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UN should play its part on Kashmir Issue, Pakistan PM tells secretary general

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Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi says UN should play its part in stopping “Indian atrocities” in Kashmir and accused New Delhi of “unprovoked ceasefire violations.” Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Tuesday met United Nations (UN) secretary general Antonio Guterres in China and urged the world body to play its part in stopping “Indian atrocities” in Kashmir and accused New Delhi of “unprovoked ceasefire violations”, which he warned can dangerously escalate the situation along the LoC. According to an official statement from the Pakistan Prime Minister’s Office, Abbasi…

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Breakthrough needed to ward off conflict: Abdul Gani Bhat

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Stating that India and Pakistan desperately need a breakthrough to ward off the ghosts of war, senior Hurriyat leader and Muslim Conference head Abdul Gani Bhat said an agenda with master strategy was must for generating “propitious political environment” in the region. Bhat made these assertions during a meeting of the executive council members of the Muslim Conference here on Sunday. He said if strategies don’t work out, no breakthrough could happen. “The Kashmir dispute involves two major countries of the South Asian region. Therefore, we will need an agenda…

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After Shahid Afridi, Shoaib Akhtar joins issue on Kashmir

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Days after Shahid Afridi was roundly slammed for his controversial comments on Kashmir, former Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Akhtar also waded into the debate tweeting: “I wish one day in my life time I get a news of Kashmir, Palestine, Yemen, Afghanistan and all the troubled area of the world are free because my heart bleeds for humanity and loss of innocent life.” The tweet was later deleted. In another tweet, he urged the youth of India and Pakistan to stand up for the cause of peace between the two neighbouring…

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Kashmir tweet and now IPL remark: Shahid Afridi chides Indians

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After coming under intense criticism for his J&K comment, Afridi has fuelled the fire by stating he wouldn’t play in the IPL. Shahid Afridi has been dominating the headlines for all the wrong reasons ever since his tweet on the ongoing Jammu and Kashmir attacks since Tuesday. Commenting on the ongoing political tension surrounding the Indian Territory, the former Pakistan skipper demanded an intervention from United Nations into the matter. However, after coming under intense criticism, the veteran cricketer has fuelled the fire by stating he wouldn’t play in the…

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Today KTMF & KEA call for shutdown, JRL calls for protests post Friday prayers

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Breakaway factions of Kashmir Economic Alliance (KEA) and Kashmir Traders and Manufactures Fedration have called for shutdown on Friday to protest civilian killings in Shopian and Kangan. In a press conference addressed jointly by the KTMF president Bashir Ahmad Rather and KEA chairman Muhammad Yusuf Chapri, they asked people from all walks of life in Kashmir to observe April 6 as ‘black day’ in view of “unabated” civilian killings. “Forces are carrying genocide of Kashmiris in a systematic manner with impunity from the government. Every day young blood is spilled…

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Amid stone pelting, 2 CRPF men run over by paramilitary force vehicle

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Two CRPF jawans were mowed down by a paramilitary force vehicle when its driver lost control due to stone-throwing in the Hiller area of Kokernag in south Kashmir, the police said. The incident took place on Wednesday evening when CRPF troops were withdrawing after day-long duty in the area. According to the police, the driver of the CRPF’s armoured vehicle was pelted with stones in the area during the withdrawal operation in the evening. The driver, identified as Roop Singh, lost control and hit a motorcycle which two CRPF jawans…

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Constable suspended over the killing of youth during protests in Ganderbal

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A Jammu and Kashmir Police constable was on Wednesday suspended over charges of firing on a protester in the Ganderbal district of the state. A police statement said Gulzar Ahmad of Ganderbal district was placed under suspension till a detailed enquiry is underway into his involvement in the killing of Gowhar Ahmad Rather. Gowhar succumbed to his injuries on Tuesday after he was shot at in Kangan on Monday. The man was buried on Wednesday morning in Kangan town after authorities assured the family that those responsible for his death…

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Exams Postponed, Train Services Suspended as tension continues across valley post Sunday’s gun battles

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Authorities have decided to close all educational institutions and postpone exams scheduled for Wednesday as tension continued in the Kashmir Valley. Heavy security deployment is also in place to maintain law and order. Security forces have been heavily deployed in Srinagar and other sensitive places in Kashmir to maintain peace,and law and order on Wednesday, officials said, even though separatists did not call for a shutdown. Authorities decided to close all educational institutions and postpone exams scheduled for the day as tension continued in the Valley. Train services have also…

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Restrictions continue after extension of resistance called shutdown across Kashmir Valley

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Restrictions continued in parts of Srinagar and some other places in the Kashmir Valley on Tuesday after separatists extended their protest shutdown against the killings of four civilians in Shopian district on Sunday. Restrictions will remain in force in seven police station areas of the city and other sensitive areas in south Kashmir to maintain law and order, the police said. Heavy contingents of police and the paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) have been deployed. Shops, public transport, businesses and educational institutions remained closed in the Valley for the…

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Students, Traders protest Shopian civilian killings, Complete shutdown across Kashmir

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Local traders and students on Monday protested against the killings of civilians in south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Sunday. Carrying placards and raising slogans, a group of traders under the banner of the Kashmir Traders and Manufacturers Federation assembled at the Ghanta Ghar in the city’s Lal Chowk and raised slogans against the government. They demanded that the killing spree in the Valley should be stopped. “Killing of innocent civilians is a deep-rooted conspiracy ….this is unfortunate…we urge the Indian civil society and international bodies such as Amnesty International to…

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