Jammu and Kashmir is incomplete without PoK, says Rajnath Singh in Jammu
19 hours, 48 minutes ago

Jammu and Kashmir is incomplete without PoK, says Rajnath Singh in Jammu

Live Mint  

Jammu and Kashmir is incomplete without PoK and it is nothing more than a foreign territory for Pakistan, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said in Jammu on Tuesday. Pakistan will have to end them," Rajnath Singh said while addressing veterans during the celebration of the 9th Armed Forces Veterans' Day programme at Tanda Artillery Brigade in Akhnoor. What PoK's Prime Minister Anwarul Haq is saying today is the same anti-India agenda that the rulers of Pakistan have been running since the time of General Zia-ul-Haq," he said. The Defence Minister said that in the 1965 war, Indian forces succeeded in hoisting the tricolour on Haji Pir but it was left on the negotiating table.

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‘PoK residents should join India’: Rajnath Singh at J&K Assembly election rally
4 months ago

‘PoK residents should join India’: Rajnath Singh at J&K Assembly election rally

Live Mint  

Defence Minister and senior BJP leader Rajnath Singh on Sunday said the residents ofPakistan-occupied Kashmir should join India as unlike Pakistan, the New Delhi consider them our own. The Defence Minister was speaking at an Assembly election rally in Ramban of Jammu and Kashmir in support of the BJP candidate Rakesh Singh Thakur. The Union minister said following the abrogation …

Protests in PoK triggered by high power tariff, escalating flour prices, privileges for elite
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Protests in PoK triggered by high power tariff, escalating flour prices, privileges for elite

Hindustan Times  

Recently, Pakistan-occupied Kashmir or as Pakistan calls it “Azad Jammu and Kashmir” was besieged by violent protests, with thousands thronging the streets, killing 4 and injuring 100 others. Last month, PoK’s Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee, the group spearheading the protests, announced they would march to Muzaffarabad, the regional capital, on May 11, as the government had failed to …

Protests in PoK consequence of Pakistan's policy of systemic plundering of resources: India
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Protests in PoK consequence of Pakistan's policy of systemic plundering of resources: India

The Hindu  

India on May 17 said the protests witnessed in several parts of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir are a "natural consequence" of Islamabad's continued policy of systemic plundering of resources from the region that remains under its "forcible and illegal" occupation. India also asserted that the entire Union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh "have been, are and shall always remain integral …

PoK is part of India, and we will take it back says Amit Shah
7 months, 4 weeks ago

PoK is part of India, and we will take it back says Amit Shah

The Hindu  

“Pakistan occupied Kashmir is part of India, Union Home Minister Amit Shah emphasised on Wednesday. The Home Minister said that the leaders of the Congress and Trinamool Congress did not support abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir and said that “it will lead to bloodshed in the Valley.” Valley is quiet “Earlier, Kashmir was restive now, the PoK …

No need to capture PoK by force; its people will themselves want to join India, Rajnath Singh feels
8 months, 1 week ago

No need to capture PoK by force; its people will themselves want to join India, Rajnath Singh feels

The Hindu  

India will never give up its claim on Pakistan-Occupied-Kashmir but it won't have to capture it with force because its people, on their own, would want to be part of India after seeing the development in Kashmir, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has said. ‘Talks with China going on well’ As the military standoff between India and China drags on along …

'No need to capture PoK by force, its people will themselves want to join India': Defence Minister
8 months, 1 week ago

'No need to capture PoK by force, its people will themselves want to join India': Defence Minister

India TV News  

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, during an interview, reasserted India's claim over the Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and said: "India will never give up its claim on PoK but it won't have to capture it with force because its people, on their own, would want to be part of India after seeing the development in Kashmir". The way the ground situation has changed …

POK Integral Part of India, All Muslims and Hindus Living There Are Indians: Amit Shah
9 months, 2 weeks ago

POK Integral Part of India, All Muslims and Hindus Living There Are Indians: Amit Shah

News 18  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday emphasised that both the Bharatiya Janata Party and the entire Parliament firmly believe that Pakistan Occupied Kashmir is an integral part of India, asserting that both Muslims and Hindus living there are Indians. People Misled on Article 370 While speaking on the government’s decision to revoke Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, Shah …

