ISLAMABAD — Iran has handed over its latest proposal for negotiations with the United States to mediators in Pakistan, Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency reported Friday. The U.S. and Pakistan did not immediately confirm receiving the new proposal. There was no word on what details are included in the plan submitted late Thursday, according to […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Conference President and Handwara MLA Sajad Gani Lone on Wednesday accused the BJP, National Conference (NC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of colluding in “match-fixing” during the Rajya Sabha elections. Recalling his experience from the 2015 Rajya Sabha polls, Lone said, “I remember in 2015 I cast my […]
NEW DELHI — Delhi Capitals bowler Lungi Ngidi was rushed to hospital after sustaining a head injury during an Indian Premier League game on Saturday, but the South African is stable and will soon be discharged, organisers said. Chasing a skier offered by Punjab Kings batter Priyank Arya, Ngidi back-pedalled from his mid-off position but […]
PARIS — Crowds were participating in pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli protests and memorial events across the world on Sunday on the eve of the first anniversary of the Hamas attacks on Israel. Sunday’s events follow massive rallies that took place Saturday in several European cities, including London, Berlin, Paris and Rome. Other events are scheduled through […]
SRINAGAR — Chief spokesperson and communication incharge of National Conference Tanvir Sadiq on Sunday said that people of Jammu and Kashmir are hopeful that External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar’s visit to Pakistan for an Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meeting will be “start of a new dawn.” Jaishankar will lead the Indian delegation at the Shanghai […]
MULTAN — England is aiming to challenge struggling Pakistan with a new-look pace attack in the opening test of a three-match series, starting in the searing heat of Multan on Monday. Fast bowler Brydon Carse will make his test debut with Gus Atkinson set to play his first overseas test after his impressive home season […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Prominent Muslim leaders from Jammu and Kashmir have written to Home Minister Amit Shah, urging immediate legal action against Yati Narsinghanand for his inflammatory and derogatory remarks against Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ). The letter expresses deep concern over these remarks, stating that they have hurt the sentiments of millions of Muslims in India […]
SRINAGAR — After the exit polls projected a close contest in Jammu and Kashmir, Communist Party of India (Marxist) candidate from Kulgam Assembly constituency, Muhammad Yousuf Tarigami claimed that the public seek the formation of a non-BJP and secular government in the union territory. Speaking to ANI, the CPI-M leader said, “The public of Jammu […]
SRINAGAR — Excuding confidence that the Congress-NC alliance would be coming to power in Jammu and Kashmir with a “majority,” National Conference President Farooq Abdullah on Sunday said that it is a “great thing” that People’s Democratic Party (PDP) is ready to join them. When asked about the PDP leader’s remarks that the party is […]
SRINAGAR — The families of hundreds of Kashmiri youths studying in Iran are deeply worried over the safety of their wards as West Asia remains on the brink of a full-blown war while many are now wary of sending their children there for higher studies. Iran is considered to be economically viable for professional courses, […]
PESHAWAR — Jailed former premier Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf has distanced itself from a party leader’s invitation to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to join its protest, asserting that no foreign country has a role in its political struggle. Party Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan said on Saturday the remarks by Muhammad Ali Saif, an […]
ISLAMABAD — The law and order situation in the Pakistani capital remained tense for the second consecutive day on Sunday as jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s party decided to continue its protest against the government despite the mysterious disappearance of protest leader Ali Amin Gandapur. Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) party, in an overnight meeting, […]
GAZA — The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said on Sunday an Israeli strike on a mosque-turned-shelter in central Deir al-Balah killed 26 people, while Israel’s military said it had targeted Hamas. “The number of martyrs brought to hospitals as a result of the occupation’s targeting of displaced people in the Ibn Rushd school and […]
