Jammu and Kashmir
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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 805 0 -
Murder of Kashmiri journalist Shujaat Bukhari shocks international media organizations
Photo: Shujaat Bukhari Twitter Shujaat Bukhari, editor of the newspaper Rising Kashmir, was shot dead on Thursday evening by unknown assailants in Srinagar, the capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir. The death of the prominent journalist shocked international...June 15, 2018 1073 0 -
UN for justice in ‘horrific’ rape and murder case of young girl in Indian-ruled Kashmir
Shocked over the brutal rape and murder in Indian-ruled Jammu and Kashmir, of Asifa Bano, an 8-year-old Muslim girl, the United Nations has called for the perpetrators to be brought to justice. The rape and killing...April 14, 2018 898 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 854 0
