Kashmir dispute
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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...January 26, 2020 15046 2 -
Trump on Kashmir – India, Pakistan are nuclear countries, they’ve gotta to work it out
Acknowledging the dangers of Kashmir conflict between nuclear armed Pakistan and India, President Trump has told both countries that they have to work out a resolution to the crisis that began with New Delhi’s August 5...September 26, 2019 845 3 -
Trump renews Kashmir mediation offer; says he has ‘very good’ relations with both Pakistani and Indian leaders
President Donald Trump has renewed his offer to mediate between India and Pakistan on the contentious Kashmir dispute, saying he has never failed as an arbitrator. Speaking on top of the meeting with Prime Minister Imran...September 23, 2019 742 0 -
Trump should ask Modi to end Kashmir repression – Sanders
Ahead of a joint rally appearance by the U.S. and Indian leaders in Houston, Democratic presidential candidate Bernies Sanders has reminded President Trump of Prime Ministr Naredra Modi‘s blatant repression in Kashmir, demanding Washington press an...September 22, 2019 704 0 -
Pakistani-Americans seek Congressional support for a forceful US stance on Kashmir
A Pakistani-American organization is seeking Congressional support for a strong U.S. stand for the rights of Kashmiri people, who have been subjected to an unprecedented Indian military lockdown in the disputed region after New Delhi’s suspension...September 19, 2019 1670 0 -
Indian claim of downing Pakistan’s F-16 jet falls flat after U.S. count
India’s claims of shooting down a Pakistani F-16 fighter jet in an aerial battle in Kashmir during the February have been exposed as lies after US Defense officials found in their count none of the Pakistani...April 5, 2019 988 0 -
In countrywide crackdown, Pakistan detains mililtant leaders; seizes control of seminaries
In a countrywide swoop against militant groups, Pakistan has detained more than one hundred activists of banned organizations and seized control of around 400 seminaries and assets. State Minister for Interior, Shehryar Afridi says the Government...March 7, 2019 890 0 -
UN Secretary General supports international probe into rights abuses in Kashmir
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres backs human rights commission’s proposal for international investigation into atrocities being committed in Indian-controlled Kashmir. The world’s highest diplomat is also calling upon nuclear rivals India and Pakistan to find a political...July 13, 2018 918 0 -
AJK President: If North Korea can see a resolution, so can Kashmir
President of Pakistan-administered Kashmir Masood Khan, who is visiting Washington D.C., Wednesday called for a U.S. push toward a resolution of the humanitarian catastrophe and the longstanding dispute – that has kept Pakistan and India in...May 10, 2018 967 0 -
UN for investigation into Kashmir killings
Photo: VOA/Wikimedia As Kashmiris protest Indian repression in the disputed territory, the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres voiced serious concern over killings of Kashmiri demonstrators, saying the bloodshed “needs to be investigated. “Civilians have to be...April 3, 2018 929 0
