Kurdish rebel group PKK says withdrawing forces from Turkey

Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) fighters stand to attention during a ceremony in the Qandil area of northern, Iraq (Image credits: AP) The Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant group said on Sunday that it was withdrawing all its forces from Turkey to northern Iraq as part of a disarmament process.The group, which has waged an insurgency […]

Saudi Arabia appoints Sheikh Saleh bin Fawzan bin Abdullah Al-Fawzan as new grand mufti | World News

Sheikh Saleh bin Fawzan bin Abdullah Al-Fawzan appointed as Saudi Arabia’s new Grand Mufti by royal decree/Image: X Saudi Arabia has appointed Sheikh Saleh bin Fawzan bin Abdullah Al-Fawzan as its new Grand Mufti, the highest religious position in the Kingdom, succeeding the late Sheikh Abdulaziz Al-Sheikh who passed away in September. This appointment by […]

‘Sab kuch luta ke …’ : J&K CM Omar Abdullah demands removal of Public Security Act; Owaisi takes poetic jibe | India News

NEW DELHI: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday launched a sharp attack against Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah over his demand to remove the controversial Public Safety Act in the Union territory.Owaisi reminded Abdullah that the law has been “misused” by every elected and unelected government, which has led to “untold suffering and […]

Statehood Is Constitutional Right for J&K, Not Linked to Poll Results: Omar Abdullah | Udaipur Kiran

Srinagar, September 24 (Udaipur Kiran News): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday asserted that statehood is a constitutional right of the people and cannot be made conditional on the outcome of elections. Speaking to reporters in Srinagar, Abdullah said the Supreme Court had earlier been informed of a three-step process — delimitation, […]