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Mehbooba Mufti draws parallel between Kashmir and Palestine, Condemns Israel’s Offensive

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Mehbooba Mufti draws parallel between Kashmir and Palestine, Condemns Israel's Offensive

While condemning Israel’s action on Gaza, former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti equated Kashmir with Palestine and said the people of Jammu Kashmir can’t be suppressed by using forces and agencies. On the 26th of October, back in 1947, Jammu and Kashmir became a part of India. Mehbooba spoke about today and mentioned that we didn’t doubt it, but she feels that the India of 1947 is different from the one we see now. She’s accusing the BJP of weakening the connection that was made when Jammu and…

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Hamas commander vows to end Israeli occupation in ‘Greatest Battle’

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Hamas commander vows to end Israeli occupation in 'Greatest Battle'

Palestinian fighters have launched the largest attack on Israel in years, infiltrating areas of southern Israel amid a barrage of rockets fired from the Gaza Strip that killed at least one woman and injured 15 others, Israeli medical workers said according to Al Jazeera. The rocket fire began from multiple locations in Gaza starting at 06:30am local time (03:30 GMT) on Saturday and continued for nearly half an hour, the Agence France-Presse news agency reported. Military commander, later announced the start of a military operation in a broadcast on Hamas…

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Netanyahu: Israel at war with Hamas after Gaza rocket attacks

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Netanyahu: Israel at war with Hamas after Gaza rocket attacks

Israel declared a ‘state of war’ and launched air strikes on Gaza strip following a surprise rocket attack. At least 22 killed, over 200 wounded in Hamas rocket attacks Israel declared a ‘state of war’ and launched air strikes on Gaza strip following a surprise rocket attack by Palestine’s Hamas militants which claimed that it was only their “first strike”. Israel prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a video statement following the attacks that the country is at war. “We are at war and we will win,” he asserted, adding, “Not…

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Pakistan & Saudi Arabia agree to work on Kashmir, Palestine, Yemen

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Pakistan & the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia agree to work on Kashmir, Palestine, Yemen

Noting the difficulties being faced by Pakistani nationals due to corona-related travel restrictions, Prime Minister Imran Khan Tuesday underlined the importance of timely measures for the facilitation of their return to Saudi Arabia. The prime minister thanked for the administration of corona vaccines to Pakistanis living in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The COVID-19 situation in the two countries and in South Asia was discussed during Premier Imran Khan’s meeting with the Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Prince Faisal Bin Farhan Al Saud here. The prime minister…

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By introducing new Domicile Laws, GoI is advancing the settler-colonial project in Kashmir

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Delhi has introduced new domicile laws in Kashmir that critics say are aimed at bolstering its Hindu nationalist project to change the region’s demographics akin to Israeli settlements in Palestine. By: Haris Zargar Months after India revoked the longstanding autonomy of the disputed Kashmir region, the Hindu nationalist government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has introduced new domicile laws that allows Indian citizens to buy property and become permanent residents in the contested Himalayan region. The decision has been surmised as Delhi’s first move to tamper with the Muslim-majority demographics…

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‘Courage of Kashmiri, Palestine, Western Sahara women highlighted at UN’

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The courage of women of Kashmir, Palestine and Western Sahara was highlighted at UN in Geneva on International Women’s Day, a Hurriyat statement from Geneva said. Statement said the African Commission for Human Rights arranged a sideline event parallel to the 31st Human Rights Council where Kashmiri, Palestinian and Western Sahara activists briefed the world on the plight of women in their respective regions. The organization chose a Kashmiri activist, Shagufta Ashraf, to lead the event, statement said, adding, “Ashraf told international rights defenders that India’s army is responsible for…

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