SRINAGAR: Authorities re-imposed a curfew in parts of India-held Kashmir (IHK) following fresh clashes on Monday between protesters and Indian security forces, hours after the government announced an end to a 52-day lockdown. Restrictions had been lifted early Monday in most parts of Kashmir Valley, including the main city of Srinagar, but thousands of protesters […]
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Top Hurriyat leader arrested as toll hits 68
SRINAGAR: Police in Indian-Held Kashmir have arrested top separatist leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, his aide said on Saturday, as the region’s chief minister met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and defended a 50-day lockdown in the region. Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, head of All Parties Hurriyet Conference, a political coalition opposed to the Indian rule over […]
China objects to Indian missiles on border
BEIJING: China’s Defence Ministry Thursday said that it hoped India could put more efforts into regional peace and stability rather than the opposite, in response to Indian plans to put advanced cruise missiles along the disputed border with China. Indian military officials said that the plan was to equip regiments deployed on the China border […]
One killed, 14 injured in fresh clashes
SRINAGAR: At least one protester was killed on Wednesday in fresh clashes with Indian security forces in Indian-Held Kashmir, which is reeling from weeks of deadly violence, police said. As Home Minister Rajnath Singh arrived in the disputed region to discuss the unrest with local political, business and other leaders, thousands of residents rallied in […]
More you repress us, more we will resist, Mirwaiz tells India
SRINAGAR: All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) Chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has expressed shock at the firing by Indian armed forces on 85-year-old Abdul Qayoom and his wife in Tral, terming it a blatant barbaric act. He expressed deep concern and anguish over blocking of intra-district movement of vehicles carrying essentials such as medicines, vegetables and […]
India sets up Baloch Operation Cell
NEW YORK: India has set up a Baloch Operation Cell to destabilise and sabotage development work in Pakistan, according to a media report. The reports said that India has set up the cell to strengthen their network in Balochistan and sabotage ongoing developments. India’s Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) spy agency has called a so-called […]
IHK opp tells Modi to rein in troops, police
NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi came under pressure on Monday over weeks of deadly violence in Indian-held Kashmir (IHK), with the region’s opposition leaders calling on him to rein in troops and police. Modi stressed the need for dialogue to end the unrest in the Himalayan region after meeting the opposition leaders in […]
Gilani urges UN chief to rescue Kashmiris
SRINAGAR: All Parties Hurriyet Conference (APHC) Chairman Syed Ali Gilani, in Held Kashmir (IHK), has appreciated the concern shown by the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, about the deteriorating situation in Kashmir. In his statement, Syed Ali Gilani, while addressing the UN Secretary General said, “We are fighting for implementation of the UN Kashmir resolutions […]
Hurriyet leaders urge MLAs, MLCs to join Kashmir intifada
SRINAGAR: All Parties Hurriyet Conference Chairman Syed Ali Gilani along with other Hurriyet leaders Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik, in occupied Kashmir, have asked the members of Kashmir Assembly and Kashmir Council to resign from their present positions and join the Kashmir Intifada. The Hurriyet leaders, in a joint statement, addressed to MLAs, […]
Thousands rally in Held Kashmir to condemn Indian brutalities
SRINAGAR: Thousands of people raising pro-freedom and anti-India slogans on Sunday participated in the rallies held across Indian-occupied Kashmir including Pulwama, Shopian and Islamabad districts to condemn Indian brutalities. Religious scholars from all school of thoughts and Hurriyat leaders and activists including Ghulam Nabi Sumji, Mir Hafizullah, Mohammad Yousuf Fallahi and Mohammad Yousuf Mir addressed […]