Aspirations of Kashmiris must be accommodated: Khar (Lead)
September 8th, 2012 - 9:10 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 8 (IANS) Pakistani Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar said Saturday that the "aspirations of the Kashmiri people must be accommodated" and they must be a part of the ... Read more...
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Aspirations of Kashmiris must be accmmodated: Khar
September 8th, 2012 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 8 (IANS) Pakistani Foreign Minisiter Hina Rabbani Khar said Saturday that the "aspirations of the Kashmiri people must be accommodated" and they must be a part of the ... Read more...
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Pakistan to continue supporting Kashmir cause: Gilani
November 24th, 2011 - 12:38 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 24 (IANS) Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said Pakistan will continue to support the cause of Kashmir at political, diplomatic and moral levels.Gilani told Prime Minister ... Read more...
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No effort to be spared for Kashmir cause: Gilani
October 18th, 2011 - 12:06 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 18 (IANS) The Pakistan government would spare no effort to extend support the Kashmiri people in their struggle to determine their future according to their aspirations, Prime ... Read more...
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Pakistan decides to grant MFN status to India: Khar (Lead)
October 13th, 2011 - 1:06 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 12 (IANS) Pakistan had, in principle, decided to grant Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status to India, said Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar Wednesday.Responding to a question during question ... Read more...
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Kashmiris will get freedom, says Pakistan
June 18th, 2011 - 2:44 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 18 (IANS) The "sacrifices" of Kashmiris will not go in vain, a Pakistani minister said, adding that their struggle for freedom in India cannot be suppressed.Information and Broadcasting ... Read more...
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People anguished at Maulana Showkat’s murder: Mirwaiz
April 22nd, 2011 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, April 22 (IANS) Mirwaiz Umer Farooq, chairman of the moderate Hurriyat group, Friday accepted that the people in Kashmir Valley had been anguished at the murder of senior cleric ... Read more...
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Pakistan observes Kashmir Solidarity Day today
February 5th, 2011 - 1:37 pm ICT by ANI
Mirpur, Feb 5(ANI): Pakistan is observing the Kashmir Solidarity Day on Saturday (today) to renew its pledge to provide full moral, political and diplomatic support to the Kashmiri people."We would not ... Read more...
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Revoke AFSPA, start dialogue with Kashmiris, demand political leaders
February 1st, 2011 - 8:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Senior leaders from various political parties Tuesday demanded revocation of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act [AFSPA] in Jammu and Kashmir as well as more autonomy ... Read more...
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Geelani plans ‘peaceful movement’ for troop withdrawal
January 5th, 2011 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Jan 5 (IANS) Hardline Kashmiri separatist leader and chairman of the breakaway Hurriyat group Syed Ali Geelani said Wednesday his group will now work for troops withdrawal through "an extremely peaceful ... Read more...
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No terror camps in Pakistani Kashmir: Minister
November 7th, 2010 - 8:37 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 7 (IANS) Pakistan has rejected a recent media report that spoke about the existence of terrorist training camps in Pakistan-administered Kashmir.Foreign office spokesman Abdul Basit Saturday termed the report in ... Read more...
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Stop deficit trade with India: Pakistani daily
September 26th, 2010 - 5:29 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 26 (IANS) Pakistan should immediately stop its "one-sided" deficit trade with "enemy" India which is only enabling it to buy more arms to threaten Pakistan and oppress the Kashmiri people, ... Read more...
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Pakistan asks US to help resolve Kashmir issue
September 22nd, 2010 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
New York, Sep 22 (IANS) Denying that Pakistan is fomenting trouble in Kashmir, Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has asked the United States and the international community to ... Read more...
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Pakistan seeks US intervention on Kashmir issue
September 22nd, 2010 - 12:23 pm ICT by ANI
New York: In its latest attempt to interfere in the internal affairs of India, Pakistan has urged the United States to pressurise India over the Kashmir imbroglio, saying that the recent unrest ... Read more...
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‘Keep India out of Turkmenistan gas project’
September 2nd, 2010 - 6:12 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 2 (IANS) Pakistan must not let "sworn enemy" India join the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan gas pipeline project to prevent it benefiting and acquiring more means to "oppress the Kashmiri people as well ... Read more...
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Jammu and Kashmir situation - Where do we go from here?
August 10th, 2010 - 3:36 pm ICT by ANI
(Cont.)Take for example Azaad Kashmir. Pakistan has sold the idea that Azaad Kashmir is really azaad i.e. independent.
Hence, the ordinary Kashmiri, shouting azaadi slogans thinks that he is going to be ... Read more...
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Haqqani calls for result-oriented India-Pak dialogue over Kashmir
July 30th, 2010 - 6:10 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 30(ANI): Pakistan's Ambassador to the US, Hussain Haqqani, has urged India to enter into result-oriented talks with Islamabad for resolution of the Kashmir conflict."For us the most important thing is ... Read more...
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‘Why is Pakistan silent on genocide in Kashmir?’
