Tag: Kashmir

BJP politician killed in Kashmir ahead of new round of India...

Unidentified assailants shot dead a local leader of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling party in Indian-occupied Kashmir ahead of the latest round of polling,...

PM AJK seeks UN fact-finding mission in Kashmir

MUZAFFARABAD: Expressing deep concern over the deteriorating health conditions of detained Hurriyat leader Yaseen Malik and increasing custodial killings in Kashmir. Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK)...

Kashmir dispute bone of contention between Pakistan, India: Mirwaiz

ISLAMABAD: The Chairman of Hurriyat forum, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq in Indian occupied Kashmir has said that by largely staying away from the election drama,...

Security shutdowns, patrols as tense IoK prepares to vote

SRINAGAR: Indian security forces shut down roads and stepped up patrols Wednesday in Indian occupied Kashmir (IoK), a day before voters in the region go...

Mushaal flays shifting of Yasin Malik to infamous Tihar Jail

ISLAMABAD: Mushaal Mullick, wife of Muhammad Yasin Malik, has condemned the Indian authorities’ for shifting her husband from Kot Bhalwal Jail in Jammu to New...

Aasia Bibi to leave Pakistan ‘very soon’: PM

--Imran tells Modi Kashmir issue 'cannot keep boiling' --Premier says it's time to get rid of banned militant outfits   Aasia Bibi, a Christian woman acquitted of...

India bans key highway in occupied Kashmir for civilians for 2...

SRINAGAR: Authorities in India’s portion of disputed Kashmir on Sunday began enforcing a ban on the movement of civilian vehicles on a key highway...

Sarwar urges UN to settle Kashmir issue

LAHORE: Punjab Governor Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar has urged the United Nations (UN) to resolve Kashmir issue in the light of the UN Security Council...

Six die as passenger bus falls in gorge

SRINAGAR: At least six people died and another critically injured when a passenger bus fell into gorge in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday. According to...

Indian troops injure two in Pulwama

SRINAGAR: A motorcyclist and his pillion rider suffered grave injuries after Indian troops fired upon them at a village in south Kashmir’s Pulwama disrict...

Kashmiri scholars forced to take up arms against India: report

Indian brutalities in occupied Kashmir have forced scholars and educated youths to take up arms against India's state-sponsored terrorism, according to a report in...

Members of EU parliament slam HR violations in Kashmir in open...

ISLAMABAD: In a landmark initiative, Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have written an open letter to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to express their...

Mushaal slams India over ‘unlawful’ JKLF ban

Kashmiri rights activist and wife of pro-freedom leader Yasin Malik, Mushaal Mullick on Saturday condemned the “unlawful” ban placed by New Delhi on her...

Indian forces kill seven Kashmiris in fresh crackdown

SRINAGAR: Indian security forces on Friday killed seven Kashmiris during gunbattles in the occupied valley – the highest number of clashes in a single...

Shutdown in Kashmir over ‘cold-blooded murder’ of teacher in custody

SRINAGAR: Schools and businesses shut across Indian-occupied Kashmir on Wednesday as protests grew over the death in police custody of a young school teacher...

Kashmiri teacher ‘killed’ in Indian police’s custody

SRINAGAR: Protests flared in parts of Indian Occupied Kashmir (IOK) on Tuesday after police said a teacher being questioned in connection with a security...

Pakistan examining Indian dossier, will respond soon

--Enough signals to suggest Pakistan, India tensions de-escalating --Official says no information on whether Pakistan captured Israeli pilot   ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is examining the Indian dossier on Pulwama...