Focus on Muslim education than triple talaq, Muslim women tell government
Instead of raking up the triple talaq issue, the government should focus more on education and other basic facilities to India’s “under-privileged” communities, including Muslims, a woman leader of the Jamaat-e-Islamic Hind (JeIH) said on Tuesday. JeIH Secretary Atiya Siddiqua said a negative image of Muslims was being portrayed to show Muslim men as dominant […]
Top India, Pak army officials make hotline contact after LoC flare-up
The top army commanders of Pakistan and India today talked over the hotline, a day after a Pakistani Special Forces team allegedly sneaked across the Line of Control and beheaded two Indian security personnel. The hotline contact between the Director Generals of Military Operations (DGMOs) of Pakistan and India was established at 11.30 AM, a […]
Kashmir needs urgent international attention: Pakistan
Pakistan’s Foreign Affairs Adviser to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, on Tuesday described the Jammu and Kashmir dispute as “a burning issue requiring urgent international attention”. Sartaj Aziz, the Advisor on Foreign Affairs to Nawaz Sharif, also said India’s bid “to portray the indigenous uprising in Kashmir as terrorism has been rejected” globally. The Foreign Office […]
Opposition slams Govt as ECI cancels Anantnag by-polls
The decision of Election Commission of India (ECI) to cancel the Anantnag by-polls, which were scheduled to be held on May 25, has drawn a sharp reaction with both the NC and Congress slamming the government for the deterioration in the security scenario and influencing the ECI to call off elections to foil the defeat […]
Hurriyat (G) seeks release of all detained students, leaders
Strongly denouncing the use of ‘brute force’ against students, Hurriyat Conference (G) on Tuesday demanded immediate release of all detained students. Lashing at police for their callous approach, a spokesperson of the amalgam said that they are playing with fire and if not stopped it will engulf the whole state. “Don’t play with their future”, […]
Pakistan greets Erdogan’s Kashmir statement
Pakistan Tuesday welcomed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s suggestion of having a multilateral dialogue to resolve the Kashmir issue. Ahead of his India visit, Erdogan, during a TV interview, had said, “We should not allow more casualties to occur (in Kashmir). By having a multilateral dialogue, (in which) we can be involved, we can seek […]
China cooks up CPEC as remedy for Kashmir issue
Chinese state run news outlet Global Times reported on Sunday that the China Pakistan Economic Corridor will pave a way for resolution of Kashmir dispute. “Given the massive investment that China has made in countries along the One Belt, One Road, China now has a vested interest in helping resolve regional conflicts including the dispute […]
Centre not providing security to separatist’s leaders in Kashmir
Contrary to the claims being made that Kashmiri separatist’s leaders are being provided security cover by the various security agencies, the Union Home Ministry in New Delhi Tuesday declared that no security cover is being provided to the separatists by the Central government. Ministry of Home affairs, while replying to an RTI filed by a […]
Scary situation led to cancellation of polls: EC
The Election Commission of India (ECI) which cancelled the upcoming Loksabha by-poll in Anantnag Parliamentary constituency scheduled for May 25 said that the decision to cancel the polls was taken in view of the “scary” situation in Jammu and Kashmir. State government officials had informed the EC that the situation in South Kashmir “is not […]
South Kashmir emerges militancy hotbed
The precarious security situation has forced the Election Commission of India (ECI) to cancel the Anantnag by-polls as the South Kashmir has emerged as a hot bed of militancy in the recent months. What is really keeping the security agencies on toes is an increasing number of people crowding around the encounter sites to help […]
