Kashmir

India, Pakistan exchange fire across Kashmir border, 15 killed

Nov 13, 2020 16:30

At least 15 people, including five security personnel, have been killed and dozens of others wounded as Indian and Pakistani forces exchanged fire across the Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir, the de facto border that divides the region between India and Pakistan.
India says three soldiers, three pro-independence fighters killed in Kashmir gunfight

Nov 08, 2020 12:36

India’s Defense Ministry says four Indian soldiers have been killed during armed clashes with independence fighters in Kashmir.
Pakistan to upgrade status of part of Kashmir: Imran Khan

Nov 01, 2020 17:25

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has said his government would give provisional provincial status to Gilgit-Baltistan, the northern part of the larger Kashmir region.
Assailants kill 3 ruling BJP politicians in restive Kashmir

Oct 30, 2020 05:38

Gunmen in India’s restive Kashmir region have killed three local politicians from the country’s far-right ruling party with police accusing combatants fighting for independence in the disputed area bordering Pakistan.
India enacts new laws allowing non-locals to buy land in disputed Kashmir

Oct 27, 2020 14:13

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu-extremist government has been introducing major changes to the laws governing the ownership of land in the Indian-administered Kashmir since its decision to abolish the disputed Himalayan region’s autonomous status last year.
Kashmiris commemorate Arba’een

Oct 08, 2020 18:34

Like previous years, Kashmiris have commemorated Arba’een, but this year, they have imposed some restrictions on the commemoration due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Amnesty says halting work in India due to govt. crackdown

Sep 29, 2020 07:56

Amnesty International has halted work in India, alleging the New Delhi government has been cracking down on the human rights group for reporting rights violations.
India rejects high status of dispute with Pakistan over Kashmir

Sep 22, 2020 12:22

An Indian official has rejected an assertion by Pakistan’s foreign minister that the dispute over Kashmir region is a global matter high on the agenda of the United Nations (UN).
Clashes erupt in Indian-controlled Kashmir after 4 killed

Sep 17, 2020 06:30

Hundreds of protesters have clashed with government forces in the Indian-administered Kashmir after a fire exchange that left three suspected militants and a woman dead in the disputed Himalayan region.
Muslims protest in Kashmir over republication of Charlie Hebdo cartoons

Sep 15, 2020 03:32

Muslims in Kashmir protest against the reprinting of insulting caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) by French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.