Maulana Samiul Haq assassinated
Rawalpindi: Chief of his own faction of the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam, Maulana Samiul Haq has died in an assassination attempt, Dawn quoted TV reports on Friday evening. JUI-S’s Peshawar president has confirmed his death following an assassination attempt in Rawalpindi, Geo News reported. He was the head of the Darul Uloom Haqqania seminary in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s […]
Hafiz Saeed, Syed Salahuddin face non-bailable warrants
New Delhi: A special NIA court has issued non-bailable warrants against Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba founder Hafiz Saeed and Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin for their involvement in terror funding activities, officials said Friday. “NIA approached the special NIA court for issuing non-bailable warrants against the above accused for their active involvement in terror funding for creating […]
Women sailors in Indian Navy can soon be a reality
New Delhi, Nov 2 (PTI) Top commanders deliberated on the enrolment of women as sailors in the Navy during a three-day conference that ended Friday and even looked at them being deployed as “sea going cadres” in the near future, official sources said. Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman also pushed for greater enrolment of women in […]
Army called out to maintain law and order in Kishtwar
Jammu: The Army was called out for maintenance of law and order in Kishtwar town of following the killings of a senior BJP leader and his brother by militants on Thursday night, officials said. Earlier, the district authorities imposed curfew as the killings triggered protests by residents. Tension mounted in the town as residents staged […]
Rains, snowfall force closure of highways, Jammu-Sgr highway open for traffic
Srinagar: Overnight rains and a fresh snowfall on the Sgr-Leh highway and the historic Mughal road has made movement of traffic virtually impossible after which authorities have closed these two roads for any kind of vehicular movement. Meanwhile, the arterial Srinagar-Jammu highway is open for traffic, a traffic spokesm,an said here. Pertinently, rains in plains […]
NIA summons Shia leader in ‘terror funding case’
Srinagar: National Investigation Agency (NIA) has issued a summon to senior separatist leader and president Anjuman Shari Shain Aga Syed Hasan AlmosviAlsafvi. The Shia leader has been directed to appear before the agency on Friday. The agency had conducted a raid at the residence of Agha Syed Hassan in central Kashmir’s Budgam district in September […]
Going public with half truths
Governor Satya Pal Malik while interacting with reporters on Wednesday in Jammu said that not everything some J&K Bank officials told him about irregularities in recruitments was the gospel truth. The governor revealed that some youth and bank officials came to meet me at Raj Bhawan and told him about the irregularities in the recruitment […]
There is no shortcut to K-resolution: AIP tells Interlocutor
Handwara: AwamiItehaad Party (AIP) delegation led by its party spokesman, Advocate Maajid Banday on Thursday met Government of India’s special representative, Dineshwar Sharma in Handwara and reiterated that there is no shortcut resolution to Kashmir dispute. The delegation included Advocate Noor-ul-Shahbaz, Advocate Qasim, Molvi Shabir Rather besides others. After the meeting, party spokesman said, “AIP’s […]
India’s remarks in UNGA full of lies, Pakistan’s stand reflects historical fact: Geelani
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman, Syed Ali Geelani on Thursday hailed Pakistan’s stand taken in UN General Assembly, saying “it reflects the historical facts and ground realities.” Reacting to the UNGA remarks made by Indian ambassador, Geelani according to the statement said, “It was full of lies, deceit, arrogance and persistent denial of basic and […]
Geelani pays tribute to slain Budgam militants
Srinagar: Chairman of Hurriyat Conference (G) Syed Ali Geelani on Thursday paid tributes to slain militants who were killed in Budgam encounter, saying that these youths lay their lives to end the age-old slavery of their nation. “They are laying heavy responsibility on our shoulders to carry their mission till its logical end,” Geelani said […]