Kashmir Issue
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UK Parliament debates Kashmir, says resolution crucial for world peace
World | Sep 12, 2014, 07:12 AM ISTLondon: A resolution to the Kashmir dispute is crucial for world peace, a group of cross-party lawmakers stressed on Thursday during a debate in the UK Parliament complex."A final resolution to the Kashmir issue is
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80 pc reduction in militancy related incidents in J&K: Omar
India | Aug 14, 2014, 08:24 PM ISTSrinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said there has been 80 per cent reduction in militancy related incidents in the state during the last five-and-a-half years.“There has been an improvement in peace
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PM congratulates Pakistan on its Independence Day
India | Aug 14, 2014, 08:14 PM ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Pakistan on its Independence Day today. “On the occasion of their Independence Day, I convey my greetings to the people of Pakistan,” he said on micro-blogging website Twitter.The
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Nawaz Sharif rakes up Kashmir issue in Independence Day address
World | Aug 14, 2014, 09:47 PM ISTIslamabad: Raking up the Kashmir issue, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today said it is the “main source of tension” in Indo-Pak relations and sought its peaceful resolution to explore new ways to bolster bilateral ties.
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Is BJP doing a U-Turn on its stand on Kashmir, asks Digvijay Singh
National | Jul 16, 2014, 07:08 PM ISTBhopal: Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh has questioned the BJP's stand on Kashmir, in the backdrop of the recent meeting between journalist Ved Pratap Vaidik and Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed.In a series of tweets
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No emissary sent to Geelani to discuss Kashmir: BJP
National | Apr 20, 2014, 10:56 AM ISTNew Delhi: BJP denied that its Prime Ministerial candidate Narendera Modi had sent emissaries to meet Kashmir's separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani to create a "soft corner" by making a commitment to seek a
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No emissary sent to Geelani to discuss Kashmir issue: BJP
India | Apr 19, 2014, 08:02 AM ISTNew Delhi: BJP last night denied that its Prime Ministerial candidate Narendera Modi had sent emissaries to meet Kashmir's separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani to create a 'soft corner' by making a commitment to
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Only solution to Kashmir is making borders irrelevant: Omar
World | Jan 26, 2014, 07:13 PM ISTIslamabad: The only possible solution to the Kashmir issue between India and Pakistan is to create a situation where the “lines while in existence” become “irrelevant”, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said in
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Kashmir issue should be settled for regional peace: PM Sharif
World | Dec 03, 2013, 08:12 PM ISTIslamabad: The Kashmir issue should be settled according to UN resolutions and the aspirations of Kashmiris to ensure peace in the region, Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said today.He made the remarks while addressing the
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India dismisses Pak attempt to rake up Kashmir at UNGA
World | Nov 05, 2013, 04:20 PM ISTUnited Nations: India has dismissed as “unwarranted” Pakistan's attempt to rake up the Kashmir issue at the UN General Assembly and reasserted that the state remains an integral part of the country. Pakistan's Permanent Representative
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US dismisses Sharif's plea to intervene on Kashmir issue
World | Oct 26, 2013, 09:35 AM ISTWashington: The US has dismissed Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's plea for an intervention on Kashmir issue, asserting that its position on this matter has not changed and would encourage New Delhi and Islamabad for
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Sharif again seeks US mediation on Kashmir issue
World | Oct 23, 2013, 08:39 AM ISTWashington : Rejecting the assertion that Pakistan is epicentre of terrorism, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif yesterday asked the US to help his country resolve its outstanding issues with India, including the “core” dispute of Kashmir.On
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Sharif to meet Obama today, to raise drone and Kashmir issues
India | Oct 23, 2013, 08:04 AM ISTWashington : Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is all set to meet President Barack Obama today at the White House, where the former intends to raise the issue of drone attacks in Pakistan and seek American
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Pakistan not epicentre of terrorism says Nawaz Sharif
World | Oct 22, 2013, 11:12 PM ISTWashington: Claiming that Pakistan is “neither a source nor an epicentre” of terrorism, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today said the US was in a position to help his country resolve its differences with India, including
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US rejects Sharif's call to get involved on Kashmir
World | Oct 21, 2013, 11:17 AM ISTWashington : Even before Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif landed here for a four-day visit, the US rejected out of hand his call for Washington to get involved to resolve the Kashmir issue."On Kashmir, our
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Pak seeks US intervention in resolving Kashmir issue
World | Oct 20, 2013, 04:55 PM ISTIslamabad: Days ahead of his meeting with President Barack Obama, Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today sought US intervention in resolving the Kashmir issue. Sharif said during his US visit in July 1999 amid Kargil
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Sharif rakes up Kashmir issue at the UN
World | Sep 28, 2013, 06:40 AM ISTUnited Nations : Raking up the Kashmir issue, Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today made a strong pitch for UN intervention to resolve “festering disputes”. Addressing the UN General Assembly, Sharif said the UN must
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Pak says, world community should play role to settle Kashmir issue
World | Aug 30, 2013, 09:14 PM ISTIslamabad: Pakistan today asked the world community to play its role in resolving the dragging Kashmir dispute as India's insistence on settling the issue through bilateral talks has not produced results.India has always insisted on
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Pakistan parliament supports 'struggle' of Kashmiri people
World | Aug 14, 2013, 07:27 AM ISTIslamabad: Even as Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif talks of peace with India, Pakistan's National Assembly yesterday passed a resolution accusing Indian troops of "unprovoked aggression" on the LoC and extending support to the "struggle" of
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India, Pak cannot sideline Kashmir issue: Hurriyat Conference
India | Mar 30, 2013, 10:47 PM ISTSrinagar, March 30: The moderate faction of Hurriyat Conference today expressed concern over what it claimed “increasing confrontation” between India and Pakistan and said it will intensify efforts to bring together the two countries to