I now speak for Pakistan army. And unlike Ghafoor, my actions speak louder than my tweets
Iam Major General Babar Iftikhar. I am the one who succeeded Major General Asif Ghafoor as Pakistani military’s spokesman. I am no 16th-century Zahiruddin Muhammad Babar. But if names mean anything to you, then you must know my name stands for tiger or the ‘brave’. Apt for the current times. If Zahiruddin Babar or Babur could win […]
Covid-19: Chidambaram urges chief ministers to make a ‘unanimous demand’, ask Centre to ‘remonetise the poor’
Former finance minister and Congress leader P Chidambaram on Saturday took to Twitter and urged various chief ministers to tell Prime Minister Narendra Modi that the “livelihood of the poor” is equally important amid this coronavirus crisis. “Chief Ministers – @capt_amarinder @ashokgehlot51 @bhupeshbaghel @VNarayanasami @uddhavthackeray @EPSTamilNadu should tell the Prime Minister today that just as LIVES are important […]
Coronavirus: US death toll passes 2,000 in a single day
The US has become the first country in the world to record more than 2,000 coronavirus deaths in a single day. Figures from Johns Hopkins University show 2,108 people died in the past 24 hours while there are now more than half a million confirmed infections. The US could soon surpass Italy as the country […]
Italy to remain in lockdown until at least May 3
Rome, Italy – Italy will remain in full lockdown until May 3 to stem the tide of new coronavirus infections, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced on Friday. “If we gave up now, we would put all the positive results achieved so far at stake and restart with a new rise in the death toll,” Conte said. The country […]
US seen to overtake Italy in coronavirus deaths
According to the latest Johns Hopkins University tally, Italy has registered at least 18,800 deaths, but the number of new patients who have died has decreased, while the US has recorded about 18,700 fatalities, about 2,000 more than the previous day. The number of cases worldwide is now close to 1.7 million, including more than […]
Civil secretariat to remain functional in both capitals, to re-open in Sgr on May 4
Kashmir based staff to work from Srinagar; Jammu-based staff from Jammu Srinagar, April 10 (KNO): In an unprecedented move, the Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday ordered that civil secretariat will remain functional in both the capitals of Union Territory from May 4. As per wire service—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), an order issued by […]
Days After Deadly Encounter, India Targets Pak Ammo Dump, Releases Video
New Delhi: Five days after five Special Forces soldiers were killed in a major high altitude encounter in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara, the Indian Army released drone footage of a major Indian retaliation in the same sector. The aerial footage shows a Pakistani Army ammunition dump being hit by Indian Bofors artillery guns. The video […]
Sgr-Leh opens for essential supplies only
Ganderbal,April 10 (KNS):The strategic 434 Km Srinagar-Leh highway will be ropened today for essential supply vehicles. Sources said, due to the shortage of petrol, diesel, vegetables and medicines in Kargil and Ladakh, vechicles laden with these supplies were allowed to ply on the road. Cheif executive Councillor LAHDC Fairoz Ahmad Khan, told Kashmir News Service […]
Coronavirus accelerates Greece’s overdue digital revolution
Athens, Greece – While national lockdowns to stop the spread of coronavirus are ravaging economies around the globe, for Greece, the pandemic is forcing a rapid and long-overdue embrace of digital platforms that is placing Greek businesses and the government on stronger footing to deal with the crisis and its fallout. “Remote work is moving forward […]
Coronavirus: New York mass graves operations ramp up amid virus
Operations in Hart Island, which has been used to hold mass graves for 150 years, has ramped up. New York state now has more coronavirus cases than any single country, according to latest figures. BBC
