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India Gazette
10-05-2025
- Politics
- India Gazette
Pakistan launches operation against India amid continuous provocation
Xinhua 10 May 2025, 07:15 GMT+10 People watch their mobile phones in a room during a blackout enforced by authorities in Srinagar city, Indian-controlled Kashmir, on may 9, 2025 amid tensions as flare-ups between Pakistan and India have entered the third day. (Xinhua/Javed Dar) ISLAMABAD, May 10 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan on Saturday launched an offensive operation against India amid continuous provocation, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistan army, said in a statement. The ISPR said the operation "Bunyanun Marsoos," meaning concrete structure, has been initiated and that multiple targets are being engaged all across India, the ISPR statement said. The ISPR said that an air base in Udhampur in Indian-controlled Kashmir has been destroyed, adding that an airfield in Pathankot district of India's Punjab province has also been targeted and destroyed. Meanwhile, attacks on various other places are in progress. Official sources told Xinhua that the BrahMos missile storage facility in the Indian city of Beas had been reportedly destroyed in the initial strike. The development came after India launched air-to-surface missiles at three air bases in Pakistan, a spokesperson for the Pakistani army said in the wee hours of Saturday. Earlier this week, the director general of the ISPR said that at least 31 people were killed and 57 others injured in an Indian attack on Pakistani territory and subsequent exchanges of fire between Pakistani and Indian troops along the Line of Control, the de facto border between the two neighbors.
India Gazette
26-04-2025
- Politics
- India Gazette
J-K minister Javed Dar meets Himachal CM to ensure safety of Kashmiri workers
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], April 26 (ANI): Acting on the directions of the Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, Cabinet ministers from the Union Territory are reaching out to various state governments to meet the officials, government and migrant workers to ensure the safety and security of J-K residents working across India. On Saturday, Jammu and Kashmir's Agriculture Minister Javed Dar visited Shimla and called on the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh, Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu. Speaking to reporters outside the Himachal Pradesh Secretariat, Dar said that discussions with the Chief Minister focused on collaborative measures to ensure the safety, welfare, and rights of Jammu and Kashmir-origin workers, students, and entrepreneurs living in Himachal Pradesh. 'During my meeting with the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh, I briefed him about the prevailing situation in Jammu and Kashmir following the recent terror attack. I conveyed the mood of the people and their feelings after the incident. We also discussed the safety and security of the people from Jammu and Kashmir who are working here, be it businesspersons, workers, or students,' Dar said. Referring to the deadly attack, the minister stressed the need to prevent such incidents in the future. 'The entire population of Jammu and Kashmir strongly condemns this attack. There is deep anger among the people of Jammu and Kashmir, as well as across the country. These kinds of attacks should not occur,' he said. 'For the first time in 30 years, the people of Jammu and Kashmir have come out onto the streets, raising their voices against these brutal perpetrators. The people demand that those responsible be given the harshest punishment.' He said. Expressing his anguish over the deaths of tourists, he said it is deeply painful and hearts are crying. 'Tourism has been affected, but we don't just see it from the tourism or economic perspective. For us, it is deeply painful because those who lost their lives were our guests. Their safety was our responsibility. Our hearts are crying; it is eating us from within that we could not protect them. They had come for joy, for sightseeing, but instead, their hearts were broken. It will take time to heal these wounds,' he said. 'Those who committed this heinous act must face the strictest possible punishment,' Dar added further. Dar also clarified that the Centre is closely monitoring security arrangements in the Union Territory. 'Security matters are being handled directly by the Central Government because Jammu and Kashmir is a Union Territory. We are continuously in touch with the Central Government,' he said. The visit by Javed Dar is part of a broader initiative by the Jammu and Kashmir administration to engage with state governments across the country, aimed at ensuring that Jammu and Kashmir-origin residents amid heightened tensions following the terror attack. (ANI)
