India, Pak armies trade fire along LoC in Poonch
Jammu: Pakistan army Saturday resorted to unprovoked firing on forward posts along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, a defence spokesman said. The small arms firing from across the border in Poonch sector started at around 5.30 pm, he added. The Indian Army retaliated befittingly, the spokesman said. He […]
Delhi choking space for peaceful dissent: Sajad Lone on JKLF ban
Srinagar: The People’s Conference Chairman, Sajad Gani Lone Saturday castigated Centre’s decision to proscribe Mohammad Yasin Malik led JKLF faction saying that highhanded approach will not achieve anything. Sajad Lone while addressing a gathering to welcome Mian Javaid, a prominent political leader and uncle of NC’s stalwart Mian Altaf into the party fold said that […]
Landslide kills two in Gandoh
Jammu: Two persons were killed after a vehicle they were travelling in was hit by a landslide at Piyakul Kahara in Tehsil Gandoh on Saturday morning, reports said. They said that a truck, bearing Regd No: JK02AC, 5185, came under a land slide due to which two persons including the driver of the truck were […]
On Pak National Day, PM Modi extends ‘best wishes’, Imran says ‘time to begin comprehensive dialogue’
Islamabad: In a significant development in the fraught Pakistan-India relationship, leaders of the two countries exchanged messages on the eve of Pakistan Day, ‘Dawn’ reported on Saturday. Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday evening said he had received a message from Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in which the latter extended “greetings & best wishes […]
An initiative needed
Relations between India and Pakistan are witnessing a further downslide with every passing day. On Friday India did not send any representative at the event organized on Pakistan National Day reception at the Pakistani High Commission in Delhi. The reason behind not sending its representative is that the High Commission has invited Hurriyat representatives to […]
Custodial Deaths: Catastrophic for democracy
By DR JAHANGEER AHMAD BHAT The incidence of custodial deaths in the world’s largest democracy has outstretched eyebrows of every single citizen and shaken the very faith in democracy. The basic fundamental of a state is rule of law. This is a fact that custodial violence and death is a dark reality in India, where […]
2 foreign nationals held for duping man of Rs 13 lakh
New Delhi, Mar 22 (PTI) Three persons, including two foreign nationals, were arrested for allegedly duping a person of over Rs 13 lakh on the pretext of supplying him herbal liquid, police said on Friday. Manoj Kumar Singh (45), resident of Uttam Nagar, Ander Germin (30), resident of Ivory Coast and Christopher Ogbu (28), resident of […]
24-year-old shot dead during Holi celebrations
Ghaziabad, Mar 22 (PTI) A 24-year-old man was shot dead during Holi festivities here, officials said Friday. Anurag, the deceased, used to sell cooked egg products on Street Number 4 of Bheem Nagar here, they said. On Thursday afternoon, Anurag was busy playing with colours when he got into a heated argument with the younger brother […]
We hope long winter in Indo-Pak ties will come to an early end: Pak envoy
New Delhi: Pakistan on Friday said a key take-away from recent developments was that a lack of engagement creates “dangerous vacuum and serious risks” for Indo-Pak ties, and hoped that the “long winter” in bilateral relations would come to an early end. Pakistan High Commissioner to India Sohail Mahmood, in his remarks at a reception […]
Rights activist Ahsan Untoo detained outside Pak High Commission
New Delhi: Delhi Police Friday detained Kashmiri human rights activist Mohammed Ahsan Untoo when he was about to enter Pakistan High Commission, officials said. Untoo, who runs an organisation International Forum of Justice and Human Rights, had been invited among others, including separatists, from the militancy-hit Jammu and Kashmir by the High Commission to attend […]