SAN FRANCISCO — Meta on Thursday said it had removed the Facebook and Instagram accounts of Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei for violating its content policy. “We have removed these accounts for repeatedly violating our Dangerous Organizations & Individuals policy,” a Meta spokesperson told AFP. Though Meta did not mention the Israel-Hamas war, the […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has been placed under house arrest ahead of Friday congregation at historic Jamia Masjid in Srinagar, Anjuman Auqaf said on Friday. While strongly denouncing the repeated house arrest of Mirwaiz, especially on Friday’s disabling him from visiting Jamia Masjid to deliver the sermon and participate in the mandatory Friday […]
HALDWANI (UTTARAKHAND) — At least four people were killed and over 300 injured in the violence-struck Banbhoolpura area in Uttarakhand’s Haldwani city, Nainital District Magistrate Vandana Singh said. The deceased were identified as Johny and his son Anas, Aaris and Faheem. The curfew will remain imposed in Haldwani city till further orders. After several establishments, […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Two persons were arrested in connection with recovery of arms and ammunition in Sopore are of Baramulla district on Friday. The Jammu and Kashmir Police in a press release said, “During the investigation of FIR No. 370/2023 of Police Station Sopore, some suspects were called for questioning during which an actionable lead […]
GAZA — The Gaza-based Health Ministry has warned that the Israeli army is endangering the lives of medical personnel, the wounded, and the displaced at the Nasser Hospital in the southern Khan Younis city. The Ministry’s Spokesman Ashraf al-Qidra said on Thursday in a statement that the Nasser Hospital is facing “a health and humanitarian […]
ISLAMABAD — The Election Commission of Pakistan is announcing poll results for the general elections since early Friday morning, amid PTI’s allegation of mass rigging. PTI Central Secretary Information Raoof Hasan has claimed that his party is leading on at least 125 National Assembly seats “by huge margins”, Dawn reported. “In due course of time, […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — At least 12 persons were arrested in Kangan area of Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district in fake rice pulling machine scam and fake currency was recovered from their possession. The Jammu and Kashmir Police in a press release said, “An information was received by Police Station Kangan through reliable sources that some persons […]
ISLAMABAD — At least 12 people, including ten security personnel, were killed and 39 others injured in 51 terrorist attacks that took place in Pakistan amid the casting of votes for the general elections on Thursday, The News International reported. The Pakistan-based daily, quoting the military’s media wing Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), reported, “Despite 51 […]
HALDWANI (UTTARAKHAND) — Curfew was imposed here Thursday after local residents set vehicles on fire and hurled stones, injuring at least 60 people, over the demolition of an illegally built madrasa. Police said most of the around 60 people hospitalised after the violence in the city’s Banbhoolpura area were police personnel and municipal workers involved […]
SRINAGAR — Thousands of devotees from all over Kashmir converged at the revered shrine Hazratbal in Srinagar to have the glimpse of the holy relic of Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) on the occasion of Mehraj-e-Aalam (ﷺ) on Thursday. Mehraj-e-Aalam (ﷺ) was celebrated with great religious fervour across J&K. From Wednesday evening, thousands of devotees from far […]