Sun 21 June 2020: 3 killed in Srinagar, 1 in Kulgam, police say SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir (AA) – At least four suspected militants were killed in two different gunfights in the Indian-administered Kashmir on Sunday, police said. Vijay Kumar, the inspector general of police, told reporters three of them were killed in Srinagar. He […]
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Fri 19 June 2020: Indian forces have killed eight fighters in Indian-administered Kashmir, including two who hid in a mosque, officials said, as New Delhi escalates operations against rebels in the disputed territory during a coronavirus lockdown. Police and army teams launched joint operations in the Shopian and Pampore areas of the federal territory on […]
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Fri 12 June 2020: The International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF) named Masrat Zahra as the winner of this year’s Anja Niedringhaus Courage in Photojournalism Award on Thursday. The freelance photojournalist’s images depicting conflict in Indian-controlled Kashmir and its toll on local communities were praised by the jury for their “humanity” and her particular focus on […]
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Fri 15 May 2020: Pakistan strongly opposes any Israeli move to annex parts of the occupied West Bank, waning that such a move would threaten peace and security in the region, say Pakistani officials. During a weekly briefing late Thursday, Pakistan Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Aisha Farooqui said any annexation of the occupied Palestinian territories would […]
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Wed 13 May 2020: Indian soldiers fatally shot a young man at a checkpoint in the Himalayan region of Kashmir on Wednesday, triggering anti-India protests and clashes in the disputed territory. India’s Central Reserve Police Force said the man was driving a car and ignored signals to stop at two checkpoints on the western outskirts […]
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FILE PHOTO Tue 06 May 2020: Indian troops have killed four rebel fighters in gun battles in Indian-administered Kashmir, including the commander of the biggest separatist group fighting New Delhi in the disputed Himalayan region. Hundreds of Indian soldiers launched an operation late on Tuesday after receiving intelligence that Hizbul Mujahideen commander Riyaz Naikoo was […]
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Six-year-old Muneefa Nazir, a Kashmiri girl whose right eye was hit by a marble ball allegedly shot by Indian soldiers on August 12, 2019 [Mukhtar Khan/AP] Tue 05 May 2020: India’s unprecedented crackdown on Indian-administered Kashmir last August, which included a sweeping curfew and shutdowns of phone and internet services, was difficult to show to the world. But Associated Press news […]
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Mon 20 April 2020: Police in Indian-administered Kashmir have booked a female photojournalist under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) for indulging in “anti-national activities” on social media. Masrat Zahra, a 26-year-old photojournalist from the region’s main city of Srinagar, is accused of “uploading anti-national posts [on Facebook] with criminal intentions to induce the […]
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Fri 13 March 2020: (REUTERS) Indian authorities on Friday ordered the release of Kashmir’s most prominent politician Farooq Abdullah, one of dozens of leaders held since August, when the federal government scrapped the disputed region’s autonomy. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government said at the time that ending Kashmir’s special status was necessary for closer integration […]
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Thu 12 March 2020: Survey appears to challenge India’s claim that revocation of Kashmir’s autonomy will resolve decades-old conflict. More than 90 percent of college and university students surveyed in Indian-administered Kashmir want a complete withdrawal of Indian forces from the region, according to a new survey. Approximately 600 college and university students were part […]
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