Page 5 - Kashmir Issue

Restrictions eased in most of Kashmir, but mobile, internet still suspended

In view of the improving situation, the movement of people and traffic was slowly increasing in the city and other district headquarters of the Valley, officials said

Pakistan plans to raise Kashmir issue at UN Human Rights Council forum

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Wednesday held a telephonic conversation with his Norwegian counterpart Ine Marie Eriksen Soreide and discussed the Kashmir issue

UK PM tells PM Modi Kashmir a bilateral issue, calls for India-Pak dialogue

The telephone conversation came ahead of the G7 meeting in France over the weekend, where the two leaders are scheduled to meet for the first time since Boris Johnson became the UK Prime Minister

Trump asks Pak PM Imran Khan to 'moderate rhetoric' with India over Kashmir

After his 30-minute conversation with Modi, Trump held a telephonic conversation with Khan, the second in less than a week

Pakistan says will approach International Court of Justice over Kashmir

Prime Minister Imran Khan told a rare joint sitting of Pakistan's Parliament on August 6 that he will raise the Kashmir issue at every forum

Removing Article 370 correct; economy needs correction: Subramanian Swamy

The Rajya Sabha MP said that the 'wrong policies' adopted during former finance minister Arun Jaitley's tenure were responsible for the economy slowing down

India suspends Thar Link Express connecting Jodhpur to Karachi: Railway

Thar Link Express runs on the Indian side between Bhagat Ki Kothi railway station in Jodhpur to Munabao

Kashmir stays shut for 12th day, restrictions on people's movement relaxed

Officials say the situation in the Valley is being monitored on a real-time basis and the decision to remove the forces will depend on the ground situation

UNSC likely to hold session on J&K on Aug 16 after China's request

This comes a day after Pakistan's foreign minister wrote a letter urging the council to urgently convene a session on India's decision to reorganise Jammu and Kashmir and revoking of Article 370

Accept invite to J&K sans conditions, when can I come: Rahul Gandhi to Guv

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday repeated his demand to visit Jammu and Kashmir and asked Governor Satya Pal Malik when he could come. He said he had accepted Malik's invitation to visit J&K and meet people without any conditions and termed the governor's reply "feeble". "Dear Maalik (sic) ji, I saw your feeble reply to my tweet. "I accept your invitation to visit Jammu & Kashmir and meet the people, with no conditions attached. When can I come?" he said. On Tuesday, Malik had lashed out at Gandhi for putting "pre-conditions" for a visit to Kashmir Valley and alleged he was trying to "create unrest" by seeking to bring a delegation of opposition leaders. Following remarks by Gandhi that there have been reports of violence in Kashmir, Malik had said on Monday he will send him an aircraft to visit the Valley and observe the ground situation. Gandhi has put forth many conditions for the visit, including meeting mainstream leaders under detention, the governor said in a ..

Governor's invite to Rahul Gandhi to J&K was never sincere: Chidambaram

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Wednesday hit out at Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik, saying his invitation to Rahul Gandhi to visit the state was a "tool of propaganda" and never sincere. He said alleging that Rahul Gandhi has put conditions is rubbish, as he only asked for freedom to meet everyone, including soldiers. "J&K Governor's invitation to Rahul Gandhi was never a sincere invitation. It was a tool of propaganda.To say that Rahul Gandhi put conditions is rubbish. Rahul Gandhi asked for freedom to meet everyone, including soldiers. How is that putting conditions?," he asked on Twitter. "Can a visitor not ask for freedom to meet different sections of the people and to enquire about the welfare of the soldiers?," he further asked. Malik had on Tuesday lashed out at Gandhi for putting "pre-conditions" for a visit to the state and alleged he was trying to "create unrest" by seeking to bring a delegation of opposition leaders. Following remarks by Gandhi that

We should not interfere in 'friend' India's internal matter: UK MP on J&K

In a letter to British PM Boris Johnson in support of India, Conservative lawmaker Bob Blackman says that the UK does not interfere in the domestic affairs of a third country

Trump has taken Kashmir mediation offer off the table: Indian envoy in US

India has made it clear to America that any discussion on the issue, if at all warranted, will only be with Pakistan and only bilaterally

What you've heard on J&K is distortion, not truth: Indian envoy to US media

Last week, New Delhi revoked Article 370 that gave special status to J&K and enacted the law that bifurcates the state into two UTs -- Jammu and Kashmir with Assembly and Ladakh without it

Sitting on a volcano in J&K: Reloading political matrix will not be easy

The govt, it seems, promises to revive democracy from the grassroots by encouraging elected village representatives to occupy a political vacuum left by marginalising the existing political dynasties

Frames per Second: Indeed, 'All of Kashmir is a prison, my friends'

Vishal Bharadwaj's Haider makes an appeal for peace by eschewing a politics of violence and revenge

People can offer Friday prayers in Kashmir mosques as restrictions eased

The move comes after National Security Advisor Ajit Doval directed authorities to ensure that no Kashmiris were harassed, said officials

Pak rushes Qureshi to seek 'all-weather' friend China's help on Kashmir

Pakistan and China are strategic partners and closely cooperate on different issues

J&K crisis: Ghulam Nabi Azad stopped at Srinagar airport, being sent back

Congress leaders said that Azad was stopped by the administration and will be sent back by a flight later in the afternoon

Pak says can resume full diplomatic ties if India scales back on Kashmir

"Are they ready to review their decisions? If they do, we can also review our decisions. Review will be on both sides. That is what Simla (agreement) says," Qureshi said