Asia

National Assembly should pass resolution for ‘freedom of Kashmiris, Palestinians’: Shehbaz Sharif

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s newly elected Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday raked up the Kashmir issue in his maiden address but pledged to improve ties with all leading nations, including the country’s neighbours. Shehbaz said that Pakistan would not become part of any “great game” and his government would increase the number of friends. He […]

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Kashmiri journalist Asif Sultan arrested two days after being released from five-year detention

SRINAGAR — Kashmiri journalist Asif Sultan was arrested on Thursday night, two days after he was released from a five-year detention, PTI reported. Sultan was arrested in connection with a case filed under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, according to The Wire. On Tuesday, the award-winning journalist was released from Uttar Pradesh’s Ambedkar Nagar district […]

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Govt extends Winter vacation in Kashmir Schools by 2 days; Classwork to resume on March 4

SRINAGAR (KIMS) — In view of the weather advisory issued by the Meteorological Department (MeT), the Directorate of School Education, Kashmir (DSEK) on Thursday extended the Winter vacation in all Schools of Kashmir division by two more days. The Directorate of School Education, Kashmir (DSEK) in a notification said, “The classwork in all Government and […]

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Army douses fire of residential house, prevented Mosque from catching fire in Pulwama

PULWAMA [Sheikh Nadeem]  (KIMS) — The joint efforts of Indian Army and Jammu and Kashmir Fire and Emergency Service Department on Tuesday extinguished fire in a residential house and prevented damage to the nearby Mosque in Panzgam village of Pulwama district in South Kashmir. Reports reaching Kashmir Independent Media Service – KIMS said that the […]

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MeT forecasts rain, snow in J&K from Feb 27

SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Meteorological Department (MeT) on Thursday forecast light to moderate rain and snowfall in Jammu and Kashmir from February 27. An official of the Meteorological Department (MeT) said, “Dry weather conditions are expected to prevail in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir till Monday (February 26) evening.” He said, “There is […]