Asif Zardari vows to continue Benazir’s mission

Co-Chairman of PPP Asif Ali Zardari Thursday vowed to take revenge of the murder of the martyred Benazir Bhutto. Addressing the chehlum of Benazir Bhutto here, he said, ‘Our leader Benazir always attempted to effect change in the prevalent system, we will change this system at all costs as this was the mission of Benazir Bhutto.” Vowing to commemorate her every year, Asif Zardari said, ‘Benazir always said that politics is my worship, accordingly; she was martyred while praying.’

Snowfall in Kashmir gets life to a standstill

Srinagar: It's been snowing continuously for the last 48 hours in Jammu and Kashmir. While most villages in South Kashmir are under nearly six feet of snow and hundreds of people are stranded, with essential goods running out fast, Amritsar and Delhi are also witnessing a prolonged winter.

French businessman, Sylvain Dronet was planning to fly out of Srinagar on Monday. But he and hundreds of other visitors are stranded, as no flights have take off from the Valley for two days due to heavy snowfall.

Dronet says, "I am stuck here and have suffered losses in my business, I have certainly no information about the flying schedule.''

As the stranded visitors look to the skies, the Valley's residents are silently praying too. The heavy snowfall has triggered fears of avalanches, and over 250 people have been evacuated from Kulgam district alone, but a bigger worry is that the essential supplies will run out.

Good snow is always thought to be a bliss in Kashmir but when it exceeds the peoples' expectations, trouble stars to ring in. People have started to resort to panic buying and are stocking up on vegetables, perhaps because supplies are not coming that smoothly as the heavy snow has also forced the closure of the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway.

With the Highway closed, over 800 trucks carrying essential supplies are stranded, as are thousands of commuters.

For stranded commuters like Nazia Begum and her children the last four days have not been easy, as she has been literally living on the road. "It's been difficult with the kids, we are living on the road and have even run out of money" says Nazia.