July 18th, 2010 - 6:31 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 18 (IANS) Why is Pakistan silent on the "genocide in occupied Kashmir" where Indian security forces are "brutally crushing the human, civil and political rights of the Kashmiris and even ... Read more...
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Peace in south Asia hinges on Kashmir issue: Pakistan
May 18th, 2010 - 12:42 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 17 (IANS) Establishment of peace and development in south Asia is hinged on the resolution of Kashmir issue, Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said Monday.
"The Kashmir dispute would ... Read more...
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Why Azad Kashmir is called Azad?
April 27th, 2010 - 7:40 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr.27 (ANI): The United Kashmir Peoples National Party arranged a seminar in London, titled: Challenges, Options and Role of Kashmiri Diaspora was attended by around 150 people from all walks of ... Read more...
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Govt. should reframe its Kashmir strategy: PoK PM
March 7th, 2010 - 4:32 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Mar.7 (ANI): Criticising former President General Pervez Musharraf for damaging country's strategy regarding Kashmir, Pakistan occupied Kashmir's (PoK) Prime Minister Raja Mohammed Farooq Hyder Khan has said the government should ... Read more...
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Indo-Pak talks being held to hoodwink international community: UJC
March 1st, 2010 - 3:46 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Mar. 1 (ANI): The United Jihad Council, a conglomerate of Kashmiri organisations, has called last week's foreign secretary-level talks between India and Pakistan as nothing but a "ploy to defuse the ... Read more...
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US can play meaningful role in facilitating result-oriented Pak-India talks: Sharif
February 19th, 2010 - 1:05 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Feb.19 (ANI): Former Pakistan Prime Minister and Pakistan Muslim League-N chief Mian Nawaz Sharif believes that the United States can use its influence in facilitating result-oriented talks between Pakistan and ... Read more...
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Kashmir Solidarity Day observed in Pakistan
February 5th, 2010 - 6:52 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 5 (IANS) Kashmiris in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir Friday observed Kashmir Solidarity Day Friday to express their solidarity with the people of Kashmir.
The day was observed, as every ... Read more...
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Pakistan PM reiterates support to Kashmir separatism
February 4th, 2010 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 4 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani Thursday reiterated that his government will "continue extending political, moral and diplomatic support" to the separatist campaign in Jammu and Kashmir.
"We will ... Read more...
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International probe should be ordered into Kashmir encounters: Qureshi
September 29th, 2009 - 5:32 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Sep.29 (ANI): Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that an international probe should be conducted to investigate the recent encounters by the Indian security forces in Kashmir.Interacting with ... Read more...
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No US role in Kashmir dispute, says Clinton
July 18th, 2009 - 8:16 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 18 (IANS) The US does not want to get involved in the India-Pakistan row over Jammu and Kashmir, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said in remarks telecast Saturday.
Asked by ... Read more...
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Kashmir key to cordial ties with India: Gilani
June 29th, 2009 - 1:09 am ICT by IANS
Lahore, June 28 (IANS) Pakistan's Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani Sunday said a "cordial relationship" with India was not possible until the longstanding Kashmir issue was resolved, the Online news agency ... Read more...
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Zardari urges India to resume ‘unconditional’ talks
June 9th, 2009 - 12:53 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, June 9 (ANI): Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has urged India to resume bilateral peace talks 'unconditionally' so that common problems afflicting both countries can be addressed effectively.Zardari told the Executive ... Read more...
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Kashmiris protest against killing of two youths in Sopore town
February 22nd, 2009 - 10:28 pm ICT by ANI
Baramula, Feb 22 (ANI): A number of agitated Kashmiri people took to street here over the killing of two local youths allegedly by security personnel in Sopore town of Jammu and ... Read more...
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Pak to reveal report on Mumbai attack on Monday: Gilani
February 6th, 2009 - 10:53 pm ICT by ANI
He said that he will receive the report on investigation into the Mumbai attacks on Monday and its findings will be made public thereafter.
The findings of the report will be shared ... Read more...
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Pak to continue its political, moral and diplomatic support to people of Kashmir
February 5th, 2009 - 6:19 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Feb.5 (ANI): Pakistan has reiterated that it would continue to support the freedom struggle of the Kashmiri people, with both President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister saying that they ... Read more...
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Resolve Kashmir dispute based on Kashmiris’ views: Zardari
February 5th, 2009 - 4:30 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 5 (Xinhua) Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari said Thursday that Pakistan would continue to pursue a resolution of the Kashmir dispute based on the wishes of the Kashmiri people.In a ... Read more...
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Struggle for world peace would be of no use until Kashmir is resolved: Sharif
February 4th, 2009 - 9:42 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Feb 4 (ANI): Pakistan Muslim League-N chief Nawaz Sharif today said that the struggle by the international community for world peace would be of no use until the Kashmir issue ... Read more...
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”Mumbai carnage strengthened Pak military establishment, weakened democracy”
January 4th, 2009 - 1:14 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Jan 4 (ANI): The Mumbai terror attacks had strengthened military establishment and rightist ideology in Pakistan, putting democracy under threat, according to security analyst and columnist Dr Ayesha Siddiqua.Speaking ... Read more...
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