New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) The electoral process in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) has come under intense scrutiny, with widespread allegations that the Pakistan military is attempting to influence and manipulate the polls.The military has long been accused of shaping political outcomes in PoK, and many residents believe this election will be no different, expecting continued interference in the democratic process.An official said there was little doubt that the military would seek to influence …
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Drass, July 26 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Sunday that terrorism has become a part of state policy in Pakistan and the difference between the military and the militant has vanished in that country.Addressing the 27th Kargil Vijay Diwas commemorations here on Sunday, Rajnath Singh said terrorism is now part of Pakistani state policy and the difference between military and militant has vanished in that country.“And that is why we have decided not to differentiate between terror…
Drass, July 26 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday drew a sharp contrast between the trajectories of India and Pakistan, asserting that while India is moving rapidly towards innovation, technological advancement and development, Pakistan has made terrorism an integral part of its state policy. Speaking at the Kargil War Memorial in Drass during the commemoration of the Kargil War, Singh said nearly 27 years after the conflict, the two neighbouring nations have taken completely differ…
Islamabad, July 25 (IANS) Leading international human rights organisation Amnesty International on Saturday expressed grave concern over the continued communication blackouts, widespread arbitrary arrests and stringent restrictions on movement in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) imposed by the Pakistani authorities. It warned that these measures raise serious concerns about the rights to freedom of expression, peaceful assembly, and association. In a statement shared on social media platform X, t…
Islamabad, July 23 (IANS) The ongoing unrest in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) is increasingly challenging Islamabad’s long-standing narrative of control over the region, exposing a system of domination masked by the term “Azad” (freedom). While Pakistan may suppress the protests through crackdowns, arbitrary arrests and manufacturing temporary agreements, its exclusive hold over the Kashmir narrative has failed.”The people living there are now demonstrating what that freedom actually means. It…
Islamabad, July 20 (IANS) The Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) on Monday said that the voluntary shutdown and wheel jam will continue in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) with large number of people present at the protest sit-ins.”We demand implementation of our recognised demands — with patience, wisdom, unity and solidarity, and steadfastness, we will succeed in our struggle — no compromise of any kind will be made on the basic points in negotiations,” the JAAC noted on X.It also appealed…
Geneva, July 17 (IANS) The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Friday raised serious concern about infringements on the rights to freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and association in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) amid escalating unrest in the occupied territory that has left dozens of people dead and injured. In a statement issued, Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Jeremy Laurence, said that “the criminalisation of a civ…
New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) With the peaceful protests in Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK) refusing to die owing to an adamant establishment, plans are afloat to manufacture chaos. A narrative shift is what the Pakistan establishment is desperate for, and hence it has been decided to make the protests chaotic.Since the start of the protests, there have been reports of aggression only by the establishment.The Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) which has been leading the protests has ensured that th…
Srinagar, July 15 (IANS) Senior religious leader and chief cleric of Kashmir, Mirwaiz Maulana Umar Farooq, on Wednesday expressed deep anguish over the loss of human lives across the Line of Control (LoC) in Pakistan occupied Kashmir.In his post on X, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq expressed deep sorrow and pain over reports of the loss of civilian lives and police personnel in the continuing unrest on the other side of the Line of Control, especially in Rawalakot and Poonch (Pakistan-occupied).He said in …
Islamabad, July 15 (IANS) As escalating unrest in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) entered its 36th consecutive day, thousands gathered in Rawalakot, where Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) leader Sardar Amman Khan accused Pakistan of “forcibly occupying” the region and rejected Islamabad’s long-standing narrative on the occupied territory.Calling PoK an “occupied territory” rather than a “disputed territory,” addressing the gathering on Tuesday, Khan said, “This is not a disputed territory. It…