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Nearly 2,600 bodies have been discovered in single unmarked and mass graves throughout mountainous Indian Kashmir, human rights activists said Wednesday, alleging some of the dead were likely innocent people killed by security forces. Complete Story...
A government ban on prepaid cell phones to prevent rebels from using them to clandestinely plan attacks has stirred resentment among Indian-controlled Kashmir's impoverished residents, who depend on prepaid connections for inexpensive communication.
Indian Kashmir's glaciers are melting fast because of rising temperatures, threatening the water supply of millions of people in the Himalayan region, a new study by Indian scientists says.
Indian forensic experts exhumed the bodies of two slain Kashmiri women Monday in an investigation aimed at defusing the latest tensions plaguing this bloody Himalayan region.
Suspected Islamic militants set off a powerful bomb blast Saturday in Indian-administered Kashmir, killing three people and wounding at least seven others, police said.
Suspected Islamic insurgents fired at government forces and lobbed a hand grenade into a crowded shopping area in the Indian part of Kashmir on Monday, killing two paramilitary soldiers and wounding seven people.
Rights workers have discovered several unmarked graves containing about 1,500 unidentified bodies in Indian Kashmir, a prominent rights group said Thursday, alleging that some of corpses were likely innocent people killed by government forces.
A court in Indian-run Kashmir ordered the arrest of four police officers Wednesday for allegedly destroying evidence in the rape and murder of two women that triggered violent protests last month.
Police fired warning shots and tear gas to quell demonstrators Tuesday in Indian Kashmir even as schools, shops and government offices reopened as separatist groups ending a weeklong strike called to protest the deaths of two young women.
Massive protests and clashes erupted in Indian Kashmir on Saturday after the bodies of two young women were found amid claims that they were raped and murdered by Indian soldiers, officials and locals said.
An avalanche hit an Indian army post in Himalayan Kashmir early Tuesday, killing seven soldiers, an army spokesman said.
A moderate 5.5 magnitude earthquake hit the Himalayan region of Kashmir on Friday, sending frightened residents running from their homes, but there were no immediate reports of deaths, officials said.
Police in Indian-controlled Kashmir arrested the founder and commander of the region's largest rebel group, an official said Wednesday, calling it a major setback for the separatists.
A gunbattle between government forces and suspected Islamic insurgents raged for a fourth day Sunday in a densely forested region of Indian Kashmir, police said. At least seven combatants have been killed.
A pro-India coalition will head the Kashmir state government, ending nearly six months of federal administration that saw deadly protests against New Delhi's rule, leaving more than 50 people dead.
Militant activity in the disputed region of Kashmir has fallen to its lowest levels since an anti-India rebellion began nearly two decades ago, police said Friday.
Hundreds of protesters chanting pro-independence slogans clashed with soldiers in the main city of Indian-controlled Kashmir on Wednesday, the last day of voting in state elections.
India has arrested three suspected Islamic militants — including a Pakistani soldier — for allegedly planning a suicide attack in Indian-controlled Kashmir, police said Tuesday.
Thousands of security forces patrolled towns in Indian Kashmir on Wednesday to protect voters in state elections. Muslim separatists urged residents to boycott the vote and called for a general strike.
India's prime minister said Sunday he wants "normalized" relations with Pakistan amid rising tensions between the South Asian rivals following the Mumbai attacks that left more than 160 people dead.
Turnout was high for a second round of voting in Indian Kashmir on Sunday despite boycott calls by Muslim separatists and clashes in some towns between angry protesters and security forces, officials said.
A bridge under construction over an icy Himalayan river in Indian-controlled Kashmir collapsed Sunday, killing four workers and leaving 19 others missing and feared dead, police said.
Government forces fired tear gas and swung batons to disperse scores of rock-throwing protesters who broke through security cordons to hold pro-independence demonstrations in the Indian portion of Kashmir on Friday, police said.
Shops, businesses and government offices closed across Indian-administered Kashmir on Monday as separatists called a general strike to mark the anniversary of the day Indian troops took control of the region in 1947.
Government troops in Indian Kashmir opened fire Sunday on hundreds of angry protesters demanding the release of several people arrested during a recent strike, killing one and wounding at least three others, a police official said.
The convenient curtain of mythRecently, I met some jihadis who have been in the business of holy war since the 1990s. I was surprised to hear that even though they were in support of the jihad in Afghanistan and Kashmir, they were opposed to the idea of destabilising Pakistan itself.
Where is the Indispensibility?The Obama White House's first state guest was the Indian Prime Minister, which was not surprising given that India is the big success story of the post-Cold war era that appears destined for an increasingly important global role.
Conspiracy of Equating Militancy and Islam It is quite fashionable to use the term "Islamic Militants" even by local print media to identify "Muslims" who perpetrate acts of terror in the country and around the world.
