Category: World

During a strategic meet with Pakistan, China Says it ‘Opposes Unilateral Actions’ that complicates Kashmir Issue

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The foreign ministers of China and Pakistan held their 2nd annual strategic dialogue on Friday during which they discussed ways to enhance their all-weather bilateral ties, the Kashmir issue, progress on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor and the Afghan peace process. Billed as “highly relevant” and “very important” by both the countries ahead of the meeting held in the southern Chinese island resort of Hainan, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mahmood Qureshi discussed a host of bilateral, regional and international issues. A joint statement issued at…

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Imran Khan plays down differences with ally Saudi Arabia

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Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has played down differences with longtime ally Saudi Arabia after his army chief visited Riyadh in a bid to ease a row over policy towards the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir. The dispute, brought on by Pakistani demands for Saudi Arabia to take a firmer line against India for what Pakistan says are its human rights violations in Kashmir, has threatened Riyadh’s financial support for Islamabad. Pakistan and Saudi Arabia had no differences, Khan said in a late Tuesday interview, backing away from criticism by…

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China raises Kashmir Issue third time at UN Security Council

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A year after special status of Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 was revoked, China on Wednesday raised the issue of the situation in J&K at the United Nations Security Council in New York. This is the third time the issue has been raised since last year — J&K was raised in August last year and again in January this year, but like previous occasions, there was no resolution. Sources said it was raised under “any other business” in the meeting. Pakistan Foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi tweeted, “This 3rd…

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After criticizing its position on “Muslim Kashmir” Saudi Arabia ends loan and oil supply to Pakistan

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A report by the “Middle East Monitor” website said that Saudi Arabia has stopped oil supplies to Pakistan and asked it to return loans after Islamabad criticized the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, based in Saudi Arabia, over the Kashmir issue. The site stated that Pakistan was forced last week to repay a Saudi loan worth one billion dollars, after Riyadh requested it in response to Islamabad’s threat to break the mantle of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation with regard to dealing with the issue of the disputed Kashmir region with…

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Turkey says Article 370 abrogation did not bring peace to Kashmir, India calls remark ‘Biased & Incorrect’

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The Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday criticised Turkey’s remarks against India’s decisions related to Jammu and Kashmir, and described them as “factually incorrect, biased and unwarranted”. Turkey had on Monday claimed that India’s move to rescind the region’s special status had not “contributed to the peace and stability in the region”. “We would urge the government of Turkey to get a proper understanding of the ground situation in India and refrain from interfering in its internal matters,” foreign ministry Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said during a press briefing on Thursday.…

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Unite on Kashmir Issue Or will move ahead with or without you: Shah Mehmood Qureshi warns OIC

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Minister of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan, Shah Mehmood Qureshi, on Wednesday, warned the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to stop delaying plans on the convening of a meeting of its Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) on Jammu and Kashmir. The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is an international organization founded in 1969, consisting of 57 member states. The organisation states that it is “the collective voice of the Muslim world” and works to “safeguard and protect the interests of the Muslim world in the spirit of promoting international peace and…

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Pakistan will continue to raise Kashmir Issue at world stage: Imran Khan

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Notwithstanding the unsuccessful attempts made by him to raise the Kashmir issue at the world stage, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday said his country would continue to raise the matter at all international forums. Addressing the Pakistan-occupied Kashmir’s Legislative Assembly on the first anniversary of India’s decision to revoke the special status of Jammu and Kashmir on August 5, 2019, Khan claimed that many world leaders didn’t even know what was going on in Kashmir. Khan said that it was due to his government’s efforts that the Kashmir…

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Mijbil Al Shureka renowned Kuwaiti lawyer and rights activist may take the Babri Masjid case to International Court

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While the helpless Muslim minority of India has been coerced into silence, the fall out of Babri Masjid demolition doesnt seem to halt in other parts of the globe. The powerful appeal of a Kuwaiti lawyer and director of   International Human Rights, Mijbil Al Shureka has resonated all across the middle east demanding the reconstruction of the illegally demolished mosque in Ayodhya. In his latest tweet Mr. Shureka has shared a letter in which he has requested to  All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) to give him permission to take the…

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Imran Khan’s 18-point Kashmir plan for Aug 5, outreach to Turkey, Malaysia and China

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With Pakistan Army expected to take the back seat, Imran Khan may go to occupied Kashmir to rake up anti-India sentiment in his assembly address to mark one year of India nullifying Article 370 Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan who counts the campaign against India over Jammu and Kashmir as his government’s key achievement has roped in the Inter Services Intelligence, or ISI, in its 18-point plan to commemorate the Aug 5 anniversary of India scrapping Article 370 that extended special status to the valley, people familiar with the development…

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Kashmir is a ‘Living Prison and A Camp’ like Gaza: Shaikha Hend

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Emirati Royal Sheikha Hend bint Faisal Al Qasimi, who came into the limelight for criticising islamophobia and attacks on Muslims of India, has said that Kashmir is a ‘living prison and a camp’ and questioned the silence of the international community as ‘Gaza was happening all over again’. Sheikha Hend made these comments in an interview to news wesite TwoCicles,net. “India is a member of the United Nations and they have commitments and there is a clear violation of human rights in Kashmir. I would understand being under lockdown for a week…

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