Tag: Kashmir
UN ready to mediate Kashmir dispute: Ban
UN secy-general says strong Pak-Afghan cooperation a priority agenda of UN
UN urges drone operators to adhere to international laws pertaining to UAV use
Expressing...
India faces pressure to scrap peace talks after Kashmir attack
India's government faced mounting pressure on Wednesday to put proposed peace talks with Pakistan back in deep freeze after a deadly cross-border attack on...
No brokering on Kashmir: US
As US Secretary of State John Kerry flew into Pakistan on Wednesday, American officials said the US was very supportive of recent moves by...
Indian troops martyr one more Kashmiri youth in Kupwara
Indian troops martyred one more Kashmiri youth in Keran area of Kupwara District in Indian-occupied Kashmir on Monday.
Moreover, over a dozen people were injured...
Indian Army firing kills Pakistani soldier, injures another at LoC
Unprovoked firing by Indian troops martyred one Pakistan Army soldier and hurt another at the Line of Control (LoC) on Saturday.
The army’s media wing...
LoC traders to pitch for transit trade during historic AJK trip
The first-ever traders delegation from Jammu and Kashmir would go to Azad Kashmir in August which would help promote transit trade on the LoC...
Zardari hits a nerve by calling Afzal Guru’s hanging ‘abuse of...
President Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday paid tribute to the Kashmiri separatist executed in India in February for allegedly plotting to attack the Indian...
Arrests of youth trigger IHK protests
Protests erupted at several places in Indian-held Kashmir against the arrests of youth during past some days for their alleged role in stone-pelting.
Tension gripped...
Kashmir is a gaping wound, says Dalrymple
Acclaimed writer and narrative historian, William Dalrymple has called the Kashmir issue a ‘gaping wound’ in the South Asian region.
Acknowledging that Kashmir is one...
Uproar in Kashmir assembly over Pakistan resolution
There was uproar in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly on Saturday over calls to denounce Pakistan National Assembly’s (NA) support to Afzal Guru.
The demand...
NA passes resolution supporting Kashmiris’ struggle for their right to self-determination
The National Assembly on Thursday passed a unanimous resolution supporting the just struggle of the Kashmiris for their right to self-determination.
The resolution‚ moved by...
Canadian PM bent upon boycotting common wealth
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper holds firm on his threat to boycott the Commonwealth summit in Colombo later this year, rejecting calls to be...
India to start Kishanganga project construction
India will shortly start construction on Rs.3,642.04 crore Kishanganga hydropower project after International Court of Arbitration at The Hague having ruled in its favour.
...
Kashmir converted into a pressure cooker with psychological scars : PDP
Strongly condemning the mass arrest of youth and political leaders People's Democratic Party (PDP) has said the government has converted Kashmir into a pressure...
Sri Lanka questions Indian human rights record in IHK
With the Indian government signaling to be with Tamil Nadu MPs to vote for the US-sponsored resolution against Sri Lanka in the March session...
Falling gold prices excite gold smiths
The gold prices fell to their lowest in six months this week raising hopes amongst gold smiths that sales may go up.
All Kashmir...
Kashmir high court summons Islamabad SSP
The High Court of occupied Kashmir has directed the Islamabad Senior Superintendent of Police to entrust the Janglat Mandi fake encounter case to a...