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Win Kashmiri hearts the way we have in Swat, Balochistan: Pakistan NSA to India

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Pakistan NSA Naseer Khan Janjua offered this counse Indian High Commissioner Ajay Bisaria in a meeting at the Pakistan Prime Minister’s Office two days after India gunned down 13 extremists in Kashmir. Pakistan’s National Security Advisor Naseer Khan Janjua advised Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan Ajay Bisaria that the Narendra Modi government should win the hearts of Kashmiris much like Pakistan has done in the Swat Valley in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province and in restive Balochistan province. He proffered this counsel to Bisaria in a meeting at the Pakistan Prime Minister’s…

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Eyes on polls, Farooq Abdullah now bats for Azadi: BJP

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Bhartiya Janata Party on Friday alleged that National Conference President, Dr Farooq Abdullah, was using words like Azadi with an aim to garner votes in the upcoming polls. “True to his nature Dr Farooq Abdullah has once again changed colours with the onset of summer in Kashmir, as he is reputed for changing colours like the seasons in Kashmir,” BJP spokesperson, Brig Anil Gupta said in a statement. “People in Kashmir are intoxicated by Azadi”, Farooq had said while speaking in a seminar organised by Central University Kashmir in Srinagar.…

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New Delhi can delay Kashmir resolution, not deny it: Mirwaiz Umar Farooq

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Chairman of Hurriyat Conference (M) Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, who continues to be under house detention since last Sunday, has strongly condemned the government’s action of caging pro-freedom leaders, disallowing Friday congregational Friday prayers at historic Jamia Masjid and turning entire Downtown and other parts of the city into a military garrison stating that repeated curbs reflect the “frustration of the rulers, who have accepted defeat at the hands of peoples resilience.” Terming the wave of killings and repression carried out by the government forces as state oppression at its worst,…

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Modi can win Trust, Hearts & Minds of J&K people: Mehbooba Mufti

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Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi India can win the trust, hearts and minds of the people of Jammu and Kashmir, state’s Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti said on Friday. She said this while congratulating the BJP on its 38th foundation day. “Hearty congratulations to @BJP4India on its foundation day”, Mehbooba said in a tweet on Friday. “I sincerely hope that India under @narendramodi ji can truly exhibit the moral leadership of the region by winning the trust, hearts & minds of the people of J&K,” she said.

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UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres reiterates concern over Kashmir Situation

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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has reiterated his concern over the situation in Kashmir and his call for protecting civilians. “The Secretary General has expressed and will continue to express his concern at the situation,” his Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said on Thursday in answer to a question about Kashmir at his daily briefing. “I think we spoke about the situation earlier in the week reminding all parties of the need to protect civilians.” He added that while he was not speaking specifically about Kashmir, “as a matter of principle, in any…

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J&K Govt wants to hike payouts to ex-terrorists to Rs 6 lakh

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The Centre will shortly examine the J&K government’s revised militant surrender-and-rehabilitation policy that proposes to raise the financial incentive for the surrendering militant to Rs 6 lakh payable after a 10-year lock-in period, from the current Rs 1.5 lakh payable after three years. Local BJP leaders in J&K had recently objected to the proposed policy, alleging that it stood to “incentivise militants’ and had the potential to sap the morale of troops engaged in fighting terrorism in the Valley state. Incidentally, it is at the request of the home ministry…

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Afridi, Gambhir in Twitter spat over Kashmir Issue

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Pakistani international cricketer Shahid Afridi’s tweet on the “worrisome situation” in “Indian-occupied Kashmir” earned him a caustic riposte from Gautam Gambhir on Tuesday. The Pakistani cricketer tweeted on Tuesday, “Appalling and worrisome situation ongoing in the Indian Occupied Kashmir. Innocents being shot down by oppressive regime to clamp voice of self-determination & independence. Wonder where is the @UN & other int bodies & why aren’t they making efforts to stop this bloodshed?” Gambhir responded, “Media called me for reaction on @SAfridiOfficial tweet on OUR Kashmir & @UN. Afridi is only…

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Article 370 not a temporary provision: Supreme Court

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The Supreme Court Tuesday said that Article 370 of the Constitution which gives special status to Jammu and Kashmir is not a temporary provision. The apex court said that in its earlier verdict of 2017 in the SARFESI case, it has been already held that Article 370 was “not a temporary provision”. “The issue concerned is covered by the judgement of this court in the 2017 SARFAESI matter, where we have held that despite the headnote of Article 370, it is not a temporary provision,” a bench of justices A…

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Killings of civilians in Kashmir ‘Needs to be Investigated’: UN Spokesperson

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The recent killings of civilians in Kashmir “needs to be investigated,” Stephane Dijarric, the spokesperson for Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Monday as protests swept the state. “Civilians have to be protected wherever they are, whether it is in Gaza, whether it is in Jammu and Kashmir, whether it is in Yemen; it is a basic principle,” he said in reply to a reporter’s question. “Any loss of civilians needs to be investigated wherever they occur.” Four civilians were killed in Shopian district during operations against militants on Sunday. Three soldiers…

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BJP rejects Mehbooba Mufti’s proposal of talks with Pak

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The BJP on Sunday vowed to aggressively pursue its agenda in the government following criticism from its supporters for “meekly surrendering before the PDP, its coalition partner, to remain in power”. The BJP’s aggressive posture was witnessed during its executive committee meet at Suchetgarh, where party leadership rejected the proposal of Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti to hold talks with Pakistan. Amid applaud by executive committee members, Avinash Rai Khanna, state J&K in charge, said there was no reason to hold talks with Pakistan in the present situation. He said as…

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