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Israeli soldiers kill 38 Palestinians in Gaza protests against US Embassy

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Israeli forces shot and killed at least 38 Palestinians during protests on Monday along the Gaza border, Palestinian health officials said. Gaza’s health ministry says 500 people were wounded Monday, including at least 69 by live fire. The Israeli military has accused Gaza’s ruling Hamas movement of instigating Palestinians to try to breach Israel’s border fence and said Israeli soldiers use live ammunition to stop them. Monday’s deaths bring to 67 the number of Palestinians killed during mass border marches that began in late March and are aimed at breaking…

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Kashmiris to hold protest, demos against Modi’s visit in London today

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Kashmiris will hold an anti-India demonstration in London on Wednesday to uncover the ugly face of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his arrival to participate in the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, reported Radio Pakistan. Addressing a news conference in London, AJK Prime Minister Raja Farooq Haider said India is committing heinous crimes in the occupied valley and using all tactics to suppress the indigenous Liberation movement of Kashmiri people. Meanwhile, the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front has urged the Commonwealth countries to constructively engage with India, Pakistan and…

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Will Neelum-Jhelum project get operational by March 23?

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In a major setback the much-touted Rs 500.343 billion Neelum-Jhelum hydropower project with capacity to generate 969MW may not be able to come on stream even in the third week of March as the retaining wall of its rock filled dam has got shifted from its original position. The faulty design has led to the shifting of the retaining wall of the dam, a top source told The News while referring to viewpoint of the contractor of the project about this ugly happening. Confirmed by three top officials of Wapda…

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Despite ceasefire, Syrian rebels fire at humanitarian corridor in Eastern Ghouta

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Moscow also accused Syrian rebel fighters of firing mortar shells at a humanitarian corridor in the area between Harasta and Douma. Rebels in Syria’s Eastern Ghouta have gone on the offensive despite attempts to hold a “humanitarian pause”, the Russian defence ministry said on Tuesday. “During the ‘humanitarian pause’ fighters from armed groups continued attacking the positions of the government forces in the areas of Hazrama and Nashabia settlements and after 1 pm went on the offensive in other directions too,” the ministry said in a statement. “These actions were…

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Indian aggression will be met with proper response: Pakistan ups ante after Sitharaman’s tough talk

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After visiting an army camp at Sunjuwan where six soldiers and a civilian were killed in a terror attack on Sunday, Sitharaman accused Pakistan of helping Jaish militants launch the attack. Any aggression or misadventure by India will be “met with an equal and proportionate response”, Islamabad said on Monday in response to New Delhi’s warning that Pakistan would be made to pay for cross-border terror attacks. Responding to the warning from his Indian counterpart Nirmala Sitharaman, Pakistan’s defence minister Khurram Dastgir Khan said India should refrain from the “knee-jerk…

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Shahid Afridi wins Indian fans’ hearts with this gesture at Ice Cricket Challenge

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Shahid Afridi asked an Indian fan to hold the Tri-colour properly when she asked for a picture with him on the sidelines of Ice Cricket Challenge Not for nothing Shahid Afridi has big fan following all over the world. The Pakistan all-rounder, fondly called ‘Boom Boom’ Afridi for his swashbuckling batting, on Friday won the hearts of Indian cricket lovers with his gesture towards the Tri-colour. After leading his team Royals XI to win over Virender Sehwag-led Diamonds XI in the first edition of Ice Cricket Challenge at St Moritz…

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Pakistan raises Kashmir in UNSC, asks for review of 1948 resolution

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Other Council resolutions relating to Kashmir were about a commission to oversee the plebiscite and, in 1957, on a UN representative mediating between the two neighbours. Pakistan has brought up the Kashmir issue in the Security Council, accusing it of “selective implementation” of its resolutions. “Nothing undermines the credibility of the Council more than selective implementation of its resolutions,” Pakistan’s Permanent Representative Maleeha Lodhi said on Tuesday during a session on its working methods. “The Council should therefore periodically review implementation of its resolutions, especially on longstanding issues like the…

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Today Kashmir Solidarity Day to be observed across the globe

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Millions of Pakistanis across the globe will observe the Kashmir Solidarity Day today (Monday) to express their support to the Kashmiris in the struggle for their inalienable right to self-determination under the United Nations (UN) resolution. The day is being observed to give a loud and clear message to the world that the hearts of Pakistanis and Kashmiris throb in unison. One-minute silence will also be observed at 10:00am to pay homage to the martyrs of the liberation struggle of Occupied Kashmir. People from Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) will…

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Clashes in London after Lord Nazir calls for Kashmir’s independence on Republic Day

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Clashes erupted outside the Indian High Commission in London on Friday evening as Lord Nazir Ahmed, a pro-Pakistan peer in the House of Lords, organised a “black day” protest demanding the freedom of Kashmir and Khalistan. The protest, which coincided with India’s Republic Day, was aimed at highlighting the “oppression of India”, reported ANI. The protest, which was held outside the Indian High Commission in Central London, turned violent after Ahmed’s supporters were countered by many Indian and British groups. The counter-protesters questioned Lord Nazir on how he was making…

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Russia sees minus 67 degrees Celsius were even the eyelashes freeze

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Even thermometers can’t keep up with the plunging temperatures in Russia’s remote Yakutia region, which hit minus 67 degrees Celsius (minus 88.6 degrees Fahrenheit) in some areas Tuesday. In Yakutia — a region of 1 million people about 3,300 miles (5,300 kilometers) east of Moscow — students routinely go to school even in minus 40 degrees. But school was canceled on Tuesday throughout the region and police ordered parents to keep their children inside. In the village of Oymyakon, one of the coldest inhabited places on earth, state-owned Russian television…

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