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Pakistan army scoffs at Indian general's threat to seize Kashmir portion

Pakistani military says Upendra Dwivedi's comments to seize part of Kashmir under Islamabad's administration are "delusional" and "intellectually insulting".

Pakistan, OIC vow support for Kashmiris as India threatens to cross LoC

Islamabad observes "Black Day" to mark 75th anniversary of Kashmir dispute, while New Delhi celebrates first landing of its troops in the region, split between both South Asian neighbours since their independence from Britain.

UN: India's voice can gain authority with respect for human rights at home

Under Hindu nationalist PM Narendra Modi, persecution and hate speech have accelerated against religious minorities, especially for India's 200 million Muslims.

India 'stops' Pulitzer-winning Kashmiri photojournalist from flying to US

Saana Irshad Mattoo says she was stopped by immigration authorities at New Delhi airport and barred from travelling to New York, where she was scheduled to collect 2022 Pulitzer Prize for her work on coronavirus crisis.

India scraps rule granting voting rights to new residents in Kashmir

Kashmiris have long feared that giving voting rights to outsiders would allow PM Modi's government to alter the region's demographic make-up-- a move that would favour India if ever a UN-sanctioned plebiscite is held in the disputed territory.

Pakistan demands probe into Kashmir leader's death in Indian custody

"Modi regime denied him [Altaf Ahmed Shah] treatment despite knowing he was a cancer patient. Custodial killings are the norm in Modi's India," says Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif.

Jailed Kashmiri pro-freedom leader passes away

Authorities refused to provide bail for Altaf Ahmad Shah, who was diabetic and diagnosed with cancer.

Indian forces killed at least 675 Kashmiris since 2019: Pakistan FM

Pakistan's foreign ministry spokesperson accuses New Delhi of killing at least 158 people in India-administered Kashmir this year.

Senior police officer in India-administered Kashmir found murdered

Police said a household helper was the main suspect — but a rebel group said it had targeted and killed Hemant Kumar Lohia.

Cinema opens in disputed Kashmir's Srinagar city but few turn up

Indian officials say they are planning to establish cinemas in every district of the region, where tens of thousands have been killed in the armed conflict since 1989.

Palestine, Kashmir conflicts take stage at UN where Ukraine dominated

Addressing hostilities thousands of kilometres apart and sharing little more than their decades of longevity, Palestine's Abbas and Pakistan's Sharif deliver similar messages at UN General Assembly, accusing their powerful neighbour of brutality.

Türkiye seeks unity as '60% global conflicts' are in OIC geography

Plight of Palestinians, Syrians, Kashmiris, Turkish Cypriots, Uighurs and Rohingya Muslims figures high in Turkish FM Mevlut Cavusoglu's speech at the annual OIC gathering in New York.