Thousands attend New Zealand vigil to honour 50 victims
Christchurch: Thousands of people have gathered in the New Zealand city of Christchurch to listen to prayers, songs and speeches at a vigil to remember the 50 people killed in a terrorist attack on two mosques. One of those watching from a wheelchair was 21-year-old Mustafa Boztas, who was shot in the leg and liver […]
Ban on JKLF: Kashmiri pandits say ‘Thank You’ PM
New Delhi: A Kashmiri organisation Sunday welcomed the Centre’s move to ban separatist organisation JKLF and holding its founder, Yasin Malik, responsible for the genocide of Kashmiri Pandits. The Global Kashmiri Pandit Diaspora, a joint initiative of Kashmiri Panditorganisations in India and abroad, has been persistently and vehemently demanding the formal acknowledgement that what the […]
Shah Faesal led ‘Peoples Movement’ puts poll participation on hold
Srinagar: Former IAS officer Shah Faesal on Saturday said his recently formed party, Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Movement (JKPM), will not contest the upcoming LokSabha polls, but asked the people to vote in large numbers for electing the “right candidates”. “We have had several meetings of the core group of our party over the past […]
Ban on JKLF ‘undemocratic’: JRL
Calls for shutdown on Sunday
Srinagar: Separatists Saturday said the Centre’s decision to ban Jammu and Kashmir Liberatation Front headed by Yasin Malik was “undemocratic” and “political vendetta”. Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL), an amalgam of separatist groups, called for a general strike on Sunday to protest against the ban imposed by the government on the JKLF. “The Government of India’s […]
Mehbooba to contest from Anantnag
Srinagar:Former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti will be the PDP candidate from AnantnagLokSabha constituency but the party has decided not to field any candidates for Jammu and Udhampur seats in a bid to prevent division of “secular votes”. Announcing the party candidates, PDP chief Mehbooba said Aga Mohsin will be the party candidate for Srinagar seat. […]
Boycotting Pak Day event: Omar, Mehbooba see LS polls behind govt’s move
Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief ministers Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti have said the Centre’s decision to boycott the Pakistan Day function at its High Commission in Delhi was due to the LokSabha polls. India has decided to boycott a reception at the Pakistan High Commission to mark that country’s national day as several […]
Don’t view Pakistan with a pre-partition eye: Pak Prez to India
Islamabad: It would be a “mistake” for India to view Pakistan with the eye of pre-partition and its desire for peace should not be misconstrued as a sign of weakness, President Arif Alvi said on Saturday as Islamabad displayed its military might on the National Day. Alvi was addressing the annual Pakistan Day Parade here […]
Imran Khan welcomes PM Modi’s greetings
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has welcomed his Indian counterpart NarendraModi’s greetings on the eve of its National Day, saying time has come to begin a “comprehensive dialogue” between the two countries to address and resolve all issues, including the “central issue” of Kashmir. According to official sources in New Delhi, Prime Minister Modi […]
