Jammu: Tensions escalated along the Line of Control in Nowshera Kalal and Balakote in Mendhar area as reports said that 105 mm artillery shells have been fired amid intense cross-LoC firing. Sources said that intense shelling in Nowshera Kalal on Thursday evening and night long heavy shelling in Balakote of Poonch’s Mendhar has spread panic in […]
Srinagar: Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said that if India has “solid evidence” regarding Jaish-e-Muhammad chief Masood Azhar’s involvement in the Pulwama attack, it should share that with Pakistan “so we can convince the judiciary and the people”. The foreign minister made these remarks during an interview with CNN journalist Christiane Amanpour regarding […]
Srinagar: Pakistan will not attend the 46th session of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation’s (OIC) Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM), which is being hosted by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in Abu Dhabi today and tomorrow, Dawn.com reported. This was announced by Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Friday during the joint session of parliament. […]
Srinagar: Joint Resistance Leadership comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik have strongly condemned the authoritarian and arbitrary decision of Government of India banning Jamat e Islami J&K after a crackdown on its cadres and rampant arrests. In a statement, JRL said dictatorial and repressive measures against Kashmiri’s has become the […]
Srinagar: One-way traffic was restored on the Jammu-Srinagar highway on Friday as hundreds of vehicles moved from Srinagar to Jammu. “After stranded vehicles were cleared to decongest the highway, we have allowed trucks to move from Srinagar to Jammu,” a traffic official said. Around 2,000 trucks have already crossed the Jawahar Tunnel towards Jammu early in […]
Srinagar: Government on Friday imposed restrictions parts of Downtown Srinagar and parts of south Kashmir while as mobile Internet speed was reduced to 2G across the Kashmir valley. Reports said that the restrictions have been imposed as a precautionary measure to maintain “law and order”. Hurriyat Conference (M) chairperson who addresses the faithful at Jamia Masjid […]
Srinagar: With Pakistan’s airspace closed amid heightened tension between Islamabad and New Delhi, many passengers turned to the Pakistan Railways to make their trips to Karachi, Lahore and other parts of the country, the media reported on Friday. The development comes amid the two-day closure of the Pakistani airspace. According to the Civil Aviation Authority, the […]
Srinagar: The announcement by Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan to release the captive Indian pilot as a goodwill gesture has widely been welcomed by almost all the political parties pf Pakistan except the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) questioning its timing. Talking to Dawn News after attending the joint sitting of parliament, PPP leader Syed Khursheed […]
Washington: The US on Thursday welcomed Pakistan’s decision to release captured Indian Air Force pilot, Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, from their custody. In a surprise announcement during a joint session of Parliament, Prime Minister Imran Khan said Thursday that the captured IAF pilot Varthaman will be released on Friday as a gesture of peace. Pakistan detained […]
Srinagar: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday welcomed Pakistan’s offer to release Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, who was captured after Pakistan shot down two Indian jets in Pakistan Administered Kashmir. His Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric told reporters: “The report of the release of the Indian pilot by the Pakistani authorities would be very much a welcome […]
