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Atrocities on people in IHK condemned-Acute food shortage in Valley

17. August 2008

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In occupied Kashmir, the use of excessive force by the Indian police and troops against peaceful protesters in the Kashmir Valley has been strongly condemned. The Jammu Kashmir Mahaz-e-Azadi patron, Muhammad Azam Inqalabi in a statement in Srinagar termed it a sheer demonstration of state terrorism. He expressed solidarity with families of martyrs and prayed [...]

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Yasin Malik optimistic about Aug 18 march success

17. August 2008

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SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front Chairman Muhammad Yasin Malik termed the attempted march to Muzaffarabad by people as a “revolutionary step. “It was a people’s revolution. Kashmir is united to seek Azadi. The need of the hour is to carry this movement in the right direction to achieve our ultimate goal of freedom,” Malik [...]

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Geelani announces one-point agenda to achieve freedom

17. August 2008

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SRINAGAR: Hurriyat Conference (G) Chairman, Syed Ali Geelani has announced his one point programme to achieve freedom. The Hurriyat Conference leader Sheikh Abdul Aziz was killed on August 11 while leading a march to Muzaffarabad on the other side of the LoC for restoration of trade links. Six days after his death, [...]

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Pak-India JC to meet Pak prisoners in Indian jails

16. August 2008

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ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Saturday reiterated the government’s commitment to fully implement the agreement signed between Pakistan and India to provide consular access to prisoners. In a meeting with the Pakistani members of Pak- India Judicial Committee on Prisoners, the Foreign Minister assured the judges that the government would extend full support [...]

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India Pakistan partition-hard core reality

14. August 2008

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One of my friend has sent me these pictures from India and he is Muslim, He says: “after partition we are [minority Muslims] still being humiliated by others for our services to nation, so partition is a big mistake as well as Himalayan blunder, Jinna did favor British, that is, they win divide and rule [...]

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World community urged to take notice of HR violations in Occupied Kashmir

13. August 2008

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has urged the international community particularly United Nations, OIC and human rights organizations to take notice of grave human rights violations in Occupied Kashmir. Responding to questions by newsmen at the weekly news briefing in Islamabad on Wednesday, Foreign Office spokesman Muhammad Sadiq said in the wake of brutal killing of Kashmiri leader [...]

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Tehreek-e-Kashmir demands Musharraf trail on U-turn in Kashmir

12. August 2008

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MANCHESTER: Tehreek-e-Kashmir-UK has demanded that Mushrraf’s unannounced compromise on Kashmir with India by retreating from UN resolutions on Kashmir should be made part of the charge sheet against him. “General Pervaiz Mushrraf’s stated willingness to set aside UN resolutions to solve Kashmir issue with India is amounting to retreat from world recognized legal position of [...]

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Aziz’s martyrdom widely condemned-Pakistan calls for immediate end to violence

12. August 2008

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SRINAGAR: The martyrdom of senior Huriyat leader, Sheikh Abdul Aziz has been widely condemned. Both factions of Huriyat Conference, JKLF and other liberation organisations have strongly condemned the killing of Sheikh Aziz. They have termed his killing as worst form of “state terrorism”. In a telephonic statement to Jammu based news agency, NAK, Lashkar-e-Toiba Spokesman [...]

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Hospitals running out of medicines, blood reserves

12. August 2008

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SRINAGAR: The hospitals in occupied Kashmir valley, which received hundreds of people injured in police firing are facing acute crisis and almost all are running short of essential equipments, medicines and blood. At least four persons were killed and over 300 injured in police action on the processions which were heading to cross the Line [...]

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Sheikh Aziz among 8 killed as sea of people comes on streets

12. August 2008

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SRINAGAR: At least eight persons including senior Hurriyat leader, Sheikh Abdul Aziz were killed as troopers opened indiscriminate fire at several places in the Valley to prevent massive processions from marching towards Muzaffarabad. A senior police officer was under attack in North Kashmir. His properties were attacked by strong mobs while several bunkers were demolished [...]

