Polling for the District Development Council (DDC) elections in the Union Territory (UT) of Jammu and Kashmir commenced on 28 November. The first phase witnessed nearly 7 lakh voters casting their ballot in 43 constituencies of the UT (25 in Kashmir and 18 in Jammu) to decide the fate of 296 candidates in the fray. […]
Chinese weapon and equipment will be the bane of Pakistan Army
Over seven plus decades of its creation the only thing that has remained constant in Pakistan is the anti-India strategy of its military leadership. It has fought and lost numerous wars, been humiliated in operations like the surgical strike and Balakot air raid, and yet, it is not ready to accept that nothing can be […]
Pakistan Army’s self-destructive strategy of cease fire violations
Diwali celebrations in India and across the world entail bursting of crackers and associated festivities. The Pakistan Army, however, has devised its own celebration model that involves raining of artillery shells and automatic fire along the International Border (IB) and Line of Control (LOC) in Jammu and Kashmir. It derives great pleasure in causing misery […]
Surrender by terrorists reflects desire for peace among youth in J&K
Nine local terrorists have surrendered in Kashmir in the current year of which five surrendered in the month of October itself. Inspector General Police (IGP) Kashmir, Vijay Kumar, has very aptly defined this as a “welcome development.” There are many factors responsible for this situation, the main being “terrorism related fatigue” among the locals in Kashmir. […]
Attempting to change the status of Gilgit-Baltistan is Imran Khan’s latest blunder
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has, on November, 01, announced that his government would give “provisional provincial status” to its occupied territory of Gilgit-Baltistan. Gilgit-Baltistan was a part of the pre-Independence princely state of Jammu and Kashmir. It became a part of India on the basis of the legal accession of the state to the […]