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UN chief plans to talk to Indian, Pakistani officials on Kashmir
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is considering holding talks with officials from India and Pakistan on the deteriorating situation in Kashmir and will see how things can be improved on the ground. “He will talk to different...Mar 11, 2017 1210 0 -
Indian shelling on Kashmiri schoolchildren van another setback to peace search
Indian forces resorted to firing on a school van across the Line of Control in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir on Friday, killing driver of the vehicle and leaving eight children injured, officials said. The attack came as Pakistanis...Dec 16, 2016 841 0 -
India threatens, Pakistan reacts as South Asia faces Kashmir standoff
South Asia’s hostility festered into another nasty round of allegations as India Monday threatened Pakistan with breaking up the country into 10 parts in a repeat of the 1971 dismemberment. Indian Home Minister Rajnath Singh raked...Dec 13, 2016 909 0 -
Trump could help resolve Kashmir dispute, indicates VP-elect Pence
Photo by Gage Skidmore via Wikimedia Commons Providing a window into forthcoming Donald Trump White House’s foreign policy approach, vice president-elect Mike Pence has indicated that billionaire businessman could use his “extraordinary deal-making skills” to reduce...Dec 5, 2016 1519 0 -
Pakistan protests Indian escalation at UN after several killed in Kashmir
Pakistani raised with senior UN officials the latest round of atrocities by Indian troops which involved targeting a civilian passenger bus and an ambulance in Kashmir, with its top diplomat calling the attacks a grave violation...Nov 24, 2016 1038 0 -
Kashmir : Indian shelling kills 10 civilians, three Pakistani troops
Photo by CIA shows Kashmir region via Wikimedia Commons Nine civilians were killed and several injured as India targeted a passenger bus with heavy shelling in Pakistan-administered Kashmir in the most dangerous South Asian escalation since 2003....Nov 23, 2016 838 0 -
India, Pakistan cross-border shelling kills four amid Kashmir tensions
FEATURED IMAGE above shows the floodlit border zone between India and Pakistan has a distinctly orange hue in this astronaut photograph PHOTO CREDIT: By ISS Expedition 28 crew (NASA Earth Observatory) via Wikimedia Commons Pakistan and...Oct 24, 2016 1018 0 -
Amnesty International asks India to free Kashmiri teens held under controversial law
Human Rights watchdog Amnesty International has urged New Delhi to release two teenage boys detained in Jammu and Kashmir under detention under a controversial law. Rayees Ahmad Mir and Waheed Ahmed Gojree, both 16 years old,...Oct 22, 2016 752 0 -
Indian forces detain 153 pigeons in Kashmir
The three-month-old crackdown against demonstrations in Indian controlled Kashmir seems to be extending to even birds, as Indian forces have seized 153 pigeons suspecting them to be spies. According to the Times of India, the pigeons...Oct 19, 2016 919 0 -
Pakistan says open to “serious” Kashmir dialogue with India
Islamabad has said it is willing to hold talks with India if it shows seriousness toward addressing Kashmir dispute, amidst a dangerous standoff between the two nuclear-armed rivals that has alarmed world capitals. While renewing Pakistan’s call...Oct 15, 2016 855 0