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Palestine and Kashmir disputes being ignored:Pakistan Presid...
( Pakistan )
JAKARTA:Pakistan President Mamnoon Hussain has called for resolution of longstanding Palestine dispute in accordance with the aspirations of Palestinian people for durable and sustainable peace and stability in the Middle East, the Radio Pakistan reported. Addressing the two-day extraordinary meeting of the heads of OIC states in Jakarta today (Monday), he said the independence and sovereignty of Palestine should be the first and foremost priority of Muslim Ummah. He said the people of Pakistan consider...
Jhelum dredging, beautification my focus:Governor N N Vohra...
( Kashmir )
Srinagar:Governor N.N. Vohra on Sunday directed Irrigation & Flood Control Department and Divisional Administration, Kashmir to take up cleanliness drive of river Jhelum, while the dredging process was on. Touring ‘Flood Spill Channel’ at Padshahi, Shivpora in summer capital Srinagar, the governor directed officials to ensure that the ongoing dredging works on the river Jhelum are carried out speedily and completed well in time. The governor was informed that the mechanical degrading at the...
From Dogra rule to current Government,Shia community neglect...
( Jammu )
Jammu:Shia Federation Jammu held a massive demonstration outside the Press club Jammu to fulfill their legal demands. Protestors were holding placards and banners on which demands were written.While speaking President Shia Federation Jammu Mr. Ashiq Hussain khan said that the premises where the Peer – Mitha Police Station, adjoining the karbala complex has been constructed originally belongs to the our community and formed part of the complex.It was illegally encroached upon, first Police...
60 killed in multiple blasts attacks in Iraq...
( Iraq )
Baghdad:At least 60 people dead and 65 others injured in a series of terror attacks across Iraq as violence continues unabated in the Arab country. A huge car bomb blast that targeted a police checkpoint in Iraq’s central province of Babil on Sunday left at least 60 people dead while over 65 others suffered injuries. A separate bombing hit a military base in an area in the town of Abu Ghraib, some 25 kilometers (15 miles) west of the capital Baghdad, killing two Iraqi soldiers and injuring five. An...
Nigeria demands immediate release of Sheikh Zakzaky & O...
( Africa )
Zaria:Nigerians have staged fresh protest rallies across the country to call for the immediate release of jailed Shia cleric and leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky. On Thursday, demonstrators took to the streets in several cities, including Zaria, Kano, Kaduna, Yola, in large numbers to protest against the recent killings of Shia Muslims by the Nigerian army and the continued detention of IMN leader and members. The protesters denounced the imprisonment...
Ahead of PM Narendar Modi’s visit to Israel, India lin...
( India )
New Delhi: Ahead of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s first visit to Tel Aviv later this year, the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) has begun to clear a slew of defence deals with Israel. The deals, some of which have been pending for long, are together worth well over $3 billion. Defence ministry sources on Tuesday said while the deals for Spice-2000 bombs and laser-designation pods have already been cleared by the CCS, the ones for acquisition of two more Phalcon AWACS...
Iraqi army regain 9 more key Villages from ISIS Near Samarra...
( Iraq )
Baghdad:The Iraqi volunteer forces (Hashd al-Shaabi) backed by the country’s army won back nine more strategic villages in the Western part of Salahuddin province. The Takfiri terrorists were purged from Al-Awaqeleh, Um Jahir, Ala al-Nayef, Ala al-Manfa, Tarki al-Zafir, Ala al-Hamid, al-Fayaziyeh, Sarsar Hayef and Taha al-Bu Wasma villages in Western Salahuddin. Scores of terrorists were killed and injured in tough battle with the Iraqi army and volunteer forces. In a relevant development earlier...
Kashmir:Unscrupulous traders pose threat to Handicraft busin...
Altaf Ali
( Kashmir )
SRINAGAR:To its discredit, handicraft business is wearing off its sheen and effect due to alteration in it leads to the deterioration of Kashmiri precious cultural heritage. Machine-made goods encroaching upon hand-made artifacts are seen biggest challenge to handicraft industry. Entrepreneurs decry the loss of business venture due to manufacturing process in craft production. They have sought to ensure the maintenance of transparency and originality of production. Mohammad Sadiq Wani, a handicraft...
Division among Muslims is a great threat & only benefit...
( Lebanon )
Beirut:Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah, the secretary general of Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah says Saudi Arabia seeks to instigate “strife” between Shias and Sunnis in the region. Speaking during a televised speech in Beirut on Tuesday,Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said division among Muslims is a “great threat,” adding that creating strife in Lebanon, particularly among Shias and Sunnis, is on the agenda of Saudi Arabia. Urging Lebanese not to be intimidated by threats...
Ehsaas organises interaction programme with KP women,Hail Mu...
( Kashmir )
Budgam:Kashmiri Pandit families at Ichigam village in central Kashmir’s Budgam district today unanimously said that their decision of not migrating from the Valley should be observed as “resilience day.”
Ichigam houses eight Kashmiri Pandit families, comprising about 40 members and they didn’t migrate from the valley when militancy erupted in Kashmir in 1990.
“This is one of rare places in whole Kashmir valley. We are some of the Pandit families here and we never migrated. We...