Pakistan’s Foreign Affairs Adviser to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, on Tuesday described the Jammu and Kashmir dispute as “a burning issue requiring urgent international attention”. Sartaj Aziz, the Advisor on Foreign Affairs to Nawaz Sharif, also said India’s bid “to portray the indigenous uprising in Kashmir as terrorism has been rejected” globally. The Foreign Office […]
The decision of Election Commission of India (ECI) to cancel the Anantnag by-polls, which were scheduled to be held on May 25, has drawn a sharp reaction with both the NC and Congress slamming the government for the deterioration in the security scenario and influencing the ECI to call off elections to foil the defeat […]
Strongly denouncing the use of ‘brute force’ against students, Hurriyat Conference (G) on Tuesday demanded immediate release of all detained students. Lashing at police for their callous approach, a spokesperson of the amalgam said that they are playing with fire and if not stopped it will engulf the whole state. “Don’t play with their future”, […]
Pakistan Tuesday welcomed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s suggestion of having a multilateral dialogue to resolve the Kashmir issue. Ahead of his India visit, Erdogan, during a TV interview, had said, “We should not allow more casualties to occur (in Kashmir). By having a multilateral dialogue, (in which) we can be involved, we can seek […]
Chinese state run news outlet Global Times reported on Sunday that the China Pakistan Economic Corridor will pave a way for resolution of Kashmir dispute. “Given the massive investment that China has made in countries along the One Belt, One Road, China now has a vested interest in helping resolve regional conflicts including the dispute […]
Contrary to the claims being made that Kashmiri separatist’s leaders are being provided security cover by the various security agencies, the Union Home Ministry in New Delhi Tuesday declared that no security cover is being provided to the separatists by the Central government. Ministry of Home affairs, while replying to an RTI filed by a […]
The Election Commission of India (ECI) which cancelled the upcoming Loksabha by-poll in Anantnag Parliamentary constituency scheduled for May 25 said that the decision to cancel the polls was taken in view of the “scary” situation in Jammu and Kashmir. State government officials had informed the EC that the situation in South Kashmir “is not […]
The precarious security situation has forced the Election Commission of India (ECI) to cancel the Anantnag by-polls as the South Kashmir has emerged as a hot bed of militancy in the recent months. What is really keeping the security agencies on toes is an increasing number of people crowding around the encounter sites to help […]
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has cancelled the by-polls for Anantnag parliamentary seat scheduled for 25th of this month, stating that “holding free and fair elections would not be possible in the prevailing situation.” Chief Electoral Officer, J&K, Shantmanu told that “the election commission on Monday evening took the decision of cancelling the by-polls […]
Police Tuesday recovered an unidentified male body in Tengpora area here of Batamaloo, a police spokesman said. He said that a police party of police station Batamaloo recovered an unidentified body from the flood Cannel near Tengpora. The body has been kept in Police Control Room Kashmir, Srinagar for identification. Anybody having any information regarding […]