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Mirwaiz Umar Farooq • Mirwaiz Umar Farooq says ‘enforced silence’ hides widening trust deficit; urges renewed dialogue• Hurriyat leader calls for ‘humanity’ after being denied access to Srinagar’s Jama Masjid• Says locals facing ‘existential crisis’ amid fears of demographic changes JAMMU: In a hard-hitting statement posted on social media on…

Internal fissures are growing in the banned Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) outfit in Jammu and Kashmir as a group headed by old guard stalwart Ghulam Mohammed Bhat is trying to capture the organisation, according to officials here. Bhat, once responsible for marginalising hardliners such as Syed Ali Shah Geelani, is once again…

The Taliban may be the unexpected beneficiaries of India and Pakistan’s recent conflict, as both countries court Afghanistan’s hardline government, which is yet to be formally recognised by any nation since seizing power four years ago. Several days after launching air strikes against Pakistan for its alleged involvement in a…

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Indian-held Kashmir on Friday, his first visit to the contested Himalayan region since a conflict with arch-rival Pakistan last month, and opened a strategic railway line. Modi is launching a string of projects worth billions of dollars for the occupied Muslim-majority territory. India…

Historically allied nations reiterate mutual support on longstanding regional disputes, including Kashmir, Karabakh, and northern Cyprus PM Shehbaz call to ‘reject conflict’ and prioritise peace Our strength lies in our solidarity and mutual respect: PM notes LACHIN/ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday joined Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and…

India to resume border ceremony with Pakistan by AFP Staff Writers Amritsar, India (AFP) May 20, 2025 India said Tuesday it would resume a daily border ceremony with neighbouring Pakistan which it briefly halted earlier this month following the most serious conflict between the nuclear armed arch-rivals for decades. At…

Pakistan FM to visit China on heels of conflict with India over Kashmir by AFP Staff Writers Islamabad (AFP) May 18, 2025 Pakistan's foreign minister will make a three-day official visit to China, his office said on Sunday, a little over a week after Islamabad reached a ceasefire with India…

Indian vets to be re-deployed as security guards in Kashmir: govt by AFP Staff Writers Srinagar, India (AFP) May 17, 2025 Military veterans will be redeployed as security guards in Indian-administered Kashmir, New Delhi said on Saturday, a week after it reached a ceasefire with Pakistan to end their most…

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Inter-Services Public Relations Director General Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry have lauded Iran’s peace efforts in the recent Pakistan-India conflict and warned of “forces” seeking to create a rift among the two brotherly countries. Just two days after India, without any evidence, blamed Pakistan over…

PM Shehbaz stresses there is no permanent peace without solution to Jammu and Kashmir and water distribution issues Says conflict solved nothing, only bringing more poverty, unemployment and other problems to both sides Lauds technology used by PAF had stunned the enemy and sent the trust and confidence of allies…