SRINAGAR - The Salamabad-Chakoti LoC Traders Association has been dissolved and a new body formed. Javid Ahmad Makroo was elected as president of the new body, Nazir Ahmad Lone as vice president and Tajamula Masoodi as general secretary, a local news agency KNS said. Meanwhile, the new body members ...

A soldier of Pakistan Army, who had mistakenly crossed the Line of Control (LoC) along disputed Kashmir region on Thursday was killed in firing from Indian side.Security sources said the soldier, identified as Ikhlaq, lost his way and inadvertently crossed the LoC in Ratta sector in Jammu and ...

Tension along the Line of Control (LoC) had reduced but India could not relax its vigil until it was convinced that Pakistan's promises were "actually translated into action", Defence Minister AK Antony said on Friday. Following the series of talks at the level of the Directors General of Military ...

ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf has said that the elected government is completing its tenure despite challenges and the nation is poised for general elections‚ a defining moment in our history.Addressing the participants of National Security and War Course 2012-13 at the ...

NEW DELHI  - Former Pakistani President General retd Pervez Musharraf on Friday lashed out at Indian media for fabricating false stories against Pakistan's armed forces forcing the channel to cut-off the programme before its actual time.In an interview with Times Now, Gen Pervez Musharraf ...

As if on a cue, the routine of peaceful vigil on the Line of Control (LoC), separating the Indian and Pakistani forces in the disputed Kashmir region, has undergone a wakeup jolt without a warning. The guns in Kashmir are silent due to a ceasefire being in effect since 2003. It is worthwhile to ...

ISLAMABAD - Lashkar-e-Taiba Founder Hafiz Muhammad Saeed said Friday India was trying to destabilise Pakistan by fomenting unrest in the country and predicted violence  on the Line of Control could get ‘ugly’."We do not want any force to be used or any military operation for this. ...

MIRPUR - The businessmen from both sides of the Line of Control (LoC) traded goods of over Rs. 20.75 million at the Taitrinote-Chakan-Da-Bagh point in Rawalakot till Wednesday.Official sources told APP on Thursday that as many as 25 trucks carrying bags of chilli, coriander, onion and tamarind of ...

mirpur : In the wake of weekly bilateral trans-LoC trade, Kashmiri businessmen from AJK and IHK Tuesday exchanged goods, under barter system, containing permitted items of over Rs. 14.319m along LoC at Taitrinote-Chakan-Da-Bagh Crossing point in Rawalakot.  At least 25 trucks rolled out from ...

SRINAGAR  - The LoC traders from both sides of the dividing line have suffered losses to the tune of Rs 40 crores due the 3-week strike of the traders from Azad Kashmir.The AJK traders suspended strike nearly three weeks ago over the alleged bullying the custom officials.The LoC traders said ...

WASHINGTON  - Triggering a fresh controversy, the US State Department has posted a map of India which reflects the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir with dotted lines, thereby, projecting it as a disputed territory.Following strong protest from the Indian Ministry of External Affairs, ...

MIRPUR (AJK) (APP) - Trade worth Rs 47.4 million was conducted on trans-LoC Rawalakot-Poonch route till late Tuesday with pulses once again dominating the supply from Azad Jammu and Kashmir, official sources said. The sources told APP here on wednesday, 25 trucks carrying pulses in bulk besides ...

MIRPUR (AJK) - After a protracted pause, spreading over six decades, cross-LoC trade formally resumed between Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Occupied Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday through historic Muzaffarabad-Srinagar route. Similar cross-LoC trade will formally be launched on Poonch-Rawalakot route ...

ISLAMABAD (APP) - The occupation authorities held a meeting with the representatives of Kashmir-based traders and fruit growers to finalise logistic arrangements for cross LoC trade scheduled to begin from October 21. Representatives from different trade and business organisations were informed ...

KARACHI (PPI) - While India and Pakistan are set to start cross-LoC (Line of Control in disputed Kashmir) trade from Uri-Muzaffarabad and Poonch- Rawalakote roads from October 21, 2008, a study supported by US-based research institute suggested exploring possibility of permitting cross-LoC trade ...

SRINAGAR  - Five Indian soldiers and a freedom fighter were killed Friday in continuing fighting near the Line of Control, the army said. In fresh fighting today (Friday) five soldiers, including two officers, and a Mujahid were killed, an army spokesman said. The clash took place in ...