International
UN chief calls for respect for human rights in occupied Kashmir
Islamabad, September 19, 2019: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres underscored the need for respecting human rights in Indian Occupied Kashmir, which is under repressive lockdown for over six weeks now, and urged India and Pakistan to find a solution to the grave crisis through dialogue. Read More: Ali Gilani prevented from holding press conference Responding to…
Muslim groups urge Gates Foundation to rescind award to Modi
New York, September 19, 2019: A coalition of Muslim and human rights organizations called on the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to cancel its plans to award Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi its Global Goalkeeper Award, citing Modi’s revocation of the disputed Kashmir region’s special status. Read More: CPEC will not be influenced by Kashmir’s…
CPEC will not be influenced by Kashmir’s status changes: Ambassador Hashmi
Beijing, September 19, 2019: The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a flagship project of Belt and Road Initiative, will not be influenced by India canceling the Kashmir’s special status and Pakistan, in close cooperation with China, was making every effort to complete the project, Pakistan Ambassador to China, Naghmana Alamgir Hashmi said on Thursday. Read More:…
Saleem Mandviwalla discusses Kashmir issue with Sri Lankan PM
Karachi, September 18, 2019: The Deputy Chairman of Senate – Saleem Mandviwalla had a cordial meeting with the Prime-Minister of Sri-Lanka – Ranil Wickremesinghe in Colombo, where he emphasized stronger relations between the two nations and also highlighted the human rights violations being committed by the Indian armed-forces in Indian-Occupied Kashmir (IOK). The two nations…
Gates Foundation under fire over award for India’s Modi
Islamabad, September 14, 2019: The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation was facing a barrage of criticism from prominent lawyers, human rights activists and philanthropists after it announced that it would honour Narendra Modi, India’s controversial Hindu nationalist prime minister, with an award later this month in recognition of his work to improve sanitation in the…