DAWN.COM | Columnists | An incoming barrage from IndiaA part of my daily routine is to check my inbox for emails from readers, and answer them, even if briefly. Occasionally, I upset some of them by the brevity of my reply, but I do try and acknowledge them all, unless they are downright abusive.
Are Kashmiris fighting Pakistan's water war? Pakistani generals over the years have been using Kashmiri youth as cannon fodder for their water interests in Kashmir. Right from General Ayoub Khan to General Parvez Musharaf, Pakistan's prime concern in Kashmir was water resources.
For Pakistan water matters, not Kashmir Kashmir has always been seen by Pakistan as goldmine of resources and it is the primary reason that they have been stirring trouble in this region in an attempt to annex it by hook or by crook.
Kashmir - A Victim to Hypocrisy On the fateful day of October 27, 1947, Indian troops landed in Srinagar and forcefully started occupying the state. The whole operation was premeditated and launched with the tacit approval of British Raj.
DAWN.COM | Editorial | Is it really India?FOREIGN Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi says that Pakistan is "compiling hard evidence of India's involvement" in terrorist attacks on Pakistan's public and its armed forces.
Pakistan's failed attempts in KashmirEver since its creation Pakistan has been suffering from a complex of defeat from a small territory of Kashmir.
India & Pakistan: case for common defence Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi says Pakistan is "compiling hard evidence of India's involvement" in terrorist attacks on Pakistan's public and its armed forces.
The Lok Sabha's last session was indeed an indecorous sight to see as the Home Minister finally tabled Liberhan's Commission Report re-establishing criminal involvement of India's political leadership in burning down the Babri Mosque and thus leading the country to the brin …
Prime Minister Singh of India came to Washington, was feted as expected and has left after the usual bland joint communiqué was issued.
US can't resolve India-Pakistan issues: ObamaWASHINGTON: The United States cannot play a role in resolving the outstanding issues between India and Pakistan, US President Barack Obama said on Tuesday.
Kashmir issue up to India, Pakistan: ChinaBEIJING: India and Pakistan should solve the Kashmir dispute between themselves, China said on Tuesday, after the Hurriyat chairman said Beijing had a role to play in the territorial feud.
Obama defies US arbitration amid Indo-Pak rowsWASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama Tuesday said there were historic conflicts between India and Pakistan, but ruled out any outside role for the US to intervene between the two neighboring courtiers in South Asia.
There were three bomb blasts in India's troubled Maoist dominated North East as an operation by India security forces got underway.
A diplomatic surge'US secretary of state Hillary Clinton's three-day visit to Islamabad and Lahore highlighted the ongoing challenge of conducting diplomacy in Pakistan.
Dealing with the Pakistan-India impasseThose who hoped that the Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's recent statement expressing his readiness to discuss all issues with Pakistan would presage an end to the persisting diplomatic impasse were bound to be disappointed.
India, Pak keep channels open, Mirwaiz says 'things happening'Away from public glare, India and Pakistan Track II channels have been busy and it is learnt that two rounds of meetings have taken place in Bangkok in the last three weeks between former Pakistan High Commissioner to India Aziz Ahmed Khan and former RAW chief A S Dullat.
Why War Envelops the US Homeland?On November 5, Major Nidal Malik Hasan, while shouting "Allahu Akbar" (God is Great), opened fire on his fellow soldiers at Fort Hood, in a US military base , killing 13 and injuring more than 24 persons.
From Kabul to Kashmir, Pak generals work overtimeThe bloodlines in South Asia and Southwest Asia can all be traced to one center: the Pakistan military GHQ in Rawalpindi. A US scholar warns against band-aid policy on Kabul and argues that secular forces need to be strengthened rather than weakened in Afghanistan.
Israel's Role In Destabilizing PakistanWhen waging war "by way of deception," the motto of the Israeli Mossad, well-timed crises play a critical agenda-setting role by displacing facts with what a target population can be deceived to believe.
Dr. Singh's India obsessed with image building has been running out of fingers to plug the holes in its incredible bucket.
Harkat-ul-Jehad-al-Islami Bangladesh founder heldMaulana Sheikh Abdus Salam, founder of Harkat-ul-Jehad-al-Islami Bangladesh (HUJI-B) was arrested on Nov 2, 2009 in Dhaka for his involvement in the grenade attack on a rally organized by the Awami League (AL) on Aug 21, 2004 with the intent to assassinate Sheikh Hasina.
Kashmir's Kan-i-jungEvery Friday afternoon, after prayers, young men on the streets of Srinagar fearlessly throw stones at heavily armed soldiers of the Indian Army. Shops draw down their shutters, the streets empty out and residents in the area avoid even peeping out of their windows.
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