FAZIL QAYOOM Srinagar, July 06: (GNS) With Kashmiri cricketer Parvez Rasool making it to Indian national cricket team as the first one from Jammu and Kashmir to achieve such feat, the social networking sites remained a buzz from past few days. For some, India is playing the “Parvez Card” to legitimize its presence in Kashmir while others adopted a liberal approach vis-à-vis his selection in the national squ ...

 By Zaheerul Hassan  Sajjad Akbar The violence is an act of aggression of a person against someone or by a group of persons against opponent cluster of persons. Sometimes, an individual perform the act of violence against oneself and reaches at that stage of antagonism where ultimately either lose senses or go for suicide. Beating, killing, teasing, assaulting and raping are common forms of violence in the ...

‘Kashmir should be focus of Indo-Pak dialogue’ Kupwara, July 6: (GNS) Observing that Nawaz Sharif’s coming to power will script a new chapter of peace and normalcy in Indo-Pak relations, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed today said that strengthening of democracy in Pakistan is a positive development which would help in accelerating the process of reconciliation to solve all bilate ...

‘Mursi led Govt dismantled under conspiracy’ FAZIL QAYOOM Srinagar, July 6: (GNS) Terming the ouster of elected Egyptian President Muhammad Mursi a military coup and most shameful affair of 21st century Chairman Hurriyat Conference and pro-Islamist leader of Jammu and Kashmir Syed Ali Shah Geelani Saturday said the role played by so-called champions of democracies remained awful and “most obnoxious”. “It is ...

By Sajjad Shaukat During his trip to Beijing, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang signed eight agreements on July 5, this year in various fields, which will pave the way for inflow of multi-billion dollar Chinese investment in Pakistan, strengthening their relationship which is time-testing. One of the most important accords signed in the presence of the two prime mi ...

Pakistan was created in the name of Islam, Pakistan’s leaders didn’t make it into an Islamic state in true sense because of battle between the seculars and Islamists. By Asif Haroon Raja While it is a fact that Pakistan was created in the name of Islam, Pakistan’s leaders didn’t make it into an Islamic state in true sense because of battle between the seculars and Islamists. For all practical purposes, Paki ...

This is a brief Talk of the Town Report compiled for those interested in Balochistan. Significant developments are listed hereunder. By Usman Khalid Brahamdagh Bugti in Geneva, Harbiar Marri in London and Akhter Mengel in Wadh (Baluchistan) implement the strategy of their sponsors orchestrated with finnese and underpinned by betrayal and duplicity Post Election Developments- Formation of New Government, 1- ...

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 ...