesman, Major General Asif Ghafoor earlier on Wednesday had said that they have shot down an Indian War plane and captured two pilots of Indian Air Force. ALSO READ: Wing Commander of Indian Air Force Arrested by Army, Claims Pakistan In an earlier video, the alleged Indian Air Force commander identified himself as a wing commander of Indian Air Force and his name is Abhinandan and is from down South of India. His photos with other pilots of Indian Air Force are being widely shared over Social media. Meanwhile voices demanding the release of Abhinandan have grown in India as various people took to soc...

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After Facing Torture in Army Custody, Suhail Had Joined Militancy Last year

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February 27 Thousands of people on Monday reached Shopian to attend the funeral prayers of a local Jaish militant who was killed in an encounter in South Kashmir's Shopian district. Locals told The Kashmiriyat that thousands of people defying the cold thronged the native of Suhail Nazir Mir Ahmad in Saedpora area of Shopian to attend the funeral of the slain Militant. Locals said that the body of Suhail was recovered from the encounter site in Memander village of Shopian on Wednesday morning. Suhail who was 18 years old went missing after he was tortured inside the Army custody in Gagran camp of Shopian, a friend of Suhail told The Kashmiriyat. He said that after he was released, Suhail went missing from his home in Saedpora and a few weeks later, the family was informed th...

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MEA confirms one pilot missing, “India does not wish to see further escalation of this situation” says Sushma Swaraj

INDIA, INTERNATIONAL

February 27 Sushma Swaraj, who is in China with her counterparts from Beijing and Moscow, termed Tuesday’s strikes by Indian aircraft within the Pakistani airspace as “pre-emptive” and said India will continue to act with “responsibility and restraint.” "India does not wish to see a further escalation of this situation. India will continue to act with responsibility and restraint,” she said. Pakistan Air Force earlier today shot down two Indian jets within its airspace and arrested two Indian pilots, one in an injured condition, the military spokesperson said in a press conference hours after the retaliatory action. A day ago, Indian aircraft had intruded into Pakistani airspace from the Muzaffarabad sector and dropped their payload on what India claimed was a terrorist camp, b...

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Amid Strike, Tension Between India and Pakistan, Srinagar Hotel Offers Free Accommodation to Tourists

CULTURE

February 27 Amid escalating tensions between India and Pakistan, a hotel in Srinagar has come up with a message of Love, offering free accommodation to anyone stuck in Srinagar. Hotel Kaisar, located in Srinagar has offered free accommodation to tourists in the Kashmir valley who are stuck due to the closure of airports in the region. The Kashmir valley is also observing a complete shutdown on Wednesday to protest against the attempts to tinker article 35A, that guarantees special status to Jammu Kashmir. The post is being widely circulated on Social media and tourists are being widely invited to stay at the hotel. This message of love comes as India and Pakistan continue to make claims and counter claims of attacking each other and also claiming to have conducted air strike...