US Freezes Over $1 Bn Military Aid to Pak Over Terror Inaction
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CyanMagentaYellowBlack K Price 2.00 Pages : 12 K M M Y Y C C JAMMU SATURDAY JANUARY 06 2018 VOL. 33 | NO. 06 RNI No. 43798/86 REGD. NO. : JM/JK 118/15 /17 epaper.glimpsesoffuture.com Email: [email protected] WORLD NATIONAL SPORTS 18 dead, 254 injured as South No matter the laws, result Smith milestone as Aussies Africa train slams into truck is abuse: Edward Snowden chip away at England lead on Aadhaar data leak PAGE 8 PAGE 12 PAGE 9 US freezes over $1 bn military CRPF SUV with JK licence plate stolen, triggers security alert aid to Pak over terror inaction New Delhi, Jan 5 (PTI) force in R K Puram area on tack a camp (of security the intervening night of forces/agencies) in the run By Lalit K Jha & Sajjad Hussain Military Funding (FMF) for the fis- targeting US personnel. The US will directly served US national security Security agencies have December 29-30. The official up to Republic Day celebra- Washington/Islamabad, Jan 5 (PTI) cal year 2016 as mandated by the suspend that kind of security assis- interests as well as the larger inter- flashed an alert after an number plate of the stolen tions...", it said. The CRPF, Congress. In addition, the tance to Pakistan," she said. ests of international community. SUV with a "JK" number- four-wheeler is 'JK 02A too, issued an alert and Putting Pakistan on notice, the Department of Defense has suspend- The US, she said, will not be de- Through major counter-terror- plate belonging to the CRPF W5441', they said. The vehi- asked all its units in Jammu US today suspended over USD 1.15 ed the entire USD 900 million of the livering military equipment or ism operations, Pakistan has was stolen from outside a cle, with a 'Police' sticker, and Kashmir and north billion in security aid and the deliv- Coalition Support Funds (CSF) transfer security-related funds to cleared all these areas resulting in camp of the force late last was stolen by at least three India to be on heightened ery of military equipment to it for money to Pakistan for the fiscal Pakistan unless it is required by elimination of organised terrorist month, official sources said. people that night, sources vigil and take extra precau- failing to clamp down on the Afghan year 2017 and other unspent money law. Reacting to the Trump admin- presence, the statement said. The alert, warning against said, referring to CCTV tionary measures. Taliban and the Haqqani Network from previous fiscal years. istration's move, Pakistan said, "We Historically, the US has provided misuse by terrorists ahead footage of the incident. "No unidentified vehi- terror groups and dismantle their "Today we can confirm that we are engaged with the US Pakistan over USD 1 billion in secu- of Republic Day celebra- The alert issued by secu- cle should be allowed to en- safe havens. The freezing of all secu- are suspending national security Administration on the issue of secu- rity assistance annually. In August, tions on January 26, has rity agencies, especially to ter in the camp without rity assistance to Pakistan comes af- assistance only, to Pakistan at this rity cooperation and await further while unveiling his new South Asia been issued by multiple agencies and forces based in proper identification and ter President Donald Trump in a time until the Pakistani govern- details." The impact of the US' deci- strategy, Trump had accused agencies, including the Kashmir, said the vehicle anti-sabotage checks," stat- New Year's Day tweet accused the ment takes decisive action against sion on pursuit of common objec- Pakistan of giving "safe haven to Delhi Police, the CRPF and could be misused for a possi- ed the alert, issued by the country of giving nothing to the US groups, including the Afghan tives is also likely to emerge more agents of chaos, violence, and ter- central agencies. Official ble sabotage attack or fiday- CRPF headquarters in but "lies and deceit" and providing Taliban and the Haqqani Network," clearly in due course of time, ror," and said the time had come "for sources said a white Sumo een raid. Intelligence inputs Delhi and accessed by PTI. "safe haven" to terrorists in return State Department Spokesperson Pakistan's Foreign Office said in a Pakistan to demonstrate its com- Victa of the Central Reserve have already stated that The force has asked all its for USD 33 billion aid over the last 15 Heather Nauert told reporters. "We statement in Islamabad. It said that mitment to civilisation, order, and Police Force was stolen "militants can use a vehicle unit commanders to share years. The