Tag: Ceasefire

J-K CM Mehbooba asks all groups to reciprocate positively to ceasefire

Mehbooba Mufti said the decision would go a long way in healing the wounds of people of the state’s people who have been suffering the tragedies and pain of violence and uncertainty for the past three decades or so.

May 16, 2018

Centre’s U-turn on ceasefire during Ramzan evokes mixed response

The Centre’s decision has come days before Prime Minister Narendera Modi is scheduled to visit Jammu and Kashmir

May 16, 2018

Ramzan ceasefire: J-K CM Mehbooba Mufti hails Centre’s decision; thanks PM Modi, Rajnath Singh

The Center on Wednesday told told security forces to not launch any operations in Jammu and Kashmir during the holy month of Ramzan, however, the forces reserve the right to retaliate if attacked.

May 16, 2018

Mehbooba urges security agencies to ensure safety

After urging the Centre to declare a unilateral ceasefire in Kashmir, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday asked the Army and other security agencies to provide a secure environment and hassle-free movement of people during the holy month of Ramzan. Mufti asked the security agencies to adopt a calibrated response to various situations during Ramzan, …

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May 13, 2018

Jammu and Kashmir: Pakistan violates ceasefire along LoC in Poonch

Pakistan on Friday targeted Indian posts along the Line of Control (LoC) in Malti sector of Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, yet again, officials said. According to reports, Pakistan began firing at Indian posts near the Line of Control (LoC) early morning which was retaliated by the Indian Army. However, no damage has been reported …

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March 9, 2018

Pakistan summons Indian envoy over ceasefire violations

Pakistan on Friday summoned India’s Deputy High Commissioner J.P. Singh over alleged ceasefire violations by Indian forces along the Line of Control (LoC) which it said left a civilian dead. Foreign Office said that Director General (South Asia & SAARC) Mohammad Faisal summoned Singh and condemned the “unprovoked ceasefire violations” by the Indian forces along …

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March 2, 2018

Jammu and Kashmir: Pakistan violates ceasefire along LoC

Pakistan indulged in unprovoked and indiscriminate firing along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Bhimber Gali sector violating the ceasefire, yet again, officials said on Tuesday. According to the officials, Pakistan Army initiated unprovoked and indiscriminate firing of small arms, automatics and mortars at 8.45 am in Bhimber Gali sector along the …

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February 27, 2018

Jammu and Kashmir: Pakistan violates ceasefire along LoC in Rajouri

Heavy shelling was reported from along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri sector as Pakistan on Monday violated ceasefire, yet again, officials said. According to reports, Pakistan began firing at Indian posts near the Line of Control (LoC) early morning which was retaliated by the Indian Army. However, there was no …

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February 26, 2018

Draft resolution on ceasefire in Syria fails to pass in UNSC

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has held discussions on the situation in Syria’s conflicting enclave of Eastern Ghouta but failed to agree on a resolution calling for a 30-day ceasefire in the war-torn country. The council on Thursday was considering a resolution, drafted by Kuwait and Sweden, that demands “a cessation of hostilities throughout …

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February 23, 2018

Centre is ‘absent without leave’, says Tharoor on ceasefire violations

Slamming the Union government for the increase in ceasefire violations at the India-Pakistan border, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday said the Centre has failed to give a befitting reply to the nerighbouring country. “This is a government which boasted about the strategic surgical strikes. They are willing to take the credit when something good happens, …

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February 6, 2018

5 killed due to Pakistan shelling in Jammu and Kashmir

Two Army soldiers and three civilians were killed as Pakistan troops continued to fire mortars at the Indian positions and civilian areas along the Line of Control (LOC) and International Border (IB) for the third consecutive day on Saturday. One of these soldiers was killed yesterday evening in the Rajouri sector. Reports said that three …

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January 20, 2018

Two civilians killed as Pakistan violates ceasefire again

Two people were killed and four received grave injuries in fresh ceasefire violation by Pakistan along the International Border in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday. According to reports, the ceasefire violation took place in RS Pura sector along the Line of Control (LoC) and the Border Security Force (BSF) is retaliating effectively. The shelling comes …

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January 19, 2018

Pakistan violates ceasefire along LoC in Jammu and Kashmir

A desperate Pakistan on Wednesday violated the ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Nowshera sector of Rajouri, two days after three of its soldiers were killed by Indian Army commandos in a cross border operation. As per reports, Pakistani troops resorted to mortar shelling and small arms fire on forward Indian positions in Khori Baba …

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December 27, 2017

Pakistan Army violates ceasefire on LoC, India retaliates

The sound of gunfire reverberated in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch sector early Friday morning as Pakistan violated the ceasefire, yet again forcing retaliatory firing from the Indian side. As per reports, the Pakistan Army initiated unprovoked and indiscriminate firing of small arms, automatics and mortars in Poonch sector along the Line of Control. The Indian …

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November 17, 2017

Myanmar’s Rohingya militants say ceasefire to end on October 9

Rohingya militants whose attacks triggered an army crackdown in Myanmar’s Rakhine state unleashing a huge wave of refugees said today their one-month ceasefire would end in two days, but added they were open to peace if the government reciprocated. In a statement released through its Twitter account, the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) said its …

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October 7, 2017

Pakistan violates ceasefire in Poonch, Indian Army retaliates

The Pakistan Army on Wednesday opened fire at Indian posts in Poonch and Bhimber Gali sectors of Jammu and Kashmir along the Line of Control (LoC), officials said. Officials said that Indian pickets and forward posts came under attack at around 8.15 am. Indian troops retaliated and the exchange of fire between the two sides …

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September 27, 2017

Pakistan violates ceasefire along LoC

The Pakistani Army on Monday resorted to unprovoked shelling and firing on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district. The shelling and firing were going on in Shahpur and Kerni areas, Defence Ministry sources said. “The Pakistani Army is using mortars, automatics and small arms. The Indian Army is retaliating strongly …

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September 11, 2017