Islamabad: In an effort to establish peace and rebuild ties, Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani has invited Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan to Kabul. Mr Ghani on Sunday tweeted, “I extended an open invitation to Mr. Khan and he expressed his wishes to visit Kabul soon.” The Afghan president said that both sides had also […]
Islamabad: A Pakistani court on Monday adjourned till August 1 the hearing against former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in connection with the Al Azizia and Flagship corruption cases. Accountability Court-I Judge Mohammad Bashir, inquired about the presence of Nawaz’s counsel Khawaja Haris. His colleague then informed the court that the counsel is on his way, […]
Srinagar: A minor was killed after being hit by a vehicle in old city on Monday. Police has identified the boy as 3-year-old Wasif Qayoom who was walking along with his uncle when a school bus hit him near Shiraz Chowk. The child hailing from Nowgam area of Srinagar died on the spot. The driver according […]
ABUJA: Nigeria will deploy its air force and 1,000 security personnel to fight banditry in the northwest of the country, President Muhammadu Buhari said on Sunday. The move underscores how security has broken down across much of Nigeria, where an ineffective police force has exacerbated already-weak enforcement, particularly outside urban areas. The military is now […]
Srinagar: The Karvan-e-Aman bus, operating between Srinagar and Muzaffarabad, capital of Pakistan Adminsitered Kashmir (PaK), left here to cross over to the other side of the Line of Control (LoC) this morning, official sources said. The bus left Bemina, Srinagar, at 0720 hrs and has since reached Trade Facilitation Centre (TFC), at Uri, in north […]
Kupwara: An Islamic seminary was gutted in north Kashmir’s frontier district Kupwara on Sunday evening. The fire started from one of the rooms of the said Darul uloom at about 11 40 pm during the intervening night of 29 / 30 July. “As the word of fire spread all men women especially youth came out […]
By Ali Sawafta and Dan Williams NABI SALEH, West Bank: A Palestinian teenager released by Israel on Sunday after completing a prison term for kicking and slapping an Israeli soldier said she wanted to become a lawyer so she could continue her struggle against the occupation of the West Bank. Ahed Tamimi, 17, became a […]
Srinagar: Pilgrimage was progressing smoothly from shortest Baltal and traditional Pahalgam tracks to holy Amarnath cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas, where so far over 2.60 lakh yatris had paid obeisance since the commencement of the 60-day-long pilgrimage from June 28. Meanwhile, seven langars set up at different places are closing down following sharp decline […]
Four persons were injured after a mentally challenged person attacked a group of people in north Kashmir’s Pattan area Baramulla district. Abdul Majeed Dar, a mentally challenged man attacked a group of people with a sharp knife in Chek Jameel Meer village of Pattan on Sunday evening. The injured were identified as Ali Mohammad Dar, […]
Jammu: Taking serious note of the partition remarks by Member of Parliament from PDP, State BJP has demanded immediate resignation of Muzaffar Baig on principle grounds. “Failure on his part to tender resignation may force BJP to approach the Lok Sabha Speaker to take cognizance of his public statement and take appropriate action against him,” […]
