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  • sonia gandhi condemns suicide attack at wagah border

    Sonia Gandhi condemns suicide attack at Wagah border

    Politics | November 03, 2014 7:41 IST

    New Delhi: Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Sunday expressed shock and dismay over the suicide attack at Wagah border in Pakistan and condemned the "extremist elements" behind such "inhuman acts".Gandhi extended her condolences to the

  • wagah attack in pakistan a dastardly act of terrorism pm

    Wagah attack in Pakistan a 'dastardly act of terrorism': PM Modi

    India | November 03, 2014 9:50 IST

    New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi tonight strongly condemned a suicide attack in Wagah border in Pakistan, terming it as a “shocking” and “a dastardly act of terrorism”.He expressed condolences to the families of the

  • pakistan frees 151 indian prisoners

    Pakistan frees 151 Indian prisoners

    World | May 25, 2014 15:53 IST

    Islamabad: Pakistan Sunday released 151 Indian prisoners as a goodwill gesture ahead of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's visit to New Delhi to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Indian Prime Minister-elect Narendra Modi, officials here said.Authorities

  • india pak forces exchange sweets at wagah border on diwali

    India, Pak forces exchange sweets at Wagah border on Diwali

    India | November 03, 2013 16:59 IST

    Attari: Indian and Pakistani forces at the border here exchanged sweets on the occasion of Diwali today.Border Security Force's officiating DIG, Deby Joseph, along with other officers and jawans, gifted different types of traditional Indian

  • pak rangers offers sweets to bsf on i day at wagah

    Pak Rangers offers sweets to BSF on I-Day at Wagah

    India | August 14, 2013 18:00 IST

    Amritsar, Aug 14: Pakistan Rangers officials exchanged sweets with India's Border Security Force (BSF) on the occasion of Pakistan Independence Day on Wednesday (August 14). Pakistan Rangers Director General Mian Mohammad Hilal Hussain offered sweets to

  • india releases 22 pakistani prisoners at wagah border

    India releases 22 Pakistani prisoners at Wagah border

    India | July 31, 2013 8:45 IST

    Amritsar, Jul 31: India on Tuesday released 22 Pakistani prisoners who were lodged in different prisons in northern India.They were repatriated to their homeland through the Wagah border post. Those released including aged and young

  • new indian envoy reaches pakistan through wagah border

    New Indian envoy reaches Pakistan through Wagah border

    World | July 16, 2013 6:39 IST

    Lahore/New Delhi, July 16: India's new High Commissioner to Pakistan T.C.A. Raghavan Monday reached Lahore via the Wagah border.Addressing mediapersons in Amritsar in India before crossing over, Raghavan said he wanted to tackle the challenges

  • new indian high commissioner arrives in pak

    New Indian High Commissioner arrives in Pak

    World | July 15, 2013 17:18 IST

    Islamabad, July 15: T.C.A. Raghavan, a diplomat with considerable experience of Pakistan affairs, arrived in the country on Monday to take over as the new Indian High Commissioner.Mr. Raghavan, who served as Deputy High Commissioner

  • sarabjit s family gets pakistan visas to leave for lahore

    Sarabjit's family gets Pakistan visas, to leave for Lahore Sunday

    India | April 27, 2013 20:28 IST

    Amritsar/New Delhi, Apr 27: Four family members of Indian death row prisoner Sarabjit Singh will cross over to Pakistan Sunday, to visit him in a Lahore hospital where he has been admitted after a brutal

  • brief history of hostilities between india and pakistan

    Brief history of hostilities between India and Pakistan

    India | January 16, 2013 14:58 IST

    New Delhi : Pakistan was created on August 14, 1947 by partitioning British India into two - with Pakistan having East and West Pakistan, and the rest remained with India. Since the partition  in 1947, 

  • 11 security personnel killed in attacks in pakistan

    11 security personnel killed in attacks in Pakistan

    World | January 15, 2013 23:01 IST

    Islamabad, Jan 15: At least 11 Pakistani security personnel were killed in a militant attack on a checkpost and a roadside bomb explosion in restive regions of the country, officials said today.In the first incident,

  • firing by pak troops again at loc near mendhar

    Firing by Pak troops again at LoC near Mendhar

    India | January 15, 2013 22:45 IST

    Jammu, Jan 15: Pakistani troops today violated the ceasefire again as they targetted Indian posts along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch sector of Jammu and Kashmir.Pakistani troops fired a few rounds on Indian

  • indian army chief s remarks very hostile hina rabbani khar

    Indian Army Chief's remarks 'very hostile': Hina Rabbani Khar

    World | January 15, 2013 22:39 IST

    Washington, Jan 15 : The remarks made by Indian Army Chief Gen Bikram Singh following the beheading of an Indian soldier on the LoC last week were “very hostile”, Pakistani Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar

  • pok srinagar bus returns without pak passengers

    PoK-Srinagar bus returns without Pak passengers

    India | January 14, 2013 20:21 IST

    Srinagar, Jan 14 : With the growing skirmish between India and Pakistan along the border, the bus, which runs between Srinagar and Muzaffarabad of Pakistan occupied Kashmir on weekly basis, today returned without a single

  • put pressure on pak to return hemraj s head army chief

    Put pressure on Pak to return Hemraj's head: Army chief

    India | January 14, 2013 19:28 IST

    New Delhi, Jan 14: Army chief Gen Bikram Singh said the Pakistan Army should be pressurised to return the head of Lance Naik Hemraj, who was beheaded by its troops in Poonch sector in Jammu

  • india to issue visa on arrival for pak sr citizen at wagah

    India to issue visa on arrival for Pak sr citizen at Wagah

    World | January 14, 2013 18:57 IST

    Islamabad, Jan 14: India today announced that Pakistani senior citizens aged over 65 would be issued visas on arrival only at the Wagah land border crossing from January 15 under a landmark liberalised visa agreement

  • pakistan allows 250 hindus to cross into india after

    Pakistan allows 250 Hindus to cross into India after detaining them

    World | August 10, 2012 16:34 IST

    Lahore/Islamabad, Aug 10: A group of some 250 Pakistani Hindus were today allowed to cross over to India for a pilgrimage after being detained at the Wagah land border crossing due to a controversy over

  • indian sikh pilgrims cross into pak on foot via wagah border

    Indian Sikh pilgrims cross into Pak on foot via Wagah border

    World | June 09, 2012 19:12 IST

    Lahore, Jun 9: Around 200 Indian Sikh pilgrims crossed into Pakistan on foot via the Wagah land border today after a mix-up prevented them from travelling across the frontier by train, officials said.The Indian Sikhs,

  • india offers to build oil pipeline to wagah border

    India offers to build oil pipeline to Wagah border

    May 29, 2012 17:17 IST

    Islamabad, May 29: India has offered to build a pipeline to the Wagah land border and supply 50 million tonnes of petroleum products a year to meet Pakistan's requirement, according to media reports today.The offer

  • india and pak beefs up security at wagah following let

    India and Pak beefs up security at Wagah following LeT threats

    World | May 18, 2012 17:23 IST

    Lahore, May 18: India and Pakistan have beefed up security at the Wagah land border crossing after receiving a letter from the banned Lashkar-e-Taiba that threatened to blow up an Integrated Check Post that was

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