Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday strongly condemned the conviction of prominent Hurriyat leader Muhammad Yasin Malik by the Indian court in a fictitious terrorism case. He said Pakistan rejected the Indian failed tactics against Yasin Malik who was a symbol of unparalleled bravery and freedom. He urged the international community including the United Nations and the […]
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India hell bent on criminalizing education in Kashmir: Altaf Wani
MIRPUR (AJK): Senior APHC leader Altaf Hussain Wani has condemned the Indian authorities for imposing ban on Kashmiri students to travel to Pakistan for pursuing higher education. Terming it as a violation of the international law, the APHC leader , in a statement late Thursday , while underling the Indian government’s motive behind the move […]
SIA conducts raids multiple locations in South Kashmir
ISLAMABAD: India-controlled State Investigation Agency (SIA) is carrying out raids at multiple locations in South Kashmir Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). According to Kashmir Media Service (KMS), the sleuths of the SIA along with the personnel of Indian police and paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) are conducting searches in Lassipora, Chandgam and […]
Kashmiri leader urges US to push India to end atrocities in India and Kashmir
NEW YORK: Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai, secretary-general of the Washington-based World Kashmir Awareness Forum, said that the United States has a moral obligation, as a world power, to impel India to bring to an immediate end its systematic atrocities in occupied Kashmir and across the South Asian country. “The United States cannot simply stand by […]
AJK PM resigns in wake of no-confidence motion
MUZAFFARABAD: Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Prime Minister Sardar Abdul Qayoom Niazi on Thursday resigned from his office in the wake of a no-confidence motion against him scheduled to be tabled in the Legislative Assembly on Friday. A hand written resignation was issued by his office, which was sent to the AJK President on Thursday […]
Mushaal urges Kashmir to observe 24 April as black day
ISLAMABAD: Chairperson of the Peace and Culture Organization Mushaal Hussein Malik Thursday urged the Kashmiri people to observe April 24 a black day when notorious Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). Mushaal, the wife of illegally detained Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front Yasin […]
AJK President invites IDB’s assistance in combating environmental problems in AJK
MIRPUR (AJK): President of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Barrister Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry on Wednesday sought Islamic Development Bank’s assistance in combating environmental problems in Azad Jammu and Kashmir. During a detailed meeting with the IDB President Dr. Muhammad Sulaiman Al Jassar in Saudi’s metropolitan city of Jeddah on Wednesday Barrister Chaudhary told him that the […]
Press bodies strongly condemn re-arrest of Kashmiri journalist Aasif Sultan
ISLAMABAD: The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) Wednesday strongly condemned the re-arrest of Kashmiri journalist Aasif Sultan, saying the draconian Public Safety Act (PSA) was being misused to “harass and detain journalists”. According to Kashmir Media Service, Sultan was held for nearly four years under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, after he was arrested in […]
APHC leader Musaddiq Aadil admitted to hospital in Srinagar
ISLAMABAD: All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) leader, Mohammad Musaddiq Aadil has been admitted to hospital after suffering a heart attack. Musaddiq Aadil has been admitted to Super Speciality Hospital, Shireen Bagh, Srinagar, said a press release. Special prayers have been appealed to all friends and people. The APHC leaders have prayed for his speedy and […]
UN urged to take India to task for Kashmiris’ woes
ISLAMABAD: The All Parties Hurriyat Conference has called upon the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres to take India to task for ruthless killings, arbitrary arrests, fake encounters and destruction of residential houses in the garb of so-called cordon and search operations. According to Kashmir Media Service, the APHC leadership in a statement issued in Srinagar […]