Tue 23 July 2019: NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India denied that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had asked U.S. President Donald Trump to help mediate with Pakistan over the disputed territory of Kashmir, saying there could be no talks until Pakistan ended cross-border terrorism. Trump said on Monday that Modi had asked him to help resolve […]
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Wed 17 July 2019: On March 19, 2019, Mohammad Asadullah Pandith, received a dead body of his 28-year-old son, Rizwan Asad Pandith, a school principal by profession, from police in Indian-administered Kashmir. Just two days before he was allegedly killed in the custody, Rizwan, a resident of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district, was picked up by police […]
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Tue 16 July 2019: Pakistan has reopened its skies for civilian flights, which had been forced to make detours after the fighting between New Delhi and Islamabad over Kashmir earlier this year. India has reportedly done the same. On Tuesday morning, the Pakistani Civil Aviation Authority released a statement, saying it had issued a notice […]
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Fri 12 July 2019: Heavy firing and shelling erupted between Indian and Pakistani forces along the Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir, a disputed region administered by India. The Indian Army has claimed that Pakistan violated the ceasefire agreement on Friday morning and started firing at Indian posts and civilian areas in the Mendhar sector. […]
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Tue 09 July 2019: OHCHR says arbitrary detentions by both India and Pakistan lead to rights abuses, as New Delhi calls the report ‘false’. Srinagar, India-administered Kashmir – The United Nationshas accused India again of human rights violations in Kashmir and has called for the formation of a commission of inquiry into the allegations. A 43-page report released by the Office of the United […]
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Shops, businesses, offices, schools observe shutdown as public transport grinds to halt in Kashmir Kashmir on Monday observed a complete shutdown to mark the third death anniversary of popular slain militant commander Burhan Wani. The death of 21-year-old Wani in a gun battle with Indian forces on July 8, 2016 sparked months-long popular uprisings in […]
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Sun 07 July 2019: Banners reading “#Justice for Kashmir” and “India stop genocide & free Kashmir” were flown over Headingley during India-Sri Lanka match, in second such World Cup incident. Banners reading “#Justice for Kashmir” and “India stop genocide & free Kashmir” were flown over Headingley stadium during India’s World Cup clash with Sri Lanka […]
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Wed 03 July 2019: The teenage Muslim actress’s decision to quit Bollywood for faith reasons brought India’s Islamophobia to the fore. On Sunday, Zaira Wasim, an 18-year-old Kashmiri Muslim Bollywood actress, caused a stir in India by announcing her decision to “disassociate” from the film industry. The actor took to Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter to declare that while […]
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Tue 02 July 2019: SRINAGAR (Reuters) – Curbs on civilian traffic along a highway linking disputed Kashmir to the rest of India, imposed for a Hindu pilgrimage, have angered residents of the Muslim-majority region. The six-week Amarnath Yatra began on Monday and will see hundreds of thousands of Hindu pilgrims trek to a holy cave […]
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Tue 02 July 2019: ‘I do not belong here’: she claims that life in the limelight has ‘threatened’ her relationship with religion Actress Zaira Wasim has announced her decision to quit Bollywood, saying acting was taking her away from her Islamic faith. Wasim, 18, is best known for her role as a wrestler in the […]
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