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After devastating Uri attack, India mulls befitting reply to Pak: As it happened
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We call upon Council to urge Pak to fulfill its obligation to vacate illegal occupation of PoK and refrain from meddling in our internal affairs in any manner: India's response to Pak at UNHRC
We, once again, ask Pak to stop inciting and supporting violence and terrorism in any part of India: India to Pak at UNHRC
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Pak will be well-advised to focus its energies on setting its own house in order and acting against perpetrators of terrorist attacks on its neighbors instead of ritually raking up alleged human rights violations elsewhere: India to Pak at UNHRC
More than one million people remain displaced as a result of the current and past armed conflicts in the northwest of Pakistan: India
Various organisations have documented how enforced disappearances continue in Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa & Sindh: India to Pak in UNHRC
Hindus, Christians, Shias, Ahmaddiyas, Ismailis, others continue to face discrimination, persecution & attacks in Pak: India to Pak at UNHRC
Pak continues to test patience and wisdom of UNHRC with unceasing false narrative backed by fabricated facts about J&K: India in reply to Pak
The fundamental reason for disturbances in Kashmir is cross-border terrorism promoted by Pakistan: India in response to Pak at UNHRC
We call upon this Council to urge Pakistan to put an end to cross-border infiltration dismantle the terrorism infrastructure; and stop acting as an epicentre of terrorism: India during 33rd Session of UNHRC
Time that moral & material support provided by Pak to perpetrators of continuing violence in India should attract Council’s attention
Violation of human rights in PoK & parts of Pak, including Balochistan, is adversely impacting stability of region: India at UNHRC
Rather than internationalizing issues with India, Pak should cleanse itself of its terrorists: India during 33rd Session of UNHRC
Hafiz Saeed & Syed Salahuddin holding rallies in Pak can mean only one thing. Active support for such personalities and designated organizations they lead in blatant disregard of rule of law is the new normal in Pak: MEA
The fundamental reason for disturbances in Kashmir is cross-border terrorism promoted by Pakistan which is so ruthless that it doesn't shy away from using civilians/children by putting them at front of violent mobs instigated by their handlers from across border: MEA
Acts of terrorism are most egregious violations of human rights as they rob their victims with most fundamental right ie right to life: MEA
India has been a long-suffering victim of terrorism emanating from our neighbourhood: Statement by India during the 33rd Session of UNHRC
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Russia believes that this criminal act will be investigated properly, and that its organisers and perpetrators will be held accountable.
Russia strongly condemns Uri attacks, and offers condolences to the families of the victims and wish a rapid recovery to all those injured.
Govt of Japan strongly condemns the terrorist attack on the Indian Base in Uri, J&K, extends its sincere condolences to those who lost their lives and their bereaved families, and expresses its heartfelt sympathy to those who were injured. (ANI)
Japan condemns terrorism in all forms regardless of its purposes, strongly reiterates that no act of terrorism can be justified.
Japan expresses its solidarity with India in the fight against terrorism.
Russia confirms its continued support for the Indian government’s counter terrorism efforts, reports ANI
No ‘knee-jerk’ reaction to Uri terror attack: Govt sources
There should be no knee jerk reaction, it should be well thought and well timed: Gen (Retd) VP Malik, Former Army Chief
Some kind of a response has become necessary. If we don't do, it's going to encourage Pakistan: Gen (Retd) VP Malik, Former Army Chief
Uri attack: Avoiding direct reference to Pak, China voices concern over rising tensions in Kashmir: PTI
PM Modi briefs President Mukherjee on Uri attack.
After Uri attack, Russia calls off joint military drills with Pakistan.
Manoj Tiwari holds protest near Pakistan High Commission in Delhi over #UriAttacks (ANI)
Terrorist groups working to destabilise India are “sponsored by the Pakistani state”: Nepal PM
Pak Army chief Gen Raheel Sharif meets top commanders,reviews army preparedness.
After Modiji offered his support to us, Pak is escalating the military operations in Balochistan: Javed Mohd Baloch.
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In last one month Pak has killed more than 100 ppl in Balochistan esp in Dera Bugti: Javed Mohd Baloch (BRP President, Germany Chapter)
PM Modi meets President Mukherjee over Uri attacks.
We reserve the right to respond to any act of the adversary at the time and place of our own choosing: DGMO Lt Gen Ranbir Singh
Both Poonch & Uri attacks led to neutralisation & killing of 4 terrorists each by Indian Army: DGMO
We have the desired capability to reply to such blatant act of violence in a manner as deemed appropriate by us: DGMO Lt Gen Ranbir Singh
Of a total of 110 terrorists killed during various operations this year, 31 were killed while they were attempting to cross the LoC: DGMO
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It indicates very desperate attempt from across the border to push infiltrators into India with a view to create disturbances: DGMO
During 2016, there have been a total of 17 infiltration bids across the LoC, which have been sucessfully eliminated by Indian Army: DGMO
Recoveries include, large quantity of food and medicine packets, having markings of Pakistan: DGMO on Uri operation.
