Wed 18 September 2019: India’s foreign minister says he expects Pakistan-controlled Kashmir to one day become Indian territory, fanning the flames of an escalating territorial dispute between the two nuclear rivals. The region of Kashmir currently administered by Pakistan “is part of India and we expect one day that we will have physical jurisdiction over […]
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Tue 17 September 2019: Thousands held dharnas (protest sit-in) and burnt effigies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at different places in Punjab on Sunday after being stopped by the state police from going to Chandigarh for their scheduled rally in solidarity with Kashmiris, who have been under a clampdown for over 40 days. At least 30 activists, including ten […]
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Tue 17 September 2019: The Kashmir blackout is over 40 days old. 8 million people are under lockdown. In the world’s most militarised zone. pic.twitter.com/CAjU0yGaXy — Amnesty International (@amnesty) September 15, 2019 Think your friends would be interested? Share this story!
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Tue 17 September 2019: Pakistan is planning to move a resolution on Kashmir at the ongoing meeting of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva. The Strasbourg-based European Parliament is expected to debate on the Kashmir issue and human rights situation in the Valley, due to a communication blockade, on 17 September. This will […]
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Mon 16 September 2019: India’s top court said on Monday the federal government should restore normal life in India-administered Kashmir as soon as possible, as a partial shutdown of the disputed region entered its 42nd day. India stripped its portion of Muslim-majority Kashmir of autonomy and statehood on August 5, shutting off phone networks and […]
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Mon 16 September 2019: A Parliament member who is a senior pro-India politician in Indian-controlled Kashmir was arrested Monday under a controversial law that allows authorities to imprison someone for up to two years without charge or trial. Farooq Abdullah, 81, who also was the former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, was arrested at […]
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Sun 15 September 2019: Kashmir has seen an average of nearly 20 protests a day against the Indian rule over the last six weeks despite a security lockdown to quell unrest, a senior government source told AFP news agency. Altogether there have been 722 protests since August 5, with the main city of Srinagar, Baramulla […]
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Sun 15 September 2019: Youngest Nobel laureate narrates suffering of Kashmiri girls who cannot go to school due to continuing lockdown Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai on Saturday urged the world leaders who are going to attend the upcoming United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session in New York to “help children go safely back to school” […]
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Sat 14 September 2019: A PIL has been filed in the Supreme Court against the alleged illegal detention of children in Jammu and Kashmir following the abrogation of Article 370 and an unprecedented lockdown in the state. The petition was filed by eminent child rights expert, Enakshi Ganguly and Professor Shanta Sinha, first Chairperson of […]
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Sat 14 September 2019: Pakistan’s prime minister discusses his government’s controversies as well as foreign and domestic policies. It has been a year since the former cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan became Pakistan’s prime minister. Khan’s campaign slogan was “Naya Pakistan” or “New Pakistan“, a reflection of his promises to turn the country’s economy around and end corruption. But the […]
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