Nawaz Sharif steps down after SC disqualification verdict
In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court of Pakistan on Friday disqualified Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif from holding office after a corruption probe into his family wealth, cutting short his third stint as Prime Minister. The country’s apex court five-judge larger bench headed by Justice Asif Saeed Khosa has unanimously disqualified Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif […]
Mehbooba warns against ‘fiddling’ with Article 35(A)
Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Friday warned against any tinkering with Article 35(A) of the constitution that is being debated in the Supreme Court and which empowers the state legislature to define “permanent residents” and accord special rights and privileges to them. Strongly defending the constitutional clause, Mehbooba said that any change in its status […]
Shahbaz Sharif likely to replace Nawaz
Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif, the brother of ousted Prime Minster Nawaz Sharif, is to replace him at the head of the government, the media reported. The elder Sharif met senior party leaders after being disqualified by the Supreme Court for “dishonesty” in the Panama Papers trial case. The name of Shehbaz Sharif was announced […]
US diplomat to travel to India, Pakistan
To decide the framing of the new Afghan policy, a top US diplomat will travel to India and Pakistan later this month to discuss America’s relations with South Asia. The move assumes significance as the Trump administration reviews its Afghanistan policy to include a regional perspective. Alice Wells, Acting Assistant Secretary of State for […]
Bar to contest NIA act 2008
The Jammu and Kashmir High Court Bar Association, (JKHCBA) Srinagar, Friday constituted a legal team to examine the constitutional validity of National Investigation Agency Act, 2008 and its application to the State of J&K. The team will and suggest ways and means for providing necessary legal aid to all those who have been booked […]
Militants ‘ransack’ houses of policemen in South Kashmir
Hours after government forces ransacked a house of a Hizbul militant in Kulgam area of South Kashmir, suspected militants barged into houses of several policemen residing in Kulgam and Anantnag district and damaged windowpanes of their houses. Reports said that unidentified gunmen, believed to be militants of Hizbul Mujahideen ransacked the houses of several police […]
For two months hospital authorities took care of ‘mentally unsound’ patient
Vinod Sharma, hailing from Indore, Madhya Pradesh was reunited with his family after two months at Mental Diseases Hospital, Rainawari. He was brought to the hospital in May this year from Police Station Handwara, after doctors found out that he is mentally unsound. Vinod has gone missing from his home in Indore a month before […]
Army Chief reviews preparedness of troops along LoC
The Chief of Army Staff (CoAS), General Bipin Rawat on Friday arrived in Jammu to visit forward posts in Akhnoor sector. Officials said Rawat visited forward post and interacted with the Amry jawans deployed at the border. Chief of Army staff accompanied by the Northern Army Commander Lt Gen D Anbu visited White Knight Corps […]
Pulwama protests after sudden death of a girl, locals allege molestation
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Leopard attacks create panic in Pulwama Villages
Residents of many villages in the twin Districts of Shopian and Pulwama are terrified as a man eating leopard is roaming in the villages creating scare for the people. The movement of people in many villages including Banderpora, Chandgam, Nownagri, Renzipora, Wasoora, Gulzarpora, Reshiepora and its adjacent areas has been restricted to their homes as […]
