Cops search explosives in Arnia
Two Pak militants shot dead

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Sept 24: Two Pakistani militants were shot dead by army and police in a joint operation at village Mahashan De Kothe near Chenaz post in Arnia sector early today. A consignment of arms and ammunition, which the militants had smuggled from Pakistan and dumped in a field, was being searched by security personnel.......more

Bush freezes assets of Laden, Harkat outfit
*27 entities targeted

WASHINGTON, Sept 24: Pakistan-based militant outfit Harkat-ul-Mujahideen is among the 27 individuals and groups linked to terrorism whose assests were frozen by President George Bush today.............more

Civilian killed, youth kidnapped
Fidayeen attack on IRP hqrs repulsed

Excelsior Correspondent

POONCH, Sept 24: Jawans of Indian Reserve Police (IRP) repulsed a fidayeen attack on their headquarters in Draba area of Surankot last night while a youth was kidnapped by two Afghan militants in Shahpur area. A woman alongwith her two infants crossed over to Pakistan from the Line of Control (LoC) while a civilian was killed in cross-firing...................more

JE, property dealer among suspects
AG official murdered

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Sept 24: An employee of Accountant General (AG) office was murdered at his Gandhi Nagar house late last night allegedly by a Junior Engineer and a property dealer, both of whom were absconding. Both parties had a long pending property dispute involving a Housing Board plot. ............more

Pak asks ultras to move to Afghanistan
Militants leaving J&K in panic

NEW DELHI, Sept 24: Panicked by the US resolve to demolish all terrorist networks, Pakistan has asked 3,000 to 4,000 militants presently operating in Jammu and Kashmir to move to Afghanistan to fight shoulder-to-shoulder with the Taliban militia, senior defence officials confirmed today.............more

PM convenes NDA meet

NEW DELHI, Sept 24: As part of ongoing broad-based consultations in the aftermath of the terrorist strikes in the U S, Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee has convened a meeting of NDA on September 26 and of major opposition parties the next day to brief them on the latest situation..................more

Taliban abandon Pak army officials

NEW DELHI, Sept 24: The sudden shift in Pakistan’s policy towards Afghanistan has forced the Taliban to abandon over 1000 Pakistani army officials of various ranks who were actively involved in the Taliban operations against the Northern Alliance................more

Taliban take over UN offices......

I tried to kill Laden: Clinton....

Gulf Arabs want clear anti-terror aims .....