New Delhi:
Pakistani civilian government has asked military leadership to take immediate action against Masood Azhar, Jaish-i-Mohmmad, Hafiz Saeed, Lashkar-e-Taiba and the Haqqani network or else face international isolation, says an exclusive report by a Pak daily. Three militants were on Thursday killed in an encounter with security forces after they attacked an army camp in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district, the army said. In a strong move against the thriving terrorism in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir, local people and leaders in various parts of PoK protested on Thursday. These and more, have a look at the top 5 stories of the hour:
1. Nawaz Sharif Govt tells its army to take action against Masood Azhar, Hafiz Saeed or else face international isolation
Pakistani civilian government has asked military leadership to take immediate action against Masood Azhar, Jaish-i-Mohmmad, Hafiz Saeed, Lashkar-e-Taiba and the Haqqani network or else face international isolation, says an exclusive report by a Pak daily. In an inside scoop of an undisclosed meeting by Pak top officials on Monday, Pak leading daily, Dawn has reported that Pakistani civilian government has accepted that it is on the verge of international isolation unless their military leadership takes action against anti-India militant organisations and its top leaders.
2. Watch: Army camp attacked in Kashmir's Kupwara district, medical gears with Pak markings seized from dead terrorists
Three militants were on Thursday killed in an encounter with security forces after they attacked an army camp in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district, the army said. The militants opened fire on an army camp at Langate in Kupwara district at around 5 AM, which was retaliated by the alert jawans, an army official said.
3. Lodha Panel petition: SC asks Amicus Curiae how many among top five in BCCI are cricket experts
A special bench of Chief Justice TS Thakur on Thursday heared the Supreme Court-appointed RM Lodha-led committee's recommendations to expel the entire top brass of the BCCI. According to reports from the proceedings, the bench has asked Amicus Curiae Gopal Subramanium that how many among the top 5 in BCCI are Cricket experts?
4. Watch: Angry PoK locals and leaders protest against terror camps, which they say, are thriving in the region
In a strong move against the thriving terrorism in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir, local people and leaders in various parts of PoK protested on Thursday. Voicing their concerns against the mushrooming of terror camps in PoK, people demanded terrorism be eliminated. Condemning the terror camps in the area, the protesting residents of Gilgit, Kotli, Chinari, Diamer and Neelum Valley manifested that the banned organisations and terror camps are provided food and ration.
5. India welcomes next UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, tweets Akbaruddin
India welcomes the selection of Portugal’s former premier Antonio Guterres as the next UN Secretary General to replace Ban Ki-moon at the beginning of 2017. “Congratulations & Best wishes. India welcomes Antonio Manuel de Olivera Guterres as next Secretary General of @UN,” India’s Ambassador to the UN Syed Akbaruddin tweeted.
