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India announces easing of brutal curfew over Kashmir
Aug 17, 2019 06:57Officials in the disputed Indian-controlled Kashmir region have started restoring landline phone lines since imposing a brutal curfew and news blackout on the majority-Muslim territory in early August.
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Pakistan says UNSC meeting shows Kashmir not India’s domestic matter
Aug 17, 2019 01:14Pakistan says holding a meeting by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) “nullifies” that Jammu and Kashmir is a domestic matter for India, which scrapped the autonomy of the Muslim-majority Himalayan region earlier this month.
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Pakistan says five killed by Indian fire in Kashmir flare-up
Aug 15, 2019 22:52Pakistan says “unprovoked firing” by India across the heavily militarized de facto border in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir has killed three soldiers and two civilians in separate incidents.
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‘Pakistan moves military hardware, aircraft to India border’
Aug 13, 2019 11:12Pakistan has reportedly begun moving military hardware to forward bases near the Indian border, raising concerns about a potential military confrontation with India over the disputed Kashmir region.
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India imposes new restrictions in Kashmir on Eid-al-Adha
Aug 11, 2019 14:25Indian authorities reimposed some restrictions in parts of Kashmir on Sunday, August 11, ahead of the Muslim festival Eid, amid fears that large gatherings could trigger renewed protests against Delhi's withdrawal of special rights for the region.
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Iran says Kashmir crisis ‘should be settled diplomatically’
Aug 11, 2019 07:45President Hassan Rouhani during a phone conversation with Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday said the dispute in Kashmir has no military solution and should be resolved diplomatically.
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India: Sonia Gandhi returns as opposition head after vote fiasco
Aug 11, 2019 05:47India’s opposition Congress party selected past president Sonia Gandhi as its interim leader on Saturday, while it searches for a successor to her son Rahul Gandhi, who quit following a crushing election defeat by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Iran general urges restraint in disputed Kashmir, warns about ‘hasty’ decisions
Aug 10, 2019 12:26Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Baqeri has expressed concern over tensions in the Indian-controlled Kashmir, warning that military approaches will further escalate the situation in the Himalayan district.
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Pakistan cuts last remaining transport link to India over Kashmir dispute
Aug 10, 2019 10:30Pakistan has suspended a bus linking Lahore to India’s capital in reaction to New Delhi’s revocation of the autonomy of the disputed Kashmir region.
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Resistance, the key to overcome aggressors in Yemen: Ayatollah Movahedi Kermani
Aug 09, 2019 14:48Tehran's interim Friday Prayers Leader hailed the Yemeni nation's resistance against the Saudi-led aggressors, which has made them retreat from their positions, saying the victory will finally be for the Yemenis.