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On this day four years ago: Gayari avalanche strikes Pakistan Army base in Siachen
People take to Twitter to remember the courage and sacrifices of Pakistan's armed forces
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Tribute to Gayari sector martyrs
One year has passed but only a few of our television channels presented any tribute to the brave martyrs.
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Students personify, pay tribute to victims of Gyari avalanche
Play articulated with scenes depicting lives of solders, their loves ones - breathing life into poignant tale.
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Avalanche victims: Senate committee pays tribute to the martyrs of Siachen
Defence Committee visits families of victims of Giari.
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Wasting resources on Siachen
A withdrawal from Siachen would free some of that money to be spent on more worthwhile endeavours.
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Siachen tragedy: Rescuers recover 3 more bodies
According to ISPR, 13 bodies have been recovered so far, four are yet to be identified.
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Indian defence minister rules out Siachen breakthrough
AK Antony cautions India against expecting any breakthrough during defence secretaries meeting in Islamabad in June.
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Siachen avalanche tragedy: Rescuers recover Major’s body from Giari’s rubble
Maj Zakaul Haq was second-in command of the Six Northern Light Infantry battalion.
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Egos, armies of India, Pakistan biggest hurdle to Siachen peace: Mukhtar
Mukhtar says Pakistan expects India to demonstrate magnanimity by making the first move.
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Siachen tragedy: With hopes crushed, soldier’s widow seeks reason
Sughran Bibi only has one question: What exactly did her husband die for?
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Siachen avalanche tragedy: After 52 days, army declares trapped soldiers martyrs
So far, only three of 140 bodies have been recovered.
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Siachen tragedy: Army declares buried troops dead after 52 days
Military declares soldiers as martyrs due to improbability of recovering anyone alive; consulted religious leaders.
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Avalanche tragedy: Rescuers find two more bodies at Giari
Funeral prayers for Muhammad Hussain offered near Skardu.
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Siachen tragedy: Rescue teams recover second body
Identification process underway. Two bodies have been found so far in the same location.
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In memoriam: Siachen heroes honoured
Panelists talk of challenges related to withdrawal of troops, observe that the policy shift cannot be unilateral.
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Siachen tragedy: Body of one missing soldier recovered from Gayari
Rescue workers also cleared a check post located close to residential quarters of the soldiers stationed there.
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Sleepless in Siachen
Pakistan can gain little strategic advantage through Siachen that it cannot gain more easily from other border points.
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India-Pakistan Siachen talks in June: Foreign Ministry
We want to resolve all issues through meaningful and result-oriented dialogue: Foreign Ministry spokesperson.
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Giari visit: Kayani talks of toughening Indian stance on Siachen
Following avalanche tragedy, India asking for demarcation of the LoC, says army chief.
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Siachen tragedy: Live video streaming gets online from Gyari
Kayani visits Gyari, appreciates tradition of 'leave no man behind'.
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Day 24: More engineering equipment to be dispatched to Siachen
Engineering equipment to include 19 excavators, bulldozers and dumpers.
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21st day: Rescue operation continues at Siachen
A 300-feet long course has been hauled over the avalanche, says ISPR.
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Glacier tragedy: Eyes yearning for one last look at Siachen martyrs
Families of fallen soldiers feel honoured but urge resolution of conflict.
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“… thence upwards to the moon”
Pakistan aims to avoid war with India by making it cost-prohibitive. Agni testing lays waste to any pretension.
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Siachen: people or land or none of them?
Real reason India, Pakistan do not withdraw is that they are afraid of losing face, appearing to seem weak, appeasing.
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Day 16: ‘It wasn’t a slide, it was a glacier’
Despite the adverse weather conditions, pace of rescue work remained unaffected.
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Wisdom from the mountains
Demilitarise the Siachen Glacier and thereby save lives, economic resources and the ecology of that region.
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Day 16: Rescue operation continues despite cold weather at Siachen
Rescue worker have excavated 1.73 million cubic feet at Gayari. Norwegian team to return home tomorrow.
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The fight for Siachen
The only way out of this morass is to demilitarise the zone with the UN acting as the guarantor.
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Day 14: Siachen avalanche took less than 5 seconds, says WAPDA
Some life jackets, pieces of Igloo, medicines were found at 600 meters from the original location.
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Search operation: Excavation work accelerated
Higher temperatures in Giari spark fears of further landslides.
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Demilitarising Siachen: Kayani’s peace overture welcomed by New Delhi
Foreign Office spokesperson says India, Pakistan have to work out how to resolve issue.
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Saluting wisdom
General Kayani’s call for peace and a resolution of all issues, including Siachen, is no small matter.
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Kudos and comparisons
A criminally irresponsible State would spends monies for equipping, keeping soldiers at the glacier than uplift poor.
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Kayani seconds my Siachen withdrawal stance: Nawaz Sharif
Says that if Pakistan withdrew troops, India would definitely reciprocate.
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No change in Pakistan's Siachen policy: Foreign Office
FO spokesman says secretary-level defence talks will take place between the two countries.
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India lauds Pakistan's statement on demilitarising Siachen
Indian Minister of State for Defence MM Pallam Raju says he is pleased with the statement.
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Siachen tragedy: Ground penetrating radars deployed to Gayari
The search goes on, with bulldozers and mechanical excavators ploughing through the debris.
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Indo-Pak disputes: In the chill of Siachen, Kayani warms up to peace
Says country should spend less on defence, focus on welfare of the people.
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Malik castigates Nawaz Sharif for 'unilateral' Siachen withdrawal
Announces wide ranging reforms. Admits to intelligence failure in Bannu jailbreak. Asks Afghanistan to seal border.
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Nawaz Sharif on Siachen
Nawaz Sharif has rightly chosen wisdom rather than ‘national honour’ by advising “unilateral” withdrawal from Siachen.
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Towards a Siachen peace park
The waste produced at the Glacier feeds the Nubra River, then flows into Shyok River and eventually joins the Indus.
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Pakistan wants resolution of Siachen issue: Kayani
President, army chief and interior minister visit Giari sector, witness ongoing rescue operation.
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World’s highest battleground: Pakistan should lead Siachen troop pullout, says Nawaz
PML-N chief calls on both countries to invest money spent on war towards the people.
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Vacate Siachen, already
It’s about time, then, that sane people slap some sense into their leaders and force them to vacate the region.
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DCC meeting: Prayers offered for men trapped under snow in Gayari sector
Gilani says Parliamentary oversight gives people owner ship of foreign policy, establishes mutual respect, interests.
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Pakistan, India should withdraw troops from Siachen: Sharif
PML-N chief calls on both countries to solve Siachen issue, invest money spent on war towards the people.
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Toxic gases hamper search at Siachen avalanche site
Rescuers dug tunnels in hard mass of snow but toxic gases have built up inside one of them, military says.
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Avalanche tragedy — Day 10: Inclement weather forces president to cancel visit
Media team of 46 members unable to land in Skardu.
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Conferences on Siachen: Sooner than later, withdrawal is a must
Speakers call ‘pointless’ militarisation of glacier a waste of precious human life.