Says Kashmir neither India’s internal, nor bilateral matter Washington, 26 August (KMS): A United States think-tank has warned the international community that the specter of nuclear war haunts tensions between India and Pakistan, and the disputed territory of Kashmir could provide the spark that lights South Asia’s nuclear fuse. The …
Read More »Thousands of civilians arrested, abused in IOK, says US paper
New York, July 09 (KMS): Thousands of civilians have been summarily arrested and then abused in Indian held Kashmir, the center of a long and bitter territorial dispute between India and Pakistan, said New York Times quoting a report released in Srinagar recently. The report profiles 432 victims of torture …
Read More »Indian troops martyred 1,020 people since Burhan’s killing
Srinagar, July 08 (KMS): In occupied Kashmir, Indian troops, in their continued acts of state terrorism martyred one thousand and twenty (1,020) Kashmiris including seventy (70) in fake encounters since the killing of popular youth leader, Burhan Muzaffar Wani on July 08, 2016. According to the data issued by the …
Read More »Indian troops martyr 28 Kashmiris in June
Srinagar, July 01 (KMS): In occupied Kashmir, Indian troops, in their continued acts of state terrorism, martyred twenty eight (28) Kashmiris including two youth in a fake encounter during the last month of June. According to the data issued by the Research Section of Kashmir Media Service, today, the killings …
Read More »Journalists working in difficult situation in IOK
18 mediamen killed, scores injured since 1989: report Srinagar, May 03 (KMS): Occupied Kashmir is one of the most dangerous places of the world where people associated with the press and media are performing their professional duties in the most difficult circumstances and situation. According to a report released by …
Read More »India increased defence spending by 3.1 % in 2018: Report
London, April 30 (KMS): India has increased its defence spending by 3.1 per cent to USD 66.5 billion in 2018, according to a new report on global military expenditure released by a leading Swedish think tank, the other day. The total world military expenditure rose to USD 1,822 billion in …
Read More »Journalists in IOK targets of violence by Indian paramilitaries: RSF
Paris, April 18 (KMS): The Paris-based media watchdog, Reporters Without Borders or Reporters Sans Frontiers (RSF) has said that the reportage from journalists working for local media outlets in occupied Kashmir are often the targets of violence by Indian paramilitary forces acting with the tacit consent of the Indian government. …
Read More »85% of IOK pellet victims suffer psychiatric disorder: Study
Srinagar, April 17 (KMS): In occupied Kashmir, a study conducted by the Department of Psychiatry of Government Medical College (GMC), Srinagar, has revealed that 85 % of pellet victims were diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder. The study titled ‘Psychiatric Morbidity in Pellet Injury Victims of Kashmir’ said that since the …
Read More »IOK scholars forced to take up arms against Indian state terrorism: report
Srinagar, March 29 (KMS): Indian brutalities in occupied Kashmir have forced scholars and educated youth to take up arms against Indian state terrorism, Washington Post has said in a report. The report said that the numbers of young Kashmiris turning to the armed resistance was growing and not just the …
Read More »FIDH publishes briefing note detailing key HR issues in IOK
Paris, March 21 (KMS): Paris-based human rights organization, International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), an amalgam of 184 organisations from 112 countries, has published a briefing note detailing key human rights issues of concern in occupied Kashmir. The FIDH and its partner organizations Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons (APDP) …
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