December chill turns more throbbing
Srinagar shivers at minus 4.6, Kargil coldest at minus 15.8 deg C
Srinagar shivers at minus 4.6, Kargil coldest at minus 15.8 deg C
Resolution by Pak’s Senate condemns violence in Pulwama
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Senate or upper house on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution condemning the violence in Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Saturday that resulted in the death of seven civilians. The resolution moved by Pakistan People’s Party leader Sherry Rehman also reiterated Pakistan’s commitment to continue its “moral and diplomatic support” to the Kashmiris, Radio Pakistan […]
Will do everything to ensure peace in Afghanistan: Imran Khan
Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan said Tuesday that Pakistan will do everything within its power to further the peace process in Afghanistan as talks sponsored by the country between the US and the Taliban were being held in the UAE to end the 17-year bloody conflict. The US and the Taliban have previously met on […]
BJP comes in support of Guv Malik
Says PDP, NC leveling baseless allegations against him
Says PDP, NC leveling baseless allegations against him
‘Threats issued to Muslim community in VHP’s Dharam Sabha in Jammu’: Naeem Akhtar
Srinagar: A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader Tuesday condemned the “hateful language and threats” issued to the Muslim community during the ‘Dharam Sabha’ organized by VHP and RSS at Jammu and accused the BJP of trying to reap electoral gains by such events. The Vishva Hindu Parishad Sunday organised a ‘Dharam Sabha’ in Jammu where […]
Er Rashid thanks Amnesty, OIC for condemning Pulwama killings
Srinagar: Former MLA from Langate, Sheikh Abdul Rashid, Tuesday welcomed the statements by the Amnesty over the killing of seven “civilians” in security forces’ firing in Pulwama on Saturday, but said such international institutions need to move beyond words and play their role in “ending bloodshed in the valley. “We, the people of Kashmir, thank […]
Hafiz Saeed pens column in Pakistani newspaper
Lahore: Hafiz Saeed has donned the hat of a column writer for a leading Urdu newspaper, stirring a debate among journalists as to how the media house allowed the head of a banned militant group to write on the Kashmir issue and the creation of Bangladesh in 1971. Saeed was declared a global terrorist by […]
Pulwama killings fallout: ‘Lack of synergy between forces led to mayhem’
Srinagar: Lack of synergy and miscommunication between various wings of security forces led to mayhem in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district Saturday that resulted in the death of seven civilians after an encounter with Hizbul Mujahideen militants, officials said on Monday. The lack of synergy was to the extent that civilians had almost reached the Army […]
JRL’s bid to march towards Army headquarter in Srinagar foiled
Srinagar: The march by separatists to the Army’s Chinar Corps headquarters here against the killing of seven civilians during protests at Pulwama was foiled after authorities imposed restrictions in Pulwama district and parts of Srinagar on Monday, officials said. Shops, fuel stations and other business establishments were shut in the city, while security personnel patrolled […]
Amnesty India seeks probe into civilian killings
New Delhi: The Amnesty India Monday demanded an independent investigation into the recent death of seven civilians in clashes that followed an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama. Seven civilians died Saturday when security forces opened fire at a mob that had thronged the site of the encounter in the south Kashmir district in which […]