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India can strike AJK in frustration: Masood

Says diplomatic and strategic alignment exist between Pakistan, China, MUZAFFARABAD: (Parliament Times) The Azad Jammu and Kashmir President, Sardar Masood Khan has warned that India can strike AJK or Gilgit Baltistan to vent its anger on Pakistan over tension with China in Ladakh. “We should prepare for war because India’s agenda is aggressive, aggravating and destabilizing after …

Govt. release Rs 1.551 billion to HEC for Afghan students

Islamabad: (Raja Furqan Ahmed) Prime Minister’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, Ambassador (R) Muhammad Sadiq said that government of Pakistan has released RS 1.551 billion to Higher Education Commission to meet expenses of Afgan students who are currently studying under Pakistan’s scholarship program. In his tweets, he stated that “Government has released Rs.1.551 billion to HEC to meet expenses of …

INDIA FAILS TO GARNER INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT FOR ILLEGAL ACTIONS IN KASHMIR

ISLAMABAD,(Parliament Times): India has failed in securing support from Kashmiris and from the international community on its policy in Kashmir. This is an important development four years after the extrajudicial killing of Burhan Wani, a college student whose death is a watershed in Kashmir conflict. A webinar on the occasion explored India’s diplomatic isolation and was joined by experts and activists. …

London street echoes with GPKSC-sponsored mass anti-India rally in front of IHC held to mark 4th anniversary of Shaheed Burhan Wani

Altaf Hamid Rao: LONDON: World-fame Kashmiris rights outfit – the Global Pakistan & Kashmir Supreme Council (GPKSC), Wednesday commemorated 4th Martyrdom Anniversary of Shaheed Burhan Muzaffar Wani, a world-fame icon of Kashmir freedom struggle in the present century, with due solemnity and reverence reiteration of pledge to continue the mission of the valiant son of the soil till the …

Taliban political chief meets with German Envoy

Qatar: (Raja Furqan Ahmed) Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the deputy political chief of Taliban met with Special Representative of Germany for Afghanistan Markus Potzel in Doha. Suhail Shaheen, the political spokesperson for the Taliban tweeted that the two sides discussed the current situation of Afghanistan and also emphasise the implementation of the Doha Agreement. “Both sides discussed the current …

Webinar hosted by KIIR eulogizes Shaheed Burhan Wani’s role in freedom struggle,

The charismatic fighter will continue to inspire Kashmir’s future generations: Panelists Islamabad: (Parliament Times) Speakers at a webinar hosted by Kashmir Institute of International Relations (KIIR) while eulogizing the role and peerless contribution of Shaheed Burhan Muzaffar Wani sad that the martyrdom of the charismatic commander infused new life to Kashmiris’ resistance movement. The event held to mark Burhan’s …

Ladakh standoff exposes spinelessness of Indian army, AJK President

ISLAMABAD: (Parliament Times) The Azad Jammu and Kashmir President, Sardar Masood Khan has said standoff in Ladakh has not only further internationalized Kashmir issue but also exposed spinelessness of the Indian army. “This new development with China has exposed India’s cowardice. Even before this clash with China, their Army Chief had said that they do not want …

KC-EU’s Chair condemns brutal murder of a Kashmiri namely Bashir Khan in Sopore

Brussels 🙁 Rasheed Ahmed) Chairman Kashmir Council Europe (KC-EU) Mr Ali Raza Syed has strongly condemned the brutal murder of a Kashmiri namely Bashir Ahmad Khan in front of his 3-year grandson in Sopore town of occupied Kashmir. According to Khan's daughter, her father had gone to the bank (on 1 st July) to cash a cheque and on …

President of Ghana self-quarantines after contacting coronavirus

Islamabad: (Parliament Times) President of Ghana, H.E. Nana Akufo- Addo, who is the Chairperson of COMSATS, has isolated himself after coming into contact with an associate who tested positive for the coronavirus. It has been officially announced by the Government of Ghana that Honorable Chairperson COMSATS will begin a 14-day precautionary self-isolation measure in compliance with COVID-19 …

US drone strike that killed Iran´s top general Soleimani was “unlawful”: UN expert

GENEVA,(Parliament Times): The US drone strike that killed Iran’s top general Qassem Soleimani was “unlawful”, the United Nations expert on extrajudicial killings concluded in a report released Tuesday. Agnes Callamard, the UN special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, concluded it was an “arbitrary killing” that violated the UN charter. The US had provided no evidence that an imminent attack …