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Month: February 2019

Indians Celebrate Air Strikes, As Support for Modi Surges Ahead of Indian Elections

INTERNATIONAL
February 27 Indians on Tuesday took to the streets across the country to celeberate the air strikes on Pakistan across after the government said it carried out air strikes inside Pakistan, killing hundreds of militants in a training camp. The reaction may be a sign that support for Prime Minister Narendra Modi is surging months before a general election, pollsters said. Patriotism may be having a greater influence than concerns about low farm incomes and weak jobs growth. India said air force jets hit a training camp of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), the militant group that claimed credit for a Feb 14 suicide bombing attack that killed Indian paramilitary police in Kashmir, a mountainous region also claimed by neighbouring Pakistan. "A very large number of Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorists"...

Two Militants Killed in Ongoing Shopian Encounter

SHOPIAN
February 27 Two Militants have been killed in an ongoing encounter that raged between militants and Government forces at Memander area in South Kashmir’s Shopian District. Officials told The Kashmiriyat that 23 Para of Indian Army, CRPF and Jammu Kashmir Police after receiving inputs about Militant presence in the area laid a cordon and search operation in the area. While conducting the operation, the Militants opened fire upon the forces, they said. In the ensuing gunfight, two unidentified Militants have been killed. Meanwhile Mobile internet services have been snapped in this South Kashmir district.buy zoloft Canada buy zoloft generic Details Emerging.

Militants Attack Army Camp in Khudwani

KULGAM
February 26 Panic gripped Khudwani area of Quimoh belt in South Kashmir's Kulgam District on Tuesday evening when the sound of gunshots reverberated  in the area. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that suspected Militants opened fire upon a camp of 1 RR of Indian Army in Khudwani area of Kulgam. However, the army men deployed in the camp retaliated to the fire, however the attackers managed to successfully escape from the spot. As per initial reports nobody was injured in the attack, a search operation has been launched in the area to nab the attackers.buy silagra online https://www.ecladent.co.uk/wp-content/themes/twentysixteen/inc/new/silagra.html no prescription Police officials however denied the reports of attack saying, "The reports are totally baseless."

Hurriyat Calls for a Two Day Shutdown in the Kashmir Valley

REGIONAL
February 26 The separatist leadership has called for a two day shutdown across the Kashmir valley to protest the raids by NIA in Kashmir. National Investigation Agency on Tuesday raided the houses of nine separatist leaders in the Kashmir valley including that of Geelani's son and the chairman of JKLF, Mohammed Yasin Malik. The Hurrriyat leadership immediately after the raids called for a complete shutdown for two days to protest the NIA raids and the attempts to tinker special status of Jammu Kashmir. in a statement, the Hurriyat asked the people to observe a shutdown on Wednesday and Thursday to protest the raids by NIA on the houses of Hurriyat leaders.

Will Respond to Indian Attacks At the Time we Want- Pakistan

INTERNATIONAL
February 26 After nearly six hours of meeting led by the Pakistan prime minister, Imran Khan and attended by Air chief and Military chief of Pakistan, the Pakistani Government has said that it will surely retaliate to the 'Indian Aggression.' Denouncing the claims of India that 300 Militants were killed, Pakistan said, "We invite the international Media to visit the spot and investigate whether India has really conducted any attacks." Pakistan in 2016 post the deadly Uri attack had made a similar offer to the international media. ALSO READ: Indian Air Forces Destroy Jaish Camps Camp With 1000 kg Laser-guided Bombs- India Pakistan said that the rhetoric of war, the Indian Government is beating is merely keeping in view the upcoming Lok Sabha polls in India. "Modi Government is l...

CASO Launched in Kulgam Area

KULGAM
February 26 A cordon and search operation (CASO) has been launched by Government Forces in Quimoh area of South Kashmir's Kulgam District Sources told The Kashmiriyat that on Tuesday afternoon, RR of Indian Army, CRPF and Jammu Kashmir Police jointly launched a search operation in Matlhama area of Quimoh in South Kashmir's Kulgam District. Following inputs about Militant movement in the area, the forces blocked all the entry and exit points of the area.   (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); A door to door search operation had been launched when this report was filed.

Pakistan Starts Heavy Shelling on Indian Forces on Samba Border

INDIA
February 26 The Pakistan army on Tuesday violated the ceasefire line along the international border in KanaChak sector of Samba, reports said. The Indian Border Security Forces (BSF) retaliated, killing one Pakistan ranger, reports said. ALSO READ: Indian Air Force Entered into Pakistan, claims Pakistan The violation comes hours after India Air Force carried out strikes in Balakot area of Pakistan Administered Kashmir allegedly killing several militants. Details emerging.

Pakistan Drone Shot Near Border, Claims Gujrat Police

INDIA
February 26 The Gujarat Police on Tuesday claimed that a Pakistan drone was shot down near Gujarat border. The news comes hours after India launched strikes inside Pakistan Tuesday morning. A Pakistani unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) was on Tuesday shot down near the International Border in Kutch district of Gujarat, police sources said. Debris of the UAV was seen near Nanghatad village in Abdasa taluka of Kutch, they said. On hearing a loud sound around 6 am, villagers went to the spot and found the debris of the UAV, the sources said. Asked if a Pakistani UAV had been shot down by the Indian forces, a police official, on condition of anonymity, said, “Such an incident has happened, we are investigating the matter.” The official, however, refused to elaborate further....

Kashmir Highway Blocked Due to Landslides

REGIONAL
February 26 The Kashmir highway connecting Jammu and Srinagar has been closed on Tuesday due to fresh landslides in various areas on the highway. Officials said that the Kashmir highway remained blocked due to accumulated debris of a landslide near Panthyal in Ramban,adding the restoration work is going on. Meanwhile, authorities said that a decision will be taken only after the debris of the landslide are cleared.

Pakistan has a Right to Respond After LOC Violation by India- Pakistan

INTERNATIONAL
February 26 Responding to the violation of LOC by India, The Foreign Minister of Pakistan, Shah Mohammed Qureshi on Tuesday said that Pakistan had warned India time and again against attacking Pakistan. The foreign minister said that a defense meeting is underway and the response to India's aggression will be decided after that. ALSO READ: Indian Air Forces Destroy Jaish Camps Camp With 1000 kg Laser-guided Bombs- India Speaking to Media in Pakistan, the foreign Minister, Qureshi said that Pakistan had appraised the world community about a possible violation of international border by India. "We have a right to respond to the attack," he said. Pakistani Government will officially announce its stance in about an hour. However, analysts in Pakistan believe that the country ...