Islamabad, July 15 (KMS): The Mirwaiz forum of Hurriyat AJK chapter has strongly condemned the illegal house arrest of Mirwaiz Umar Farooq by the Indian authorities in Srinagar, occupied Kashmir since August 5, 2019. The forum at a meeting in Islamabad, chaired by its Convener Syed Faiz Naqshbandi deplored that …
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Arrest of Ashraf Sehrai under PSA denounced
Srinagar, July 15 (KMS): In occupied Kashmir, Hurriyat leader Jahangir Ghani Butt has condemned the arrest of Tehreek-e-Hurriyat Jammu and Kashmir Chairman, Muhammad Ashraf Sehrai under draconian law Public Safety Act. Jahangir Ghani Butt in a statement issued in Srinagar said such atrocities are unacceptable. “Presently, world is going through …
Read More »IOK bus owners forced to dismantle buses, sell to junk dealers
Srinagar, July 15 (KMS): In occupied Kashmir, the owners of thousands of private buses, which have remained off road in the territory for more than 10 months, have been forced to dismantle them and sell the parts to junk dealers to meet their daily needs. The transport sector has been …
Read More »UN OHCHR makes its letter public on ‘criminal proceedings’ against 4 IOK journalists
Srinagar, July 15: The office of the United Nations High Commissioner (OHCHR) has made public its letter to the Government of India, voicing strong concern at the criminal proceedings and investigations initiated against the four well-known Kashmiri journalists. David Kaye, the UN’s Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of …
Read More »Aged Qayoom couldn’t be released despite expiry of detention period
New Delhi, July 15 (KMS): In an apparent move to extend the detention of a renowned Kashmiri lawyer, Indian Supreme Court has asked the authorities if the prolonged detention of Jammu & Kashmir Bar Association President, Mian Abdul Qayoom, was required even after expiry of his detention period of one …
Read More »APHC concerned about falling health of Hurriyet leaders in jails
Srinagar, July 15 (KMS): In occupied Kashmir, the All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) has expressed serious concern over the deteriorating health of illegally detained Hurriyat leaders and activists, languishing in different jails of India and Kashmir. APHC spokesman in a statement in Srinagar while condemning the continued cordon and search …
Read More »Indian army backed BJP councilor kidnapped in Baramulla
Srinagar, July 15 (KMS): In occupied Kashmir, the Bharatiya Janata Party led Municipal Committee Vice President, Merajudin Malla, was kidnapped by some unknown people in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Some unknown people pushed the Indian army backed BJP Councilor, Merajudin Malla, into a car while he was walking on a …
Read More »World’s attention drawn towards HR abuses in IOK
Islamabad, July 15 (KMS): Speakers at a webinar drew the attention of the global community towards the illegality of Indian military presence in occupied Kashmir and stressed the need to stimulate the implementation of the UN-advocated solution to the Jammu and Kashmir dispute. The conference organized by Center of Pakistan …
Read More »Ali Raza hails outgoing German MEP’S support to Kashmiris
Brussels, July 15 (KMS): The chairman of Kashmir Council Europe (KC-EU), Ali Raza Syed has praised the support of the outgoing German Member of European Parliament (MEP), Dr Klaus Buchner to the oppressed people of occupied Jammu and Kashmir. The Green European Free Alliance’s MEP has recently completed his responsibilities …
Read More »7 more persons die of COVID-19 in IOK, toll crosses 200 mark
Srinagar, July 15 (KMS): In occupied Kashmir, seven more death due to coronavirus were reported, today morning, taking the number of COVID-19 related fatalities to over 200. All the seven fresh deaths were reported from the Kashmir Valley. Of these, six coronavirus patients died at Soura Institute of Medical Sciences …
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