Tag: Kashmir

Indian police storm Amnesty offices to quash IOK coverage

Indian officials on Friday raided the offices of renowned human rights group Amnesty International on trumped up charges of foreign funding from the United...

Pakistan lauds US commission for becoming voice of oppressed Kashmiris

ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office (FO) on Saturday welcomed the hearing of of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission of the United States Congress on...

Pakistan says new Indian maps ‘incorrect’

--FO says political maps go against UNSC resolutions, 'legally untenable'  ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's Foreign Office (FO) on Sunday rejected political maps recently issued by the Indian government,...

People in IoK continue to suffer as lockdown enters 90th day

SRINAGAR: In occupied Kashmir, the sufferings of people living in the valley and Muslim majority areas of Jammu region continue due to strict military...

Pakistan rejects ‘illegal’ bifurcation of Kashmir

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday said that "no step by the government of India" can change the status of disputed Kashmir issues as it rejected...

Far-right Euro MPs lead landmark trip to occupied Kashmir

Nearly 30 Euro MPs, drawn mainly from extreme right-wing parties, will on Tuesday be the first international delegation to visit India-occupied Kashmir since authorities...

US lawmakers ask India to end Kashmir curfew

--Congress members say ‘constituents have painted a much different picture of the situation than what India shared with them’   WASHINGTON: United States Congressmen on Saturday...

Kashmiris on both sides of LoC to observe Black Day on...

--President, PM say Pakistan will do everything to support Kashmiris in their fight for freedom ISLAMABAD: The people of Jammu and Kashmir dwelling on both sides...

Pakistan Army says has killed over 60 Indian troops since Feb...

RAWALPINDI: Chief military spokesman Major General Asif Ghafoor on Saturday said the Pakistan Army has killed more than 60 Indian soldiers during firing at the...

Resolution on Kashmir slams Indian oppression in occupied region

LAHORE: The Raiwind Diocese of the Church of Pakistan on Saturday passed a unanimous resolution condemning the Indian oppression on innocent Kashmiri Muslims and...

Pakistan, India sign Kartarpur Corridor agreement

--Corridor to provide visa-free access to Indian Sikh pilgrims to Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur --Prime Minister Imran Khan and former Indian PM Manmohan Singh...

Kashmiri detainees asked to sign bond for freedom

ISLAMABAD: In a move that openly violates the fundamental right to freedom of speech, political detainees in Kashmir, including top leaders, are being forced by...

Indian forces committing crimes against humanity: AJK PM

LAHORE: Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Prime Minister Raja Farooq Haider said on Saturday that Indian forces are committing crimes against humanity in occupied...

Internet shutdown fuels Kashmir fake news battle in South Asia

SRINAGAR: A communications blackout in the powderkeg region of Indian-occupied Kashmir is fuelling a fake news war between internet users in India and Pakistan,...

Modi govt resorts to warmongering for short-term gains, says Qureshi

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Thursday censured the Narendra Modi-led Indian government for resorting to a war-mongering narrative for short-term domestic electoral...

Indian troops martyr three Kashmiri youth

SRINAGAR: Indian troops in their fresh acts of state terrorism martyred three Kashmiri youth in Islamabad district of Indian occupied Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday. The...

India blocks SMS services in IOK after trucker killed

SRINAGAR: Text messaging services were blocked in Indian-occupied Kashmir just hours after being restored when a truck driver was killed and his vehicle set...