Militants killed the two cops they had abducted from a village in the North Kashmir frontier district of Kupwara on Thursday.
Talks between aides of President Pervez Musharraf and former premier Benazir Bhutto on forming a caretaker set-up to supervise Pakistan's general elections have been stopped by the government till the Supreme Court decides on the military ruler's re-election in uniform.
The Pakistani team investigating the Pathankot terror attack will complete its probe this week, a top official said on Monday, days after three suspects in the high-profile case were remanded to police custody.
Lashkar-e-Islami chief Mangal Bagh, who wields considerable influence in the Khyber Agency, said Ambassador Tariq Azizuddin is not in the tribal region and it would be unjust for the government to conduct any sort of military operation in the agency to locate him. The radical leader also told Dawn News channel that Azizuddin had not been kidnapped from the Agency, contrary to media reports.
Two persons, including a police constable, have been arrested in connection with the killing of a Muslim cleric in an alleged fake encounter by special operations group in Baramulla district last year.
"One would like to know why India needs to have nine consulates in a small country like Afghanistan, where it did not even have big trade and economic stakes," Azeem said.
In a joint operation, the Uttar Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday arrested two suspected militants of Harkat-ul-Jehadi Islamia from Doda area of Jammu in connection with last month's serial blasts in three court premises in UP. The two, identified as Sajjad and Tariq Kashmiri alias Akhthar, were arrested from Doda town by the police forces of the two states alongwith sleuths of Central Security agencies and taken to Lucknow on a transit remand.
Dar was arrested immediately after his deportation from Bangladesh on October 25, 2006 and the Delhi Police failed to file the chargesheet against him in stipulated 90 days time.
He has also convened the first meeting of the extended CWC on July 22 to chalk out the party's future strategy.
The accident occurred near Pattoki, when the bus carrying more than 60 passengers was going from Lahore to Multan, police said.
The Pakistan Hockey Federation dropped Mohammad Saqlain, Sohail Abbas, Waseem Ahmad, Ghazanfar Ali and Dilawar Hussain for failing to report for a preparatory camp.
Investigations in the Patna serial blasts showed an Indian Mujahideen link with the Jharkand police claiming on Monday that one of the two arrested terrorists who was believed to be the mastermind belonged to the nascent "Ranchi module" of the banned terror outfit.
India strongly condemned the terror attack, saying targeting of a religious place in the midst of the COVID-19 outbreak reflects the "diabolical mindset" of the perpetrators and their backers.
The police are now seeking to corroborate certain information given by him, as well quiz him to find if he had a role in the December 28, 2005, attack at the Indian Institute of Sciences Bangalore.
India might not share any information about the blasts till detailed investigations are over.
The JMT consisted of officials from Foreign Offices, Home and intelligence services of both the countries.
Reports in a section of the media on Tuesday said India's envoy S K Lambah had held 'back-channel' talks with his Pakistani counterpart Tariq Aziz.
The ideas floated by Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf on the Kashmir issue may go with him if he emerges weaker from the current political turmoil in his country, a member of the ruling party said on Friday.
The two sides have also initialled a complete text on agreement for reduction of nuclear risks between the two countries.
Pakistan's intelligence agency detained bothe the clericks for their alleged links with the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, official sources said on Saturday.
"I was embarrassed when the Chief Justice asked me not to wear a veil in the courtroom," Anjum told the Daily Times reacting to the judge's comments.
India, Pak officials exchange ideas to promote nuclear CBMs
The CMP smacked of Lalu's hallmark-- social engineering.
India has been pressing for handing over underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, declared global terrorist, besides five hijackers of the Indian airlines plane in 1999.
Out of the seven, four belonged to one family from Delhi.
Model Tariq Ahmad Dar, who Bangladesh accused to be an Indian spy, and who India's Research and Analysis Wing accused to be a Kashmiri terrorist, spoke to rediff.com about his experiences.
In a relief to Pakistan's jailed same sex couple, the Supreme Court on Thursday granted them bail, staying the three-year sentence awarded to them by the Lahore high court.
Shakeel Abbasi scored both goals in a 2-1 victory in the Premier Hockey League.
Bhutto was killed in a gun-and-bomb attack during an election campaign rally on December 27, 2007 outside the Liaquat Bagh in Rawalpindi.
Dar was, however, acquitted of the charges of conspiracy to wage a war against the government by carrying out the blasts.
The lawyer for a Pakistani lesbian couple, who have been put in separate jails recently for marrying, has petitioned the court that they should be put in the same prison.
Pakistan is expected to maintain its old stand of willingness to agree for simultaneous pull back of troops to pre-1984 positions but would not authenticate the present positions held by India on Siachen on the maps as demanded by New Delhi.
The 13-member delegation is hopeful of a outcome.
Star players Rehan Butt, Mudassar Ali Khan, Tariq Aziz and Mohammad Shabbir are in the 18-member team for the December 10-18 Champions Trophy hockey tournament in Chennai.
The Election Commission has announced dates from October 18 for polls in the state.
Mehbooba Mufti was on Thursday elected the president of Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party for a second consecutive term.\n\n
With the issue of pre-notification on missile tests high on agenda, India and Pakistan held their third round of expert-level talks on nuclear confidence-building measures (CBMs) in New Delhi on Friday.
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