Posted by Javed Iqbal The recent opening of the Doha office for initiating US-Afghan Taliban talks is an auspicious beginning insofar as it is the first formal attempt after many years of false starts. Yet it calls for cautious optimism where many roadblocks and snags exist. Preparations for the talks had started about 18 months ago but were stopped due to misgivings expressed by Afghan Taliban leadership. ...

No need for probe, culprits known: DC BURHAN KHAN Srinagar, June 30 (GNS): Massive protests broke out in Sumbal area of Bandipora in North Kashmir following the death of two persons in alleged army firing. Police have registered a case for murder against the army with administration maintaining that there was no need for any probe into the incident as ‘culprits are known.” Sources told Global News Service t ...

LONDON: Third seed and 2004 champion Maria Sharapova crashed out of Wimbledon on Wednesday, losing 6-3, 6-4 in the second round to Portuguese qualifier Michelle Larcher De Brito, the world number 131. Sharapova's defeat came just hours after second seed Victoria Azarenka withdrew from the tournament with a knee injury. But it was a controversial exit for Sharapova who twice slipped and fell on Court Two. Sh ...

The spokesman for the Directorate General of Passports, Saudi Arabia confirmed that the deadline for correcting visa status for expatriates will not be extended, reported Akhbaar24. However, those expatriates who started the correction process before the third of July will be given the chance to complete the formalities past the deadline. This statement comes as a setback even as requests for extending the ...

Posted By Rida Zaheer Coming Ashes  might be proven an interesting series  between two traditional rivals of Cricket.  Both the teams are determine to  take away  the Ashes Trophy. . New Australian coach Darren Lehmann has declared that despite all the on-field malfunctions and the dressing room problems plaguing the team currently, Australia can still win the Ashes. The links between captain Michael Clarke ...

Kashmir Valley hold a strike called by Kashmiris to protest against the visit of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday. Both factions of Hurriyat Conference and JKLF have called for a general strike. Shops, business establishments, educational institutions, banks and private offices remained closed due to the strike. Police and paramilitary CRPF personnel have been deployed in numbers across the city whi ...

Posted by Rida Zaheer Offer has it own charm irrespective to of the offering personalities and organizations but in the case of  Victor Wanyama might be otherwise different. The Saints are hoping to pip a number of their Premier League rivals to the 21-year-old's signature, with interest in his services having mounted steadily. They have, however, seen the highly-rated midfielder snub their first contract p ...

Israel has carried out air strikes on various infrastructure in the Gazaip in retaliation to overnight rocket attacks from the Palestinian enclave, its army has said. "In response to the numerous rockets launched at Israel in the past several the hours, IAF aircraft targeted terrorist infrastructure including two weapon storage facilities in the central Gaza Strip and a rocket launch site in the southern Ga ...