Kashmir

Kashmir’s top pro-freedom cleric leads Friday prayers after four years
Separatist leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq allowed back in Srinagar’s historic Jamia Masjid after four years of detention.
Published On 22 Sep 2023
Indian police condemn BBC for article on media crackdown in Kashmir
Police in disputed Kashmir region threaten legal action against the broadcaster for reporting on media crackdown.
Published On 2 Sep 2023
India says ready for polls in Kashmir as top court hears Article 370 pleas
Supreme Court is hearing petitions challenging New Delhi’s controversial 2019 move to revoke region’s special status.
Published On 31 Aug 2023
‘Deadly blow’: India blocks independent Kashmiri news outlet
The Kashmir Walla says its website and social media accounts have become inaccessible in India.
Published On 21 Aug 2023

Khan, who was PM when Kashmir autonomy was scrapped, has been jailed for three years and barred from politics for five.

The 2019 move heralded a slew of policies by ruling BJP government to tighten New Delhi’s grip over the disputed region.

Event held for first time in 34 years after officials banned it in 1989 when popular rebellion against New Delhi began.

Supreme Court to begin hearing pleas challenging government’s decision to revoke region’s limited autonomy next month.

The move comes after India and the US said Pakistan’s soil should not be used as a base for attacks by armed groups.

Officials claim the fighters were killed in a gunfight along the de facto border with neighbouring Pakistan.

The Committee to Protect Journalists demands ‘immediate release of four arbitrarily detained Kashmiri journalists’.

The forum of the world’s biggest economies is focused on economic matters. Its latest meeting is in Kashmir.

It is the first diplomatic event since 2019 when New Delhi revoked region’s limited autonomy and took direct control.

China, Pakistan condemn India for holding the event in the disputed territory.

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