Hundreds of women held a freedom rally at Sopore in north Kashmir on Tuesday on the call of joint Hurriyat leadership. Local sources told Kashmir Post that announcements were made soon after Zuhar prayers from mosque loudspeakers appealing women folk to come out of their homes and participate in the rally. The appeal further said that men were not allowed to participate in the rally. Soon women started their rally from New Colony of the north town. Sources said the rally was on way to main Chowk amid complete shutdown…
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The Curfewed Eid of Kashmir
Putting the entire valley of Kashmir under curfew on the most important Muslim religious festival of Eid-ul-Adha is the first event of its kind in the entire recorded history of Kashmir! M Ashraf Eid-ul-Adah is the most pious and revered festival in the Muslim world. It is in remembrance to the symbolic sacrifice which God asked Prophet Ibrahim to offer. Well, Kashmiris too have offered a similar symbolic sacrifice for their cause on this occasion. Kashmir has seen many periods of extreme suppression during its history of last four centuries.…
Read MoreOIC Backs Pak, asks India to cease atrocities in Kashmir
Expressing their solidarity with the Kashmiri people, the OIC group “reaffirmed their resolve to remain the voice of the Kashmiris’ at the international stage.” The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has backed Pakistan and called on India to immediately cease ‘atrocities’ in Kashmir and peacefully settle the issue in accordance with wishes of Kashmiri people and the UNSC resolutions. OIC Secretary General Iyad Ameen Madani Monday expressed concern over the situation in Kashmir and called for an immediate cessation of atrocities by India, urging the Indian government for peaceful settlement…
Read MoreWhich philosophy makes you mourn Uri but derive pleasure from Kashmir Massacre: Geelani
Accuses New Delhi, ‘local stooges, Indian media’ of ‘war mongering to divert attention from Kashmir atrocities’ Hurriyat (G) chairman Syed Ali Geelani said on Monday that New Delhi, its “local stooges” and Indian media were indulging in war mongering to divert the attention of the world community from the atrocities committed by Indian forces in Kashmir at a time when the UN session is underway, a Hurriyat spokesman said. “Syed Ali Geelani said that 35 members of Sikh community were massacred when Bill Clinton visited India and it was done…
Read More74th Consecutive day of Shutdown, Protests, Curfew, Killings in Kashmir
Kashmir Valley remained shut for the 74th consecutive day on Tuesday with authorities deploying security forces in Srinagar and other districts to “maintain law and order”.Kashmir Valley remained shut for the 74th consecutive day on Tuesday with authorities deploying security forces in Srinagar and other districts to “maintain law and order”. Curfew was Tuesday lifted across Kashmir, except from six police station areas of Srinagar, in view of the improving situation, even as normal life remained disrupted in the Valley for the 74th straight day. Curfew remains in force in…
Read MoreNawaz meets Kerry, seeks US role in Kashmir dispute; Ban Ki-Moon calls for peace
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Monday sought help from the US to resolve tensions between India and Pakistan, as he raised the issue of human rights violations and killings in Kashmir. Sharif met US Secretary of State John Kerry here during which he raised the Kashmir issue. “The Prime Minister said that more than 107 people have been assassinated in Kashmir, thousands injured and worst human rights violations are being committed at the state level,” according to a readout of the meeting issued by Pakistan. Sharif told Kerry that he…
Read MoreLike Chattisinghpora Massacre, Uri Attack used to create suspicion about people’s movement :Geelani
Loss of human lives is a serious concern for every noble soul and there is no other option other than to honour and safeguard precious lives, said Hurriyat patriarch Syed Ali Geelani on Monday. All Parties Hurriyat Conference ailing chief made these comments while reacting to the events which unfolded following deadliest militant attack on army on September 18, 2016 in North Kashmir’s Uri near Line of Control (LoC). “We as human beings feel pain and with sincere heart believe to promote universal brotherhood,” Geelani said in a statement issued…
Read MoreTiming of Uri attack ‘Suspicious’: Mustafa Kamal
National Conference Monday said that Uri terror attack may be a ‘conspiracy’ and its timing is ‘suspicious’ because it coincided with Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif heading to the UN General Assembly to talk about ‘human rights violations’ in Kashmir. “Such things have happened in past in Kashmir and we all know how innocent Sikhs were butchered in Chattisinghpora village in South Kashmir in March 2000 when the then United States President Bill Clinton was scheduled to visit India. There is a vast network of Indian security agencies in Kashmir…
Read MoreLife still paralysed on 73rd day, Girl dies of cardiac arrest taking death toll to 87, Scores injured
Over 80 injured in fresh clashes across Kashmir No let-up in pellet firing, teargas shelling 45 more stone-pelters arrested in 24 hours: Police Postpaid mobile service restored A 13-year-old girl died of cardiac arrest during protests and clashes in south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Tuesday, taking the death toll in the ongoing uprising to 87, even as more than 80 people were injured in fresh clashes that erupted in several areas during the day, reports and witnesses said. Over 13,000 people have been injured, so far, in the past 73…
Read MoreGirl succumbs to injuries, death toll rises to 87; Freedom rally foiled in Sopore, Shamyana set ablaze, property damaged
The preliminary cause of death was stated to be cardiac arrest. A 19-year-old girl died of cardiac arrest in Shopian district during security forces action against stone-pelting protesters on Monday, taking the toll in the ongoing unrest in the Valley to 87, while a school building caught fire under mysterious circumstances in nearby Anantnag district. Khushboo, daughter of Mohammad Hussain, collapsed during the clashes between protesters and security forces at Vehil in Shopian district, a police official said. He said the girl was taken to Shopian district hospital where doctors…
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