IN PICTURES: Eid rush, women shopping for jewellery
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Zakir Musa bashes ‘slave’ Pakistan army, government in new audio
In a new audio, the head of the al-Qaeda linked Ansar Ghazwat-Ul-Hind, has said Kashmiri “mujahideen don’t need permission for jihad from any state or certificates from hypocrites.” “ Our fight is not against the 20 crore Pakistani Muslims but the slave army and government of Pakistan who betrayed the Kashmir jihad and mujahideen,” Zakir […]
Benazir assassination : Two cops sentenced to 17 years, five accused acquitted
Five accused persons in the Benazir Bhutto assassination case were exonerated of all charges on Thursday as an Anti-Terrorism Court(ATC) hearing the case for over nine years announced its verdict, Pakistani media reported. ATC Judge Asghar Khan announced the verdict in court, where two senior Pakistan police officers Saud Aziz and Khurram Shahzad — suspects […]
Children among 16 Rohingya Muslims drown fleeing Myanmar persecution
Coastguards in Bangladesh on Thursday found the bodies of 16 Rohingya Muslims, many of them children, who drowned when their boat capsized as they fled an upsurge in violence in Myanmar that has forced at least 18,500 to seek refuge across the border. “In recent days, thousands of Rohingya Muslims in Burma have made their […]
‘Mastermind’ of suicide ‘game’ arrested in Russia
A 17-year-old Russian girl has been arrested for allegedly being the mastermind behind the deadly Blue Whale Challenge, that encouraged players to commit suicide. The teenager, who has now been arrested, allegedly threatened her victims that she would murder them or their families if they did not complete the tasks that were set. The Blue […]
10 killed in Mumbai building collapse, 60 still trapped
At least 10 persons were killed and another 20 injured when a six-storey residential building collapsed near J.J. Hospital in Mumbai on Thursday. Another 60 people are still feared trapped under the debris of Huseini Building, which came crashing down with a huge booming sound around 8.25 a.m, IANS quoted an official as saying. War-like […]
US air strike kills 13 Afghan civilians including women and children
Thirteen civilians from the same family were killed and another 15 wounded in a US air strike on Taliban fighters in eastern Afghanistan, Afghan authorities said Thursday. US Forces-Afghanistan said it has launched an investigation into the incident which an Afghan official said also killed more than a dozen insurgents hiding in a house in […]
Don’t behave like Indian fans: Former captain Ranatunga tells Sri Lankans
Sri Lanka’s World Cup-winning captain Arjuna Ranatunga has asked his countrymen to stop “behaving like Indian fans” after they threw bottles on the field towards the end of the third One-Day International (ODI) at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium as India cruised to a series-clinching facile win. The match was stopped for over half an hour […]
Cops pick up brooms for ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’
Jammu & Kashmir Police launched ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’ from the Police Control Room(PCR) in Srinagar. “IGP Kashmir Munir Ahmad Khan led the cleanliness drive at PCR Kashmir in line with the ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. DIG Central Kashmir Shri Ghulam Hassan Bhat, SSP PCR Kashmir Shri Suhail Munawar Mir, Commandant IR 6th Bn Shri Swarn Singh […]
IN PICTURES: Families of disappeared Kashmiris hold protest on International Day of the Disappeared
The Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons (APDP) held a sit- in protest in Srinagar on Wednesday to mark the International Day of the Disappeared. The APDP says around 10,000 Kashmiris have been disappeared by Indian forces since 1989. “The State is not only denying truth and justice to the victims but also assures impunity […]