Corruption and accountability in Azad Kashmiron June 16, 2019Pakistan, Azad Kashmir and Indian administered Kashmir are part of a global habitat. Pakistan keeps a strong constituency and influence in these two territories. In 1960s, the 13 year old Islamic Republic of Pakistan was able to give a long-term development loan to West Germany. Circumstances have changed and Pakistan is faced with the demon of corruption. Institutions in Pakistan and the nation … [Read more...] about Corruption and accountability in Azad Kashmir
Does it matter to have a chief minister from Jammu?on June 9, 2019Kashmiri leaders and Government of Pakistan, believed and encouraged us to believe, that they will have good news from Modi Government or any other Indian Government after the elections. Therefore we compromised to be killed and humbled in the valley, until elections were over. The good news that came from Modi Government is that it has started working around delimitation of existing boundaries … [Read more...] about Does it matter to have a chief minister from Jammu?
Makkah declaration and failure of Kashmiri delegationon June 4, 2019Makkah Declaration of Islamic Summit adopted on 31 May 2019 has underlined the importance "of the cause of Palestine as the central cause of the Islamic Ummah" and remains silent on "the cause of the people of Kashmir". On 29 May 2019 President of Azad Kashmir has addressed OIC Contact Group on Jammu and Kashmir and reportedly presented a 9 point formula to the Contact Group to resolve the … [Read more...] about Makkah declaration and failure of Kashmiri delegation
Kashmir and Minorities a Litmus Test for Prime Minister Modion May 28, 2019Indian voters have decided with increased majority to keep Narendara Modi as Prime Minister for a second term. People in Pakistan, in Kashmir and in the neighbourhood, shall have to put on hold their suspicions about BJP led government and give Modi a chance.People of Kashmir continue to have an issue with RSS since December 1931, when RSS volunteers came out on the streets of Lahore in … [Read more...] about Kashmir and Minorities a Litmus Test for Prime Minister Modi
Hurriyat offers itself for a dialogue with Delhion May 22, 2019Hurriyat chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Sunday 19 May 2019 said at the seminar in Srinagar that "he was hopeful that the new government in Delhi will engage with the Hurriyat leadership in Kashmir and he will offer support". Engagement and dialogue are the only instruments used by all civilizations to resolve their disputes in history. India, Pakistan and Kashmir can't be an exception to this … [Read more...] about Hurriyat offers itself for a dialogue with Delhi
Merits of Martyr’s Week in Kashmiron May 18, 2019Awami Action Committee headed by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has announced a week long programme from 18 May to remember Kashmiri martyrs. Remembering the martyrs means endorsing the cause for which men, women, elderly and Kashmiri youth laid down their lives. It is commendable that Awami Action Committee has continued with its practice in this regard.The programme for Hafta-e-Shahadat, includes a … [Read more...] about Merits of Martyr’s Week in Kashmir
Parliamentary Committee on Kashmir – first meetingon May 11, 2019People of Kashmir, their sympathisers and human rights defenders have a sense of relief that the Parliamentary Committee on Kashmir held its first meeting at the Parliament House on 10 May 2019. It was chaired by Syed Fakhar Imam MNA and resourced by its Director General, Nasim Khalid.Minister Foreign Affairs, Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Hussain Qureshi attended as a special invitee. He briefed the … [Read more...] about Parliamentary Committee on Kashmir – first meeting
Jallianwala Bagh Massacre of 1919 and Kashmir Connectionon April 15, 201913 April 1919 marked the centenary of Jallianwala Bagh massacre. It was ordered by Colonel Reginald Dyer who was commanding the British army. Michael O'Dwyer Lieutenant Governor of Punjab had endorsed Dyer's action, in which five hundred men, women and children were killed. Manchester Museum, part of The University of Manchester and the Partition Museum (set up by The Arts and Cultural Heritage … [Read more...] about Jallianwala Bagh Massacre of 1919 and Kashmir Connection
Merits of the Indian ban on civilian traffic in Kashmiron April 10, 2019It was Hitler's German government that forbade Jews from using pathways and streets in Poland from 9pm to 5am in 1939. After a long lapse we see that Modi's Government of India started a Sunday and Wednesday two day per week ban from Sunday 7 April 2019 on civilian traffic in the Indian administered part of Jammu and Kashmir and secure the passage for its military traffic. The ban will run until … [Read more...] about Merits of the Indian ban on civilian traffic in Kashmir
Would the Indian government ban Hurriyat?on March 7, 2019The Indian government has banned Jamaat-e-Islami Jammu and Kashmir (Indian-administered) for five years. This socio-religious organisation has been banned athird time by New Delhi. The JI was first banned in 1975 during the emergency for opposing the Indira-Abdullah accord and second time in 1990. The second ban was revoked in 1993 by the P.V. Narasimha Rao headed the Congress government.JI … [Read more...] about Would the Indian government ban Hurriyat?
