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Peace Quest: Pakistan to participate in Heart of Asia conference in India
Pakistan’s top foreign affairs adviser Sartaj Aziz plans to attend the Heart of Asia conference in India, suggesting the visit could be used to “defuse the tension,” between the two nuclear-armed neighbors. Aziz’s trip to New...November 16, 2016 1014 0 -
Seven Pakistani soldiers killed in Indian shelling; South Asia on the edge
Pakistan has said that seven of its soldiers were killed by unprovoked firing by Indian forces from across the Line of Control in the disputed Kashmir region Monday, raising fears of exacerbation in tensions. The latest...November 14, 2016 873 0 -
Heaviest Indian shelling in years intentionally targets civilians : Pakistan
India is not only engaged in a genocide of the Kashmiris in the occupied valley but also deliberately targeting the civilian population in Pakistan-controlled part of Kashmir, Islamabad said Friday. Speaking amidst exacerbating tensions between the...November 11, 2016 896 0 -
Pakistan-India tensions mount with new diplomatic spat
The months-long Pakistan-India tensions over Kashmir unrest and border skirmishes worsened this week with allegations against diplomats assigned in Islamabad and New Delhi. On Thursday, Pakistan accused eight Indian diplomats of carrying out espionage and terrorism....November 3, 2016 953 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...October 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,...October 22, 2016 752 0 -
UN experts ask India to release human rights activist Khurram Parvez
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...October 20, 2016 742 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...October 15, 2016 855 0