From the India Today archives (2019) | The Modi government's road to 'Naya Kashmir'
1 year, 1 month ago

From the India Today archives (2019) | The Modi government's road to 'Naya Kashmir'

India Today  

The sprawling Dal Lake, surrounded by emerald green mountains, is both the heart and the soul of Kashmir. He and other key officials in the state regard all these factors as clear indicators that the Modi government’s epochal decision to end J&K special status is proceeding according to plan. For mainstream parties such as the National Conference and the Peoples …

From PoK is ours to 'pada-likha bhashan' dig at Rahul Gandhi: Amit Shah's top quotes
1 year, 1 month ago

From PoK is ours to 'pada-likha bhashan' dig at Rahul Gandhi: Amit Shah's top quotes

India TV News  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday took a jibe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in Lok Sabha saying some people just read a 'padda likha bhashan' in the House adding for the past 29 years, he had remained in various Assemblies but never read a handed over documents as all his speeches are based on facts and figures. One …

DC Edit | Rajnath promise' on PoK rejoining India welcome
1 year, 6 months ago

DC Edit | Rajnath promise' on PoK rejoining India welcome

Deccan Chronicle  

The statement of defence minister Rajnath Singh will find approbation among most Indians which he made targeting Pakistan over its reaction to the India-United States joint statement. Rightly critical of the Pakistani response to the India-US statement which merely condemned terrorism Castigating Pakistan for obsessing over the issue, Mr Rajnath Singh aptly told off the nation for trying to divert …

PoK is, was and will remain a part of India: Rajnath Singh in Jammu
1 year, 6 months ago

PoK is, was and will remain a part of India: Rajnath Singh in Jammu

Deccan Chronicle  

Jammu: Pakistan Occupied Kashmir is, was and will remain a part of India and the Pakistan government will achieve nothing by repeatedly claiming PoK, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said in Jammu on Monday. "Because of Article 370 and 35A, the common people of Jammu and Kashmir were kept away from the mainstream of the country for a long time, it …

Pak Committing Atrocities Against People in PoK, Will Have to Bear Consequences: Rajnath
2 years, 2 months ago

Pak Committing Atrocities Against People in PoK, Will Have to Bear Consequences: Rajnath

News 18  

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said Pakistan is committing atrocities against people in its occupied Kashmir and will have to bear its consequences. Hinting at retrieving Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, the minister said the goal of overall development in the twin Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh will be achieved “after reaching Gilgit and Baltistan” — parts of PoK. …

Pakistan’s record in PoK is exploitative and predatory, has no business talking about Jammu & Kashmir
2 years, 7 months ago

Pakistan’s record in PoK is exploitative and predatory, has no business talking about Jammu & Kashmir

Firstpost  

Jammu and Kashmir is considered one of the most intractable challenges faced by independent India. It is interesting that Pakistan, to this day, complains of the expelled and/or killed Muslims of Jammu, but no mention is made of the unfortunate Hindus and Sikhs of PoK by any organisation or government. In the June 2018 report, the Office of the High …

PoJK is Missing Out on Manoj Sinha’s Vision For Jammu and Kashmir - News18
2 years, 9 months ago

PoJK is Missing Out on Manoj Sinha’s Vision For Jammu and Kashmir - News18

News 18  

Up until August 5, 2019, most of the news that came out of the then state of Jammu and Kashmir was always about rioting, Jihadi terrorism and separatist narratives. However, all that changed when on August 5, 2019, the BJP government removed Articles 370 and 35A and made way for the Indian constitution to be extended to the new Union …

Opinion: UNHRC Must Note The Misery of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan
2 years, 10 months ago

Opinion: UNHRC Must Note The Misery of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan

News 18  

Leaders of Jammu Kashmir National Awami Party and Jammu Kashmir National Students Federation were released unconditionally from Rawalakot prison in Pakistan-occupied Jammu Kashmir on March 9. Lack of clean drinking water, deteriorating health facilities available in district headquarter hospitals and unscheduled load shedding for long hours have forced the people of PoGB to hold protests on a daily basis in …

