Gilgit-Baltistan has recently seen peace, tranquility and social harmony after being plagued by sectarian violence for nearly three decades. Amir Hussain Many people think that this peace and tranquility is schematic and short-lived rather than being systemic and long term in nature. Schematic because the peace and harmony has been attained without much political efforts at reconstructing the institutional structures …
Call for an end to militarisation, colonisation of all parts of Kashmir, arrests and torture of Kashmiri leaders and activists; resolution of conflict through dialogue By Haider Ali Lahore: Leftist, feminist and student organizations have expressed deepest concerns over the annexation, militarization and occupation of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) against the will of the Kashmiri people, international laws on …
By Farman Ali Legendary music composer Muhammad Zahoor Hashmi, ‘Khayyam’, best known for his classic melodies such as ‘Wo subha kabhi tu aayegi’ ‘Kabhi Kabhie mere dil mein khayal aata hey’ and Aey dil-e-nadan’ passed away on Monday (Aug 19, 2019) at the age of 92 due to cardiac arrest. He was suffering from various age-related ailments. On July …
Veteran legal expert and AWP founding president Abid Hassan Minto and ex-chairperson of HRCP I.A. Rehman have jointly filed the petition challenging SJC’s out-of-turn hearing of references against Justice Qazi Faez Isa and Justic K.K. Agha Herald Report A veteran legal expert and a human rights defender have approached the Supreme Court of Pakistan challenging the hearing of a …
Call upon peoples of South Asia to work together for the rights of oppressed nations Herald Report An alliance of Pakistani Left parties, civil society and peace activists condemned the Modi-led Indian government’s move to annex Jammu and Kashmir warned that the humanitarian crisis in Indian-controlled part of the Himalayan state can spiral into a dangerous conflict between the …
Article 370 enabled Kashmir to give land to the tiller. Today, that freedom is gone by Nyla Ali Khan The recent unilateral decision of Prime Minister Modi’s government to revoke Article 370 — which guaranteed the special status of Jammu and Kashmir — the dismemberment of the state, and its diminishment are, to my mind, flagrant violations of the sovereign Constitution of …
Prime Minister Imran Khan promised to provide relief to citizens when he came to power last year, but his government has only added to their miseries, says Harris Khalique. by Harris Khalique When Imran Khan was elected as Pakistan’s prime minister on August 17, 2018, some Pakistanis saw him as the the best option, but others saw Khan as a messiah, …
https://www.nytimes.com/video/players/offsite/index.html?videoId=100000006653817/ The Indian government has confined about seven million Kashmiris to their homes and imposed a complete communications blackout. By Arundhati Roy NEW DELHI — As India celebrates her 73rd year of independence from British rule, ragged children thread their way through traffic in Delhi, selling outsized national flags and souvenirs that say, “Mera Bharat Mahan.” My India is …
SSR can be an effective instrument for maintaining demographic composition in J&K but it was essentially a colonial tool without roots and perceived legitimacy among the people of GB, writes Aziz Ali Dad by Aziz Ali Dad For the last few years nationalists and increasingly Pakistan Peoples Party in Gilgit-Baltistan are clamouring for the restoration of State Subject Rule (SSR) …
By Jon Allsop In early August, the government of Narendra Modi, India’s recently reelected Hindu-nationalist prime minister, moved troops into the Kashmir Valley, which is majority-Muslim, then cut the region off. The internet and landlines went down; TV channels were taken off the air. Prominent local politicians were detained. Without consultation, Modi revoked the special autonomy Kashmir has long enjoyed …
