SRINAGAR: National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday produced a chargesheet against five persons, which included 3 Pakistan-based LeT handlers, in a case related to attacks in January 2023 in Rajouri district. “Pushing ahead with its efforts to destroy and dis...

SRINAGAR: Director General of J&K Police Dilbag Singh on Thursday said Pakistan is trying to push as many militants to this side before the infiltrating routes are closed due to snowfall on the Line of Control (LoC). “The militants who...

SRINAGAR: At least two Border Security Forces’ personnel were injured after Pakistan Rangers opened fire in Arnia sector in Samba district, officials said on Tuesday evening. The officials told GNS that Pakistan Rangers fired some rounds towards this side on...

SRINAGAR: The Army on Friday claimed to have apprehended one Pakistani resident along the line of control LOC in Poonch district. Reliable sources told Srinagar-based news agency Kashmir Scroll that during the night, Army's 16 Gharwal unit apprehended one Pakistani...

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police, Dilbag Singh on Thursday said that Pakistan is the main source of militancy and J&K Police along with other security forces are committed to neutralise and uproot militancy from the Union Territory....

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police, J&K, Dilbag Singh on Wednesday said that the cooperation and support of the people on the anti-terror front has been overwhelming and police have been moving forward successfully and are very close...

SRINAGAR: Bhartiya Janta Party J&K President Ravinder Raina on Saturday said Pakistan wants to turn Kashmir into a graveyard and spill blood in the valley.“There are some people who do not want peace, harmony and happiness in Kashmir. Whenever...

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbag Singh on Thursday said as militancy was on its deathbed in Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan was luring youths towards drugs. He said Pakistan is following “Punjab model” in Jammu and...

SRINAGAR: Rebuffing Pakistan’s objections to New Delhi hosting G20 events in Srinagar and Leh, India on Thursday said that holding G20 events in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh is very natural as they are an integral and inalienable part of...

SRINAGAR: A strong earthquake of magnitude 6.6 on the Richter scale occurred on Tuesday night in Jammu and Kashmir, triggering panic among the people who rushed outside their homes and called their loved ones to enquire about their wellbeing. The high-intensity earthquake occurred 22:10:27 IST. The earthquake was at the latitude 36.09 degrees north and longitude 71.35 degrees east, a meteorological department official said. The epicenter was Hindu Kush Region. There was no immediate report of any damage in the earthquake which caused panic among the people who rushed out of their houses. (GNS)

US Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome wished for a deal between Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) assuring Washington's willingness to support the country in its efforts to resume a stalled $6.5 billion bailout programme. Ambassador Blome also indicated that the IMF bailout package for Islamabad will take its final shape in a couple of days. “The United States is ready to cooperate with Pakistan to help on the issue,” Blome said, while speaking to journalists at an event on Tuesday. The envoy also expressed Washington's willingness to help Islamabad with the ongoing challenge of terrorism, according to Geo news. Blome, who has been visiting Pakistan's important cities recently for meetings with groups belonging to different walks of life, said there had been significant progress in diplomatic relations between the two countries. The IMF and Islamabad have been in talks over a stalled bailout package since late last year, with the country seeking a $1.1bn tranche to address its worsening balance of payments crisis that would also pave the way for friendly affluent capitals to provide assistance to overcome ongoing financial complexities. Pakistan and the IMF are engaged in negotiations to reach a mutually agreeable package that would help the cash-strapped nation come out of the ongoing economic turmoil. Interestingly, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, last week, said Pakistan would strike a staff-level agreement (SLA) with the IMF in a few days, as the government remained committed to completing the loan programme signed in 2019. (UNI)