Global Conflict Archives - The Kashmiriyat

Dec102018 by News DeskNo Comments

Kashmir Tales- The Base of a Dreaded Ikhwani and the Home of Teenage Militants

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December 10 In 1995, a bride was kidnapped by the men of a known counter insurgent from the Parray Mohalla of Hajin in Bandipora District. The bride was forcefully married to the kidnapper on the Same evening and the next morning, Ikhwanis abducted the man she was supposed to get married to and tortured in custody. “He was released after his family paid a sum of Rs 40,000 to the close men of the counter insurgent, but the next day, he went missing, Nobody knows what happened to that boy, some say he committed suicide, but nobody is certain, may be he was killed by the men of Kuka Parrey,” a resident of Parray Mohalla told The Kashmiriyat. Mohammad Yusuf Parray, better known as Kuka Parray, was a former MLA and one of the pioneer of counter-insurgency movement in Kashmir and the fo...

Nov122018 by News DeskNo Comments

7 Killed by Israeli Forces in Palestine

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November 12 Palestinian health officials in the Gaza Strip say seven people have been killed and six have been wounded by Israeli fire in a sudden, late-night burst of fighting. Israel’s forces also killed a commander from Hamas in clashes in the Gaza Strip, Gaza officials have reported. They said a group of Hamas members were fired upon from a passing car. Witness statements said Israeli planes fired more than 20 missiles into open areas where the incident took place. “During Israel Defense Forces operational activity in the Gaza Strip, an exchange of fire evolved,” and IDF statement read. It comes after a Palestinian was killed by Israeli fire on Friday during clashes along the Gaza-Israel border. The deaths come after Saudi Arabia sent $60 million to the Palestinian...

Sep132018 by News DeskNo Comments

Pakistan Arrests 18 Indian Fisherman

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September 13 Pakistan authorities have arrested 18 Indian fishermen for allegedly fishing in the country’s territorial waters, an official said. The latest batch of Indian fishermen was arrested on Tuesday by the Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA) and they will be produced before a judicial magistrate on Thursday by the Docks police, the official said. Two fishing boats of the Indian fishermen were also seized. They will now join hundreds of other Indian fishermen lodged in jails in Karachi before they are released either on completion of sentences or through any goodwill gesture announced by the Pakistan government. On August 14, the Pakistan government had as a gesture of goodwill on the country’s Independence Day released 26 Indian fishermen in Karachi. Pakistan ...

Sep42018 by News DeskNo Comments

As Politics brews Hatred, Indian Pakistani Soldiers dance to Joy together in Russia

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September 04 A video of Indian and Pakistani army soldiers dancing together at a conference has gone viral, and online users enjoyed watching the camaraderie between both armies. Members of both armies were present at a summit in Russia to participate in the Peaceful Mission 2018, as stated by India-based New Delhi Television Limited (NDTV). The event was an anti-terror drill hosted by the Beijing-based Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) held in Chebarkul town in Russia, from August 22 to August 30. According to a report by Pakistani newspaper, The Express Tribune: “The soldiers of all participating countries were attending a function arranged by the Indian Army on the second last day of the exercises, where they celebrated together by dancing.” In the video, soldiers f...

Aug282018 by News DeskNo Comments

Preparing proposal to resolve the issue of Kashmir: Pakistan

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August 28 The Pakistan Government is preparing a proposal to resolve the Kashmir issue, The Human Rights Minister of Pakistan's Minister for Human Rights, Shireen Mazari said. The Government, she said, will prepare a proposal on resolving the Kashmir conflict within one week and present it in the cabinet. Khan had also called Kashmir as the core issue of dispute between the two nations and said the only way to resolve Kashmir and other disputes is to sit on a dialogue table. In his first speech after winning the July 25 general elections, Khan reiterated that he wanted good relations with India. India's Indus Water Commissioner P K Saxena is expected to reach Islamabad on Monday to begin the two-day discussions with his Pakistani counterpart Syed Mehr Ali Shah on Wednesday. ...

Aug272018 by News DeskNo Comments

India Pakistan to Resume Dialogue in Lahore this Week

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August 27 India and Pakistan will resume their talks on various aspects of the Indus Waters Treaty in Lahore on Wednesday, the first bilateral engagement since Prime Minister Imran Khan took office. India’s Indus Water Commissioner P K Saxena is expected to reach here today to begin the two-day discussions with his Pakistani counterpart Syed Mehr Ali Shah on Wednesday, Dawn quoted a government official as saying. The last meeting of the Pakistan-India Permanent Indus Commission was held in New Delhi in March during which both the sides had shared details of the water flow and the quantum of water being used under the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty. The talks will be the first official engagement between India and Pakistan since Khan became prime minister on August 18. In a letter ...

Aug262018 by News DeskNo Comments

Kofi Annan Passes Away- 10 Famous Sayings of the Former U.N Secretary General

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August 26 The former Chief of United Nations Organization, Kofi Annan died in a Swiss hospital in the early hours of Saturday at the age of 80. After rising through the ranks of the United Nations, Annan served two terms as U.N. Secretary-General in New York from 1997-2006 and retired to live in a Swiss village in the Geneva countryside. As the man will be laid to rest on 13 September in Ghana, we take a look at ten of his most famous sayings: 1. “Peace is never a perfect achievement” 2. “To live is to choose. But to choose well, you must know who you are and what you stand for, where you want to go and why you want to get there.” 3. “When women thrive all of society benefits and succeeding generations are given a better start in life.” 4. “Education is a human right w...

Aug122018 by News DeskNo Comments

Tariq Khan- The Son of a Political Stalwart is a Militant Now

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August 12 In the corner of his three storey house, Nazir Ahmed Khan welcomes people who visit him as his son Tariq has recently joined Militancy. On July 25, bullets and grenades ripped through the building, walls damaged by the explosions, ceilings cracked, the windows and doors and glasses smashed to pieces. The house is one of the few testimonies left to a gunfight that raged in the South Kashmir township of Islamabad after a tranquil gap of 13 years. According to Official data, at least 5,368 shops, houses and other privately-owned structures in Kashmir suffered damage from 1989 to 2001. No such data is available for the last 17 years but the number can be reasonably estimated to have increased manifold. Credible Sources informed The Kashmiriyat that forces had raided the hous...

Aug72018 by News DeskNo Comments

4 Army men Including Major Killed in North Kashmir Encounter

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August 07 An Indian Army Major and three soldiers were killed in a gunfight with Militant in Gurez Sector along the Line of Control in North Kashmir's Bandipora District. Reports suggest that Army intercepted a group of eight infiltrators who were trying to cross from Gurez in north Kashmir. The infiltration bid was foiled and two Militants have also been shot dead, they said. The killed troopers have been identified as Major KP Rane, Havaldar Jamie Singh, Havaldar Vikramjeet and Rifleman Mandeep from Indian Army's 36 RR. Details Emerging.

Aug52018 by News DeskNo Comments

51 Taliban Militants Killed in Army Operations

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August 05 At least 51 Taliban insurgents were killed and six were injured during an ongoing operation by Afghan forces in eastern Kunar province, Khaama Press reported. The sixth phase of Qahr Silab-2 operation kicked off on Friday night and is currently being conducted with the help of the artillery and close air support, a statement by the Silab Corps said. The statement elaborated that 51 Taliban militants including three of their key leaders were killed and at least six others sustained critical injuries. Senior Taliban leaders who were killed during the operation have been identified as Sultan Mohammad, the shadow district military chief of the group for Asmar, Mawlavi Hazrat Ali, the group’s shadow district chief for Asmar, and group’s shadow dist chief for Ghaziabad, Maw...