Tag: Line of Control

Important step towards security, stability: UAE on India, Pak ceasefire agreement
1Mar By Grace TsoiNo Comments
Asia, World

Important step towards security, stability: UAE on India, Pak ceasefire agreement

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Sunday said that the declaration of a ceasefire between India and Pakistan along the Line of Control (LoC) is an “important step” towards achieving security, stability and prosperity in the region.In a statement, the UAE foreign ministry said that Abu Dhabi has close historical ties with New Delhi and Islamabad and that it commends the efforts of the two countries to reach this achievement.Last week, Indian and Pakistani armies announced that they have agreed to a ceasefire along the Line of Actual Control (LoC) starting from February 25.The agreement on ceasefire was reached during a meeting between the Director Generals of Military Operations (DGMOs) of India and Pakistan.“The UAE has welcomed the declaration of a ceasefire between the Indian and Pakista
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India-Pakistan ceasefire pact won’t affect counter-terrorism operations in J&K: Indian Army
28Feb By Yusara AskariNo Comments
Asia

India-Pakistan ceasefire pact won’t affect counter-terrorism operations in J&K: Indian Army

The counter-terrorism operations in Jammu and Kashmir won’t be stopped by the agreement between India and Pakistan to strictly adhere to the ceasefire pact along the Line of Control (LoC), Indian Army’s northern commander Lt Gen Y K Joshi said.“Recently, the Director General of Military Operations (DGMOs) of India and Pakistan have announced an agreement to uphold ceasefire along the LoC from February 24 and 25 midnight. I want to assure that this ceasefire will have no bearing on the counter-terrorist operations and we will maintain our alertness,” Lt Gen Joshi said at the northern command investiture ceremony.He said the northern command, which looks after the security of the twin union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, remained on the highest alert and made possible what was
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Border residents in J-K’s Baramulla relieved after ceasefire agreement
28Feb By Yusara AskariNo Comments
Asia

Border residents in J-K’s Baramulla relieved after ceasefire agreement

The agreement between India and Pakistan to cease firing along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir has brought relief among residents in the border areas of Nabila village in the Uri Sector in Baramulla.“We are very happy that the Commanders from both sides have agreed to observe the ceasefire. Cross-border firings cause big problems in the lives of people living along the border. We used to face all kinds of troubles and difficulties. We are thankful to the government for this step. Now, we can live in peace,” said Abdul Razzak, a border resident.“I am a resident of Nabila. The ceasefire observance decision has brought great relief to all of us living along the border. Our children could not go to school earlier. We had to face difficulties in our daily life. I want to thank th
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Around 100 Kashmiri youth missing in last three years after visiting Pakistan on visa
8Feb By Yusara AskariNo Comments
Asia

Around 100 Kashmiri youth missing in last three years after visiting Pakistan on visa

Around 100 youths from Kashmir who travelled to Pakistan on a visa have gone missing in the last three years, India’s security establishment notified on Sunday."They have either never returned or have returned but are missing," said an IPS officer adding that they can be part of 'sleeper cells' of terror organisations.The officer further said as more proactive outreach programmes have been taken up and more surveillance mechanisms placed, the incidents of youth going missing are "decreasing proportionately"."Either these youth are being brainwashed and thereafter being trained or are allured to carry out anti-India propaganda. It is a big challenge before us to bring such youth back in the fold," explains the officer, who is part of the counter-insurgency team in the Valley.The Kashmiri yo
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India denies Pak’s claims about attacks by Indian troops on UN vehicle
20Dec By Yusara AskariNo Comments
Asia

India denies Pak’s claims about attacks by Indian troops on UN vehicle

Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Sunday rejected Pakistan’s allegations that Indian troops deliberately targeted a vehicle of the United Nations along the Line of Control saying a detailed investigation found the claims to be factually "incorrect and false".MEA Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said Pakistan should responsibly investigate its "lapses" instead of repeating "baseless and fabricated" allegations against India to cover up its own "failure" in ensuring the safety and security of UN personnel in territory under its control.On Friday, Pakistan had alleged that Indian troops targeted a vehicle of United Nations Military Observers (UNMO) in the Chirikot sector along the Line of Control (LoC).Srivastava said that India has conveyed its findings and views on "these misrepres
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Pak resumes ceasefire violation at three sectors in J&K’s Poonch
12Nov By Yusara AskariNo Comments
Asia

Pak resumes ceasefire violation at three sectors in J&K’s Poonch

Pakistan on Wednesday continued with its ceasefire violation in the same three sectors of the Line of Control (LoC) in India’s Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, where they had been attacking incessantly for the past day.“At about 9.15 a.m., Pakistan initiated unprovoked ceasefire violation by firing with small arms and shelling with mortars along the LoC in Shahpur, Kirni and Qasba sectors,” India’s Defence Spokesman Devender Anand said."The Indian army is retaliating befittingly," he said.Since the beginning of this year, Pakistan has been violating with impunity the bilateral ceasefire agreement signed by the two countries in 1999.In over 3,200 such ceasefire violations by Pakistan on the LoC since January 2020, over 20 civilians have been killed and over 100 injured. Lives of thousan
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Women risk the blasts or sexual assault in Pakistani-held Kashmir
17Jul By Yusara AskariNo Comments
Asia

Women risk the blasts or sexual assault in Pakistani-held Kashmir

Ever since the abrogation of Article 370 by the Indian government, cross-border shelling between Pakistan and India has intensified along the Line of Control in Kashmir, sending more families rushing to community bunkers when the alarm sirens ring, particularly on the Pakistani side.But some girls and young women are being left behind by their families — choosing to risk the falling shells rather than face the sexual assault in the cramped bunkers.One of those staying home is Mehnaz, a 25-year-old, who says she will not be going back to a bunker unless things change.When mortars started slamming into her village in the Neelum Valley on the Pakistani-held side in August, Mehnaz and her family fled to a musty bunker owned by her neighbor, she said. Dozens of people were crammed in for hours
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