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Pak army warns protestors

Islamabad: The Pakistan Army on Saturday warned that no one will be allowed to create instability and chaos in the country, a day after the incalcitrant cleric and politician Maulana Fazlur Rehman set a two-day deadline for Prime Minister Imran Khan to step down. The hard-line cleric addressed a massive protest rally, dubbed “Azadi March”, […]

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Poonch village’s wakeup to rattle of gunfire

Jammu: Pakistani troops shelled Indian forward posts and villages in three sectors along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district in violation of the ceasefire on Saturday, a defence spokesman said. Indian troops guarding the border retaliated befittingly and the exchange of fire continued for nearly two hours. There was, however, no casualty on […]

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Centre can declare any area in JK ‘disturbed’ under AFSPA

Centre can declare any area in JK ‘disturbed’ under AFSPA

New Delhi: The central government has bestowed on itself the authority to declare any area in the newly-created Union Territories (UTs) of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh as “disturbed” under the controversial AFSPA, which gives sweeping powers to security forces to act against any suspect. Till the bifurcation of the erstwhile state of Jammu and […]

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Resolve Kashmir through dialogue: UN chief to India, Pak

United Nations: As Jammu and Kashmir transitioned from a state into two union territories, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres reiterated his appeal that India and Pakistan deal with the Kashmir issue through dialogue and ensure full respect for human rights. Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday transitioned from a state into union territories of Jammu and […]

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Kashmir was never on UN’s ‘Right of Peoples to Self-determination’ agenda: India

United Nations: Jammu and Kashmir has never been on the UN agenda of ‘Right of Peoples to Self-determination’ and Pakistan has been making “frantic attempts” to gain credibility for its “territorial greed”, India said in a strong response to Islamabad at a General Assembly committee after it raked up the Kashmir issue. Pakistan’s outgoing UN […]

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Day 89: Restrictions imposed in parts of Srinagar, shutdown elsewhere

Srinagar: Restrictions were imposed on Friday in some parts of the city as a precautionary measure to maintain law and order due to apprehension of violent protests after congregational prayers, even as normal life remained affected for the 89th day in Kashmir following abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution. “Restrictions have been imposed in […]

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PDP expels MP Nazir Laway for attending swearing-in of L-G Murmu

PDP expels MP Nazir Laway for attending swearing-in of L-G Murmu

Srinagar: The PDP expelled its Rajya Sabha member Nazir Ahmad Laway from the party on Friday for “anti-party activities”, after he had attended the swearing-in ceremony of the new Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir. “The member of Rajya Sabha, Nazir Ahmed Laway, has been expelled from the basic membership of the party,” People’s Democratic […]

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Passport requirement for Sikh pilgrims relinquished: Pak PM

Passport requirement for Sikh pilgrims relinquished: Pak PM

Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday announced that Sikh pilgrims from India would only need a valid ID and not a passport to travel to Kartarpur and no fee would be charged from them on the opening day of the Corridor and on Guru Nanak’s 550th birth anniversary. In a tweet on Friday […]

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Punjab CM Amrinder Singh welcomes waiver

Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday said he was happy and grateful that the Pakistan government decided to waive passport requirement for Sikh pilgrims visiting Kartarpur Sahib and urged Prime Minister Imran Khan to extend the waiver for all Indians. Singh also reiterated his demand for the waiver of USD 20 service fee, […]

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Anti Imran protestors fill streets in Islamabad

Islamabad: An influential right-wing Pakistani cleric, who is leading a demonstration against Prime Minister Imran Khan, reached here on Friday to hold a mammoth protest rally, demanding the premier’s resignation, accusing him of “rigging” the 2018 general elections. Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman launched the Azadi March along with leaders of other […]