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BJP’s Systematic use of Hindutva Ideology in Committing Crimes against Humanity in Kashmir
Indian Occupation of Kashmir entered its 75th year in 2023. The internationally recognized disputed territory was put in 2019, under siege by the Indian government through a unanimous revocation of special status previously granted to Kashmir by article 370 of the Indian Constitution. Since then, Kashmir has become a living hell for its inhabitants. The promises …
Human Rights: Kashmir in focus
Since coming to power in 2014, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has had a poor human rights record, particularly in regard to religious minorities. The BJP positions itself on the right side of the political spectrum, but its current leader, PM Modi, is accused of inciting violence against Muslims during his time as Gujrat’s chief …
Occupation of Kashmir embarrasses India
The Indian reaction to Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif’s address at the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on September 23 in New York was along predictable lines. The Kashmir dispute had suffered stalemate for the past decades when Prime Minister Nehru started dragging his feet on the question of a UN-supervised plebiscite in …
India has wronged Kashmir, only it can rectify it
From Nehru to Narendra Modi, there were many slips. From Shimla to Agra, it is a tale of broken promises Indian Administrative Service officer, Moosa Raza, who served as Chief Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir, in his book ‘Kashmir: Land of Regrets,’ names Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru as the main ‘culprit’ responsible for creating the …
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The lawfare valve on Kashmir
The Russell Tribunal on Kashmir will bring an added impetus on Pakistan to project and prevail with lawfare resorts to seek self-determination for Kashmiris. US President Franklin D. Roosevelt elected four times and one who led his country in the Great Depression and World War II, had quipped, “freedom cannot be bestowed; it must be …
Save the Kashmiris from extinction
Every year Pakistanis and Kashmiris observe Kashmir Solidarity Day all across Pakistan, the Illegally Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) and the world over, where people express solidarity with the Kashmiris and their genuine demand for the right to self-determination under the UN Security Council resolutions. The need to express solidarity became more acute after …
Kashmir Solidarity Day 2021 – OpEd
On February 5 every year, federal and provincial governments of Pakistan hold rallies, public meetings and seminars to support Kashmiris ‘Right to Self-Determination’ under the United Nations Resolutions. Though Pakistan has been the most active supporter of Kashmiri’s rights, observing ‘Kashmir Solidarity Day’ is not Pakistan’s initiative solely. A Kashmir-based Journalist Mr. Gowhar Geelani quoted …
