Delhi calls off militants’ hunt

Published September 9, 2003

JAMMU (India), Sept 8: India’s armed forces on Monday called off a marathon operation to flush out seven Muslim militants the military said were hiding in a forest in Kashmir.

Kashmir state police Inspector-General P.L. Gupta said the six-day hunt by hundreds of soldiers for the elusive guerrillas in the dense jungles of Kathua district had produced no results. “We tried to search the whole area and did not find anyone, so we are calling off the operation,” Gupta announced at a press conference.—AFP

Opinion

Editorial

Centre vs provinces
10 Jun, 2026

Centre vs provinces

DELAYS in budget announcements are normal. After all, it is not easy to satisfy different lobbies competing for a...
Party in crisis
10 Jun, 2026

Party in crisis

THE young KP chief minister must be starting to realise just how thorny a seat he occupies. There has been a flurry...
Varsity woes
10 Jun, 2026

Varsity woes

FINANCIAL crises affecting public sector universities across Pakistan are now having an impact on academic...
Doctor attacked
09 Jun, 2026

Doctor attacked

AN act of reprehensible violence has shaken the medical community. On Saturday, an employee of the Provincial Civil...
AJK flare-up
Updated 09 Jun, 2026

AJK flare-up

The situation started deteriorating after a trader affiliated with the JAAC was reportedly shot in an altercation with law-enforcers.
Fault lines
09 Jun, 2026

Fault lines

THE April 8 ceasefire that halted hostilities between Israel and Iran has encountered its most serious test yet....