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Kashmiri journalist Asif Sultan released after more than 5 years

Kashmiri journalist Asif Sultan released after more than 5 years

REGIONAL
Kashmiri journalist Asif Sultan has been released after spending more than five years in jail. According to news Laundry, Asif was released nearly 78 days after Jammu Kashmir High Court quashed his detention order under the Public Safety Act. Asif was jailed at the Ambedkar Nagar district jail in Uttar Pradesh. The Kashmiri journalist was booked under the charges of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in August 2018 and then after being bailed out in that case in April 2022, he was booked under the Public Safety Act in the same month. The court quashed his detention on December 11 last year, stating the detaining authorities “did not follow the procedural requirements in letter and spirit”. However, he continued to remain in jail awaiting “clearance letters” from Kashmir’s ...

Massive Clashes Erupt During CASO in Pulwama Area

PULWAMA
August 26 Following a specific input about Militant movement, the Government Forces jointly launched a cordon and search operation in the Maczpuna area of South Kashmir's Pulwama District. Late afternoon on Sunday, the forces including 55 RR of Indian Army, CRPF and Jammu Kashmir police sealed all the entry and exit points to the Maczpuna area. Locals told The Kashmiriyat that a heavy contingent of forces reached this Pulwama locality and are conducting a search operation in the area. Youth in large numbers hit the streets as soon as troops launched a joint operation. Shouting Pro Freedom and Pro Militancy slogans, the youth hit the streets throwing stones on Government Forces. The troops fired tear smoke shells to disperse the protesting youth, Locals told The Kashmiriya...