Amidst the prolonged slump it has been undergoing, the tourism industry of Kashmir has received an upbeat signal from an unexpected corner. Sending over 10,000…
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Nuclear sabre rattling
Pakistan has termed as “very irresponsible” the statement by Indian Army Chief General Bipin Rawat that India will call the (nuclear) bluff of Pakistan and …
View More Nuclear sabre rattlingAn ambitious budget
Jammu & Kashmir’s budget for 2018-19 has rolled out a mixed bag of economic growth-oriented measures and populist interventions. It sounds like a budget of…
View More An ambitious budgetFriday Focus: Provider of the World
It is indeed an attribute of Allah (SwT) that He provides for all He creates, the divine mechanism ensures that whatever gets created is adequately…
View More Friday Focus: Provider of the WorldTrumping the regional peace
After struggling over the past year to align their policy towards Afghanistan, the US-Pakistan relations are at a breaking point. Ever since US President Donald…
View More Trumping the regional peaceThe Himalayan tragedy
The death of eleven residents of Karnah, including an official of the border roads organization, in the tragic snow avalanches incidents at the Sadhna Top…
View More The Himalayan tragedyIndo-Pak Dialogue
Minus some periods of peace, relations between India and Pakistan during past seventy years have been acrimonious. More than three times, the acrimony ended up…
View More Indo-Pak DialogueSKIMS: It saddens us all
It pains to see the premier healthcare institution of our state come to this pass. Today’s news saddens us all. But beyond that regretful atmosphere…
View More SKIMS: It saddens us allThe same old thing
In the present world the most potent, and public, display of democracy is elections. It’s is a huge exercise involving entire populations. The theoretical explanations…
View More The same old thingFriday Focus: Secret of the ‘Samad’
Surah Ikhlas (112) holds the secret of ‘Samad’ of divine omnipresence & omnipotence: 1. ‘Say: ”He, God, is one” 2. God is Samad(the Eternal, the…
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