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Freedom only solution to Kashmir dispute: Yasin
Written on 23 Aug, 2009 at 2:14 in Asia, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Featured Stories, India, Islamabad, Pakistan, Punjab, World | viewed times | 1 Comment
RAWALPINDI: Yasin Malik, Chairman Jammu & Kashmir Liberation Front said resolution of Kashmir standoff is possible only through ensuring complete freedom in the valley. Addressing the Central Committee of JKLF in Rawalpindi, he said the Liberation Front is struggling for an... (Continue reading)
Supreme Court of Pakistan moved for Musharraf’s trial under Article-6
Written on 23 Aug, 2009 at 1:58 in Asia, Featured Stories, Islamabad, Judiciary, Pakistan, World | viewed times | 0 Comments
ISLAMABAD: A constitutional petition was filed on Saturday in the Supreme Court for trial of former president Gen.(retd) Pervez Musharraf under Article- 6 of the Constitution for his November 3, 2007 act. The petition has been filed under Article 184/3 of... (Continue reading)
Complete strike in held Kashmir against Indian Prime Ministe statement
Written on 23 Aug, 2009 at 1:51 in Asia, Featured Stories, India, Pakistan, World | viewed times | 0 Comments
SRINAGAR: The complete strike is being observed today in held Kashmir to protest against Indian Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh’s recent statement on Kashmir and to convey him the message that Kashmiri people are determined to liberate their homeland from India’s... (Continue reading)
Afghan Election ‘Generally Fair But Not Free’
Written on 23 Aug, 2009 at 1:35 in Afghanistan, Asia, Featured Stories, World | viewed times | 0 Comments
European election observers have said Afghanistan’s low-turnout election was generally fair, but not free, as speculation mounts over who has won the presidency. The current President Hamid Karzai and his main rival, ex-foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah, have both insisted they are... (Continue reading)
Drone attack kills 11 in Miranshah
Written on 21 Aug, 2009 at 8:45 in Asia, Featured Stories, Islamabad, PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Sarhad, Waziristan | viewed times | 0 Comments
A suspected U.S. drone fired missiles into Miranshah, Pakistan’s North Waziristan region on the Afghan border, killing eleven people, Pakistani intelligence agency officials said. The extremists also attacked on Ameen check post, located close to North Waziristan just after this... (Continue reading)
Afghan poll hailed as a ’success’ Western Sources
Written on 21 Aug, 2009 at 8:38 in Afghanistan, Asia, Featured Stories, World | viewed times | 0 Comments
Afghan President Hamid Karzai and his Western allies have pronounced the country’s election a success, after voting passed off largely peacefully. Mr Karzai hailed Afghans for braving Taliban “bombs and intimidations”. His praise was echoed by the US and Nato. There were some... (Continue reading)
Rockets hit presidential palace, police headquarters in Afghanistan
Written on 18 Aug, 2009 at 20:30 in Afghanistan, Asia, Featured Stories, Pakistan, World | viewed times | 0 Comments
KABUL: A Taliban rocket struck the grounds of Afghanistan’s presidential palace on Tuesday, just two days before incumbent Hamid Karzai seeks re-election in tense polls that could go to a second round. Polls show Karzai likely to win Thursday’s vote, but... (Continue reading)
Indian Deputy HC summoned to FO over Singh statement
Written on 18 Aug, 2009 at 3:20 in Asia, Featured Stories, India, Islamabad, Pakistan | viewed times | 0 Comments
ISLAMABAD: Reacting to the reported remarks by the Indian Prime Minister, Pakistan on Monday reiterated its readiness to fully cooperate with India in preempting any act of terror, and asked India to share information that they have. “We have noted the... (Continue reading)
Pak flags hoisted in IHK; Hurriyat leader arrested
Written on 15 Aug, 2009 at 5:13 in Asia, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Featured Stories, India, Pakistan | viewed times | 0 Comments
SRINAGAR: The green flags of Pakistan were hoisted in various areas of Indian held Kashmir on the Independence Day of Pakistan; while, Hurriyat leader Yasmeen Raja has been arrested. According to Kashmir Media Service, people took to streets in various Sri... (Continue reading)
India’s swine flu death toll mounts to 20
Written on 14 Aug, 2009 at 17:06 in Asia, Featured Stories, India, World | viewed times | 0 Comments
MUMBAI: A 26-year-old woman died Thursday of H1N1 swine flu in the southern city of Bangalore, raising India’s death toll from the virus to 20, authorities said. The death was the first reported in India’s information technology capital, the Press Trust... (Continue reading)