Gujarat Sir Creek

The Border Security Force has apprehended a Pakistani fisherman with an "engine-fitted wooden boat" on Indian side of the Sir Creek, officials said.

The Border Security Force (BSF) seized two Pakistani fishing boats abandoned in Sir Creek area near Kutch district in Gujarat today morning, an official said.

Terror Alert in South India: The Army has received intelligence inputs that terrorists can attack the southern part of India, a senior official said on Monday, adding that abandoned boats have been found at Gujarat's Sir Creek.

Pakistan's top diplomat Sartaj Aziz has accused India of having an "expansionist" maritime security strategy and said that Sir Creek in Gujarat, a tidal estuary on the border of India and Pakistan poses a "threat" to the security of the Indian Ocean. "The un-demarcated borders in Sir Creek have the potential to cast a shadow on maritime security. I...

The Border Security Force or BSF today seized one more abandoned Pakistani fishing boat near Sir Creek in Kutch district on the Indo-Pak border during an extensive search operation in the area, officials said.

Fourteen Pakistani fishermen were apprehended and two fishing boats seized by the Border Security Force for trespassing into Indian waters near the disputed Sir Creek area, officials said on Tuesday.

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi hit back at the Centre today, saying, the reply from the Prime Minister's Office on the Sir Creek issue gave him ''no answers" to the concerns he had raised in his letter to Dr Manmohan Singh.

The Prime Minister's Office refuted Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's allegation that that the Indian government is on the verge of acquiescing to Pakistan's claim on Sir Creek.

In a letter to Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi urged the government not to hand Sir Creek to India given the 'history and sensitivity' of the region.

The Prime Minister's Office today alleged that Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi is trying to influence voters during his election by suggesting that the Indian government is on the verge of acquiescing to Pakistan's claim on Sir Creek.

Sir Creek region, a disputed area between India and Pakistan, and a favourite route for infiltration had come under the scanner post 26/11.

The Border Security Force has apprehended a Pakistani fisherman with an "engine-fitted wooden boat" on Indian side of the Sir Creek, officials said.

The Border Security Force (BSF) seized two Pakistani fishing boats abandoned in Sir Creek area near Kutch district in Gujarat today morning, an official said.

Terror Alert in South India: The Army has received intelligence inputs that terrorists can attack the southern part of India, a senior official said on Monday, adding that abandoned boats have been found at Gujarat's Sir Creek.

Pakistan's top diplomat Sartaj Aziz has accused India of having an "expansionist" maritime security strategy and said that Sir Creek in Gujarat, a tidal estuary on the border of India and Pakistan poses a "threat" to the security of the Indian Ocean. "The un-demarcated borders in Sir Creek have the potential to cast a shadow on maritime security. I...

The Border Security Force or BSF today seized one more abandoned Pakistani fishing boat near Sir Creek in Kutch district on the Indo-Pak border during an extensive search operation in the area, officials said.

Fourteen Pakistani fishermen were apprehended and two fishing boats seized by the Border Security Force for trespassing into Indian waters near the disputed Sir Creek area, officials said on Tuesday.

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi hit back at the Centre today, saying, the reply from the Prime Minister's Office on the Sir Creek issue gave him ''no answers" to the concerns he had raised in his letter to Dr Manmohan Singh.

The Prime Minister's Office refuted Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's allegation that that the Indian government is on the verge of acquiescing to Pakistan's claim on Sir Creek.

In a letter to Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi urged the government not to hand Sir Creek to India given the 'history and sensitivity' of the region.

The Prime Minister's Office today alleged that Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi is trying to influence voters during his election by suggesting that the Indian government is on the verge of acquiescing to Pakistan's claim on Sir Creek.

Sir Creek region, a disputed area between India and Pakistan, and a favourite route for infiltration had come under the scanner post 26/11.