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Time of India
2 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Gunfight with terrorists in Kishtwar
Representative image JAMMU: A gunfight broke out Sunday between terrorists and security forces during a cordon-and-search operation in a remote area of J&K's Kishtwar. Officials said the operation in the Dul area of the hilly district in Jammu zone followed specific inputs and was still on. It came a day after two army personnel died in an ongoing gunfight with Pakistan-trained terrorists in south Kashmir's Kulgam in one of the valley's longest counterterrorism operations. 'On noticing the security forces closing in, the hiding terrorists (in Kishtwar's Dul), believed to be two in number, opened fire. This was promptly retaliated by forces, leading to the gunfight,' an official said. Reinforcements have been rushed to the area. The Army's White Knight Corps confirmed the operation. 'Troops carrying out an intelligence-based operation established contact with terrorists in Dul. Gunfire exchanged. Operation under progress,' White Knight Corps posted on X. Pakistan-based terrorists who infiltrate the border use Kishtwar as a corridor to get to the upper reaches of Kathua before moving to Udhampur Doda and the Kashmir valley. Kishtwar shares boundaries with Kashmir's Anantnag, as does Doda. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Europe Travel Hack That Saves You Hundreds on Trips! Undo Earlier, on July 20, the Army had launched an operation in Hadal Gal area of Kishtwar, triggering an encounter with terrorists, but they slipped away. Prior to this, forces had combed Chatru area of Kishtwar on July 2 after inputs about hiding terrorists but they vanished into dense forests. On May 22, an Army jawan died after a gunbattle with terrorists in Chatru. Over a month before that, three Pakistani terrorists were eliminated in an encounter in the same area on April 11 and 12.
Time of India
3 days ago
- Time of India
J&K: 2 soldiers killed as 9-day Kashmir gunfight grinds on
SRINAGAR/LUDHIANA: Lance Naik Pritpal Singh, 28, and Sepoy Harminder Singh, 26 — both of Sikh Light Infantry and attached to 19 Rashtriya Rifles — were killed Saturday in an ongoing gunfight with Pakistan-trained terrorists in south Kashmir's Kulgam district as one of the valley's longest counterterrorism operations in recent years stretched into its ninth day. The counteroffensive, codenamed Operation Akhal, began Aug 1 in Akhal Khulsan forest on intelligence of three to five terrorists in the rain-lashed, rugged mountains. Army, paramilitary and J&K police units — backed by drones, helicopters and para commandos — have so far killed at least two terrorists and left about 10 security personnel wounded, according to sources. The deaths took the toll of security personnel killed in operations in J&K this year to 16 — three in Kashmir valley and 13 in Jammu division, including three from Pakistani firing during the standoff following Operation Sindoor. Army's Srinagar-based Chinar Corps said the two soldiers from Punjab 'fell in the line of duty'. 'Indian Army expresses deepest condolences and stands in solidarity with the bereaved families,' it posted on X. Pritpal from Manupur village in Khanna district was married Feb 24 and had returned to duty in April. He joined the Army in 2015 after clearing class 12, continuing a family tradition — two of his uncles served in uniform. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Your Finger Shape Says a Lot About Your Personality, Read Now Tips and Tricks Undo 'We got a call at 5.30am saying he was wounded, and then another an hour later saying he died fighting terrorists,' said his elder brother Harpreet. His father Harbans said Pritpal last told him two days ago he was fine and would come home on leave at month's end. According to the Army, Pritpal was hit by splinters when a hiding terrorist threw a grenade at him. His body will be flown to Halwara air force station and taken by road to Manupur for cremation with full military honours. Harminder from Mandi Gobindgarh in Fatehgarh Sahib district was the sole breadwinner for his parents and an ailing sister. He joined the Army eight years ago. 'He had told me that he would take care of all the arrangements for my daughter's wedding in Oct. 'Don't worry,' he assured,' said his uncle Harbans Singh, adding the family had planned to arrange Harminder's wedding next. 'They are living in abject poverty. Harminder's father Jaswant is landless and works as a labourer. He was their lone hope.' His body is expected to reach his village Sunday for cremation. J&K CM Omar Abdullah paid tributes at Chinar Corps HQ in Srinagar, while LG Manoj Sinha said: 'Their valour, grit and determination will never be forgotten. My thoughts are with the bereaved families.' Northern Command chief Lt Gen Pratik Sharma and J&K DGP Nalin Prabhat have reviewed the operation on the ground. The seek-and-shoot sweep is part of an intensified crackdown after the April 22 Pahalgam terrorist attack. Security forces have killed 14 terrorists in Kashmir zone this year, including three top Lashkar-e-Taiba operatives linked to the Pahalgam attack, slain in Srinagar on July 28. (Inputs from Bharat Khanna in Fatehgarh Sahib)
United News of India
26-06-2025
- Politics
- United News of India
India slams Pakistan for deflecting attention from atrocities against children in that country
