Kashmir Dispute

What's behind Pakistan's rumoured purchase of Chinese fighter jets?

Islamabad’s rival in New Delhi has already acquired the French Rafale jets and the Chinese J10-C jets are viewed as a direct response to the Indian acquisition.

Civilian killings open old wounds of Hindu migration in Kashmir

The latest spate of violence claiming the lives of 7 civilians, including four from minority faiths, brought back the ghost of 1990 when thousands of Kashmiri Pandits fled Kashmir fearing violence from anti-India armed groups.

Peace will elude South Asia without a just solution to the Kashmir dispute

India needs to reverse its repeal of Kashmir’s special status and create conditions for a result-oriented dialogue with Pakistan and the legitimate representatives of the Kashmiri people.

Pakistan urges UN to press India for Kashmir prisoners' release

Calls grow to seek the release of hundreds of Kashmiri political prisoners incarcerated in jails amid Covid-19 pandemic following the death of top resistance leader Mohammed Ashraf Sehrai in Indian police custody.

Twitter is silencing pro-Kashmir accounts, UK-based political groups say

UK political group Tehreek-e-Kashmir says Twitter is suspending Kashmiri and Pakistani accounts without reason while organised Indian accounts and groups are openly harassing, abusing and trolling Kashmiris using bots.

China seeks CEPC's safety as Pakistan shares 'proof' India funding terror

"China opposes all forms of terrorism ... we believe that Pakistan will continue to take effective measures to ensure CPEC's security," China's Foreign Ministry says as Pakistan shares evidence of India's purported role in terrorism with P5 envoys.

Pakistan's Gilgit-Baltistan: Between the Kashmir conflict and China

How the region’s complicated history is getting in the way of its peoples' long-standing aspiration to merge with Pakistan.

Anti-India clashes erupt in Kashmir after rebels, civilian killed

Hundreds protest in Srinagar in India-administered Kashmir after a police shootout kills three suspected rebels and a 45-year-old woman.

The human cost of India's Baglihar dam in disputed Kashmir

The dam has not only threatened Pakistan's environment and farming community, but also displaced several hundred people.

Why Pakistan blames Saudi Arabia and the OIC for Kashmir setback

Angered by Indian belligerence, Islamabad wants Muslims countries to do more in highlighting the plight of Kashmiri Muslims. Experts say, however, its own response is lacking.

Trump wants Pakistan's help in Afghanistan exit, offers to mediate Kashmir

US President Trump claimed he can end the Afganistan war but the country "would be wiped off the face of the earth." He said Pakistani PM Imran Khan could help negotiate a peace deal and offered to mediate on the Kashmir dispute.

Veteran journalist, police bodyguards shot dead in Kashmir

Unknown gunmen shoot dead journalist Shujaat Bukhari and his police bodyguards outside his office in India-administered Kashmir, police and journalist's colleagues say. There has been no claim of responsibility for the attack.