Top Stories
PIA plane crash:All 47 on board killed...
( Pakistan )
Islamabad:All 47 people on board the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight that crashed near Abbottabad were killed, the airline said. A pilot made a mayday call, saying he had lost control of one of the two engines, according to Azam Saigol, PIA’s chairman. “We were confident that the plane could land with one working engine,” Saigol said. “This is a tragedy. We are not absolving ourselves of any connection to this incident.” According to Saigol, it’s...
Israel’s 1st envoy to Turkey in 6 years officially takes o...
( Turkey )
Ankara:Israel’s first ambassador to Turkey since a severing of ties over a Tel Aviv attack on a Palestine-bound aid ship has commenced work. On Monday, Eitan Naeh officially presented his credentials to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the presidential palace in Ankara. Naeh served as the deputy ambassador in London before his appointment to Ankara. According to Turkey’s Anadolu Agency, Ankara’s new ambassador to Israel, Kemal Okem, will begin work later in the week. Turkey expelled...
“Be united, move ahead and take this movement forward and ...
( Jammu and Kashmir )
Srinagar:Throwing his weight behind the unified Hurriyat, opposition National Conference (NC) President and former chief minister, Farooq Abdullah Monday offered allegiance to them for ‘Azadi’ saying that in pursuit of the ongoing movement NC was with them not against them. “We are with you (Hurriyat) not against you and we have given our entire lives for this movement,” he said addressing party workers at the mausoleum of his father and former Prime Minister of Jammu Kashmir, Sheikh Muhammad...
Iran willing to mediate in Kashmir issue if both India and P...
( India )
New Delhi:Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif on Saturday said Iran is willing to mediate between Pakistan and India over the long standing issue of Kashmir, “The bond we have with India and Pakistan is important to us, we hope for the best for both countries,” said Zarif who was on a visit to New Delhi where the Heart of Asia ministerial conference is taking place. “If Iran can be of any help to any of them, we stand ready. We are not volunteering, but we stand ready because these...
Nigerian Federal High Court orders immediate release of Shei...
( Nigeria )
Abuja:An Abuja Division of the Federal High Court on Friday ordered the release of the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria,Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky. Sheikh El-Zakzaky was arrested by the military on December 14, 2015, after a clash between the movement and officers of the Nigerian army. The army killed at least 347 members of the group. Ibrahim El-Zakzaky approached the court to demand his release, months after he was arrested without being charged to Court. He asked the Court to declare that...
7 Features of Prophet Mohammad’s (pbuh) Ideal Society,...
( Iran )
Tehran:These days coincide with the anniversary of the great prophet of Islam’s demise (pbuh). He {Mohammad (pbuh)} was the chosen one above all mankind throughout history, the spiritual father of Muslims and all humans, who believed in progression and exaltation of humanity. On the anniversary that marks the passing away of this noble prophet, one of our duties is to be grateful—both by words and heart—for the exceptional and assiduous efforts, as well as endeavors of this accomplished scholar...
Profile:Pakistan army’s General Qamar Javed Bajwa...
Shereena Qazi
( Pakistan )
Islamabad:General Raheel Sharif is due to step down next week as as Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff when his three-year term expires on November 29. In his place, Lieutenant-General Qamar Javed Bajwa has been appointed in a rather smooth transition in accordance with the constitution. The change of guard is being seen as an unusually amicable one given that Pakistan’s military has played a prominent role in the country’s politics since its independence in 1947, staging three...
UN chief ‘deeply concerned’ about Kashmir situation...
( Geneva )
Geneva:Amid India’s continued ‘unprovoked’ bombardment across the Line of Control (LoC), the United Nations chief has voiced deep concern over the worsening situation in Kashmir and urged New Delhi and Islamabad to work towards sustainable peace. “Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is deeply concerned about the deterioration of the situation along the LoC in recent days,” read a statement issued by his spokesman late Thursday night. The statement came a day after Pakistan’s Ambassador to the...
Women should assert their rightful place in society: Nayeema...
( Jammu and Kashmir )
Kishtwar:Stressing the need to evolve traditional mindset of society towards women, Chairperson State Women Commission, Nayeema Ahmad Mehjoor said that women are equal contributors in every field and need to assert their rightful place in the society.
Nayeema said this while interacting with the girl students, ASHA and Anganwari workers during an awareness camp organized by State women commission in collaboration with district administration today at Government Degree College Kishtwar.
The...
Most of pellet hit victims under age of 20 Comprises large n...
Waseem Ramzan
( Jammu and Kashmir )
Srinagar: At least 500 of pellet victims in Kashmir are aged under-20 and a vast majority of them are students who are still recuperating, according to records.
Data accessed by KNS reveals the number of students who have become victims of pellets hit by forces in Kashmir, and are struggling to get “some vision” back in their affected eyes.
Of 1065 pellet victims admitted at general specialty SMHS hospital, and SKIMS Medical College Hospital here with injuries to globe of eye, 523...