‘It’s moral sin to remain mute spectators’ Srinagar, July 16: (GNS) Reacting against the unfortunate mysterious deaths of two Kashmiri youth in Mumbai and Rajasthan Chairman Hurriyat Conference Syed Ali Shah Geelani has appealed people to observe peaceful protest demonstrations after Friday prayers on July 19. “It is a serious matter and until the facts are traced, it is obligatory for us to raise voice aga ...

Asif Haroon Raja Pakistan has been playing a constructive role in resolving internal feuds of Afghanistan since 1980s and has avoided the game of pitching one ethnic community against the other to serve its selfish interests. All the seven Mujahideen groups involved in Afghanistan Jihad against the Soviet forces had placed their trust in Islamabad. Nawaz Sharif during his first stint from 1990 to 1993 had a ...

Asif Haroon Raja Pakistan has been continuously advocating peace talks with Taliban and insisting upon finding a political solution, but Kabul regime and Washington preferred brute force in Afghanistan. Pakistan was also advised to follow suit and pressured to launch another major operation in North Waziristan (NW) and eliminate safe havens of Haqqani network. Pakistan has all along helped Hamid Karzai regi ...

Asif Haroon Raja The new regime has been handed down a huge mess and is at a loss where to start from and which problem to tackle first. All macroeconomic indicators are in negative, national kitty is empty and foreign investment has dried up. It has inherited bankrupt economy, an unmanageable energy crisis, massive debt, lawlessness and fraught security situation. The new leaders are heard saying that they ...

By Zaheerul Hassan First batch of 24 lady officers of Pakistani Army led by Captain Sadia completed airborne course in Peshawar. Captain Kirn Ashraf lifted the shield and declared the best paratrooper. In an impressive ceremony held at Tarbella Major General Abid Rafique, General officer Commanding of Special Services Group awarded the Para wing (Insignia) to the successful ladies officers.  At this histori ...

Pro-freedom leaders’ march foiled BY FAZIL QAYOOM Srinagar, July 13 (GNS) Kashmir Valley Saturday observed a complete shutdown to remember the martyrs of July 13, 1931 while the government imposed restrictions in some parts of old Srinagar to foil the march called by pro-freedom leaders towards Martyrs Graveyard Naqshband Sahab Shrine. The strike was called by both factions of Hurriyat Conference to remembe ...

    By Zaheerul Hassan  Youme Shuhada-e-Kashmir (Martyrs’ Day) has been observed  today (13 July 2013) on both sides of the Line of Control and all over the world To pay homage to 22 Kashmiris who were martyred in 1931 to  liberate Kashmir from the brutalities of despotic Dogra rulers.  At this occasions seminars, cornered meetings to condemn Indian state terrorism which still continues in order to crush th ...

 By Sajjad Shaukat Youme Shuhada-e-Kashmir (Martyrs’ Day) is observed on July 13 every year on both sides of the Line of Control and all over the world by the Kashmiris to pay homage to 22 Kashmiris who were martyred in 1931 to free Kashmir from the brutalities of despotic Dogra rulers. The day is reminder of Indian state terrorism which still continues in order to crush the Kashmiri struggle against its il ...