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Top United Nations experts have urged the Indian government to immediately release human rights activist Khurram Parvez, who was arrested last month in Indian controlled Kashmir under a controversial public safety act. “Mr. Parvez is a...

Amnesty International, a leading human rights organization, and Committee to Protect Journalists have urged Pakistani authorities to immediately revoke a travel ban on journalist Cyril Almeida, following reports that he was barred from leaving the country...

South Asia needs a comprehensive approach for peace to prevail in the region, Pakistan said amid raging insurgency in Afghanistan to its west and turmoil in Indian controlled Kashmir to its east. “Peace cannot be compartmentalized...

Some 85 peace activists from Indian State of West Bengal have deplored attempts to ‘ deny the legitimacy of the struggle of Kashmiri people’ and called for negotiations involving the Kashmiris for last peace in the...

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...

Condemning Indian state repression in the disputed Kashmir region, Pakistan on Wednesday made a case to the international community that peace and normalization between Pakistan and India cannot be achieved without a resolution of the Kashmir...

In a sign of importance the Internet holds for the future, the number of global network users has increased rapidly as 3.5 billion people will be using it by the end of the year- a jump...

With New Delhi continuing to thwart international observers’ access to Indian-controlled Kashmir, the United Nations has said the deteriorating situation in the disputed territory now  critically warrants establishment of an “independent, impartial and international mission.” The...

The United States has expressed concern over ongoing violence in Kashmir and urged a peaceful solution to the crisis. “We support any and all positive steps that India and Pakistan can take to forge closer relations,”...

Indian prime minister’s not-so-veiled threat on Balochistan only proves New Delhi’s already known involvement in stoking terrorism in the southwestern province, Pakistan emphasized on Monday amid escalating war of words between the two South Asian neighbors....