Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir civil secretariat coordination committee (JKCSCC) on Tuesday condemned delay in implementation of the decisions taken by J&K chief Secretary on December 24 last year. A statement issued here said an emergency meeting of JKCSCC was held under the chairmanship of its president Ghulam Rasool Mir. “During the meeting, all the issue […]
Srinagar: 21 people have been killed in the latest Taliban attacks in Afghanistan, including 11 policemen who were slain when the insurgents stormed a checkpoint in northern Baghlan province, Afghan officials said on Tuesday. Safder Mohsini, head of the provincial council, said the checkpoint attack late on Monday night in Baghlan’s district of Baghlani Markazi also wounded […]
Jammu: Pakistani troops Tuesday violated ceasefire in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir by firing two rounds of rocket launchers towards an Army camp along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Krishna Ghati sector, an army officer said. Indian troops did not retaliate to the “deliberate provocation” to avoid civilian casualties across the border, […]
Srinagar: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan in his “special message” on “Kashmir Solidarity Day” observed that the Kashmiri “struggle for freedom” is gaining strength with each passing day, and deplored that despite the passage of 70 years, the dispute remains unresolved. “Ruthless killings, pellet injuries to children and infants, rapes and torture; Indian atrocities in Jammu […]
Srinagar: On ‘Kashmir Solidarity Day’ being observed in Pakistan today, the United Jihad Council (UJC) chief Syed Salahuddin has expressed gratitude to Pakistan, its people and the leadership of Azad Kashmir and said the time has come for the government of Pakistan to intensify its diplomatic, moral and media campaign to highlight the Kashmir cause. […]
Srinagar: Doctors at SK Institute of Medical Sciences Soura have replaced the heart valve of a nine-year-old girl. A statement of the institute said that the department of CVTS conducted its first paediatric heart valve replacement surgery on a nine-year-old girl from Rainawari, Srinagar who was diagnosed to have rheumatic heart disease with mitral regurgitation. “She […]
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (M) chairperson Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Tuesday expressed gratitude to Pakistan for its “unwavering and vigorous” support to the Right to Self-Determination of Kashmiris. Pakistan is observing “Kashmir Solidarity Day” on Tuesday to express its solidarity with the people of Kashmir. Reports said that several events are being held across Pakistan in support of […]
Srinagar: Former Norwegian Prime Minister Kjell Magne Bondevik has emphasized that the Jammu and Kashmir dispute should be high on the agenda of the international community and resolution of the dispute should be a priority for all. He was talking to Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi during a meeting in London, Radio Pakistan reported. He reiterated […]
Srinagar: Government forces arrested several youth in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district during nocturnal raids in the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday. Reports said that the government forces arrested at least nine youth from their homes in Adigam, Arihal and other villages for their alleged involvement in stone pelting incidents in the district. They said […]
Srinagar: Seven people died and another was seriously injured in a building fire in a wealthy Paris neighbourhood on Monday night, the fire service said. The blaze in the French capital’s trendy 16th arrondissement also left 27 people — including three firefighters — with minor injuries. “The toll could still increase because the fire is […]
