ISLAMABAD — Senior U.S. and Iranian leaders were in the Pakistani capital Islamabad on Saturday for negotiations to end their six-week-old war, although Tehran threw the talks into doubt by saying they could not begin without commitments on Lebanon and sanctions. The U.S. delegation, led by Vice President JD Vance and including President Donald Trump’s […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said the US should exert some control over Israel to ensure the success of the ceasefire with Iran. Amid Pakistan-facilitated peace talks to resolve the US-Iran conflict, he also said that Pakistan has done what others could not. “The US should exert some control […]
DHAKA — Former Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal became the youngest head of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Tuesday, after the National Sports Council dissolved the BCB’s board of directors following an investigation into elections held in October. A committee found irregularities in the BCB’s election process, the NSC’s sports director Mohammed Aminul Ahesan told […]
SRINAGAR — A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawan died inside a camp in the Wazirbagh area of the city on Tuesday, officials said here. Head constable Jeetendra Devidas was found unconscious at the CRPF camp at Wazirbagh in the early hours, the officials said. They said the jawan was rushed to the SMHS Hospital, […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Kumar Choudhary on Tuesday announced that the demand for constructing a tunnel on the road connecting Keran and Jumgund areas of Kupwara district, aimed at providing all-weather connectivity, will be pursued with the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH). He said that a detailed project […]
JAMMU — National Conference MLA Riyaz Ahmed Khan on Tuesday sought Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s intervention to bring back two Kashmiri youngsters “detained” in Myanmar. During a debate on the lieutenant governor’s address in the assembly, Khan raised a point of order, drawing the House’s attention to the “urgent matter of the […]
SRINAGAR — The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Tuesday unveiled the national squad for the upcoming ODI and T20I series against New Zealand, set to commence later this month. Salman Ali Agha has been named Pakistan’s T20I captain, with Shadab Khan as vice-captain, for the five-match T20I series against New Zealand from 16-26 March. Mohammad […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday said it has successfully halted the decline in saffron cultivation, maintaining the saffron-growing area at 3,715 hectares. Agriculture Minister Javed Ahmed Dar said new areas have been identified for expansion and an inquiry will be conducted into the working of the department in the growth of […]
JAMMU — Over 4.40 crore tourists, including 1.20 lakh foreigners, visited Jammu and Kashmir in the past two years, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah told the assembly on Tuesday while stressing the sector’s potential in generating employment in the region. CM Abdullah, who is also in charge of the tourism department, said Rs 35.08 crore has […]
JAMMU — Jammu & Kashmir Peoples’ Conference (JKPC) president and MLA Sajad Gani Lone staged a walk out of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly on Tuesday after his motion for amendments regarding Article 370, police verification and alleged rigging in 1987 elections was disallowed by the Speaker. Immediately after the question hour ended in the […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Tuesday that the government will develop pilgrim tourism circuits in Jammu to encourage pilgrims visiting the Mata Vaishnodevi shrine to tour various other tourist destinations in the region. Noting that one crore pilgrims visit the Vaishnodevi shrine annually, Abdullah said if the government could […]
SRINAGAR — Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti has come under heavy criticism from across party lines after accusing the Omar Abdullah-led government in Jammu and Kashmir of functioning as an ‘extension’ of the BJP. The National Conference (NC) and Congress strongly rebuked Mufti’s statements, asserting that they neither seek nor need her advice. […]
ISLAMABAD — A team from the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) visited the Adiala Jail on Monday to conduct a medical check-up of former prime minister Imran Khan. The four-member team was headed by Dr Altaf Hussain, an ENT specialist. Other members of the team included Dr Umar Farooq from the hospital’s Dental Department, […]
