SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police in Srinagar have booked five infamous drug peddlers under the Prevention of illicit traffic in Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (PIT-NDPS Act). “The notorious drug peddlers namely Mohd Toyoub Sheikh son of late Mohd Shafi Sheikh resident of Surnai Mohalla Kawdara Srinagar, Abrar Ahamd Misger alias Aaba […]
KATHUA — A 26-year-old man, accused of being involved in militancy, allegedly committed suicide following alleged harassment by police in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district. The death of Makhan, a 26-year-old resident of Batodi village, has prompted the police and administration to order separate probes into the incident. A purported video has gone viral in […]
NEW DELHI — The Delhi High Court on Thursday sought the stand of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on a plea filed by Lok Sabha MP Engineer Rashid seeking interim bail to attend the ongoing Parliament session. Engineer Rashid, who won the Lok Sabha election from J&K’s Baramulla constituency by defeating National Conference (NC) Vice […]
LAHORE — An anti-corruption court in Lahore on Thursday acquitted Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and his son Hamza Shahbaz in the Ramzan Sugar Mills case. Anti-Corruption Court Judge Sardar Iqbal Dogar announced the verdict, which was reserved on Monday. The said case pertains to allegations accusing PM Shehbaz, then-Punjab chief minister, of misuse of authority […]
LAHORE — The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Thursday announced that the renovation and upgradation work at Lahore’s Gaddafi stadium has been completed in record time of 117 days and it is now ready to host international matches, including the ICC Champions Trophy. The PCB said in a statement said that the new-look stadium now […]
KARAK — In a brazen overnight assault, militants attacked a police checkpost in Karak district in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa during the early hours of Thursday, killing at least three police personnel and injuring six others, authorities confirmed. The attackers, armed with heavy weapons, launched a barrage of gunfire at the checkpost in the Bahadurkhel area […]
NEW DELHI — Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) spokesperson Vinod Bansal on Thursday claimed that Pakistan will now take the help of Hamas for terrorist attacks in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). The VHP leader shared on social media platform ‘X’ that on Wednesday, Hamas commander Khaled al-Qaddoumi and other Pakistani terrorists were spotted during a rally […]
MENDHAR — A Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) was found dead with a bullet injury in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Thursday, officials said. The incident occurred in the border area of Mendhar sector when some jawans discovered the Naib Subedar lying injured. He was immediately rushed to a hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead […]
SRINAGAR — Army on Thursday said that they fired few gunshots towards a vehicle after it did not stopped at Naka in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district. In a post on X, The Chinar Corps of Army wrote, “On 05 February 2025, based on a specific intelligence input about move of terrorists, a Mobile Vehicle Check […]
NEW DELHI — Delhi recorded a voter turnout of 60.42 per cent in the high-stakes assembly elections on Wednesday, according to data from the Election Commission of India. The polls, which saw intense competition, concluded with active participation of voters across all 70 constituencies. As per the ECI data, among the eleven districts, North East […]