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| Is South Asia heading for arms race? | | Pak to use modern US helicopters against terror | | | EARLY TIMES DELHI BUREAU
NEW DELHI, JULY 24: India's Foreign Office has received a message from Islamabad, divulging Pakistan's fresh plea to the United States for supply of more modern helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft to boost its anti-terror and anti-narcotics operations along its border with Afghanistan and Iran.
The mesage said that Pakistan had demanded additional helicopters equipped with 'bigger guns' during the Interior Minister Aftab Sherpao's recent visit to the United States. Pakistan needed both fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters for 'reconnaissance and operations in the border areas,' Sherpao told US officials at a meeting of a joint... | |
| | | | 'Self-determination' expression causes depression | | US Kashmir conference declaration sparks controversy | | | B L KAK
NEW DELHI, JULY 24: The 6th international Kashmir conference is over in Washington. But the heat it generated is not over. The reason: a controversy has erupted over the declaration issued by the Kashmir conference, with some participants asserting that the document issued in the conference's name was never approved by it.
According to a report received by the Delhi Bureau of EARLY TIMES from Washington,the controversy began when the eight-member drafting committee appointed by the delegates to draft a declaration returned with a draft that did not contain the words “self-determination”, although it emphasised the centrality of the peo... | |
| | | | Fierce debate throughtout online community | | Female writer opposes resistance to sexual assault | | | B L KAK
NEW DELHI, JULY 24: An interesting story--sensational, at the same time--has just poured in from Beijing, which speaks of a Chinese female online writer vehemently opposing resistance to sexual assault. In the case of rape, for a woman, which is more important--life or protecting virtue?
It is a difficult question to answer. But the female online writer, Chen Lan, has claimed: "Fighting against a sex offender, even risking one's life, is a disgrace to the human face". No wonder, her comments have triggered a fierce debate throughout the online community.
Chen's comments reference a heartrending homicide case in west China's Gansu... | |
| | | | PCC likely to announce new state heads soon | | | | Jammu, July 24 : Awaiting final nod of the party high command, office bearers and members of new Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) and State heads of its frontal organizations in Jammu and Kashmir are likely to be announced within next few days.
According to highly placed sources within Congress, PCC chief and Minister of Youth Services and Sports Peerzada Mohd Sayeed is camping in New Delhi since last Saturday
for getting the party high command's final approval to the names of new PCC members as well as heads of Pradesh Mahila Congress, Sewa Dal and National Students Union of India (NSUI).
The new PCC, sources added, is likely to be small in size unlike the existing one, which ha... | |
| | | | SECURITY FORCES ON THEIR TOES AHEAD OF PRESIDENT KALAM’S VISIT TO KASHMIR | | | |
Srinagar, July 24 :-Security and intelligence agencies are on toes. Their men and officers have been carrying out regular drill for ensuring an incident free two-day stay of President,Dr A.P.J.Kalam.
Dr Kalam is scheduled to visit Leh on July 28 where he will visit Mahabodhi International Meditation Centre and the Degree College. In the afternoon he is scheduled to fly to Srinagar where in the evening he will address the joint session of the state Legislature.
The Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Mr Basharat Ahmed, recently visited Leh where he reviewed the security arrangements. He interacted with senior functionaries of the Army and the ITBP.
In Srinagar the police and paramili... | |
| | | | 'POLICE PULVERIZES PEOPLE IN SOURA' | | | | Srinagar, July 24: At least five persons, mostly drivers and shopkeepers, were wounded when JK police personnel armed with guns, canes and sticks on Monday morning beat bus drivers, fruit vendors, hawkers and shopkeepers of Soura area of Srinagar for reasons better known to them only.
Some of the injured persons alleged that butts were trained at them for no fault of theirs and said this has been a routine since long at regular intervals in the area.
"Police forcibly made us to down our shutters and observe a strike a day after when unidentified assailants shot dead a cop near Sabzi market, Soura, and in the evening all of us were shocked to hear the news on television that shopkeepers,... | |
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