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Indian police arrest five youth in IIOJK

Srinagar, June 30 (KMS): In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, Indian police arrested five youth in Sopore and Srinagar areas, today. The police arrested three youth, Rahid Mushtaq Ganai, Amir Shafqat Mir and Tahir Nisar Sheikh from Sopore area of Baramulla district. The police arrested two more youth identified …

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LFK releases bi-annual report on HR situation in IIOJK

Islamabad, June 30 (KMS): Legal Forum for Kashmir has issued its bi-annual report on Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), detailing the human rights violations by Indian troops in the territory from January to June 2022. The report said that IIOJK witnessed the killing of 191 persons during the …

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At UN, Pakistan objects to ‘selectivity’ in condemning HR abuses

United Nations, June 30 (KMS): At the United Nations, Pakistan has objected over selectivity in the condemnation of human rights violations, citing the deafening silence over Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir. Participating in a debate, the Acting Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the UN, Aamir Khan, called for a …

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‘Amarnath Yatra a militarized pilgrimage since BJP attained power in India’

#MilitarizedAmarnathYatra Islamabad, June 30 (KMS): Amarnath Yatra, has become a militarized pilgrimage since the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) attained power in India. Since the rise of Hindutva politics in India, the numbers of Yatris to Amarnath Cave in south Kashmir has rapidly increased and the Kashmiris have to deal with …

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Muslim names of two cities in Maharashtra changed to Hindus

Mumbai, June 30 (KMS): As part of eradicating the signs of Muslim identity in India, the Hindutva-backed government in Maharashtra changed the Muslims names of two cities in the state. The name of Aurangabad has been changed to Sambhajinagar and that of Osmanabad to Dharashiv. Aurangabad was named after Mughal …

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Authorities impose restrictions along Yatra routes in IIOJK

Srinagar, June 30 (KMS): In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, the Indian authorities have imposed strict restrictions and no one is allowed to move out along Amernath Yatra routes in the territory. Witnesses told the media that the authorities have made heavy deployment of Indian troops, paramilitary and police …

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Malegaon blast trial: Another witness retracts statement to save Col Purohit

Mumbai, June 30 (KMS): Another witness in the 2008 Malegaon blast case has retracted his previously issued statement given to Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) apparently in a bid to save Indian army Lt. Colonel Prasad Purohit, an accused in the case. Before this, 20 witnesses had turned hostile during the …

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Abdur Rasheed Turabi visits APHC-AJK office, greets new office bearers

Islamabad, June 30 (KMS): Former Ameer, Jamaat-e-Islami Azad Jammu and Kashmir Abdul Rasheed Turabi, today, visited APHC-AJK office in Islamabad to greet newly elected Convener, Mehmood Ahmed Saghar and other officer-bearers including General Secretary Sheikh Abdul Mateen and Secretary Information Imtiaz Wani. Abdul Rasheed Turabi also offered condolences on the …

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Indian forces, agencies harassing youth in IIOJK

Srinagar, June 30 (KMS): In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, Indian troops, police and dreaded agencies like National Investigating Agency (NIA) and State Investigation Agency are harassing youth and Hurriyat activists in the territory. The personnel of Indian forces and agencies during house raids are arresting youth and summoning …

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Rehmani demands release of all Hurriyat leaders from jails before Eid

Islamabad, June 30 (KMS): The Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Freedom League (JKPFL), Muhammad Farooq Rehmani has drawn attention of the United Nations and other global rights’ bodies to the worsening political situation of the Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir and plight of political detainees in different jails …

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