India, Pakistan were close to Kashmir solution: Musharraf

‘We Were As Near As Drafting The Final Agreement’

GK MONITORING DESK

London, Oct 10: After the launch of his new political party, All Pakistan Muslim League (APML), recently, Pakistan’s former president Pervez Musharraf has said that India and Pakistan were close to a solution on Kashmir some years ago.   “We were as close as drafting a final pact for More

Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind demands AFSPA revocation, troop withdrawal

Expresses Concern Over Civilian Killings, Use Of Excessive Force

GK NEWS NETWORK

Deoband, Oct 10: The Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind (JUH) Sunday demanded removal of the armed forces from civilian areas in Kashmir in addition to the revocation of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from Jammu and Kashmir.At a conference on Kashmir, held at Deoband today, the organization expressed More

Pellets ruin Amir’s life

Family Too Poor To Afford Specialized Treatment

ALTAF BABA

Varmul, Oct 10: Abdul Kabir Beigh migrated along with his family from Sultanpora Kandi to Varmul town in north Kashmir in early ’90s with an aim to provide better education to his children. However all his dreams were shattered when his teenaged son, Amir Kabir, studying in 12th standard, was hit More

‘Touts’ rule the roost at SMHS hospital

Police Watches As Attendants Bear Brunt

FAHEEM ASLAM

Srinagar, Oct 10: Police seems to have become a spectator to the ‘criminal happenings’ around the Valley’s health institutions. That is why it is openly allowing the alleged ‘tout mafia’ at the SMHS hospital even as it is taking a toll on poor patients who throng the health centre from across Kashmir More

Police quell Hurriyat (M) session

Even Indoor Meetings Crushed By Military Might: Mirwaiz

ARIF SHAFI WANI

Srinagar, Oct 10: In a bid to thwart an indoor session of Hurriyat Conference (M) to mark the Prisoner’s Day, police Sunday imposed restrictions in some parts of the old city saying the conglomerate had not sought permission for organizing the function. However, the chairman of Hurriyat (M) Mirwaiz More

Poor parents beg to take newborn’s body to Gurez

UMER MAQBOOL DAR

Srinagar Oct 10: For Haleema and Jabbar of Dawer Gurez, it wasn’t easy to complete the last journey of their four-day-old baby. The last journey became more worrying for them than his death.  The little money they had, got exhausted on fare and medicines. After their son showed signs of illness More

Protests in Islamabad, Srinagar

9-Month-Old Baby ‘Critically Injured’

GK NEWS NETWORK

Islamabad/Srinagar, Oct 10:  Amid protests and clashes in Srinagar, a nine-month-old baby was critically injured after the police and CRPF allegedly beat him in south Kashmir’s Islamabad town this evening.“Without any provocation, the forces barged into the house of Manzoor Ahmad Bhat, proprietor More