India, Pak Dialogue A Prerequisite To Improve Situation In Kashmir: Abdullah

The former chief minister also said that J&K was suffering heavy losses because of the lack of an elected government and holding elections was essential to make democracy functionalNational Conference (NC) president and former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Farooq Abdullah on Sunday (June 4) said that holding the G20 event in Kashmir would not benefit tourism in the Valley until India and

June 4, 2023
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India’s Best Bet In Pakistan

India is always the whipping boy of a section of the ‘establishment’ in Pakistan. Fatima Jinnah was called an ‘agent’ of India. After her, it was the turn of Ayub KhanIndia is always the whipping boy of a section of the ‘establishment’ in Pakistan. Fatima Jinnah was called an ‘agent’ of India. After her, it was the turn of Ayub Khan. He was vilified as an Indian agent, although he had fought a

June 4, 2023
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Gilgit-Baltistan Has Long History of Neglect Like Other Non-Punjabi Areas of Pakistan: Report

Gilgit-Baltistan: Gilgit-Baltistan has a long history of neglect like other non-Punjabi areas of Pakistan. The area has been challenged with some issues since the early 1950s, wrote Sohan Lal, a post-doctoral fellow at the Indian Council of Social Science Research, New Delhi.The main issue is Gilgit-Baltistan’s constitutional status. Each and every Pakistani government has ignored the region, and

June 4, 2023
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Pakistan, Afghanistan Among Global Food Shortage ‘Hotspots’: Report

Kabul: Two United Nations bodies Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) have foreseen acute food insecurity in Pakistan that is likely to further exacerbate in the coming months, if the economic and political crisis further worsens. Pakistan and Afghanistan have been declared "early warning hotspots," Khaama Press reported.Warnings on Pakistan and Afghanistan

June 4, 2023
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Why NIA Seeking Death Penalty For Yasin Malik Spells Trouble For Kashmir

Malik was charged with terror funding in 2017, and arrested in 2019On May 26, the National Investigation Agency moved the Delhi High Court seeking the death penalty for Yasin Malik, the separatist leader of the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front, in a terror funding case. Three days later, the court ordered that Malik be produced before it on August 9 for defending himself.Malik was charged with

June 4, 2023
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Major Army Training Exercise Along Western Borders

Army conducts Sudarshan Shakti exercise along western borderThe Indian Army carried out a major training exercise in Punjab this month by various units and formations of Ambala-based Kharga Corps, a statement said on Tuesday.Validation of latest operational concepts like employment of attack helicopters in support of ground forces, operations deep across adversary’s obstacle systems, the use of

May 30, 2023
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