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Arundhati Roy: Silence is the stifled Kashmir’s loudest sound
Arundhati Roy speaking to Democracy Now Image Credit: Screenshot In her latest denunciation of India’s crackdown in Kashmir, acclaimed Indian novelist Arundhati Roy has said the level of horror in the region – annexed by New...Nov 19, 2019 995 0 -
UN slams Indian repression in Kashmir; says political decisions taken without Kashmiris’ consent
In a forceful denunciation of Indian restrictions still in force in the Indian-administered Kashmir, the United Nations has said major political decisions about the disputed territory are being taken without consent of the affected people. Rupert...Oct 29, 2019 566 0 -
Kashmir Siege: World powers need to make the right moral choice
The world is not accepting New Delhi’s narrative on the festering Kashmir crisis, yet the powerful nations are not openly speaking up for the rights of the people in Indian controlled part of the disputed region,...Oct 1, 2019 648 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...Sep 19, 2019 1519 0 -
US should support UN-backed resolution to Kashmir: Rep. Rashida Tlaib
Joining her Congressional colleagues in condemning India’s continued repression in Jammu and Kashmir, Representative Rashida Tlaib has said the United States should supported a UN-backed resolution to the longstanding conflict in a way that helps that...Sep 14, 2019 1278 0 -
UN tells global gathering it is ‘deeply concerned’ over Indian actions in Kashmir
As India continues its unprecedented lockdown in Kashmir, the United Nation’s top rights official has voiced deep concern over the human rights violations since New Delhi ‘s annexation of the disputed territory. “I am deeply concerned...Sep 9, 2019 589 0 -
Will Imran Khan succeed in documenting the economy in the face of traders’ resistance?
It is generally believed that over 30 percent of Pakistan’s US $ 300 billion economy is undocumented. This is mainly due to successive governments’ failure over the last seven decades to bring people into tax net....Jul 15, 2019 949 0 -
Who will be Pakistan’s next finance minister?
In the midst of negotiating a bailout deal with the International Monetary Fund, Pakistan’s government suddenly finds itself is in search of a new finance minister after Asad Umar’s exit. Umar, a former CEO of Engro...Apr 18, 2019 740 0 -
Afghanistan-Pakistan relations key to peace
FEATURED IMAGE above shows historic Khyber Pass between Pakistan and Afghanistan Photo Credit: By James Mollison via Wikimedia Commons Once again – after Mullah Akhtar Mansour’s assassination by the drone in Baluchistan — the question has resurfaced as...Jun 1, 2016 1182 0