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March will continue-March worries Indian Army chief

12. August 2008

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SRINAGAR: Placed under house arrest, Heads of Hurriyat factions- Syed Ali Geelani and Mirwaiz Umar Farooq- have urged people to continue the Muzaffarabad chalo march on Tuesday. The two leaders talked over phone and unanimously decided to urge people to continue the march. “The march will continue tomorrow and people will join those who have [...]

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Peoples League Chief Sh. Aziz martyred

11. August 2008

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SRINAGAR: Chairman Jammu Kashmir Peoples League (JKPL) and leader of APHC, Sheikh Abdul Aziz was killed in firing by Indian army on a mmassive public march towards Muzaffarabad at Bonyar on Monday. Sheikh Aziz and Shabir Shah were leading the march which was stopped by a massive use of force by Indian army. [...]

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APHC seeks UN role to end sufferings of Kashmiris

9. August 2008

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ISLAMABAD: Seeking world body’s role in bringing an end to the continuing violence and economic blockade against Kashmiris, the All Parties Hurriyat Conference Pakistan Chapter has urged the United Nations to act now to mitigate the sufferings of Kashmiris. Popularity: 33% [?]

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Jammu Muslims constitute a new front

8. August 2008

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JAMMU: The Muslims in Jammu have constituted a new front to represent the community at various forums. Informed sources said that prominent members of Muslim community from various areas of the Samba, Kathua, Samba, Nowshera, and other areas today assembled at Batandi to take stock of situation arising out of the ongoing agitation in the [...]

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Kashmiri moot for inclusion of Kashmiris in Pak-Indo talks

7. August 2008

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ISLAMABAD: First Kashmiri Leadership Conference has supported Pak-Indo dialogue process and demanded to include Kashmiris in the talks. The participants of the first Kashmiri Leadership Conference, organized by the Kashmir Institute of International Relations, (KIIR) Islamabad, met on August 7, 2008 at Margala Hotel, in Islamabad. Popularity: 33% [?]

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Shahid terms Indian accusations on ISI as groundless

6. August 2008

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NEW DHALI: Pakistani High Commissioner in India Shahid Malik condemned on Wednesday Indian allegations regarding Inter Services Intelligence’s (ISI) suspected involvement in blast out side Indian embassy in Kabul. He stated that his country had made solemn pledge to India that probe would be carried out incase of provision of evidence. Popularity: 28% [?]

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K-resolution based on peoples aspirations must for SA peace

5. August 2008

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ISLAMABAD: The executive Director of Oslo-based Kashmiri Scandinavian Council (KSC) Sardar Ali Shahnawaz Khan, is one of the most effective lobbyists playing an important role in highlighting the Kashmir issue on international level. Hailing from the scenic Rawlakot valley, Khan migrated to Norway in 1986. After his formal schooling, he got Bachelor’s Degree from the [...]

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‘Mediation must for Kashmir solution’: Conference on Kashmir

2. August 2008

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WASHINGTON: Concern over India-Pakistan relations and lack of concrete steps towards the resolution of Kashmir dispute dominated the first day of the two-day International Peace Conference on Kashmir organized by Kashmiri American Council and Association of Humanitarian Lawyers, in Capitol Hill. The conference was thrown open by three important Congressmen- Joseph Pits, Jim Moran and [...]

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Hurriyat to announce joint strategy

1. August 2008

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SRINAGAR: Buoyed by their recent successful joint agitation against the transfer of forestland to Shri Amarnath Shrine Board, both the factions of Hurriyat Conference have decided to shortly announce a strategy to meet the challenge posed by the economic blockade of Kashmir, sources told Greater Kashmir. Leaders of both the factions met at Hurriyat (G) [...]

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Kashmir liberation struggle turns 20

1. August 2008

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SRINAGAR: Twenty years before on July 31, 1988, it all started with a blast at telegraph office in Srinagar. Members of HAJY group (Hameed Shiekh, Ashfaq Majeed, Javeed Mir and Yasin Malik) planned the attack which later snowballed into the most effective armed struggle in occupied Kashmir history. Chairman Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) [...]

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