SRINAGAR — In a much-needed relief to the horticultural sector, Director Horticulture Kashmir Zahoor Ahmad Bhat on Tuesday said that crop insurance for apple orchards will be available starting from March 2025. Speaking to reporters at Kulgam after visiting the orchards affected due to gusty winds and hailstorm, Bhat said that the crop insurance will […]
LAHORE — Three women, including a mother and a daughter, came under acid attack for allegedly refusing a marriage proposal in Punjab province of Pakistan, police said on Tuesday. The incident took place in Muzaffargarh district of Punjab, some 390kms from Lahore, on Monday. Sawera, 20, her mother Kalsoom Bibi, and cousin Sania, 6, were […]
ISLAMABAD — Jailed former prime minister Imran Khan on Tuesday approached a high court to prevent his possible transfer to the military for trial in the cases concerning the violence on May 9 last year, two days after Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said a military trial of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party founder was “possible”. Khan […]
RAWALPINDI — Pakistan cricket reached its lowest ebb on Tuesday while nosediving to a six-wicket defeat against Bangladesh in the second Test here, and the stalwarts termed the 0-2 series defeat as “hurting.” It was Pakistan’s sixth defeat in their last 10 Tests at home and this was also the first time Bangladesh have beaten […]
SRINAGAR — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday ruled out any tie-up with the BJP in Jammu and Kashmir, while asserting that government formation after the assembly polls would not be possible without the inclusion of her party. Hitting out at the National Conference (NC), she claimed the party wants to contest elections just for […]
JAMMU — Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi will address two public rallies in Ramban and Anantnag districts on Wednesday, kickstarting the Congress’ campaign for the Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls being held after a gap of 10 years. These rallies are part of the campaign for the party’s candidates contesting in […]
JAMMU — Amidst the preparations of the forthcoming assembly polls, the Election Commission conducted the training of the polling staff in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir while the administration tightened the security measures in the region. The training was conducted on Monday at the Government Degree College in Udhampur district. The Senior Superintendent of […]
SRINAGAR — A man and his mother were injured in a gas cylinder blast in Elahi Bagh area of Srinagar on Tuesday morning, officials said. An official said that the blast occurred this morning, leaving two Punjab residents injured. He said that soon after the incident the duo was shifted a nearby hospital for treatment […]
ISLAMABAD — The country continues to experience increased terrorist attacks as a total of 59 terrorist attacks occurred across the country in August 2024 compared to 38 such attacks in the previous month. These incidents included 29 attacks in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 28 in Balochistan and two in Punjab, killing 84 people and 166 others injured, […]
JAMMU — The Border Security Force on Tuesday destroyed a rusted mortar shell found in a border village in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. BSF troops noticed the mortar shell in an open field during patrolling at Chachwal village in the Ghagwal sector around 8 am, they said. The mortar shell was […]