2 map sheets, 2 metric sheets...that they use when they move from one place to another as guidance points, also recovered: DGMO
Recoveries also include 39 under barrel grenade launcher grenades, 5 hand grenades, 2 radio sets, 2 global positioning systems: DGMO
Total recoveries during Uri operation include 4 AK rifles, 4 grenade launchers,4 under barrel grenade launchers: DGMO
Operation has been called off this evening, complete area has been cleared: DGMO Lt Gen Ranbir Singh on Uri terror attack.
Infiltration bids have increased this year in comparison to the last 3 to 4 years: DGMO Lt Gen Ranbir Singh.
Uri terror attack: Combing operation has been called off this evening, complete area has been cleared, reports ANI quoting Army.
Will fulfil my father's dream of becoming Army doctor, says martyred soldier's son.
National Investigation Agency (NIA) team arrives at the site of Uri terror attack.
21-gun salute to Subedar Karnail Singh who lost his life in Uri attack yesterday (ANI)
India, Afghanistan and world community should come up with joint strategy to fight terrorism: Afghan Ambassador to India
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We shouldnt be speaking about this terrorist or that, but we must fight every terrorist: Afghan Ambassador to India
Last rites of Subedar Karnail Singh being performed in Jammu.
India salutes its Uri martyrs, wrath laying ceremony on.
Whoever uses terrorism shouldn't only be isolated bt also held accountable: Afghan Ambassador to India.
Will back India in its military operations against Pakistan, says Bangladesh envoy Syed Muazzem Ali
India must act against terrorists, Bangladesh envoy
Bangladesh backs India in its stand on terrorism.
We fully support PM Modi's call for a strong and firm action against those who terrorise all people and those who use terrorism as an instrument of foreign policy, seeing this for many years: Afghan Ambassador
Afghanistan has been facing similar attacks on our security forces & our innocent people: Afghan Ambassador
It is a matter of great sadness, we condemn this strongly: Afghanistan's Ambassador to India Shaida Mohd Abdali on Uri attack
Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif writes to UNSC members to intervene in the Kashmir issue: Reports
Pakistan Army Chief General Raheel Sharif says his country is fully prepared to respond to 'direct, indirect threats'. He adds India is propagating 'hostile narrative'.
Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal says the country has a decisive Prime Minister who would give a befitting reply to those involved in the terror strike.
Pakistan has become a hub of terrorism and is resorting to subversive activities as it cannot win an open war with India, says Union Minister Prakash Javadekar.
Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das announces a financial aid of Rs 10 lakh each to the families of two soldiers from the state killed in the terror attack in Uri.
Uri attack: Kashmiri student expelled from AMU over 'objectionable' post
Describing the terror attack on an Army camp in Jammu and Kashmir`s Uri town as the failure of the political leadership, the Congress dubs the Narendra Modi-led government`s Pakistan policy as "confused".
News agency ANI publishes a picture of four terrorists who were killed in Sunday's encounter in Uri.
Asserting that time has come when India responds in equal measure to Pakistan following the deadly terror strike in Uri, Bharatiya Janata Party leader and former Union Minister of External Affairs Yashwant Sinha calls for a military response, adding that the nation's three forces must formulate an action place and present it to the Centre.
The Odisha government sounds alert in the state in wake of the terrorist attack on an Army camp in Uri in Jammu and Kashmir.
One more jawan succumbs to injuries; toll rises to 18 in Uri attack: Indian Army
China voices concern over the "escalation" of violence and "rising temperatures" in Kashmir after the Uri terror attack and calls on India and Pakistan to resolve their differences through dialogue and enhance counter-terrorism cooperation.
According to reports, the meeting chaired by the PM gives nod to diplomatically isolate Pakistan at every international grouping. India will present all actionable evidence, if required, at international bodies proving Pakistan's involvement inn Uri attack. “GPS tracker movements that go back to starting point in Pakistan, Pashto literature, Pakistan Army-marked arms” to be given to Pakistan at DGMO level, say ANI quotes sources as saying.
Canada strongly condemns the terror attack at an Army camp in Uri town in Jammu and Kashmir. In a statement, Acting High Commissioner for Canada to India Jess Dutton says that his country was appalled by these attacks.
Union Minister and former Army chief VK Singh says the "lacunas" which led to the attack at an Army base in Uri need to be investigated. He further advises the Indian Army to decide on its response "coolly" with proper planning.
