Don’t blame us for Hafiz Saeed, Pakistan tells US
September 27, 2017 New York, Sep 27 (IANS) Pakistan has told the US that it can’t be blamed for terrorists like Hafiz Saeed, who masterminded the Mumbai terror attack, saying Washington considered such men as “darlings” until a few years ago. Mincing no words at the Asia Society forum here on Tuesday evening, Pakistan Foreign […]
Rockets attack near Kabul airport were meant to target US Defence Secretary James Mattis: Taliban
At least one civilian was killed and four were injured after multiple rockets attacked the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul on Wednesday, News reported. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack and said that its target was United States Defence Secretary James Mattis. The rockets landed shortly after Mattis and the chief of North […]
Talk of talks and grim realities of Kashmir
Srinagar: The recent statements ranging from State Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti to BJP General Secretary Ram Madhav, it seems that talks with separatists would be a reality very soon, but the ground realities are showing a contrary picture. In the midst of talks, there are anti-militancy operations going on. In the villages protesters are still […]
UN plans food aid for up to 700,000 Rohingya
(Bangladesh), Sep 27 (AFP) The UN has drawn up a contingency plan to feed up to 700,000 Muslim Rohingya refugees from Myanmar after some 480,000 fled to Bangladesh over the past month and arrivals continue. A senior official from the UN’s World Food Program (WFP) told AFP they were now prepared to provide massive food and […]
Four soldiers injured in landmine blasts in Pakistan
September 27, 2017 Peshawar, Sep 27 (PTI) Four soldiers were injured today in two landmine blasts targeting vehicle of the security forces in Pakistan’s northwestern restive tribal region. The landmines planted by militants exploded when the vehicle of the security forces reached the site in Shorki area of Lower Kurram Agency bordering Afghanistan. The vehicle […]
Indian equities plunge, Sensex tanks over 300 points
Mumbai, Sep 27 (IANS) Key Indian equity indices plunged over one per cent each during the mid-afternoon trade session on Wednesday, with the BSE Sensex shedding over 300 points and the NSE Nifty50 over 100 points. According to market observers, caution ahead of futures and options (F&O) expiry, coupled with a weak rupee and profit […]
Army targets Naga insurgents in terror ops along Myanmar border
September 27, 2017 The army inflicted “heavy casualties” on the insurgent Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khapland group during “retaliatory” fire along the India-Myanmar border in the early hours of the morning, the Eastern Command said on Wednesday. indian troops suffered no casualties, officials maintained. According to a statement by the Eastern Command, a column of […]
Pak FM indicted in corruption case by NAB court
27 September 2017 Islamabad Sept 27 (ANI): An anti-corruption court on Wednesday indicted Pakistan’s Finance Minister Ishaq Dar in a corruption reference filed against him by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB). The reference was filed against Dar for possessing assets beyond his known sources of income, the Dawn reported. However, Dar denied all charges and […]
Civilian injured in grenade blast succumbs to injuries
A civilian injured in Tral grenade blast succumbed at SK Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) Soura on Wednesday, taking the civilian toll to three. The deceased, Mushtaq Ahmed Sheikh (35), was a father of two minor sons. He was grievously injured in the blast following which he was shifted to SKIMS. Two civilians were killed […]
Aala impact after KU, IUST students protest
Students of IUST at Awantipora held protests on Wednesday demanding immediate release of Aala Fazili a research scholar of Pharmacy in university of Kashmir from NIA custody. The protesting students told media that the government should ensure that students and scholars are not allowed to become tools for witchhunt unleashed by government agencies on Kashmir […]
