The anti-terror law is being frequently invoked against protestors. Few are willing to speak about it. Safwat Zargar Srinagar, April 10: On the morning of February 5, a grieving father led a protest march through a village in Kashmir’s Pulwama district, asking for his teenage son’s body. The police claimed 16-year-old Ather Mushtaq was among […]
Indian troops slain 12 youth in 72 hours
Srinagar, April 11 (KG): Indian troops killed 12 more Kashmiri youth over the past 72 hours in the occupied Kashmir. Three youth were slain by the troops in Hadipora area of Shopian and two in Bijbehara area of Islamabad district, today. Earlier, the troops killed seven youth in separate cordon and search operations in Shopian […]
Two militants killed in gunfight
Anantnag/Islamabad: Two militants have been killed in an ongoing encounter that raged between Indian forces and militants in forest area of Shalgul Srigufwara in Bijbehara belt of South Kashmir’s Anantnag/Islamabad district on Wednesday. IGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar said that two unidentified militants have been killed so far while as the operation is on in the […]
Kashmir situation likely to deteriorate in 2021: Report
Srinagar: Violence along the de-facto border in Kashmir is likely to continue to increase and India and Pakistan are unlikely in the near future to make efforts to resolve the conflict bilaterally, according to a report by the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data (ACLED) Project. The grim prediction is based on ACLED’s analysis of […]
No freedom for press and platform in Kashmir: Farooq Rehmani
Islamabad: The Chairman of the Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Freedom League, Muhammad Farooq Rehmani, has said that Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir is facing the darkest period of its history as not even an iota of freedom exists for press and platform in the territory. Muhammad Farooq Rehmani in a statement issued in Islamabad […]
CPJ urges India to drop charges against Kashmiri journalists
New York: The Committee to Protect Journalists, New York-based non-profit, non-governmental organization that promotes press freedom and defends the rights of journalists, has called upon the Indian government to drop investigations into the work of journalists Mir Junaid, Sajad Gul and Yashraj Sharma and allow them to report without interference. On January 30, Indian police […]
Pakistani wives of ex-militants stage protest in Srinagar, demand identity documents, right to travel
Srinagar: Scores of Pakistan Administered Kashmir (PAK) origin women, married to former militants from this side of Kashmir, along with their children on Tuesday staged a protest here at press Enclave Srinagar, demanding travel documents to visit their families. Holding placards and raising slogans, the protesting women were chanting slogans like “We Want Justice” and […]
Turkey urges India to end curbs in Kashmir
Geneva, February 23 (KMS): Turkey has raised the Kashmir dispute at the United Nations Human Rights Council, with a call for resolving the decades-old dispute on the basis of UN resolutions and the “legitimate” expectations of Kashmiri people who are struggling for their right of self-determination. “We reiterate our call to the Government of India […]
Three policemen killed in Kashmir attacks
Srinagar: Three policemen were killed and several others were injured in two separate attacks in Srinagar and Budgam districts. Two Indian policemen were killed after unidentified gunmen fired upon them in Baghat area of Srinagar. The policemen were identified as Suhail Ahmed and Muhammad Yousuf, residents of Ashmuqam, Anantnag and Zurhama, Kupwara.
Three youth killed by troops in Shopian gunfight
Srinagar: Indian troops in a gunfight killed three youth in Shopian district of south Kashmir, today. The troops killed the youth during a military operation in Badigam area of the district. The operation was going on till last reports came in. The troops also continued similar operations on second day in different areas of Pulwama […]
