Tag: Pakistan Occupied Kashmir

NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Home Affairs on Thursday declared Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operative Mohammad Qasim Gujjar a terrorist under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967.Mohammad Qasim, who works for Hafiz Saeed's outfit, is currently in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK) and was "involved in creating new terror modules by recruitment" ...

The Indian government on Saturday, 13 January, raised objections over the UK High Commissioner to Pakistan Jane Marriott's recent visit to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.Terming the visit as "highly objectionable," the Union Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said, "Such infringement of India’s sovereignty and territorial integrity is unacceptable.""The Union Territories of ...

India’s Ministry of External Affairs on Saturday lodged a protest against the visit of the British High Commissioner in Islamabad to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir on Wednesday, saying that it was unacceptable.The United Kingdom’s High Commissioner to Pakistan Jane Marriott had on January 10 visited Mirpur city in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir along ...

The Foreign Secretary has strongly protested the British High Commissioner in Islamabad’s visit to PoK. Image for representation purposes only. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto India has taken serious note of the highly objectionable visit of the British High Commissioner in Islamabad, Jane Marriott, along with a U.K. Foreign ...

New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday described as "erroneous" union minister Amit Shah's remark that it was due to former prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru's “blunder” that Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK) came into existence. Responding to Shah's claim that Nehru decided to announce a ceasefire when the Indian army was winning, ...

Army says officer injured in ‘grenade accident’ at a post in J&K’s RajouriThe Army on October 5 evening said one officer has been injured in a likely grenade accident at a post in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri sector. “The officer was evacuated and stable post initial treatment. Further investigation ...

India raised its concerns with the U.S. over American envoy to Islamabad Donald Blome’s recent visit to Gilgit-Baltistan in PoK. File photo of External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi | Photo Credit: PTI India on Thursday said it raised its concerns with the U.S. over American envoy to Islamabad ...

NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs on Thursday said that India has raised concerns with US over an American ambassador's recent visit to Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK). Addressing a media briefing, MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said that India's position regarding the entire Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir being an ...

The Congress party on Tuesday launched an offensive at Union minister VK Singh alleging that his remark on Pakistan-occupied Kashmir was “blasphemous” and asserted that the region is an integral part of India. Union minister VK Singh. (PTI) Addressing a press conference as part of the BJP 'Parivartan Yatra' ...

The Supreme Court on Monday raised questions on a provision in the erstwhile Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir which mandated that a person needed to own property to be able to get permanent resident status in the region, The Indian Express reported.Justice Sanjeev Khanna termed the requirement as “very ...