SRINAGAR — National Conference president and Member of Parliament, Dr Farooq Abdullah on Thursday said that Omar Abdullah would not contest assembly elections till J&K’s statehood is restored. Talking to reporters, Farooq Abdullah said the list of constituency heads has been prepared to reach out to the people and strengthen the party at the grassroots […]
KULGAM — At least three non local labourers were injured in an LPG cylinder blast in Qaimoh area of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district, an official said. An official told news agency Kashmir News Observer that three non-local labourers working in new under construction Sub-district hospital in Qaimoh were injured in cylinder blast. “All of them […]
LAHORE — Pakistan captain Babar Azam, former stars Wasim Akram, Shoaib Akhtar, and Mohammad Hafeez led the country’s cricket fraternity in condemning the attack on former Prime Minister and cricket legend Imran Khan during his rally in Wazirabad, eastern Pakistan, on Thursday. A gunman opened fire at a campaign truck carrying Imran Khan, wounding him […]
NEW DELHI — References to Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in a China-Pakistan joint statement issued on Thursday during Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s visit to Beijing has been rejected by India. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said that the references were “unwarranted”. Adding that India has consistently rejected such statements, Bagchi said that the […]
SRINAGAR — All India Joint Secretary Manpreet Singh Mani appointed as Youth Congress Incharge for Political Affairs Ladakh. He was earlier posted as Incharge Himachal Pradesh Talking to media, Mani thanked the leadership for giving him the responsibility and said will work with full zeal to strengthen the organisation.
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman and former Pakistan Prime Minster Imran Khan survived a deadly attack on Thursday after an assailant reached close to his container and opened fire targeting Khan during the party’s long march in Gujranwala. Nabbed by the police, the attacker later said that he only wanted to kill Khan and […]
SYDNEY — Shadab Khan produced a brilliant all-round show while Iftikhar Ahmed and Shaheen Shah Afridi played their roles to perfection to keep Pakistans slim semifinal hopes alive in the Men’s T20 World Cup with a 33-run victory over South Africa via DLS method in a rain-reduced Group 2 match at the Sydney Cricket Ground […]
SRINAGAR — Two non-local labourers were injured in a militant attack at Bondialgam area of Anantnag district in South Kashmir, officials said on Thursday. Police said that two non-local labourers, one from Bihar and another from Nepal who were working at SAPS School in Bondialgam area of the district were injured after militants fired upon […]
GUJRANWALA — Chaotic scenes broke out near PTI’s reception camp at Allahwala Chowk in Gujranwala after gunshots were fired at party chief Imran Khan, media reports said. According to Geo News, the former Prime Minister sustained bullet injuries on his leg, but is reported to be safe. According to the police, the suspect who opened […]
NEW DELHI — More than 20,000 schools shut down across the country during 2020-21 while the number of teachers also declined by 1.95 pc in comparison to the previous year, according to a new report by the Ministry of Education. The Unified District Information System for Education Plus (UDISE+) report on school education in India […]