ISLAMABAD — Senior U.S. and Iranian leaders were in the Pakistani capital Islamabad on Saturday for negotiations to end their six-week-old war, although Tehran threw the talks into doubt by saying they could not begin without commitments on Lebanon and sanctions. The U.S. delegation, led by Vice President JD Vance and including President Donald Trump’s […]
ISLAMABAD — Senior Iranian officials have arrived in Islamabad, Pakistan, for ceasefire talks with the United States as violence continues across the region. Iranian parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi are leading the Iranian side in the negotiations, while Washington is being represented by US Vice President JD Vance, along with […]
SRINAGAR — Kashmir’s chief preacher Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Friday said there are no real winners in a war as conflict leaves behind destruction and losses, and called for serious engagement and dialogue grounded in justice to bring peace in the Middle East. Addressing the Friday congregation at the Jamia Masjid here, the Mirwaiz said […]
JAMMU — The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has flagged significant spatio-temporal changes in land use and water cover of the iconic Dal lake, pointing to a shrinkage of the water body from 15.40 square kilometres in 2007 to 12.91 square kilometres in 2020, registering a decline of 10.15 per cent in 13 years. The […]
JAMMU — Security forces on Thursday detained a “suspicious” person at an Army formation in Jammu and a probe into his activities has been launched, official sources said. “A suspicious individual has been detained. The matter is under investigation,” a source said. The sources added that further details are awaited. Reports, however, claimed that a […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Thursday said it has arrested a Panchayat Secretary (VLW) in Kulgam district for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe. According to ACB, a complaint was received alleging that Shiekh Zada Irfan, son of Sheikh Abdul Rashid of Muniwara Anantnag, posted as Panchayat Secretary (VLW) in Block […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor (LG) Manoj Sinha on Thursday chaired a high-level meeting to review the preparedness for the upcoming 100-day intensive campaign under the Nasha Mukt Jammu Kashmir Abhiyaan, a Raj Bhawan spokesperson said. The campaign, aimed at eradicating drug abuse from the Union Territory, will be marked by a series […]
JAMMU — The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has flagged alarming degradation of lakes in Jammu and Kashmir, revealing that 518 out of 697 natural lakes — over 74 per cent — in the Union territory have either disappeared or decreased in size since 1967, leading to significant ecological imbalance and loss of biodiversity. As […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday lauded Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha for promptly ordering an inquiry into allegations that the Ganderbal encounter was fake. “The good thing is that there was no attempt to hide anything. The honourable L-G promptly accepted our request for a time-bound and transparent probe into […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said the US should exert some control over Israel to ensure the success of the ceasefire with Iran. Amid Pakistan-facilitated peace talks to resolve the US-Iran conflict, he also said that Pakistan has done what others could not. “The US should exert some control […]