The meeting at 7, RCR assessed the ground situation in bordering areas in states like Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab and Gujarat. At the meeting, the Prime Minister was also briefed about the use of "incendiary" ammunition by the terrorists, though such ammunition can be found only with Army establishments, a source said.
High-level meeting ends; Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Rajnath Singh hold one-on-one meeting at 7, Race Course Road.
Asserting that nobody can tolerate terrorism, Vice President Hamid Ansari says the attack in Uri is totally unacceptable and these kinds of "tactics" will eventually lead to a lot of "unpleasantness".
A report in The Times of India claims agencies have not ruled out that Jaish-e-Mohammad, believed to be the perpetrator of the Uri attack, received help from a 'mole' or overground worker. "A recce was done. The terrorists were aware of the layout of the camp and knew their way around. They had possibly identified the stretches where the fence was not properly manned and accordingly found a safe spot to cut the perimeter wire," the daily quoted an officer as saying.
It is a sad news. Our soldiers are losing their lives without any provocation: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan
Calls are mounting from inside the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party that India should "teach a lesson" to Pakistan -- with one senior party strategist Ram Madhav demanding "for one tooth, a complete jaw". Modi is under pressure to live up to his 2014 election campaign rhetoric of showing Pakistan that India is not a "soft power" and would give a "befitting reply" to any attacks on the country.
Hours after Uri attack, video of jawan slamming Pakistan goes viral - MUST-WATCH for every Indian
Despite heightened tensions between India and Pakistan in the wake of the Uri terror attack, the peace bus service between Srinagar and Muzaffarabad, known as `Karvan-e-Aman`, was operated on Monday.
Srinagar-Muzaffarabad peace bus `Karvan-e-Aman` runs despite Uri attack
Needling Narendra Modi over the Uri terror attack, Shiv Sena says the situation has become worse than that under the previous Congress regime and if the Prime Minister is unable to strike Pakistan and eliminate terrorists, his exercise of building a global image will prove futile.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav announces financial assistance of Rs 20 lakh each to the families of jawans from the state, who lost their lives in Uri attack.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar announces Rs 5 lakh ex-gratia each to three soldiers, hailing from Bihar, who were killed in the terror attack at Uri sector of Jammu and Kashmir. The CM also announces to accord full state honour to the three martyred soldiers, who belonged to the Bihar regiment.
The father of Sep G Dalai, who was martyred in Uri attack on Sunday, said a strict punishment should be meted out to those who killed my son. He also says: “He was only 22 years old and was a junior. Normally, seniors are sent there, why was my son sent then.”
Responding to Pakistan's denial about its involvement in the deadly attack in Uri, Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju says one must not give importance to the assertions made by Islamabad. "Not admitting it does not hold any importance now. Everything has been exposed. We should not bother much what Pakistan says. There should not be much commenting on the issue. We will take steps carefully. Commenting too much on it is not right. Fuel should not be given to what Pakistan says," says Rijiju.
Fuel should not be given to Pak's assertion post Uri attack: Rijiju
A meeting is underway with PM Narendra Modi at 7, Race Course Road. Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval are present.
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Home Minister Rajnath Singh to brief PM Narendra Modi after chairing high-level security meet. Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will also be present during the meeting.
A high-level review meeting, called by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh in the wake of Uri terror attack, ends. Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, MoS PMO Jitendra Singh, Intelligence Bureau chief Dineshwar Sharma, Army Chief Dalbir Singh, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval , DGMO Lt General Ranbir Singh and other officials attended the crucial meeting.
Call on states to fight against terror groups operating on their territory or from their territory against others: French Foreign Affairs Ministry
France most firmly condemns the Uri attack. France remains at India’s side in the combat against terrorism: French Foreign Affairs Ministry
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti leads senior Army and police officials in paying tributes at the wreath laying ceremony for the 17 soldiers killed in the militant attack on an Army base in Uri.
Pakistan rubbishes India's allegations of involvement in Uri attack as "baseless and irresponsible". In a statement, Pakistan's Foreign Ministry says it noted "with serious concern the recent spate of vitriolic and unsubstantiated statements from the Indian civil and military leadership."
Uri attack: Pak denies involvement, India refuses to back off
Gilgit-Baltistan National Congress president Senge Hasnan Sering says the terrorist attack on an Indian Army base in Uri was an attempt by Pakistan to bring back focus back on the Kashmir issue which has otherwise diverted to Balochistan and Gilgit-Baltistan. "I think it was an expected reaction from Pakistan as after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi`s new policy, Balochistan and Gilgit-Baltistan were taking the focus away from Kashmir and then Afghanistan President also joined in and he also started talking about Balochistan," Sering tells ANI.
