Kashmir Lockdown

Indian army admits wrongdoing in killing three Kashmiris

In a rare admission, Indian military says its soldiers in disputed Kashmir abused their powers in the killings of three labourers it had passed off as "Pakistani terrorists."

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.

Kashmir under curfew ahead of Indian clampdown anniversary

Indian authorities impose a curfew in the India-administered Kashmir, citing intelligence reports of looming protests on the first anniversary of the clampdown.

Kashmiris accuse India of targeting civilians on Pakistani side of frontier

Locals in Pakistan-administered Kashmir say Indian troops have been causing casualties and destroying properties in border shelling along the highly militarised de facto border.

Why Geelani, the unrelenting symbol of Kashmiri resistance, stepped down

Syed Ali Shah Geelani, 91, has left the anti-India party coalition APHC that he headed for decades after a revolt against his leadership and the group's inability to counter India's annexation of Kashmir. We examine why:

India starts issuing controversial residency certificates in Kashmir

New Delhi distributes 25,000 domicile certificates to outsiders residing in India-administered Kashmir, local media reports, almost a year after the unilateral annexation of the disputed territory.

Kashmir fighting kills two rebels, one Indian soldier

The brief gun battle took place on the outskirts of Srinagar, in which a third rebel fighter was captured alive, Indian paramilitary official says.

India takes 15 envoys to Kashmir but EU spurns 'guided tour'

EU nations, except Norway, refused to take part in a rare diplomatic visit to disputed India-administered Kashmir, where New Delhi's lockdown after annexation continues since August 5.

India restores post-paid mobile services in restive Kashmir

Residents appear relieved after facing difficulties during the long communications embargo, but the disputed region continues to simmer with anger after India abrogated its limited autonomy on August 5.

Kashmir siege, autonomy loss complete two months

Mobile and internet services have been disconnected in India-administered Kashmir since August 5 when New Delhi stripped the region of its semi-autonomous powers and deployed tens of thousands of extra troops to enforce an unprecedented crackdown.

Pakistan warns of 'genocide' in Kashmir, sees no talks with India

Pakistan FM Shah Mahmood Qureshi likens ongoing clampdown in disputed Kashmir to the genocide that took place in Rwanda and Srebrenica, the ethnic cleansing of Rohingya in Myanmar, and 2002 Gujarat pogrom.

India muzzling Kashmir media in harsh lockdown – report

The report says recent editorials in local papers covered only harmless topics, such as the benefits of Vitamin A, as part of widespread throttling of local media. Meanwhile, Pakistan says it'll give "fullest possible response" to India over Kashmir.