suspended amount also consider them (terror groups) to be Pakistan believed that its coopera- to peace". Referring to Trump's new from outside a camp of the laden with explosives to at- See CRPF SUV on Page 11 include USD 255 million in Foreign destabilising the region and also tion with US in fighting terrorism See US Freezes on Page 11 News in Brief Defence ministry Pakistani troops Two criminals arrested withdraws controversial note violate ceasefire in for snatching on status equivalence Poonch district Jammu, Jan 5: Jammu, Jan 5 (PTI) New Delhi, Jan 5 (PTI) police toady claimed to have The Pakistani Army arrested two criminals allegedly In a major decision, the defence ministry today resorted to shelling involved in snatching of cash in today announced withdrawal of a controver- and also fired from small Gandhi Nagar. Police said that sial note it had issued over two years back on arms and automatic Akshay Gupta son of Vinod Gupta status equivalence between military officers weapons along the Line of of House Number 592-A near and their civilian counterparts, which had trig- Control (LoC) in Jammu Laxmi Narayan Mandir in Gandhi gered widespread anguish in the armed forces. and Kashmir's Poonch dis- Nagar that on January 2nd his fa- "The Ministry of Defence letter dated October trict. The Indian Army re- ther namely Vinod Gupta – owner 18, 2016 on the issue of equivalence between taliated strongly. of M/S Fashion Fab (Cantabil) Armed Forces officers and Armed Forces "Pakistan Army resorted See Two Criminals on Page 11 Headquarters Civil Services (AFHQ CS) to unprovoked firing of Officers is withdrawn," the defence ministry small arms and automatic said. It said the letter has been withdrawn fol- weapons and also shelling Four held with heroin in lowing direction by Defence Minister Nirmala from late this afternoon in Gandhi Nagar Sitharaman. The ministry further said the Shahpur sector of Poonch cadre restructuring of AFHQ CS as approved district along the LoC," a Jammu, Jan 5: by the Union Cabinet shall be duly implement- police officer said. Indian ed. "Designations to be created in consequence troops replied back, he Police today claimed to have of the additional posts sanctioned by the said. On the night of arrested four drug peddlers with Cabinet will be done in consultation with January 3, Pakistan heroin in Gandhi Nagar. Police Service HQs," it said. There has been growing troops had resorted to un- said they have launched a massive resentment among the military officers who provoked and hunt to apprehend two of their ac- have been insisting that the current status Sikh devotees pay obeisance in a Gurudwara on the occasion of Birth Anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh Ji in Jammu on Friday. See Pakistani on Page 11 complices. Similarly, Gandhi See Defence on Page 11 GOF PHOTO Nagar police apprehended four drug peddlers and recovered 102 grams of heroin. Police said that GDP growth seen at four-year 5 trans-border smuggler’s gang busted See Four Held on Page 11 Per capita income low of 6.5% in 2017-18: CSO 7 kg high grade heroin smuggled from Pakistan seized in Akhnoor Public Wi-Fi hotspots New Delhi, Jan 5 (PTI) growth may fall 8.3% to the marking of Pakistan- set up at 204 rural BSNL The economic growth is expected to slow to Afganistan which has esti- a four-year low of 6.5 per cent in 2017-18, the low- Exchanges in JK mated value is Rs 35 crores. est under the Modi-led government, mainly due Rs 1,11,782 in FY18 “Police apprehended to poor performance of agriculture and manu- Jammu, Jan 5 (PTI) New Delhi, Jan 5 (PTI) Estimates of National two persons namely facturing sectors. The Gross Domestic Product Income, 2017-18' released by Mohammed Rafi of Badori In a major push to digitisation (GDP) was 7.1 per cent in 2016-17 and 8 per cent India's per capita in- the Central Statistics Office in Raiya area and Som Nath in the rural areas of Jammu and in the preceding year. It was 7.5 per cent in 2014- come, a gauge for measur- (CSO). The per capita in- alias Soma of Fatehpur Kashmir, public Wi-Fi hotspots 15. The Narendra Modi-led NDA government ing living standard, is like- come in real terms (at 2011- Brahmana in RS Pura were were set up at 204 rural BSNL ex- had assumed office in May 2014. "The growth in ly to witness a slower 12 prices) during 2017-18 is apprehended from Akhnoor changes in 21 districts. "To give im- GDP during 2017-18 is estimated at 6.5 per cent growth of 8.3 per cent at Rs likely to attain a level of Rs following intelligence in- petus to telecom services in rural as compared to the growth rate of 7.1 per cent in 1,11,782 in FY 2017-18.