Resilient Pakistan roars back, beat England by 14 runs
NOTTINGHAM: Pakistan shocked England by 14 runs at Trent Bridge on Monday as they ended a long losing streak in one-day internationals despite two centuries for the World Cup host nation. Joe Root (107) and Jos Buttler (103) were guiding the tournament favourites towards an imposing target of 349 after Pakistan left England needing a World […]
India alleges diplomats, embassy guests ‘harassed’ by Pakistani security services
ISLAMABAD: India has accused Pakistani security services of “widespread harassment” outside an event hosted by the Indian embassy in Islamabad on Saturday, saying that “hundreds” of guests were turned away and some of New Delhi’s diplomats were “threatened”. The allegations came after similar reports a few days earlier from New Delhi, where guests arriving at a […]
‘Ridiculously naive’: Gambhir, Mufti trade barbs over Amit Shah
New Delhi: Responding to the political solution for Kashmir issue proposed by the former J&K chief minister Mehbooba Mufti, BJP’s newly-elected parliamentarian Gautam Gambhir called her ”ridiculously naive”. The fresh war of words started on microblogging site- Twitter, where Mufti attacked Home Minister Amit Shah’s idea of solving Kashmir problem through ”brute truce”. Mufti tweeted: “Since […]
9 ministers, 2 Guv from Muslim community in SL resign over Easter bombing allegations
Colombo: Nine Muslim ministers and two provincial governors from the minority community resigned on Monday to allow the Sri Lankan government to investigate allegations against some of them on links to an Islamist extremist group blamed for the deadly Easter suicide bombings. The Muslim politicians also protested what they term the government’s inability to ensure […]
40-year old woman ends life by jumping into river in Poonch
Poonch:A 40-year old woman committed suicide by jumping into a river from a bridge in Poonch district on Tuesday. Reports said that a woman identified as Surinder Kour Singh of Ward Number 17 Mohalla Azad Poonch jumped into the river from Sher-e-Kashmir Bridge in Poonch today morning. Soon after the incident, local volunteers and police launched […]
Army soldier dies of heart attack in Baramulla
Srinagar:The newly appointed Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday held a lengthy meeting to take stock of the present situation in Jammu and Kashmir. The meeting was also attended by National Security Adviser Ajit Doval and the Intelligence Bureau chief. The minister was given a detailed briefing by Doval, Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba, IB […]
Amit Shah holds meet on present situation in Kashmir
Srinagar:The newly appointed Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday held a lengthy meeting to take stock of the present situation in Jammu and Kashmir. The meeting was also attended by National Security Adviser Ajit Doval and the Intelligence Bureau chief. The minister was given a detailed briefing by Doval, Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba, IB […]