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OIC appoints special envoy on Kashmir

OIC appoints special envoy on Kashmir

MAKKAH: The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has appointed Saudi Arabia’s Yousef Aldobeay as its special envoy on Jammu and Kashmir, Express Tribune Newspaper reported OIC reiterated its support for the legitimate right to self-determination of the Kashmiri people in accordance with UN resolutions, the newspaper reported while quoting the Foreign Office. The 14th OIC summit […]

Devastating fire breaks out in Mankote along LoC, mines explode

Devastating fire breaks out in Mankote along LoC, mines explode

Jammu: Many landmines exploded along the Line of Control after devastating fire broke out in Mankote and Balakot areas of Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.   “The fire broke out close to the fence on Saturday and it shifted to nearby parts of the border by afternoon,” official sources here said. They said that […]

Pakistan company launches ‘Kashmir Intifada’ game to pay tributes to Burhan Wani on death anniversary

Pakistan company launches ‘Kashmir Intifada’ game to pay tributes to Burhan Wani on death anniversary

Srinagar: Paying tribute to the Kashmiri “struggle and resilience” on digital media, and to mark the death anniversary of slain Hizb commander Burhan Wani, a Pakistani company Digital Intelligence has launched a game called Kashmir Intifada, Express Tribune reported. “In the history of Kashmiri struggle of self-determination, two heroes left an everlasting impact on Kashmiris, Burhan […]

101 militants including 76 locals killed in 150 days

101 militants including 76 locals killed in 150 days

Srinagar: Indicating a sharp spike in violence in Kashmir, around 101 militants were killed in Kashmir in last 150 days. The dead militants mostly comprise of the local Kashmiris whose number touched the 76 mark. “With killing of 05 terrorist & 101 for last five months, an average of 20 each month so far,” the […]

Two militants killed in Awantipora gunfight, bodies recovered

Two militants killed in Awantipora gunfight, bodies recovered

Srinagar: Two militants were killed in a gunfight with government forces in Nannar village of Midoora in South Kashmir’s Pulwama District on Friday. A joint team of Army’s 42RR, SOG and 180 BN of CRPF launched a cordon and search operation in Nannar. A senior police officer said the joint team of forces launched the cordon […]

Two Hizb militants, youth killed in Shopian gunfight

Two Hizb militants, youth killed in Shopian gunfight

Srinagar: Two Hizbul Mujahideen militants and a youth who was missing since Thursday were killed in an encounter at Dragad Sugan area of south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Friday. Official said that two among the three bodies which were recovered near the encounter site are that of militants while another is of a missing youth. […]

Two local Lashkar-e-Toiba militants killed in Sopore gunfight

Two local Lashkar-e-Toiba militants killed in Sopore gunfight

Srinagar: Two militants of Lashkar-e-Taiba outfit were killed in an encounter at Dangerpora area of Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Thursday. A police spokesman in a statement said that the operation was launched following a credible input about the presence of the militants at Dangerpora area of Sopore. During the search operation, the […]