Baramulla: After People’s Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti, National Conference senior leader Ali Mohammad Sagar on Tuesday said that his party was the original “Mujahideen party” of Kashmir. He was addressing a public gathering in Baramulla. Sagar said that party contribution towards Kahsmir valley was known to all and “our candidates will lead on every seat […]
Srinagar: Pakistan on Tuesday announced that the government has ended the requirement of a no-objection certificate (NOC) for foreigners seeking to visit certain parts of Pakistan in Pakistan Administered Kashmir. “Another landmark achieved. NOC regime for foreigners comes to an end,” Geo News quoted information minister Chaudry Fawad Hussain. It is Prime Minister Imran Khan’s vision to […]
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir High Court (HC) has issued a notice to Union Home Ministry (UHM) on a petition challenging the ban on Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) in the state. The court has asked the UHM to reply by April 22 to the petition filed by one Mehraj Azeem, a resident of Srinagar, through his counsel Syed […]
Srinagar: Following the Kartarpur Corridor – a project that connects Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Pakistan’s Narowal district with Dera Baba Nanak in India’s Gurdaspur District – Islamabad on Monday gave a green single to open Sharda Temple Corridor in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) for Hindu pilgrims, particularly in the neighbouring country. According to Express News, […]
Srinagar: Pakistan has deployed the Chinese-made medium-range air defence missiles in several cities and military bases to prevent possible new strikes by the Indian Air Force (IAF), The News International reported. The development took place in the wake of IAF intrusion inside Pakistani in February. On Saturday, Pakistani President Arif Alvi “chastised” India for having […]
Srinagar: India has witnessed 134 internet shutdowns in 2018 alone and more than 100 in 2016-17 with most of these blackouts happening in Kashmir region aimed to control the spread of rumours, misinformation and restore law and order. However, according to a study at the Stanford University titled, “Of Blackouts and Bandhs: The Strategy and […]
Srinagar: President Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former chief minister, Mehbooba Mufti has said that Kashmir youth needs opportunities, not guns. “Choking political space and expecting achievable solution is to live in a fool’s paradise.” she said, while addressing the youth gathering at her house. “Only democratic process is a way to deal with the […]
Srinagar: Aaqib Gulzar, 20, in South Kashmir was arrested, and then booked under Public Safety Act (PSA) for ‘following footsteps of his father,” who is a Jamaat-e-Islami activist. Interestingly, father of the 20 year old, was evading arrest after Government of India (GOI) declared ban on the politico-socio-religious organization, Jamaat-e-Islami So far 400 members of […]
Srinagar: Life was crippled in Kashmir valley on Sunday due to a strike called by Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) against ban on Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) and crackdown on Jamat-e-Islami (JeI) after Central government declared it unlawful organisation. However, majority of vendors have put their stalls at weekly Sunday market near here though […]
Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Saturday announced its candidates for some Lok Sabha constituencies while as the party has decided not to field any candidate from two Jammu constituencies to ensure the votes are not divided. Addressing a press conference, party president Mehbooba Mufti said that she will contest the upcoming parliamentary elections from […]
