JAMMU (KIMS) — Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, today directed for identification of all the unnecessary compliances existing in government departments to be done away with for the ease of citizens and business establishments. Dulloo made these remarks while chairing a meeting held to review the progress of various departments in implementing the Business Reform Action […]
SRINAGAR — England star Harry Brook has made the decision to pull out of the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) so he can concentrate on international cricket. It is the second straight year that Brook has pulled out of the IPL, with the 26-year-old taking to social media to reveal the news that he won’t […]
KARACHI — The ICC’s failure to invite a Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) official on stage for the closing ceremony of the Champions Trophy has not gone down well with the tournament host. A source said that the PCB’s chief executive officer Sumair Ahmed, who was also the director of the tournament, was present at the […]
KARACHI — Suspected insurgents killed three barbers belonging to the Sindh province in the Katagiri area of Gwargo, Panjgur on Sunday in the restive Balochistan province. A police official from Gwargo said that the three were shot dead by unidentified assailants while they were at home. All three of the victims, Abu Sattar, Zubair Ahmed […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Lieutenant Governor Shri Manoj Sinha attended the inaugural ceremony of 5th Khelo India Winter Games at Gulmarg today. The Lieutenant Governor welcomed and conveyed his best wishes to athletes and team officials from all over the country participating in different winter-sports disciplines. “Khelo India Winter Games symbolizes the spirit of Ek Bharat […]
KARACHI — A controversy erupted on Sunday over the failure of the ICC to invite a Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) official on stage for the closing ceremony of the Champions Trophy in Dubai. A source said that the PCB’s chief executive officer Sumair Ahmed, who is also the director of the tournament, was present at […]
ISLAMABAD — Security across Pakistan’s Punjab province was put on high alert in the wake of the recent spike in incidents of terrorism, a media report said on Sunday. The development came days after the terror attack on Bannu Cantonment in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in which at least five soldiers and 13 civilians were killed along […]
JAMMU — A team has been formed to probe the death of three persons whose bodies were found near a waterfall in a remote forested area in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district, a senior police officer said on Sunday. Deputy Inspector General of Police, Jammu-Kathua-Samba Range, Shiv Kumar said all aspects of the case will […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah asked for a report on Sunday after a fashion show in the ski resort of Gulmarg during the fasting month of Ramzan evoked widespread criticism, with Kashmir’s chief priest, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, saying obscenity in the name of tourism promotion will not be tolerated. The chief […]
SRINAGAR — A fashion show held in the winter tourist resort of Gulmarg during the fasting month of Ramzan has evoked widespread criticism, with Kashmir’s chief priest, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, saying obscenity in the name of tourism promotion will not be tolerated. “Outrageous! That In the holy month of Ramzan an obscene fashion show is […]