In one of the worst rounds of armed clashes between the security forces and terrorists in recent years, the fighting took place in two places in Shopian district and a third spot in Anantnag district in southern Kashmir.
The warning, given at a news briefing yesterday, followed the meeting between US Vice President Mike Pence and Pakistan's Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi.
Ahead of his maiden visit to Leh and Kargil, Sharma said the youth will work for peace as they have understood that all problems can be addressed only when there is peace.
The French President is in India for a four-day visit that began on Friday evening. He was speaking at a town hall interaction session with students at Bikaner House here.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron called upon all countries to work towards rooting out terrorist safe havens and infrastructure.
"Another young boy responding to the appeals of crying mother returned to the fold of family leaving path of violence in the valley," DGP S P Vaid said in a tweet today.
PM Narendra Modi said that complete welfare and inclusive development are possible only when Muslim youths have a Quran in one hand and computer in the other.
General Joseph Votel's remarks came as the US has stepped up pressure on Pakistan to do more in its fight against terrorism.
The 37-nation FATF at its plenary meeting in Paris last week placed Pakistan on a watch list of the countries where terrorist outfits are still allowed to raise funds.
Pakistan escaped from being placed on the watch-list of countries that have failed to combat terror financing and counter money laundering, state-run Pakistan Television reported.
"I know that we have restored some clarity in our relationship with Pakistan. For the first time we're holding Pakistan accountable for its actions," White House Deputy Press Secretary Raj Shah said.
Pakistan yesterday claimed it had foiled US-led efforts to place it on a terror financing watch-list after the country was granted a three-month reprieve by the Paris-based international watchdog FATF.
A joint statement said fight against terrorism should not only seek to disrupt and eliminate terrorists, terror networks, but should also identify and address conditions conducive to terrorism as well as extremist ideologies.
PM Modi also said that he wants to see his neighbours free of terrorism. "Both India and Iran also want neighbour Afghanistan safe and prosper," he added.
The remarks by State Department Spokesperson Heather Nauert came ahead of a crucial Financial Action Task Force(FATF) meeting to be held in Paris from February 18 to 23.
Donald Trump today unveiled a USD 4 trillion annual budget for the fiscal 2019 beginning October 1, proposing USD 256 million in civilian assistance and USD 80 million in military aid to Pakistan.
Rajnath Singh also stressed the need for a coordinated action to curb terror financing and circulation of fake Indian currency notes.
One of the soldiers of the Pakistan army, Nabeel alias Saqib, has been made a Jaish handler and given the charge for furthering terrorism in seven states of India, including Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.
"Terrorism in interior parts of Jammu and Kashmir is directly related to the cross-border infiltration," Kovind said in his address to a joint sitting of Parliament on the first day of the Budget Session.
Responding to a question regarding being termed "anti-American", Hamid Karzai said that he was in fact opposed to the US way of dealing with insurgency that left the country hurt and destroyed.
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