Tag: Siachen

Siachen withdrawal tops agenda for talks with Pakistan: India

India has agreed to discuss the sensitive Siachen issue at the June 11-12 secretary-level meeting with Pakistan, pushing the Sir Creek issue – another...

52 days on, Pakistan declares buried troops dead

Pakistan on Tuesday declared dead 140 people buried alive by a huge avalanche in a disputed part of the Himalayas more than seven weeks...

Two soldiers killed in Siachen land sliding

In another tragedy at least two more soldiers were killed in land sliding in Chorbat sector of Siachen Glacier, media reports said on Tuesday. The...

Army declares Gayari victims ‘Shuhada’

Pakistan Army on Tuesday declared 140 people buried alive by a huge avalanche in Gyari, more than seven weeks ago, as Shuhahda. A...

Siachen tragedy: Funeral payer of the soldier offered

The funeral prayer of Muhammad Hussain who was buried under the avalanche were offered on Sunday. According to details, the body of the soldier...

Gyari operation: Body of one soldier recovered

Dead body of one of the soldiers who were buried under an avalanche in the Gyari Sector last month has been recovered on the...

Indian army chief laughs away Kayani’s Siachen proposal

Indian Army Chief Gen VK Singh has said that Pakistan army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani’s remarks on Siachen’s de-militarization could not be taken...

Kayani’s statement on Siachen non-serious: VK Singh

Army Chief General V.K. Singh Saturday said that India could not take statement of Pakistani army chief Ashfaq Pervez Kayani serious on Siachen. In an...

India-Pakistan Siachen talks in June

Pakistan on Friday said it would host the next round of talks with India over the disputed Siachen Glacier on June 11-12 in Islamabad....

No change in Siachen stance: India

Indian Defence Minister AK Antony on Wednesday said that New Delhi would insist on proper authentication by Pakistan of troop positions in Siachen before...

Siachen talks in June: Antony

Indian Defence Minister said late Tuesday that New Delhi would insist on proper authentication by Pakistan of the troop positions in Siachen before any...

Indo-Pak talks on Siachen in 2nd week of June: Antony

Indian Defence Minister AK Antony said on Tuesday that talks with Pakistan on the issue of Siachen will be held during the second week...

Zardari proposed Siachen demilitarization: Krishna

President Asif Ali Zardari made a proposal to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for demilitarising the Siachen glacier when they met here in April, the...

Pakistan has requested Siachen withdrawal: Antony

Indian Defence Minister AK Antony told India’s Lower House of parliament, the Lok Sabha, that Pakistan had requested New Delhi to consider withdrawing troops...

Kayani says India toughened stance on Siachen

Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Kayani on Thursday said India had toughened its stance on Siachen as compared to 1989. Talking to reporters...

‘Pakistan, India want meaningful talks to demilitarise Siachen’

India and Pakistan have agreed to hold meaningful and result-oriented discussion to demilitarise Siachen glacier region where 26 Indian soldiers died during deployment last...

No major breakthrough in Siachen rescue efforts: ISPR

The rescue operation at the Gayari site is being carried out round the clock since an avalanche hit the base, the ISPR said on...