Srinagar, November 09  : In occupied Kashmir, senior Hurriyet leader and the Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Freedom Party, Shabbir Ahmed Shah, has appealed to the Kashmiris residing in United Kingdom to register strong protests against Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, upcoming visit to the country. Shabbir Ahmed Shah, who is under illegal detention,

Srinagar, November 09  : In occupied Kashmir, Hurriyet leader and the Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir National Front, Nayeem Ahmad Khan, has said that no package can be a substitute to the Kashmiris’ freedom from Indian bondage. Nayeem Ahmed Khan, who is under illegal detention, in a statement issued in Srinagar paid glowing tributes to

Hurriyet leaders still remain under detention Srinagar, November 09  : In occupied Kashmir, people staged anti-India demonstrations in different area of Srinagar city against the cold-blooded murder of a student by Indian troops. Clashes between protesters and Indian paramilitary personnel were going on in Nowhatta, Rajouri Kadal and Gojwara areas of the city, till last

Srinagar, November 09  : In occupied Kashmir, the veteran Hurriyet leader, Syed Ali Gilani, has said that Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi’s rally in Srinagar was purely a military exercise and a show of military power. Syed Ali Gilani, who is under continued house arrest for the past several months, in a statement issued in

Kashmiris on both sides of the Line of Control (LoC) and the world over will observe `Black Day’ on October 27 to show the world that India has occupied Jammu and Kashmir against the will of its people. The day will be marked with a complete shutdown in the Occupied Kashmir and rallies around the

Kashmiri Separatist leaders, who were invited by Pakistan to meet its National Security Advisor Sartaj Aziz when he comes to India for the NSA-level talks, were placed under house arrest by the Jammu and Kashmir government on Thursday. Yasin Malik, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Syed Ali Shah Geelani were placed under house arrest in Srinagar

Pakistan has once again raised the Kashmir issue at the UN security council, seeking mediation from the world body and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation to resolve the issue. Speaking during an open debate on the subject of regional organizations and contemporary global security challenges on Tuesday, Pakistan’s permanent representative to the UN Maleeha Lodhi

More than 50 years after India and Pakistan were created in the partition of the British colonial empire, the disputed region of Kashmir remains a dangerous flash point. Cross-border violence has surged in recent months, raising new fears that the attacks could spiral out of control and set off another war between the two nuclear-armed

Twenty-five years after the introduction of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act in Jammu and Kashmir, the law continues to feed a cycle of impunity for human rights violations, Amnesty International said in a new report published today. The report, “Denied: Failures in accountability for human rights violations by security force personnel in Jammu and

WASHINGTON — Abuses by police and security forces were among the most significant human rights problems in India last year, a US government report has said even as it noted last year’s Indian general election as the largest ever in history. “India’s parliamentary contest in April 2014 was one of the largest elections in history,”