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Kashmiris will never abandon the demand of Aazadi: Dr Fai

Islamabad, February 21 (KMS): The Secretary General of World Kashmir Awareness Forum, Dr Ghulam Nabi Fai, has said that once again, Kashmir is living proof that it is not going to compromise, far less abandon, its demand for Aazadi (freedom) which is its birthright and for which it has paid …

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Kashmiris’ aspirations must be respected

Dr Ghulam Nabi Fai Washington, January 04 (KMS): “If parties (India & Pakistan) come here and both of them call upon the Security Council to make recommendations for the solution of their (Kashmir) dispute, ought they not in advance agree to abide by it? They are not bound to ask …

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October 27 – The Black Day for Kashmiris

Background October 27 is the darkest day in the history of Jammu and Kashmir and the Kashmiris living on both sides of the Line of Control and across the world observe it as Black Day. This is the day, when, in 1947, India sent its armed forces to Jammu and …

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The Bijbehara massacre

By: Murtaza Shibli Twenty-four years ago, on the 22nd of October, 1993, Bijbehara, my hometown, was struck by a vicious massacre that killed scores of peaceful protesters who were demanding revocation of the military siege of the famous shrine, Dargah Hazratbal. According to the state government’s own magisterial enquiry report, …

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Accession to Pakistan Resolution

19th July is of special significance in the history of Jammu and Kashmir. On this day in 1947, genuine representatives of majority of Kashmiris unanimously passed the resolution of Kashmir’s Accession to Pakistan during a meeting of the All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference at the residence of Sardar Muhammad …

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Kashmir: An Inconvenient Truth

Dr Ghulam Nabi Fai Kashmir is internationally recognized as a disputed territory whose final status is yet to be determined by the people. Both India and Pakistan have nuclear weapons and have fought three wars during the past half-century. This is a matter that urgently needs to be put on …

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Kashmir: An Inconvenient Truth

Dr Ghulam Nabi Fai Washington, July 21 (KMS): Kashmir is internationally recognized as a disputed territory whose final status is yet to be determined by the people. Both India and Pakistan have nuclear weapons and have fought three wars during the past half-century. This is a matter that urgently needs …

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Fresh wave of oppression against Kashmiris

India claims to have signed an instrument of accession with former Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir but its statement is controversial. The fact is that Maharaja of Kashmir sought Indian military support against the popular insurgency in Kashmir. Despite the use of military power by India to crush this popular …

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