Masood Azhar suffering from renal failure, undergoes regular dialysis
New Delhi: Massod Azhar, the founder of the militant group Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), is suspected to be afflicted with renal failure and is under regular dialysis at an army hospital in Rawalpindi in Pakistan, officials said here Saturday. This suggestion of security officials came after Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said the JeM chief is […]
US seeks information on potential use of F-16 fighter jets
Washington: The US is seeking more information from Pakistan on the potential misuse of American-made F-16 fighter jets by it against India in violation of the end-user agreement, the State Department has said. The Indian Air Force on Thursday displayed parts of an AMRAAM beyond visual range air-to-air missile as evidence to “conclusively” prove that […]
Prez issues order extending quota for EWS
New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind issued an order extending the benefits of reservation to economically backward sections in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday night. A notification in this regard was issued after a meeting of the Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, took a decision on Thursday to issue the order, a […]
UNSC blacklists Osama bin Laden’s son, Hamza
Saudi Arabia cancels his citizenship
United Nations: The UN Security Council has designated Hamza bin Laden, the son of slain Al Qaida chief Osama bin Laden, under its sanctions list, describing the terrorist, thought to be based near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, as the “most probable successor” of the group’s current leader Aiman al-Zawahiri. The UN Security Council’s 1267 ISIS and […]
Wing Commander Abhinandan to undergo ‘cooling down’ process
New Delhi: Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, who was brought to Delhi after Pakistan released him through the Attari-Wagah border late Friday night, underwent a series of medical tests as part of a “cooling down” process, officials said. Early Saturday morning, Varthaman met his immediate family members as well as several top officials of the Indian […]
Improving infrastructure in govt schools
The facilities available in various government schools spread across the state of Jammu and Kashmir has been debated a lot. Not only the basic facilities but the very buildings that house the schools spread across the state are in an appalling state giving us an insight about the real picture that depicts lack of infrastructure […]
Let’s shun stereotypes
Faizan Bashir “Ya su gaamuk ma wichayothan; yim ha cheshaitaan aasaan; tim ponssi ditnaya atiwapas yim wozum as’saith ditmit.” (Hey, did you see that rural guy; they are deceptive; have you received the amount which you had lent to him) were the words used by one of my boon-companions. I felt it be a vituperative […]
