OIC meet: Pak expresses reservation about invitation to India
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on Tuesday that he has spoken to his UAE counterpart and “expressed reservations” about invitation to India’s External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj to attend the OIC meeting scheduled later this week. In a strategically significant development, India has been invited to the inaugural plenary of the foreign […]
Move on, war is no option
The air strikes inside Pakistan territory and the promised retaliation by Pakistan is ample proof that the situation is turning worse in the Asian subcontinent as the two neighbours are ignoring calls for peace and settlement of disputes through negotiations. Why is it that the two countries fail to understand the yearning for peace among […]
Pulwama attack and the emerging political scene in Kashmir
Nasir Ahmad Dar This year is a very important year in the context of Indian Politics. It is a year of elections. On one hand we have general elections lining up in a few months on the other hand we will be seeing assembly elections to be held in six other states. These elections, especially […]
Suffering Pashmina Artisans – A Ray of Hope
Hakim Mohammad Ilyas The 2,000-crore Pashmina industry occupies a substantial place in economy of Kashmir. Around 2 lakh people are involved in this craft. Kashmir Pashmina has a prominent position in regard to export and foreign exchange earnings. However, over the past two decades, machine made and mixed pashmina manufactured in and outside state and […]
JRL calls for two-day shutdown
Srinagar: Soon after the National Investigation Agency (NIA) raided houses of pro-freedom leaders in Kashmir, the Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) Tuesday called for a two-day shutdown in Kashmir beginning today. JRL comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and incarcerated Muhammad Yasin Malik in a joint statement issued here said Kashmir will observe complete and […]
Let’s unite to overcome prevailing grave situation in JK: Former Legislators
Srinagar: DPN president Ghulam Hassan Mir, PDF president Hakeem Muhammad Yaseen and AIP president Engineer Abdul Rasheed Sheikh Tuesday asked all pro-people voices to unite, suggesting collective efforts to overcome the grave situation the state of J&K is facing under current era of uncertainty. After threadbare deliberations during a joint meeting, a joint statement issued […]
Residents in Pakistan’s Balakot thought earthquake hit the area
Islamabad: Residents in the quake-prone Balakot town in Pakistan’s Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province Tuesday said they were woken by “loud explosions” and thought a fresh tremor must have hit the region when Indian Air Force jets pounded a large militant training camp. Balakot town in Pakistan’s north-western Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province was destroyed during the 2005 Kashmir earthquake […]
Highway closure: Rationing of petroleum products ordered, Div Com told
Directs strict action against rumor mongers
Srinagar: In view of preventing inclement weather conditions, frequent closure of National Highway and other issues, Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Baseer Ahmad Khan Tuesday convened a meeting with all District Development Commissioners (DDCs) to review the status of essential commodities. During the meeting, the Divisional Commissioner was informed that essential services are functioning smoothly in all […]
250 tankers stuck at Magarkote, expected to reach soon: DC Srinagar
Reviews LPG, fuel supply in view of highway closure
Reviews LPG, fuel supply in view of highway closure Srinagar: Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary, Tuesday convened a meeting to explore means to fast-track transportation of LPG, Diesel, Petrol and other petroleum products in view of frequent disruptions on the National Highway. ADC K K Sidha, Dy Director FCS&CA Peerzada Zahoor Ahmed, heads […]