News agency PTI has quoted sources as saying that possible strategies to deal with the fresh challenges arising out of the terror attack at the Army Brigade Headquarters, located along the LoC, were discussed in the meeting. The Home Minister and the top officials also reviewed the security situation across the country, particular along the western border - from Punjab to Gujarat, the sources said.
Union Home Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi, who postponed his visit to Srinagar, also attends the meeting.
National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and top officials of the ministries of Home and Defence, Army, paramilitary forces and chiefs of intelligence agencies brief Rajnath Singh on the latest ground report in the Kashmir Valley as well as along the Line of Control during the meeting.
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar and Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office Jitendra Singh arrive for high-level meet chaired by Home Minister Rajnath Singh.
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar briefs PM Narendra Modi on the current situation.
Family members mourn death of Naik SK Vidarthi who lost his life in Uri attack yesterday. Talking to ANI, Naik SK Vidarthi's daughter says a befitting reply must be given to those who attack security forces.
A high-level review meeting chaired by Home Minister Rajnath Singh begins. Intelligence Bureau chief, Army Chief, DGMO arrive for the meet.
National Investigation Agency team is reaching Srinagar. The next course of action by NIA will begin after direction from the Ministry of Home Affairs: NIA spokesperson to news agency ANI
Minister of State for Defence Subhash Bhamre says high-level meetings are going on. "Let’s be sure, a befitting reply will be given...The whole nation is in shock. 20 of our soldiers lost their lives. We condemn this cowardly act and salute our jawans."
No decision has been taken as yet on PM Narendra Modi's participation in the SAARC summit meet in Islamabad: Sources
India is likely to raise Uri attack in UN General Assembly. News agency ANI quotes sources as saying that External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will strongly emphasise on Pakistan's involvement in her speech on September 26.
Asserting that the sacrifice of the soldiers, who lost their lives in the terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir`s Uri Sector will not go in vain, the Bharatiya Janata Party says that India will give a befitting reply to Pakistan and it will have to bear the brunt.
Maintaining that every drop of blood of the 17 soldiers killed in the terror attack at an Army administrative base in Uri is creating an urge to get up and do something, Nationalist Congress Party leader Majeed Memon says that India has shown enormous patience with Pakistan and that the time has come to act.
Defence Minister, NSA, Director of IB, RAW Chief, Home Secretary, Defence Secretary, DG BSF, DG CRPF and other senior MHA and MoD officials will attend the meeting.
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar is likely to meet and brief Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Uri attack.
I do not think we can conclude that the Uri attack occurred due to a lapse on the part of security system because brave soldiers are on duty 24/7, says Kalia. He adds that the attack is the result of lopsided policy of the Indian governments towards Pakistan, terrorists and in particular towards Hurriyat Conference.
Kargil war braveheart's kin blames ''lopsided'' Indian policies for Uri attack
NK Kalia, the father of Kargil war martyr Captain Saurabh Kalia, condemns the attack and says: “It is very painful to see such incidents on our soil”.
Home Minister Rajnath Singh calls for a high-level review meet on Uri attack at 10 am today.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemns a deadly militant attack in Jammu and Kashmir`s Uri town, and voiced his hope that "the perpetrators of this crime will be identified and brought to justice".
Wreath laying ceremony of the 17 soldiers who lost their lives in Uri attack will take place today in Srinagar.
Uri is near the Line of Control (LoC), which divides Jammu and Kashmir between India and Pakistan. The camp attacked on Sunday is close to the headquarters of the Army's 12 Brigade.
Union Home Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi will on Monday visit Srinagar to review the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir in the wake of the terror attack in Uri. Mehrishi will attend a series of meetings with officials of the state government, Army, police and paramilitary force and take stock of the situation in the state. The Union Home Secretary is also expected to meet Governor NN Vohra and Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti and discuss with them the law and order situation in Jammu and Kashmir.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday strongly condemned the "cowardly terror attack" and assured "that those behind this despicable attack will not go unpunished".
All the four Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) fidayeen or suicide attackers, who stealthily entered the camp near Uri town at 5.30 am after cutting the barbed wires, were killed in fighting that raged for some two-and-a-half hours, military officials said.
Over two dozen soldiers were injured in the audacious pre-dawn attack, which Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley blamed on Pakistan and called for its isolation.
Four heavily-armed terrorists said to be "foreigners" sneaked into an Army camp near the LoC with Pakistan in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday in the worst attack on a military base in the state in a decade that left 17 soldiers dead and many injured, officials said.
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday chaired a high-level meet to review the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir in the wake of the Uri terror attack.