Tag: Indian-held Kashmir

US lawmakers express concern over rights atrocities in held Kashmir

WASHINGTON: During a Congressional hearing on human rights, the US lawmakers have once again expressed concerns about the grim situation in Occupied Kashmir. An Indian-American Congresswoman,...

India to divide Kashmir on Oct 31 amid harsh security clampdown,...

-- Held valley to be divided into two Union territories   SRINAGAR: India will formally split up occupied Jammu and Kashmir into two federal territories on...

Alvi apprises Japanese premier of rights atrocities in held Kashmir

TOKYO: President Dr. Arif Alvi on Wednesday apprised Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe regarding human rights atrocities and lockdown in occupied Kashmir which was...

Indian troops martyred 16 Kashmiris in September

SRINAGAR: In occupied Kashmir, Indian troops martyred 16 Kashmiris, including a woman and two young boys, during the month of September. According to a Kashmir Media Service report,...

India says landline phones back in IOK but calls still not...

SRINAGAR: The government in occupied Kashmir said landline telephone service had been restored a month into a near-total communications blackout and security lockdown was...

Internet services remain suspended in south Kashmir

SRINAGAR: In occupied Kashmir, internet services, including mobile internet and broadband services, continued to remain suspended in south Kashmir districts on Tuesday for the third...

At least 31 killed as overloaded bus falls into gorge in...

At least 31 people were killed and 13 others were injured in a road accident in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district. According to initial reports,...

Kashmiris overwhelmingly boycott final phase of Indian elections

ISLAMABAD: Kashmiris overwhelmingly boycotted the fifth and final phase of Indian parliamentary election drama in Shopian and Pulwama districts. According to Kashmir Media Service, over...

Over 60 villages in occupied Kashmir boycott Indian general polls

SRINAGAR: In occupied Kashmir, no one voted in at least 60 villages in the poll-bound areas of Kulgam district during the fourth phase of...

Indian troops launch search operations in Kashmir districts

KASHMIR: Indian troops have launched cordon and search operations in Kulgam, Pulwama and Shopian districts of Kashmir in the wake of ongoing general elections. The...

Top Kashmiri leaders under house arrest ahead of polls

Tensions up ahead of local polls with India deploying additional 40,000 troops to ‘maintain order’ SRINAGAR: Ahead of the local elections in the Indian-held Kashmir...

FM Qureshi affirms full support to Kashmiri people

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Foreign Affairs Shah Mehmood Qureshi held a meeting with Azad Jammu Kashmir President Masood Khan and discussed the current situation of the...

Modi’s party pulls out of governing alliance in Indian Kashmir

India's ruling party withdrew on Tuesday from an alliance government in the India-held Kashmir region in what analysts described as an attempt to appear...

JK Rowling responds to 12-year-old girl in Indian-held Kashmir: report

SRINAGAR: A 12-year-old school girl from Indian-held Kashmir got a response from JK Rowling on Twitter after her teacher tweeted pictures of her essay, reported...

Indian clothing brand launches t-shirts mocking IHK residents

MUZZAFARABAD: Indian clothing brand has launched t-shirts mocking the prosecuted residents of Indian Held Kashmir (IHK). Kashmiris in the held valley have condemned it and called...

Indian forces kill two youth in held Kashmir

SRINAGAR: In held Kashmir, Indian troops killed two Kashmiri youth in Islamabad district on Friday night. The troops killed the youth during a cordon and search operation...

Two freedom fighters, soldier killed in held Kashmir: police

SRINAGAR: Indian troops in held Kashmir killed two freedom fighters on Tuesday, ending a day-long attack near a paramilitary camp, police said. S P Vaid,...