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An Indian paramilitary soldier has killed six of his colleagues in a shooting incident in the north-eastern state of Manipur, officials say. The incident took place Wednesday night in restive Manipur state's Ukhrul district, about 90 km (55 miles) east of the capital Imphal, where the country's oldest paramilitary force, the Assam Rifles, is deployed for anti-insurgency operations. The soldier shot a comrade dead after an argument. The killer then shot dead five other soldiers who tried to disarm him, before fleeing the scene. "The trooper first trained his assault rifle on a senior officer following an argument, killing him. When five fellow troopers rushed in after hearing gunshots, the berserk soldier sprayed bullets on them," said army spokesman Major Shamsher Jung. Officials are investigating the Wednesday night shooting and have launched a manhunt for the soldier, whose name was not immediately released It was not clear what prompted the killings in Ukhrul dist...

Pakistan media is reporting that the country's military is on high alert over a possible strike by India's forces. Monday's reports come after a ratcheting up of tension between the two countries following attacks in Mumbai last month which killed 163 people. Kamal Hyder, Al Jazeera's correspondent in Pakistan, said the local media attributed its reports to military sources, who were confirming that all three armed forces including the navy, air force and army were on red alert. "The Pakistani air force have been seen visibly in a number of locations flying close to the Pakistani-India border in what is being described as an aggressive patrolling mode, following reports that India is planning pre-emptive strikes against locations in Pakistan. "Also chiefs of the three forces are right now meeting in what is being described as an emergency meeting in general headquarters in Rawalpindi," Hyder said. "Only after the meeting is over we would come to know...

A journey Through Time... scrolling just a few pages of BBC and Indian Media. (I am sorry, the text is in image form and comprehendible to english readers only, for other languages, please open this link http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/5394686.stm and use a translation service, such as http://babelfish.yahoo.com/) ‘Samjhauta, Hindi for friendship, Express’ is only one of many CBM’s that have been undertaken by the two countries to improve relations, was initiated to increase people to people to contact between the two arch rivals. On February 17,2007, the train that travels from Delhi to Lahore was hit by a bomb, killing as many as 68 people. Most of the casualties consisted of Pakistani nationals. Many conspiracy theories were hatched in an attempt to explain what had really gone by. Always the Poor Sufferers of INDIA: The Muslims of INDIA Déjà Vu Some Interesting User comments.... can you see the same comments this time as well ALL THE BLAME GAME AND HATRED/ANGER Then Comes M...

Pakistan To Demand Handing Over Of Col. Purohit From India ISLAMABAD, Pakistan—The Government of Pakistan is set to demand the extradition of Col. Shrikant Purohit of the Indian Army , the first serving Indian Army officer arrested for terrorism and the main accused in the 2007 Samjhauta Express inferno, the ' friendship' train , in which 69 Pakistani Passengers, returning from India to Pakistan, were Burned Alive, The Daily Mail has learned on good authority. Highly reliable sources have revealed to The Daily Mail that Pakistan is going to insist on handing over of Col. Purohit because he was proven guilty of killing 69 Pakistanis in 2007 by India's own investigative agencies . The 69 Pakistanis were murdered on Indian soil. It may mentioned here that India's anti-terrorism specialist and former RAW officer Mr. Hemant Karkare, who was investigating Samjhauta Express inferno and Malegaon Blast in his final conclusion report , framed Col. Purohit as the main accused...