NEW DELHI — The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on Thursday kept Pakistan on the Grey List as it “needs to further demonstrate that investigation and prosecution of proscribed terrorists and terror groups is being seriously pursued,’’ said FATF chief Marcus Pleyer at the end the global finance watchdog’s deliberations that began Sunday. On the […]
SRINAGAR — After the Jammu and Kashmir police claimed to have killed two militants in south Kashmir’s Shopian district, family of one of the deceased has said that he was not involved with militancy and had been home till the morning that day. “Shakir had to appear before the court in a case regarding geology […]
SRINAGAR — Anti Corruption Bureau on Thursday said that it trapped President, Municipal Committee, Pahalgam while demanding and accepting Rs. 80,000 as bribe for release of payments for supply of garbage vehicles. The arrest culminated following a complaint, alleging that Owais Ahmad, President Municipal Committee, Pahalgam, was demanding Rs. 80,000 as bribe for release of […]
SRINAGAR — DDC Vice Chairman Shopian & Apni Party Youth General Secretary Irfan Manhas on Thursday expressed serious concerns over the widespread two-wheeler seizure drive across the valley wherein even the common man who strictly follows the law has still to face immense inconvenience. In a statement issued here, Manhas said that the ramping up […]
JAMMU — National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Thursday rejected as “lies” former Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik’s charge that he and his son Omar Abdullah were beneficiaries of the Roshni scheme. In a video clip that has gone viral, Malik is purportedly seen claiming that the Abdullahs and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) […]
NEW DELHI — The Taliban have said India offered extensive humanitarian assistance to the Afghans in its second official meeting with the Indian side on the sidelines of the Moscow Format meet. The Indian delegation led by Joint Secretary, PAI (Pakistan-Afghanistan-Iran Division) JP Singh and the Taliban delegation led by Deputy PM Maulavi Abdul Salam […]
LAHORE — A loud explosion shook Lahore Thursday afternoon. A boiler at a beverages factory, located on the Multan road, blasted, killing the a passerby, and injuring the factory manager. Videos from the site showed heavy smoke and flames billowing into the sky. Within a few hours, the blaze engulfed the entire factory. People living […]
SRINAGAR — A fast track court on Thursday convicted a judicial officer for rape and cheating a woman who had sought legal help from him in 2018. “The conclusion that emerges from the discussion is that all the evidence on record unerringly point toward the guilt of the accused,” Khalil Choudhary Presiding Officer Fast Track […]
POONCH — An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted in a village of Poonch’s Surankote sub division was destroyed by security forces on Thursday. The IED was recovered during a search operation in Rattan Pir dhok of Surankote sub division of Poonch district. Officials said that IED was recovered and later destroyed by forces by special […]
BEIJING — Three people were killed and over 30 others injured on Thursday after an explosion at a restaurant in Shenyang, capital of China’s Liaoning province, according to local authorities. The blast took place at around 8.20 a.m. at the restaurant located in in Taiyuannan street, reports Xinhua news agency. It caused damages to the […]