9 injured in clashes; 4 killed laid to rest amid tears; Internet services restored; KU postpones exams GOWHAR MANZOOR Srinagar, July 19: (GNS) In wake of the Ramban killings and desecration of Holy Qur’an allegedly by Border Security Force (BSF), authorities on Friday imposed strict curfew across the Kashmir Valley and most parts of the Jammu region including entire Ramban district. Normal life came to stan ...

  By Sajjad Shaukat In his recent statement, the Indian former home ministry and ex-investigating officer Satish Verma disclosed that terror-attacks in Mumbai in November 26, 2008 and assault on Indian Parliament in January 12, 2001 were carried out by the Indian government. According to Indian media‚ the fake encounter case involving a senior officer under-Secretary of Interior Ministry Ishrat Jahan has su ...

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="168"] Dr. Gurmit Singh Aulakh KHALISTAN[/caption]  Dr. Gurmit Singh Aulakh The Indian government has used many tactics to undermine the Sikh Struggle for freedom.  It has infiltrated organizations such as the World Sikh Organization.  It even infiltrated and continues to control Babbar Khalsa, the organization that India accused of carrying out the Air India bombing.  ...

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 ...

  By Sajjad Shaukat Besides other aspects of the recently released report of Abbottabad Commission which was constituted to probe Abbottabad tragedy in which Osama Bin Laden was killed on May 2, 2011, the statement of the former Director General of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Lt. Gen. Ahmed Shuja Pasha is of particular attention. Lt. Gen. Shuja Pasha revealed that Gen. Pervez Musharraf had caved in s ...

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 ...