Thu 29 August 2019: Mr Khan’s calls for protests came as the Pakistani military announced earlier Thursday the testing of a surface-to-surface ballistic missile, with the army’s spokesman saying the weapon was “capable of delivering multiple types of warheads”. “I want all Pakistanis to come out tomorrow (Friday) 12 noon-12.30 pm to show solidarity with […]
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Thu 29 August 2019: Former India opener Gautam Gambhir has stir the controversy on twitter, over ex-Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi after the latter said that he will soon visit the Line of Control (LoC) to “express solidarity with our Kashmiri brethren” following the government’s decision to abrogate Article 370 which granted special status to Jammu […]
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Thu 29 August 2019: India’s Supreme Court has agreed to hear petitions against the federal government’s decision to revoke special status for Indian-administered Kashmir. The court said a five-judge constitution bench would hear all 14 petitions in the first week of October. It also asked the government to respond to those challenging the communications blackout […]
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Thu 29 August 2019: Imran Khan telephoned French President Emmanuel Macron, and Jordanian King Abdullah to discuss Kashmir situation Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday spoke to French President Emmanuel Macron, and Jordanian King Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussein to discuss the current situation in disputed Jammu Kashmir following India’s withdrawal of the region’s longstanding […]
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Fri 23 August 2019: India Today Anti Fake News War Room found that the young woman, who featured in a video shared by Ram Madhav, had debuted on Twitter just six months back but already has more than 11,500 followers. According to her Twitter profile, her name is Yana Mirchandani and she hails from Sonamarg […]
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Thu 29 August 2019: The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said that he is monitoring the worsening situation in Indian occupied Kashmir, especially tightening restrictions and mass arrests. “We obviously continue to follow the situation very closely in Jammu and Kashmir, (and) also reports of restrictions and detentions in the Indian-administered side of the line […]
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Wed 28 August 2019: India’s unilateral actions in Kashmir pose “grave” risks to regional peace and are aimed at altering the demography of the Muslim-majority region, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan said in phone calls with the leaders of Jordan and France. French President Emmanuel Macron underlined the importance of “resolving all outstanding issues through […]
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Wed 28 August 2019: The Kashmir valley is under a strict lockdown, imposed hours before India’s decision to bring Kashmir under its direct rule. A senior government official told AFP news agency on Wednesday that at least 500 protests and incidents of stone-throwing have occurred since August 5, with more than half taking place in Srinagar. Nearly 100 civilians […]
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Wed 28 August 2019: India’s Supreme Court said on Wednesday it will hear challenges in October to a government order revoking the autonomy of contested Kashmir, and it allowed an opposition politician to visit the region that has been under lockdown for weeks. India stripped the Muslim-majority region claimed by both India and Pakistan of […]
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Wed 28 August 2019: Pakistan considering closing air space to India: Minister Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan is considering a complete closure of air space to India and blocking Indian land trade to Afghanistan via Pakistan, according to the Pakistani minister for science and technology. “PM is considering a complete closure of Air Space to India, a complete ban on use […]
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