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Pakistan-India standoff: Wagah trade and travel could be route to peace?
Although, India called off its flag retreating ceremony at Wagah border crossing the day it claimed to have carried out a “surgical strike” on the Pakistani side of Kashmir, the land route continues to allow mutually...October 1, 2016 908 0 -
Pakistan-India standoff hits cultural ties with bans on actors, film screening
The escalating tensions along Kashmir’s Line of Control are casting a shadow over cultural ties between India and Pakistan, hitting the avenue of creativity that often transcends boundaries and symbolizes hope for peace. A series of...October 1, 2016 1165 0 -
UN urges immediate Pakistan-India deescalation; renews mediation offer
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for urgent deescalation of tensions between India and Pakistan and an end to violence in the region. The UN chief made that call during a meeting with Pakistan’s UN Ambassador...September 30, 2016 856 0 -
US asks Pakistan, India to defuse tensions; Kerry cautioned India against escalation
The United States has called for Pakistan and India to reduce tensions though increased communication, with a spokesman saying that top American diplomat John Kerry had cautioned against any escalation during a conversation with Indian Exeternal...September 30, 2016 962 0 -
Pakistani Americans launch White House petition to stop Indian human rights violations in Kashmir
Pakistani Americans launched an online White House petition this week, asking the United States to “stop India from blatant human rights violations in Indian Occupied Kashmir.” The petition has been launched amid ongoing violence in Indian-controlled...September 30, 2016 1963 0 -
With ‘great concern’ over escalating Pakistan-India tensions UN urges ‘restraint’
Voicing “great concern” over the escalating tensions along the Line of Control (LoC) in the disputed Kashmir region, the United Nations has urged India and Pakistan to “exercise restraint” and resolve their issues through dialogue. A...September 29, 2016 922 0 -
South Asia on the edge with Indian, Pakistani military action claims in Kashmir
South Asia is back to the edge, possibly heading for yet another prolonged period of standoff and uncertainty. Indian officials have claimed to carry out a surgical strike against what it calls militant target along Line...September 29, 2016 918 0 -
US for deescalation in Kashmir ground situation, rhetoric as India pulls out of SAARC summit
The United States says it wants to see deescalation both on ground and in the rhetoric between India and Pakistan, as the two South Asian neighbors continue a dangerous war of words amid ongoing violence in...September 28, 2016 726 0 -
US says no Great Game with simultaneous US-India, Russia-Pakistan military exercises
The United States has said there is no Great Game being played out in South Asia with the simultaneously ongoing US-India and Russia-Pakistan joint military exercises, a State Department spokesman said. The State Department comments came...September 27, 2016 847 0 -
Kashmiri leader seeks US role as Pakistan-India talks remain elusive
With the situation in Indian-controlled Kashmir continuing to roil, the head of Pakistan-administered territory has urged Washington help resolve inflaming tensions in accordance with its ideals and commitment to basic freedoms of human beings around the...September 27, 2016 773 0