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By Zahid Rafiq SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir, India (AA): Six militants and an Indian army soldier were killed in Kashmir’s south after the troops attacked a militant hideout on Sunday, police said. One teen civilian was killed by Indian forces during protests by Kashmiris. “Based on a credible input about the presence of militants […]

15th Jun 2018

UN rights chief calls for probe into held Kashmir abuses

By Fatih Erel GENEVA (AA):- The UN human rights chief on Thursday called for forming an international inquiry committee to probe the ongoing human rights violations and abuses in Kashmir. Kashmir, a Muslim-majority Himalayan region, is held by India and Pakistan in parts and claimed by both in full. A small sliver of Kashmir […]

3rd Jun 2018

Jammu and Kashmir: Shutdown, restrictions in Kashmir after civilian killed by Indian soldiers

By Zahid Rafiq SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir, India (AA): Following the death of a civilian protestor after being run over by an Indian armed forces vehicle, the Kashmir region on Saturday observed a complete shutdown, with Indian authorities responding with curfew-like restrictions in the capital Srinagar and other urban areas. Pictures of two protestors […]

8th May 2018

Jammu and Kashmir: 6 civilians killed by Indian soldiers in Jammu and Kashmir

By Zahid Rafiq SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir, India (AA): Pro-Independence leaders in Jammu and Kashmir called for a shutdown on Monday, a day after five militants and six civilians were killed by the Indian security forces. Offices, schools and businesses remained completely shut while public and local transport remained off the roads. The government […]

6th May 2018

Jammu and Kashmir: Indian forces kill 3 suspected militants in Kashmir, mows down a protester

By Zahid Rafiq SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir, India, (AA): Indian armed forces on Saturday killed three suspected militants in a gun battle in Chattabal area, on the outskirts of Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir, police said. Meanwhile a protester was mowed down by Indian police vehicle in Srinagar. Adil Ahmad Yadoo of Safa Kadal was […]

12th Apr 2018

Jammu & Kashmir: 4 civilians, 1 Indian soldier killed in south Kashmir

By Zahid Rafiq SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir, India (AA): Four civilians, including a minor and an Indian soldier were killed in a gun battle between militants and Indian forces in southern Kashmir on Wednesday, according to a military official and police. “One of our soldiers has been martyred in the gun battle. The operation […]

3rd Apr 2018

Jammu Kashmir completely shuts down after killings

By Zahid Rafiq SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir, India, (AA): Jammu and Kashmir remained in a state of paralysis on Monday with thousands of Indian forces in riot gear manning the streets a day after 13 militants, four civilians and three Indian soldiers were killed. The region looked largely deserted with little or no vehicular […]

7th Nov 2017

Kashmiris observe ‘Jammu Martyrs’ Day’ as 3 killed by Indian troops

By Satuk Bugra Kutlugun (AA): Three militants and one Indian soldier were killed in a gun battle in a southern district of disputed Jammu and Kashmir on Monday as Kashmiris observed the “Jammu Martyrs’ Day” over the killings of civilians by Indian forces in Jammu and Kashmir. “In the village of Algar Kandi in Pulwama, […]

27th Aug 2017

Jammu & Kashmir: Militants storm major police base killing Indian forces

By Zahid Rafiq SRINAGAR, Jammu-Kashmir, India (AA): Four Indian paramilitary personnel, four policemen and three militants were killed in southern Jammu-Kashmir when a major police base came under attack Saturday, top police official told local media. The incident took place in Pulwama district, located some 26 kilometers (16 miles) to the south of capital […]

26th Jun 2017

Jammu & Kashmir: 2 Kashmiris killed in gunbattle with Indian soldiers

By Zahid Rafiq SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir, India (AA): Two suspected militants were killed and three Indian soldiers were injured during an overnight clash at a school in Srinagar city in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, according to Indian army. The gunbattle between soldiers and suspected militants began on Saturday following an attack on […]

29th May 2017

Jammu & Kashmir: Indian army chief dares Kashmiri protesters to shoot

By Zahid Rafiq SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir, India (AA): An Indian Army chief on Sunday has said he wished Kashmiri protesters pick up guns instead of rocks, to provide the Indian army with a better excuse to retaliate. Civilian protests against Indian rule in disputed Kashmir has seen thousands of people armed with rocks. […]

22nd May 2017

Jammu & Kashmir: Four Kashmiri militants, three Indian soldiers killed in clashes

By Zahid Rafiq SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir, India (AA): Four militants and three Indian soldiers were killed in a two day lon Sundayg gunbattle close to the de facto border between India and Pakistan in the disputed Kashmir region, according to the Indian army on. Meanwhile, clashes erupted between students and government forces in […]

18th Apr 2017

Jammu & Kashmir: Dozens of Kashmiris wounded in clash with Indian forces

By Zahid Rafiq SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir, India (AA): Indian armed forces injured dozens of Kashmiris Monday when they clashed with thousands of pro-independence students who walked out of their schools, colleges and university campuses in Jammu and Kashmir. The students, who termed the Indian rule in the region as “military occupation”, were reacting […]

10th Apr 2017

Jammu & Kashmir: 6 protestors shot dead by Indian forces

By Zahid Rafiq SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir, India (AA)- Six civilians were killed and at least 50 were wounded Sunday in disputed Jammu and Kashmir when Indian forces opened fire on massive pro-independence protests. The protests were against the Indian parliamentary elections for the Srinagar constituency, which saw a meager voter turnout of only […]

29th Mar 2017

Indian armed forces kill 3 civilians in Jammu-Kashmir

By Zahid Rafiq SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir, India (AA): Indian security forces allegedly opened fire on unarmed civilian protesters, killing three of them and wounding over a dozen others in central Jammu and Kashmir Tuesday, according to police. Protesters came under fire when they were allegedly throwing stones at Indian security forces involved in […]

9th Oct 2016

Jammu & Kashmir: Indian forces fire at crowds at Kashmiri boy’s funeral

By Zahid Rafiq SRINAGAR, Indian-held Kashmir (AA): The killing of a 12-year-old boy by Indian troops in Kashmir led to clashes at his funeral on Saturday. Junaid Akhoon was killed Friday during clashes between security forces and pro-independence protesters in Srinagar. A senior doctor at the Sher-I-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences said he suffered […]

3rd May 2016

India backtracks on precondition for Pakistan talks

By Zahid Rafiq SRINAGAR, Jammu Kashmir, India, (AA) – After calling off earlier talks with Pakistan after Pakistani officials met with pro-independence leaders in Kashmir, India seems to have quietly backtracked, saying Kashmiri leaders are free to meet with whomever they pleased. In a written reply to parliament last week, Indian Minister of State […]

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