Kishtwar killing: Day curfew lifted, night curfew continues
Jammu: Day curfew has been lifted in Kishtwar district following improvement in situation, though night curfew will remain in force as a precautionary measure, authorities said Thursday. Curfew was imposed in the district last Thursday following the killing of BJP state secretary Anil Parihar, 52, and his brother Ajeet Parihar, 55, by suspected militants. “We […]
RISISC places Mirwaiz Umar among top 500 Muslims across the globe
Hurriyat (M) terms it ‘a matter of pride for Kashmiris’
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (M) chairman, Mirwaiz Mohammad Umar Farooq has for the fifth consecutive year been chosen among the 500 most influential Muslim personalities across the globe by Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre (RISISC) Jordan, and one among the five top most influential persons in the sub-continent. According to the RISISC-Jordan’s annual report for year […]
No takers for the ‘Draft Healthcare Policy-2018’
Submitted twice for approval, policy gathering dust
Srinagar: The comprehensive Draft Healthcare Policy-2018 that was submitted by the Health Department twice this year, is still gathering dust in the Civil Secretariat as the policy has not been approved as yet. Notably, the former Director Health Services, Dr Saleem ur Rehman had submitted the Draft of the Policy twice, in the month of […]
Pak delegation leaves for China to workout bailout package
Islamabad: A high-level Pakistani delegation left for China on Thursday to finalise the quantum of a potential financial aid package for the cash-strapped country, even as a team of officials from the IMF is here for talks on a possible bailout plan. The government of Prime Minister Imran Khan is facing grave economic challenges as […]
Reports of Aasia Bibi leaving Pakistan ‘fake news’: FO
Islamabad/Lahore: Pakistani authorities on Thursday rejected as “fake news” reports that a Christian woman who was released from a jail a week after the Supreme Court overturned her conviction and death sentence for blasphemy has left for the Netherlands. Aasia Bibi, 47, acquitted in the blasphemy case was released, amid nationwide anger, from the jail […]
