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 […]
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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 […]
AJK President, PM, others condole veteran physician Dr. Salim Nizami’s demise
MIRPUR [AJK]: Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) President Barrister Sultan Mahmood Chaudhry, AJK Prime Minister Sardar Abdul Qayyum Niazi and AJK minister for information, law and justice Sardar Faheem Akhter Rubbani expressed deep sense of shock and grief over the demise of medical expert Dr. Salim Nizami. In their separate messages of condolence issued here, […]
KIIR chief urges UNHRC to make India accountable for its war crimes
ISLAMABAD: Chairman Kashmir Institute of International Relations (KIIR) Altaf Hussain Wani has urged the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to make India accountable for the heinous war crimes its forces have been committing against people in the occupied territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Taking part in general debate held under agenda item 3 during the […]
Indian troops continue to spill blood of innocent people in IIOJK
ISLAMABAD: Indian occupation troops continue to spill blood of innocent people on the streets of Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir as the Modi-led fascist Indian government has given full powers to its cruel army to unleash carnage in the territory. According to Kashmir Media Service, Hardly a day goes by when the Kashmiris are […]
Pakistan decries India’s repression of Kashmiri people, minorities in India as two countries clash at UN
UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan has rejected India’s claim that Jammu and Kashmir was its integral part, saying the United Nations defines it as “disputed territory” and that it’s printed on all the world body’s maps. “The final disposition of the State of Jammu and Kashmir is to be decided by the Kashmiri people through a fair […]
Complete shutdown to be observed in IIOJK tomorrow against ongoing genocide
ISLAMABAD: Complete shutdown will be observed in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir tomorrow (Friday), against the surge in killings, random arrests and other human rights’ violations in the territory. According to Kashmir Media Service, a call for the strike has been given by the All Parties Hurriyat Conference leadership. The APHC in a statement […]
At UN, Pakistan spotlights Kashmiri women’s plight under Indian occupation
UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan on International Women’s Day put the spotlight on the plight of Kashmiri women under brutal Indian occupation during a United Nations Security Council debate on women’s rights, and urged the world body not to overlook their desperate situation. Addressing the Security Council, Ambassador Munir Akram noted the references made to the plight […]