30 killed, 40 injured in powerful blast in Pakistan’s northwest

30 killed, 40 injured in powerful blast in Pakistan’s northwest

At least 30 people were killed and over 40 injured when a blast ripped through a marketplace in Pakistan’s Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province on Friday. The explosion apparently took place near an imambargah in Orakzai tribal district’s Kalaya Bazaar, Dawn reported. “The remote-controlled bomb was attached to a motorcycle,” security sources were quoted by Geo News as […]

Bijbehara Gunfight A ‘Major Success’: Army Commander

Bijbehara Gunfight A ‘Major Success’: Army Commander

BARAMULLA —The killing of six militants in the Bijbehara encounter was a “major success for security agencies,” Lt Gen AK Bhatt, GOC 15 corps said on Friday. Talking to media on the sidelines of a function in Baramulla, the General said that the encounter was a “surgical operation and is a big achievement for security […]

JRL holds meeting with former Prime Minster of Norway at Hyderpora

JRL holds meeting with former Prime Minster of Norway at Hyderpora

Srinagar Joint Hurriyat leadership (JRL) comprising of Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik on Friday held a meeting with former Prime Minister of Norway Kjell Magne Bondevik at Syed Ali Geelani’s residence Hyderpora in Srinagar. Mirwaiz tweeted: “Fruitful meeting of JRL with Mr Kjell Magne Bondevik,Ex Prime Minister of Norway. As […]

Kashmir observes shutdown against killing of TeH leader Mir Hafizullah

Kashmir observes shutdown against killing of TeH leader Mir Hafizullah

Srinagar : Kashmir is observing shutdown on Thursday against the killing of a Tehreek-e-Hurriyat leader Mir Hafizullah by unknown gunmen. Shops, business establishments and private offices are closed, while public transport is also off the roads in Srinagar and other parts of the valley. Mir was shot dead by unknown gunmen at his home in […]

NC, PDP, Congress were coming together to keep Sajjad Lone away: Er Rasheed

NC, PDP, Congress were coming together to keep Sajjad Lone away: Er Rasheed

Srinagar: Calling the dissolution of Jammu and Kashmir Assembly by Governor Satya Pal Malik a “match-fixing between various stakeholders”, independent lawmaker Er Rasheed has said that it is yet again proven that there is a controlled democracy in J&K. In a statement issued on Thursday Rasheed said, “While Governor’s decision to dissolve the Assembly was unconstitutional […]

Dissolved assembly in Jammu and Kashmir’s interest: Governor Malik

Dissolved assembly in Jammu and Kashmir’s interest: Governor Malik

Jammu :   A day after dissolving the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly, Governor Satya Pal Malik Thursday said he acted in the state’s interest and according to its constitution. A lot of horse trading was happening, Malik said, adding that he would not allow a government by defections.  “I acted according to the constitution of Jammu […]

Weathermen predicts snow, rain during next 24 hours

Weathermen predicts snow, rain during next 24 hours

Srinagar :The Met forecast rain and snow till Friday in Jammu and Kashmir as an overcast sky helped marginal improvement in night temperatures on Thursday. “Rain in the plains and snow in the higher reaches is likely to occur during the next 24 hours,” a MET Department official said. The minimum temperature was 1.8 in […]

Pakistan condemns killing of Hurriyat leader

Pakistan condemns killing of Hurriyat leader

Pakistan Foreign Office on Wednesday strongly condemned the assassination of Tehreek-e-Hurriyat leader Hafizullah Mir in Anantnag district of south Kashmir. According to media reports the Foreign office spokesperson Dr. Mohammad Faisal also condemned the “continuing Indian atrocities in the occupied territory, including the killing of three Kashmiris and injuries to eight others, including three girls, […]