New Delhi, June 26 (UNI) India today slammed Pakistan for smearing it at various discussions to pursue a nefarious agenda and rejected Islamabad's attempt to deflect attention from the atrocities committed against children in its own land. India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador P Harish, in a UN Security Council Debate 'Effective strategies to end and prevent grave violations against children', said Pakistan is casting unwarranted aspersions over UN processes and also smearing India at various discussions to pursue their nefarious agenda. ''We reject this attempt by Pakistan to deflect attention from the atrocities committed against children in their country, as highlighted in the Secretary General's report, as well as their rampant cross border terrorism,'' he said. Harish said he was constrained to respond to the politically motivated remarks made by the delegate of Pakistan, ''one of the grave violators of the CAAC agenda.'' Guyana had organised the open debate on Children and Armed Conflict (CAAC). He said the world had not forgotten the savage targeted attacks by Pakistan and Pakistan-trained terrorists killing 26 tourists in Pahalgam on April 22. The Security Council had issued a press statement on April 25 which underlined the need to hold perpetrators, organisers, financiers and sponsors of this reprehensible act accountable and bring them to justice. He said India had undertaken non-escalatory, proportionate and focused attacks that targeted nine terrorist infrastructure sites on the May 7 in response through Operation Sindoor. ''The terrorists killed in these attacks were given state funerals by Pakistan. And yet, they try to preach others,'' Ambassador Harish said. Pointing out that the Secretary General's report on CAAC provides details of serious violations against children in armed conflict in Pakistan, he said the Secretary General had expressed concern at the rise in such grave violations reported including attacks against schools, particularly girls' schools, against health workers, and about the incidents in the border areas with Afghanistan where a series of killing and maiming of Afghan children was directly attributed to cross border shelling and air strikes by Pakistani armed forces. The Pakistan army also deliberately shelled India's border villages in May, killing and injuring a number of civilians. ''To preach at this body after such behaviour is grossly hypocritical.'' Ambassador Harish reaffirmed India's stand that the ''entire union territory of Jammu and Kashmir has been, is and will always be an integral and inalienable part of India irrespective of the frequent and incessant spate of lies and falsehoods by Pakistan.'' He said the world is witnessing an alarming escalation in conflicts and terrorist attacks and children are their most unfortunate casualties. As per UNSG's report, grave violations against children have surged 25 percent, while sexual violence has risen 35 percent in 2024 —a sobering indictment that demands immediate and decisive action. Creating an enabling environment for holistic development of children is fundamental for child protection. Their safety, nutrition and education should be prioritised at national and household levels. Children in conflict and post-conflict situations, however, require specialised attention and psycho-social support for their successful reintegration into society. Thus, sustained efforts by the state are required to build these essential ecosystems. He said India leads by example and has taken several steps to protect children and aid their growth and development. India established the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights in 2007 to ensure that all laws, policies, programmes and administrative systems conform to the vision of the rights of the child as enunciated in the Constitution of India as well as the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. Mission Vatsalya Scheme is a flagship child welfare and protection initiative aimed at ensuring the safety, protection and holistic development of children, especially those in vulnerable situations. "India also undertakes periodic and comprehensive awareness campaigns including among security personnel on child protection and child rights. Another concrete step is incorporating child protection provisions into the standard operating procedures of security personnel. ''Our experience in peacekeeping operations underlines the need to allocate sufficient resources and requisite number of child protection advisers in peacekeeping missions for effective child protection programmes.'' National governments hold primary responsibility for protecting children's rights under the Convention on the Rights of the Child. With over 7,000 children newly recruited by armed groups in 2024, Member States must establish comprehensive legal frameworks to ensure effective prosecution of child-related crimes. Pointing out that children remain particularly vulnerable to indoctrination on violent extremist ideologies and radical terrorist recruitment, he said Member States should work together on the child protection agenda and counter-terrorism. 'It is high time that Member States shed their political inhibitions to hold both terrorist perpetrators and their state sponsors accountable for exploiting the most innocent and vulnerable population,' Harish said. UNI RB SSP
United News of India
26-06-2025
- Politics
- United News of India
India strongly rebuts Pakistan's politically motivated remarks at UNSC
United Nations, June 26 (UNI) India has strongly rebutted Pakistan's 'politically motivated remarks' on Kashmir at the UNSC, and called out Islamabad for being 'one of the grave violators' of the UN's Children and Armed Conflict (CAAC) agenda. India's Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Parvathaneni Harish, speaking during a debate yesterday on the CAAC agenda, rejected unwarranted attempts by Pakistan to smear India and derail the UN processes. His reply came in response to Pakistan's Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad who in a statement mentioned 'Kashmiri children' as having suffered in Jammu and Kashmir. Rejecting Pakistan's insinuations, Ambassador Harish accusing Islamabad of attempting to deflect attention from its own human rights violations, particularly those involving children. Harish pointed out that Pakistan is 'one of the grave violators of the CAAC agenda', referring to the UN Secretary-General's report that documented serious violations against children in Pakistan, including attacks on schools, especially girls' schools, health workers, and incidents of cross-border violence affecting Afghan children He said Pakistan's "unwarranted aspersions" were an attempt to deflect attention from atrocities committed against children in that country and the rampant cross-border terrorism. "I am constrained to respond to the politically motivated remarks made by the delegate of Pakistan, one of the grave violators of the CAAC (Children and Armed Conflict) agenda," Ambassador Harish said. Harish said that UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres' report on CAAC provides details of serious violations against children in armed conflict in Pakistan. 