Tag: Siachen

Army helicopter crash kills 5 in Skardu

An army helicopter crashed near Army Aviation Base in Skardu killing five people. According to the reports, army helicopter MI-17 returning from Gyari sector,...

Worthless battleground?

This is with reference to resolution of the Siachen conflict. Sadly, mutual distrust has led the two countries to bear a heavy financial and...

Pakistan, India to hold talks on jailed fishermen

The heads of the Pakistan Maritime Security Agency and Indian Coast Guard will meet here next month to hold talks for the release of...

Three more bodies of soldiers recovered in Gyari sector

The rescue teams recovered bodies of three more martyred soldiers under the avalanche in Gyari Sector on Friday night. It should be mentioned that a...

India says trade talks with Pakistan hit speed-breaker

After showing a promising beginning, talks between India and Pakistan on confidence-building measures (CBMs) to give a momentum to the trade have hit a...

Pakistan, India begin talks on Sir Creek

Officials from Pakistan and India started fresh talks on Monday over the disputed maritime border region of Sir Creek. The two-day round of talks,...

Qamar hopes for demilitarisation of Siachen

Defence Minister Syed Naveed Qamar has said that the process of dialogue was continuing with India for demilitarization of Siachen Glacier. Talking to media persons...

Why treat Siachen separately, Abdullah asks India, Pakistan

The demilitarisation of Siachen should not be treated separately from the Kashmir issue, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah advised the governments of India and Pakistan...

Talks underway with India for demilitarisation of Siachen: minister

Defence Minister Naveed Qamar said on Saturday that negotiations between Pakistan and India over withdrawal of troops from Siachen were in progress, and soon...

No change in Siachen status

Pakistan and India have failed to make any forward movement for resolving their conflict over the Siachen glacier, as both sides adhered to their...

Pakistan, India vow to continue dialogue on Siachen

The two-day secretary-level talks between India and Pakistan concluded here on Tuesday. The Pakistan side was led by Defence Secretary Nargis Sethi and the Indian...

Rivals talk of demilitarizing highest-ever battlefield

Defense Ministry on Sunday confirmed arrival of Indian Defense Secretary Shashikant Sharama who would take up Siachen’s glacier-Saltoro Ridge dispute with his Pakistani counterpart...

Gayari operation: Three more bodies found

Three more dead bodies of soldiers buried under a giant avalanche were recovered on Sunday in the ongoing search operation in Gayari sector of...

India to stick to its position on Siachen

The Indian government has decided to stick to its conventional position that before any demilitarization of Siachen, Pakistan should agree to full demarcation of...

India will stick to its position on Siachen

The government of India has decided to stick to the conventional position that before any demilitarisation of Siachen, Pakistan should agree to full demarcation...

Siachen: commander’s body recovered

The body of another martyred army officer has been recovered from tonnes of snow in Gyari sector, where a massive avalanche had swept over...

Govt denies Defence Minister’s remarks

The government Sunday denied remarks attributed to the Defence Minister that Pakistan and Indian armies are hurdles in Siachen dispute resolution. The...