October 19, 2021 | Kashmir POST

Owaisi slams PM over Fuel Price Hike, China’s aggression in Ladakh and Kashmir Killings

October 19, 2021 Editor

Mocking the prime minister, Asaduddin Owaisi said that Modi was so “afraid” of using the word China that he avoids adding “chini (sugar) to his tea.” AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi has accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of remaining silent on two issues – the rising fuel prices and China’s growing aggression in the border area of Ladakh. “When Pakistan did Pulwama, the PM wanted to enter their country in response, but now that China has entered Arunachal Pradesh and even Uttarakhand, nothing is being done,” Owaisi said at an…

What is behind the recent surge in violence in Kashmir?

October 19, 2021October 19, 2021 Editor

A surge in violence in Indian Kashmir in recent weeks, including a spate of militant attacks on civilians and a widespread crackdown by security forces, has left 33 people dead in the heavily militarised region since early October. Kashmir, which is claimed in full by both India and Pakistan but ruled in parts by both countries, has been the site of a bloody armed insurrection against New Delhi since the 1990s. WHAT IS HAPPENING? The fresh wave of killings by suspected militants appears to be targeted towards non-Kashmiris, including migrant…

Post deadly attacks by unknown gunmen, GoI moves thousands of Kashmir migrants to secure locations

October 19, 2021 Editor

Indian authorities have moved thousands of migrant workers in Kashmir to safer locations overnight, while hundreds have fled the Himalayan valley after a wave of targeted killings, two security officials said on Monday. Suspected militants have killed 11 civilians, including five migrant workers, in Kashmir since early October despite a widespread security crackdown in the heavily militarized region. While the trigger for the latest wave of attacks was not immediately clear, Kashmir has been the site of armed insurgency against New Delhi for decades. Kashmir is claimed in full by…