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| Pakistan army gets first Sikh officer | | | | Islamabad | Oct 29
One person stood out among the latest batch of smartly turned out cadets that graduated from the Pakistan Military Academy - the country's first Sikh army officer Harcharan Singh.
Singh, who was conspicuous due to his green turban and beard, marched in step with his fellow cadets before the army's vice chief, Lt Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kiyani, during the passing out parade on Saturday.
Once the official ceremony was over, the 21-year-old officer joined his relatives and friends from Nankana Sahib, the birthplace of Guru Nanak, in a spirited 'bhangra' dance to the beat of drums.
He also became emotional on meeting his parents after the parade.
"It is a matter of great privilege and an honour for me that today I am standing in front of you in the khaki uniform. I have been given a great responsibility," Singh told reporters at the academy at Abbottabad in the North West Frontier Province, about 120 km from Islamabad.
"With the passage of time, I will prove that we (Sikhs) are more loyal than our Muslim brothers. I thank the Pakistan army that I have been given ... | |
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| Man-animal violence flares up in Poonch | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Oct 28: With the militancy budging down, though temporarily, the frontier district of Poonch is caught up in different kind of violence –man-animal conflict which is taking dangerous turns.
Close to the heels of killing three wild bears in Saujian area of Poonch, the man-animal conflict turned further repugnant as villager last night killed three more bears around the same area.
According to the Forest and Wildlife officials, a she bear and her two cubs were axed to death by irate residents of a Poonch village after they attacked some boys in the area.
The bears strayed into Bedar village in Sabzian area of the district last night and mauled some boys aft... | |
| | | | Antony 's peanuts offer is almonds for PDP | | As Cong refuses to yield, Mufti says things improving | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Oct 28: Pushed to the wall due to cold response from New Delhi and internal bickering within the organization, the sulking ruling ally Peoples Democratic Party now appears to be learning the art of satisfaction with whatever is available.
In the recent few weeks the PDP had upped its ante against the Congress with threats of pull out if troop strength was not downsized and special laws were not rolled back. However, in view of no yielding from New Delhi, the party is now reconciling with whatever is available as the pull out option has apparent threats of internal breakdown within the organization.
A politically mature stuff, Defence Minister AK Antony who ... | |
| | | | Tension in Bhaderwah | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Oct 28: Tension erupted in Bhaderwah town today as more than a dozen people, including four women, were injured in a stampede when police resorted to air shots and lathi-charge on a mob agitating against the acquisition of land for Jammu University campus at Bhaderwah today, official sources said.
At least 16 people were injured in the stampede, reports said. However, according to sources at the Civil Hospital, Bhaderwah, eight injured, including three women, were admitted there.
About 50-70 locals had gathered to press for their demand for compensation against the land acquired by the varsity, when officials including the Sub-district Magistrate and the Te... | |
| | | | 'Pak planned nuke blasts during Kargil' | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Oct 28: Pakistan was preparing to use nuclear missiles against India during the Kargil war, a new book has claimed, citing a conversation between US President Bill Clinton and Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif eight years back.
"When President Clinton met Sharif at Blair House (in July 1999), Clinton asked Sharif if he knew how advanced the threat of nuclear war really was? Did he know, for example that his military was preparing to use nuclear missiles?" the book "Deception: Pakistan, the United States and the Global Nuclear Weapons Conspiracy" says.
Answering Clinton's query, Sharif shook his head implying he was unaware of his military's moves, invest... | |
| | | | Jammu wakes up to history as Azadi express chugs in | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Oct 28: The city of temples today enthusiastically woke up to free wheeling history of Indian independence spanning over a century and a half as the unique train Azadi express hit the platform at local railway station this morning.
This Sunday was unique in the winter capital as people of all age groups thronged to a track near the parcel house of the railway station where the Azadi express had come to a halt for next three days. The train with 12 coaches on a nationwide journey is on its ninth halt in the winter capital to showcase the modern history of India.
Among early comers to catch a glimpse of the Azadi express was the Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi A... | |
| | | | Delhi Police in dock for 'fabricating' two men as J&K militants | | | | New Delhli | Oct 28
The CBI investigations into the arrest of two persons last year as Al-Badr militants of Jammu and Kashmir has pointed out glaring loopholes in the theory of elite Special Cell of Delhi Police and some officials of the crack force may get into trouble over "fabrication" of evidence.
While the CBI officially maintained silence, sources within the agency said the investigations of the case of two persons -- Mohammed Moarif Quamar and Irshad Ali -- alleged militants of Al-Badr militant and arrested by Special Cell from Mubarak Chowk on G T Karnal Road in North Delhi on February 2006, had been taken over by the agency.
The agency was probing the role of two sleuths from t... | |
| | | | Maharaja Hari Singh was equally responsible for delay in accession: Sawhney | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Oct 28
RSS, Praja Parishad, Jan Sang and BJP have all through last 60 years absolved Maharaja Hari Singh of any responsibility for delay in effecting J&K's accession with India. Rather they have always defended Hari Singh's indecision in the matter, citing compulsion of situation under which he was placed as well as the peculiar geo-strategic location of Jammu and Kashmir in the subcontinent as well as South-East Asia and the pressure on him from various quarters, including the overwhelming Muslim majority population of the state as well as their supporters in neighbouring Punjab. A senior RSS and BJP leader, Kidarnath Sawhney, who was the Chief Guest at a fun... | |
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