ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Friday called on the international community to pressure India to restore the special status of Indian-held Jammu and Kashmir, end repression in the Valley, and foster conditions conducive to resolving the longstanding dispute threatening regional stability. The call was made during a briefing for Islamabad-based foreign diplomats at the Foreign Office, where Foreign Secretary Syrus Sajjad Qazi detailed the …

ISLAMABAD/SRINAGAR: As Indian PM Narendra Modi arrived in held Kashmir for his first visit since he scrapped its special status under Article 370 of India’s constitution, Pakistan dismissed the move as “part of India’s efforts to portray normalcy” in the disputed region. “We believe that these efforts to project normalcy are a facade and tourism cannot be promoted in a situation where …

RAWALPINDI: In a display of solidarity, Pakistan’s Armed Forces, alongside the Chairmen of Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCsSC), and Services Chiefs, have paid heartfelt homage to the unwavering resolve and courageous struggle of the people of Kashmir. They have stood resolute in the face of grave human rights violations and enduring inhumane lockdowns imposed by Indian occupation forces in …

NEW YORK: Chief of Army Staff Gen Asim Munir has called on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to rally the international community for the prompt cessation of hostilities in Gaza, emphasising that the lasting solution to the crises lies in a “two-state solution,” according to the military’s media affairs wing. The remarks were conveyed by the army chief during a …

MUZAFFARABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar on Friday made it clear that Pakistan would not give any “half-hearted” response to India’s unlawful actions on occupied Jammu and Kashmir and will advocate the just struggle of Kashmiris from the forefront because it considered them its own people. “We consider Kashmiris as potential Pakistanis, the future citizens of Pakistan. We cannot …

Chinese diplomat is credited for innovation in the Chinese diplomacy and telling facts in a straight manner to countering the western negative propaganda against China   ISLAMABAD – Lijian Zhao, a spokesperson for the Chinese foreign affairs ministry, said on Friday that Britain needs to play its role in stopping bloodshed in Jammu and Kashmir in order to absolve itself …

  APHC, Kashmiri diaspora welcome UNGA speech of Imran Khan ISLAMABAD – Top international law experts and Kashmiri activists believe that the legal points raised by Prime Minister Imran Khan during his second speech at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has opened a new opportunity to take up war crimes committed by Indian occupational forces at the International Criminal …

  By Muntaha Talat A picturesque valley between sky-high mountains of Pir Panjal and Karakoram ranges where cool breeze blows and the gushing sounds of water that runs between these mountains provides a symphony that pulls ears and soul together. This is Kashmir – a place called paradise on earth. However, this is the land where people are dying for …

“Indian Army troops unprovoked ceasefire violation in Nikial sector, along LoC, targeting civil population late last night. Pakistan Army troops responded effectively to Indian firing,” ISPR added. A day earlier, a 22-year-old was injured due to firing by Indian troops along the LoC. In a statement, the military’s media wing said that Indian forces targeted civilian population along the LoC …

Chairman of Parliament’s Special Committee on Kashmir Shehryar Khan Afridi Saturday said that Pakistan and Kashmiris will not remain aloof to war between China and India. Afridi was speaking to Azad Kashmir President Masood Khan on the developments taking place in Ladakh and said that the situation may aggravate anytime and a war cannot be ruled out between India and China …