Kashmir Unrest
The giant Jama Masjid mosque in Srinagar — a longtime focus for separatist protests — remained closed.
Updated 09 Aug, 2019 11:49pm
"I fear that they'll arrest journalists, especially those who will report what is happening," says a local news editor.
Updated 09 Aug, 2019 03:33pm
Calls made by Kashmiris to their family members were moderated by Indian authorities.
Updated 09 Aug, 2019 01:32pm
ISPR Director General Ghafoor dismisses statement by Indian Chinar Corps Commander as "usual blatant lies".
Updated 09 Aug, 2019 12:34pm
An eerie silence is broken by an occasional security vehicle whizzing past or the cawing of crows.
Updated 09 Aug, 2019 08:16am
"Its deeply sexist," said Rituparna Chatterjee, an independent journalist and activist.
Updated 09 Aug, 2019 10:29am
"The train which operates twice a week every Thursday and Monday would not run any more," says Sheikh Rashid.
Updated 09 Aug, 2019 07:49am
No Indian film will be screened in any Pakistani cinema, says Dr Awan.
Updated 09 Aug, 2019 07:46am
Qureshi says Pakistan’s facilitation of Afghan peace process will not be affected by escalation in tensions with India.
Updated 09 Aug, 2019 07:38am
Hyper-nationalists were demanding a response, and in the revocation of Article 370, they got what they wanted.
Updated 09 Aug, 2019 07:33am
Pakistan should develop a far more effective diplomatic strategy executed by those best suited to the task.
Updated 09 Aug, 2019 07:23am
The secretary general has been following the situation in occupied Kashmir with concern.
Updated 09 Aug, 2019 12:36pm
Azad Kashmir's legislature unanimously passes resolution to condemn Indian move to revoke IOK's special status.
Published 08 Aug, 2019 11:09pm
Indian PM says Article 370 has “not given anything other than terrorism, separatism, nepotism and big corruption”.
Updated 08 Aug, 2019 11:58pm
Imran Khan predicts Kashmir freedom movement will "gain momentum" if India uses greater military force on Kashmiris.
Updated 09 Aug, 2019 10:34am
The sheer majoritarianism of Modi's government means the unravelling of the very idea of India.
Updated 03 Jan, 2020 04:31pm
Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad detained at Srinagar airport, asked to return to New Delhi.
Updated 08 Aug, 2019 03:54pm
US Republican Senator Lindsey Graham speaks with Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on the "growing crisis".
Published 08 Aug, 2019 11:50am
Curfew-like restrictions imposed in the restive region late Sunday have now entered the fourth day.
Updated 08 Aug, 2019 07:13pm
The battle for the rights of Kashmir must be fought primarily on the diplomatic front.
Updated 08 Aug, 2019 10:34am
Pakistan should now prepare itself for at least 15 abrasive years of Indian hostility.
Published 08 Aug, 2019 07:45am
The justness of Pakistan’s stand on Kashmir has been clouded by the bloodletting that the valley has seen.
Updated 08 Aug, 2019 10:35am
The implications of the Modi government’s action are grave by any standard.
Published 08 Aug, 2019 07:41am
It was otherwise believed that the severe measures would be in place at least until Aug 15.
Updated 08 Aug, 2019 07:37am
New Delhi’s action termed as "constitutional terrorism".
Updated 08 Aug, 2019 07:54am
On Wednesday, police were finally able to trace the person who printed the panaflex in Islamabad's Blue Area.
Updated 08 Aug, 2019 07:58am
Awan rejects rumours on social media that PM Imran had consented to the Kashmir development during his visit to the US.
Updated 08 Aug, 2019 07:51am
Meanwhile, Maleeha Lodhi briefs the UNSC on the consequences of India's "illegal annexation of a disputed territory".
Updated 08 Aug, 2019 12:28pm
"Any such curbs must be necessary and proportionate and should not jeopardise the right (to freedom of opinion) itself."
Updated 08 Aug, 2019 07:54am
Both leaders underscore their "continued commitment to the bilateral relationship between the UK and Pakistan".
Updated 08 Aug, 2019 12:58am
