Bhattanveer

  The head of Pakistan’s powerful army has made his first public statement since Thursday’s vote. “The nation needs stable hands and a healing touch to move on from the politics of anarchy and polarisation, which does not suit a progressive country of 250 million people,” said General Syed Asim Munir, according to a statement … Read more

  Srinagar, Feb 10: In a historic judgement the J&K and Ladakh High Court has ordered an “end to the discrimination” against Pakistan occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) refugees of 1947 settled outside Jammu and Kashmir.       Justice Rahul Bharti in his judgement called the discrimination against PoJK refugees “discretion engineered discrimination on … Read more

  Srinagar, Feb 10 (GNS): Severe cold conditions continued in Jammu and Kashmir with Srinagar recording a low of minus 4.9°C on Saturday.       A meteorological department official here told GNS that the temperature in Srinagar dropped by one notch from previous night’s minus 4.8°C and it was below normal by 5.1°C for … Read more

  Gaza, Feb 10: The Palestinian death toll from ongoing Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip has risen to 27,947, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said. In a press statement, the Ministry said on Friday that 67,459 Palestinians have been wounded in the coastal enclave since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas conflict in October last year, … Read more

  Several US politicians have demanded an investigation into allegations of rigging and fraud in the Pakistan election. “I call on the State Department to refrain from recognising the results until credible, independent investigations have been conducted into the numerous allegations of misconduct,” US Congress member Ilhan Omar tweeted. Representative Susan Wild said, “Now is … Read more

  A US-based analyst says a coalition government in Pakistan will struggle to tackle multiple challenges, the foremost being seeking a new IMF bailout programme after the current arrangement expires in three weeks.       A coalition government “would probably be unstable, weak” and “the big loser … will be the army”, said Marvin … Read more

Srinagar, Feb 09 (KNS): Meteorological Department has forecasted light to moderate rains and snow during February 18 to 20. It added that the weather conditions will remain dry till February 17.     Overall there will be dry weather conditions till February 17 with occasionally cloudy towards during February 14,” MeT official said. He said … Read more

  Srinagar, Feb 9 (GNS): Fire and Emergency Services (F&ES) successfully rescued two persons after they were stuck inside a tipper, hit by an accident in Nowshera area in Srinagar.   As learnt by GNS, two persons Lateef Ahmad Bhat and Arif Ahmad Bhat, both residents of Budgam, were stuck inside a tipper bearing registration … Read more

  Srinagar, Feb 9(GNS): Sub-zero temperatures continued in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday with Srinagar recording a low of minus 4.8°C. A meteorological department official here told GNS that while the temperature in Srinagar was slightly higher than previous night’s minus 5.2°C, it was below normal by 4.4°C for the summer capital of J&K for … Read more