Hope PoK will become part of India by 2024, says Union minister
2 years, 11 months ago

Hope PoK will become part of India by 2024, says Union minister

India TV News  

Highlights PoK has been under the illegitimate control of Pakistan since October 22, 1947 India-Pak have been embroiled in tensions over the Kashmir issue ever since India has always maintained that PoK is part of J&K and hence an integral part of India The Pakistan-occupied Kashmir has always been a contentious issue since India’s independence. Pakistan occupied Kashmir and Aksai …

India Committed to Retrieving Pakistan-occupied J&K: Union Minister Jitendra Singh
4 years, 1 month ago

India Committed to Retrieving Pakistan-occupied J&K: Union Minister Jitendra Singh

News 18  

Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Thursday said India stands committed to retrieving Pakistan-occupied Jammu & Kashmir and it was the only outstanding issue between the two countries. Referring to a resolution of Parliament passed in 1994 wherein it was unanimously accepted by all parties that Pakistan has to vacate the areas of the Indian state of Jammu & Kashmir, the …

JKLF marchers stopped from moving towards LoC to protest abrogation of Article 370
5 years, 3 months ago

JKLF marchers stopped from moving towards LoC to protest abrogation of Article 370

India TV News  

Thousands of people from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir were on Sunday stopped from marching towards the highly militarised Line of Control to protest India's move to scrap the special status of Jammu and Kashmir and to express solidarity with Kashmiris. Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday warned the protesters not to cross th LoC, saying anyone crossing it to provide humanitarian aid …

PoK is Indian, Pakistan squatting there: Harish Salve
5 years, 3 months ago

PoK is Indian, Pakistan squatting there: Harish Salve

India TV News  

Endorsing the Modi government's decision to revoke Article 370, senior Indian lawyer Harish Salve on Wednesday said the move was a means of correcting a "mistake". Salve further described Pakistan's reaction to the move as a sign of "complete bankruptcy" because Kashmir is an integral part of India where they were "squatting". Tensions between India and Pakistan have spiked since …

PoK part of India, one day we will have physical jurisdiction over it: EAM Jaishankar
5 years, 3 months ago

PoK part of India, one day we will have physical jurisdiction over it: EAM Jaishankar

India Today  

External Affairs Minister Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said that Pakistan-occupied Kashmir is part of India. "PoK is part of India and we expect one day that we will have physical jurisdiction over it," S Jaishankar said. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said, "Our position on PoK has mandated and finally finding a solution which would bring an innocent person back to …

Pakistan using terrorists as proxies to create instability in J&K: PoK activist
5 years, 4 months ago

Pakistan using terrorists as proxies to create instability in J&K: PoK activist

India Today  

A political activist has lambasted Pakistan for creating turmoil in Jammu and Kashmir for decades by using terrorism as a tool to set its agenda. Sardar Saghir, a leader of Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front told Tanveer Ahmad, a local journalist, that Pakistan has been using terrorists as proxies to create instability in Jammu and Kashmir. In the late 1980s, when …

Opinion | Aaj Ki Baat August 12 episode: Regaining POK is the only unfinished task left
5 years, 5 months ago

Opinion | Aaj Ki Baat August 12 episode: Regaining POK is the only unfinished task left

India TV News  

On August 12, Eid ul Azha, people throughout the Kashmir valley offered namaaz peacefully in mosques and not a single bullet was fired by security forces. The Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satyapal Malik told India TV reporter on Monday in an interview that internet and cellphone services would be resumed very soon, probably within a span of five to six …

PoK, Aksai Chin part of Kashmir, says Amit Shah in Lok Sabha
5 years, 5 months ago

PoK, Aksai Chin part of Kashmir, says Amit Shah in Lok Sabha

The Hindu  

Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday asserted in Lok Sabha that Pakistan occupied Kashmir and Aksai Chin are part of Jammu and Kashmir and that Kashmir Valley is an integral part of the country. Moving a resolution for abrogating some provisions of Article 370 and the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill 2019, Mr. Shah said there has been a long-standing …

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