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Monitoring Yasin Malik trial very closely: Tariq Ahmad Minister in UK Parliament

May 18, 2022 Editor

The British government is monitoring the trial of Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik very closely, UK Foreign Office minister Tariq Ahmad told the House of Lords on Tuesday. Lord Ahmad, however, pointed out that Malik, chairman of the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), was charged under Indian law and therefore part of an independent judicial process. The minister, who is in-charge of South Asia and the Commonwealth in the Foreign Office, was responding to questions in the Upper House of the UK Parliament on a range of issues when…

Removal of 370 is slap on the face of Muslims, Al-Qaeda chief Al-Zawahiri on Kashmir Issue

May 7, 2022 Editor

Al-Qaeda chief al-Zawahiri, one of the world’s most dreaded terror outfits, has released a video about Kashmir. In the 47-minute video, titled ‘Repeated Tragedies in Kashmir and Palestine’, Zawahiri has criticised Arab countries for supporting India by comparing Kashmir to Palestine. The video begins with anti-India photographs in Kashmir, in which people are seen pelting stones. A similar picture of Palestine is also shown. This video has been released by As-Sabah Media. Since the 9/11 attacks in the US, the world’s most wanted terrorist and al-Qaeda chief al-Zawahiri is seen…

Modi Govt must stop stoking anti-Muslim sentiment in India: Jagmeet Singh

April 15, 2022 Editor

Jagmeet Singh, leader of Canada’s New Democratic Party on Thursday expressed his concern about the rising threat of violence against Muslims in India. Singh’s tweet came days after violence erupted in several Indian cities and towns during Ram Navami celebrations that turned communal, leading to rioting and arson. In a tweet, Singh said: “I am deeply concerned about images, videos, and targeted threats of violence against the Muslim community in India. The Modi govt must stop stoking anti-Muslim sentiment. Human rights must be protected. Canada must play a strong role…

Pakistan’s new PM Shehbaz Sharif to India, Let’s resolve Kashmir Issue

April 12, 2022 Editor

Pakistan National Assembly on Monday unanimously elected former Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif as Prime Minister replacing Imran Khan, who lost the no-confidence vote on Sunday. India desires peace and stability in a region free of terror so that we can focus on our development challenges and ensure the well-being and prosperity of our people. — Prime Minister Narendra Modi Shehbaz said he wanted good ties with India, but tied it with the resolution of the Kashmir issue. He was the only candidate left in the contest after former Foreign…

Pakistan ready to move forward on Kashmir if India agrees: General Bajwa

April 3, 2022 Editor

He had made similar comments at the Islamabad Security Dialogue last year when he had said it was time for both countries to ‘bury the past and move forward’ Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa said that his country is ready to move forward on Kashmir if India agrees, Dawn reported. “Pakistan continues to believe in using dialogue and diplomacy to resolve all outstanding issues, including the Kashmir dispute, and is ready to move forward on this front if India also agrees to do so,” he…

Want good ties with neighbours, so need to resolve core issue of Kashmir: Pakistan

March 24, 2022 Editor

For lasting peace and stability in the region, it is essential to resolve the core issue of Jammu and Kashmir in accordance with the UN resolutions and aspirations of the people of Kashmir, said Pakistan Chargé d’Affaires Aftab Hassan Khan on the occasion of his country’s National Day at the High Commission here. The Chargé d’Affaires underlined that Pakistan wishes to have mutually beneficial relations with all its neighbors including India and believes in resolving all outstanding disputes through peaceful means of dialogue and diplomacy, stated a High Commission release.…

10 Points: Russia declares ceasefire in two war-hit Ukraine cities for evacuations

March 5, 2022 Editor

Ukraine war: Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine last week. Russia on Saturday declared a ceasefire in two war-hit Ukraine cities – including the strategic port city of Mariupol – to open humanitarian corridors for civilians. “Today, March 5, from 10 am Moscow time, the Russian side declares a regime of silence and opens humanitarian corridors for the exit of civilians from Mariupol and Volnovakha,” news agency AFP quoted the defense ministry as saying. While the residents have been told to leave the cities, there is no confirmation, however,…

Wants to debate Narendra Modi on TV to ‘Resolve Differences’: Imran Khan

February 23, 2022 Editor

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Tuesday that he would like to have a TV debate with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi to resolve differences between the two neighbouring countries. Khan made the remarks during an interview with Russia’s state-run television network RT on the eve of his maiden two-day visit to Moscow—the first by a Pakistani premier in over two decades—during which he will hold talks with President Vladimir Putin and review exchange views on major regional and international issues. “I would love to debate with Narendra Modi…

Talks with India only if special status of Kashmir restored: Imran Khan

February 17, 2022 Editor

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said India’s decision to scrap the special status of Jammu and Kashmir in August 2019 increased Islamabad’s security concerns. There is currently “no relationship” between India and Pakistan and talks between the two countries can be held only if New Delhi restores the special status of Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Tuesday. The Kashmir issue is the “main difference” between the two countries and Pakistan’s security concerns increased after India’s decision to scrap the special status of Jammu and Kashmir…

Kashmir Issue: Antonio Guterres hopes for peaceful resolution between India and Pakistan

January 22, 2022 Editor

New Delhi has been categorically rejecting any scope for third-party mediation between India and Pakistan on Kashmir, saying that India’s stand has been clear for decades and the two countries can discuss the issue bilaterally. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said that he hopes the Kashmir issue between India and Pakistan can be solved peacefully. “Well, the position of the UN and the resolutions that were taken are the same, remain the same. We have, as you know, a peacekeeping operation there. We are, of course, committed,” Guterres said on…