Srinagar: Reacting to the recent statement of Governor Satyapal Malik that hurriyat can hold talks without Pakistan, Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) said that governor’s statement reflects New Delhi’s arrogance and high handedness with regard to Jammu and Kashmir The JRL comprising of Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Mohammad Yasin Malik said that since […]
Cambridge: UK’s data protection watchdog fined Facebook with £500,000 for its role in the Cambridge Analytica data scandal. According to Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), Facebook had let a ‘serious breach’ of the law take place by giving app developers access to people’s data ‘without clear consent’ and notified the social network that it intended to […]
Srinagar: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan urged Saudi Arabia on Friday to disclose who ordered the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul, as well as the location of his body, heightening international pressure on the kingdom to come clean on the case. Erdogan said Turkey had more information than it had shared so far about […]
Islamabad: Afghan Taliban has said that their former deputy Chief Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar had been set free by Pakistani authorities. “It is stated with great pleasure that former deputy of the Islamic Emirate Alhaj Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, who had been imprisoned in Pakistan for the last nine years, was released from jail,” a […]
Srinagar: Lashing out at a Delhi-based news channel for calling him ‘anti-national’ over demanding autonomy, National Conference (NC) vice-president Omar Abdullah said autonomy is not a ‘pro-Pakistan’ agenda as the neighbouring country has never supported its restoration in Jammu and Kashmir. Mr Abdullah, in an apparent reference to the news channel and BJP, said, ‘You […]
Srinagar: The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled on Thursday that insulting Islam’s Prophet Mohammed is not covered by freedom of expression. Defaming the Prophet “goes beyond the permissible limits of an objective debate” and “could stir up prejudice and put at risk religious peace,” the ruling stated. The decision by a seven-judge panel […]
Beijing: Ahead of Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s maiden visit, China on Friday sounded positive about extending new loans to Islamabad to avoid another IMF bailout package which may carry stringent conditions. Khan’s visit from November 2 to China, Pakistan’s all weather ally, will come ahead of a visit to Islamabad by International Monetary Fund […]
Srinagar: Government for the third consecutive Friday today disallowed congregational prayers in Jamia Masjid in Srinagar. The historic Mughal era Masjid, therefore, was shut for worshippers for 16th time this year. Hurriyat Conference (M) chairperson Mirwaiz Umar Farooq who delivers the congregation sermon at the grand mosque castigated the government for curbing the peoples movement […]
Srinagar: An army personnel who was injured in a militant attack in Tral township of Pulwama district last night has succumbed to injuries. The slain was injured in an attack carried out by Jaish-e-Muhammad militant outfit at Lurgam Tral last evening. Earlier one army man was killed in the attack last night. “#ChinarCorpsCdr & All […]
Srinagar: Amnesty India’s bank accounts have been frozen by the Enforcement Directorate, “effectively stopping our work”. Amnesty India is thus the latest target of the government’s assault on civil society in the country. The accounts of Greenpeace India were frozen earlier this month, the organization said in a statement on Friday. “Government authorities are increasingly […]
