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UN chief applauds Pakistan’s desire for peace in the region
Kartarpur Corridor – a landmark 4-km long route that facilitates Indian Sikhs to make a pilgrimage to the revered Gurdwara Darbar Sahib on Pakistani territory – is “a practical proof of Pakistan‘s desire for peace and...Feb 18, 2020 710 0 -
Cambridge and Seattle cities ask India to repeal citizenship law
The City Council of Cambridge, Massachusetts has unanimously passed a resolution, asking India to repeal the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act that excludes Muslims from becoming a citizen under a new plan. Cambridge, the seat of learning...Feb 14, 2020 563 0 -
Kashmir looked like Switzerland but felt like Gaza Strip – American Journalist
Image: Pahalgam Valley, Credit: KennyOMG /Wikimedia In one of the most poignant assessments of the crisis that has plagued Kashmir since New Delhi’s revocation of its autonomous status August last year, an America journalist found on her trip...Jan 26, 2020 14996 2 -
Kashmir is a prison right now – Noam Chomsky
Image Credit: Andrew Rusk from Toronto, Canada/Wikimedia Eminent intellectual Noam Chomsky has said Kashmir is a prison as he noted symptoms of fascism in India under the ruling BJP government. “Well, I mean, the whole institutional...Jan 23, 2020 31667 1 -
Trump hails US-Pakistan ties amid Afghan peace progress; renews mediation offer on Kashmir
President Donald Trump renewed his offer to mediate between Pakistan and India on the thorny Kashmir question as he discussed Afghan peace prospects with Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, calling him as his friend. “We’re talking...Jan 21, 2020 1052 0 -
US-Pakistan cooperation becomes more important in the face of multiple crises in the region
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo received Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Friday for talks on the region beset with multiple crises including Afghan uncertainty, Iranian unrest and Kashmir siege, all on borders of Pakistan which...Jan 17, 2020 839 0 -
UN Security Council discusses grim Kashmir situation amid Pakistan-India tensions
The UN Security Council discussed the grim situation in Kashmir for the second time since August 5 revocation of the autonomous status of the disputed territory under Indian control. The council met behind-closed-doors months as diplomats...Jan 15, 2020 651 0 -
US, Pakistan to hold talks in Washington as Iran crisis raises stakes in volatile region
Foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi will meet with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday as Pakistan seeks to deescalate U.S.-Iran tensions that have rocked the region already facing volatility with Kashmir crisis and Afghan security challenges....Jan 15, 2020 1795 0 -
Imran Khan says Pakistani-Americans could help counter Indian narrative on Kashmir
Praising the Association of Physicians of Pakistani Descent of North America, Prime Minister Imran Khan has suggested that Pakistani-American could a valuable voice to counter Indian narrative on Kashmir. Speaking at an event in Peshawar, Khan...Dec 28, 2019 849 0 -
Why India cannot afford to shred its secular fabric
The Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), passed by the Indian Parliament on December 11, has triggered widespread protests across the country. Though large-scale agitations are not new to India, not since the days of the Emergency in...Dec 25, 2019 798 0