'To preach at this body after such behaviour is grossly hypocritical," Harish said. Referring to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, in which 26 tourists were killed by Pakistan-trained terrorists, Ambassador Harish said: 'The world has not forgotten the savage targeted attacks by Pakistan and Pakistan-trained terrorists killing 26 tourists in India in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir on April 22, 2025.' He noted that the Security Council had issued a Press Statement on April 25 that had underlined the need to hold perpetrators, organisers, financiers and sponsors of this reprehensible act accountable and bring them to justice. He said India had undertaken non-escalatory, proportionate and focused attacks that targeted nine terrorist infrastructure sites on May 7 in response. He called out Pakistan's hypocrisy in preaching to the UN while giving state funerals to terrorists and shelling Indian border villages. He also reaffirmed that Jammu & Kashmir is an integral part of India and will always remain so. In other remarks, the Indian Ambassador to the UN called for strengthening national and local systems to protect children and urged the international community to hold violators accountable. Harish said that children remain particularly vulnerable to indoctrination on violent extremist ideologies and radical terrorist recruitment. Member States should work together on the child protection agenda and counter-terrorism. "It is high time that Member States shed their political inhibitions to hold both terrorist perpetrators and their state sponsors accountable for exploiting the most innocent and vulnerable population," he said. The UN Secretary General's report on Children and Armed Conflict noted that a total of 99 grave violations against 86 children (27 boys, 14 girls, 45 sex unknown) were reported in Pakistan. A total of 13 attacks on schools were reported and insecurity had a negative impact on health workers. "I am concerned about the rise in reported grave violations, including attacks against schools, particularly girls' schools, and against health workers, and about incidents in the border areas with Afghanistan," the UN Secretary General had said in his report. UNI RN
India Today
26-06-2025
- Politics
- India Today
Bid to deflect attention: India calls out Pak's ‘nefarious agenda' at UN meet
India on Thursday issued a scathing rebuttal to Pakistan at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), accusing it of exploiting UN platforms with politically motivated statements while turning a blind eye to grave human rights abuses and atrocities committed against children in its own during the annual open debate on Children and Armed Conflict (CAAC), India's Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Parvathaneni Harish, called out Pakistan as 'one of the grave violators of the CAAC agenda', and rejected what he described as unwarranted attempts by Islamabad to smear India and derail UN am constrained to respond to the politically motivated remarks made by the delegate of Pakistan, one of the grave violators of the CAAC agenda. Pakistan is casting unwarranted aspersions over UN processes and also smearing India at various discussions to pursue their nefarious agenda,' Harish said. He added that Pakistan's efforts to shift focus were aimed at distracting from its own record of atrocities against children, as documented in the Secretary-General's recent report.'We reject this attempt by Pakistan to deflect attention from the atrocities committed against children in their country, as highlighted in the Secretary-General's report, as well as their rampant cross-border terrorism,' Harish a broader message during the debate, Ambassador Harish stressed the global deterioration in the protection of children amid rising conflict and terrorism. He also called for strengthening national and local systems to ensure children's well-being, especially in conflict Harish underscored Pakistan's direct involvement in terrorist activities targeting children and civilians in India. He referred to the April 22, 2025, Pahalgam attack, in which 26 tourists were killed by Pakistan-trained terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir.'The world has not forgotten the savage targeted attacks by Pakistan and Pakistan-trained terrorists killing 26 tourists in India in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir on April 22, 2025,' Harish said.#WATCH | The statement of Permanent Representative of India to the UN at New York, Ambassador Parvathaneni Harish, at the annual UN Security Council open debate on Children and Armed Conflict (CAAC)"Our world is witnessing an alarming escalation in conflicts and terrorist ANI (@ANI) June 26, 2025He further noted that the UN Secretary-General had raised serious concerns over the increasing number of grave violations, including attacks on schools, especially girls' schools—, nd on health workers. He added that incidents near the Afghanistan border, where Pakistani cross-border shelling and airstrikes killed or injured Afghan children, were particularly disturbing.'The Pakistani army also deliberately shelled our border villages in May 2025, killing and injuring a number of civilians. To preach at this body after such behaviour is grossly hypocritical,' he concluded.- EndsTune InMust Watch IN THIS STORY#Pakistan
