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Peace Voices: West Bengali civil society leaders urge tripartite talks amid Kashmir standoff
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...Oct 7, 2016 897 0 -
US for reduction in South Asian tensions; Pakistan presents dossier on Indian repression in Kashmir
Pakistan’s ambassador in Washington Jalil Abbas Jilani has handed overr a dossier to the United States on Indian human rights violations in Kashmir, as the State Department said America is continuing efforts to reduce South Asian...Oct 4, 2016 898 0 -
Pakistani, Indian NSAs talk over phone to ratchet down Kashmir tensions
Pakistan’s National Security Adviser Nasir Janjua and his Indian counterpart Ajit Doval have talked on phone and agreed to reduce tensions along the Line of Control in the disputed Kashmir territory. “Both the NSAs had telephonic...Oct 3, 2016 933 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...Sep 30, 2016 1957 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...Sep 29, 2016 911 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...Sep 28, 2016 721 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...Sep 27, 2016 767 0 -
White House urges diplomacy to resolve Pakistan-India tensions over Kashmir
The White House is counseling Pakistan and India to address their disputes through diplomacy for stability in the volatile South Asian region, boiling with tensioins amid ongoing violence in Indian controlled Kashmir. The disputed Himalayan region...Sep 25, 2016 855 0 -
World cannot afford to ignore referendum on streets of Kashmir: Masood Khan
“The world community has a stark choice to make: to be hamstrung by the dictates and dynamics of realpolitik or to take steps to help resolve the Kashmir dispute in pursuance of the UN Charter’s core...Sep 25, 2016 791 0 -
UN chief urges Pakistan-India talks for Kashmir settlement
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called for the resolution of Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan through talks when Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif met him on Wednesday, according to a U.N. statement. “The Secretary-General stressed the...Sep 22, 2016 768 0