PoK and Gilgit-Baltistan are also part of India: Rajnath Singh
5 years, 4 months ago

PoK and Gilgit-Baltistan are also part of India: Rajnath Singh

India TV News  

Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said that Pakistan has no locus standi on Kashmir and they should try keep a check on their home grown terror. Kashmir was always part of India.” Amid Islamabad's efforts to internationalise the Centre's move to abrogate provisions of Article 370, singh said that the contested areas of Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan were also part of India. "We want to have good neighbourly relationship with Pakistan but it should first stop exporting terror to India.US defence secretary during my telephonic call told me that abrogation of Article 370 is an internal matter of India," he added. Tensions between India and Pakistan reached a new high after the Narendra Modi government scrapped Article 370, which granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir and decided to bifurcate it into two Union Territories — J&K and Ladakh.

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Rajnath Singh warns Pakistan, says, 'Dismantle terror infrastructure in PoK or...'
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2 days, 4 hours ago

Rajnath Singh warns Pakistan, says, 'Dismantle terror infrastructure in PoK or...'

India TV News  

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday slammed Pakistan and said that it must dismantle terror infrastructure which it has built in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. Moreover, he iterated Prime Minister Narendra Modi's mantra saying that efforts are being made by the government to reduce 'Dil ki duri and Delhi ki duri' from Jammu and Kashmir. Rajnath slams PoK's illegal PM "I congratulate …

India's Ambitious Stance on Pakistan's Role in Kashmir: A Crucial Moment in Indo-Pak Relations
3 months, 2 weeks ago

India's Ambitious Stance on Pakistan's Role in Kashmir: A Crucial Moment in Indo-Pak Relations

ABP News  

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has stated that resolving the issue of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (POK) is now paramount in the context of India-Pakistan relations. He emphasized that Pakistan's policy of cross-border terrorism will never succeed and that it will face consequences for its actions. Jaishankar further clarified India's position, stating that they will not tolerate Pakistan's involvement in terrorism and …

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 …

Rajnath Singh makes PoK promise; Farooq Abdullah says Pakistan not ‘wearing bangles’
8 months, 1 week ago

Rajnath Singh makes PoK promise; Farooq Abdullah says Pakistan not ‘wearing bangles’

Hindustan Times  

Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said India will never give up its claim on Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. Reacting to the remarks, National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah said Pakistan wasn't “wearing bangles” and they had atomic bombs. In an interview with PTI, Rajnath Singh said the way peace and development had returned in Jammu and Kashmir, there would soon be demands …

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 …

'India is claiming Gilgit-Baltistan, but if they desire to attack...': Pakistan caretaker PM
11 months, 1 week ago

'India is claiming Gilgit-Baltistan, but if they desire to attack...': Pakistan caretaker PM

India TV News  

Islamabad: Pakistan caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar, on Monday, again targeted India for violence in the Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and added "Islamabad is ready to face any attack from New Delhi". Kakar, while addressing a hall on so-called Kashmir Day-- a day dedicated to pray for what the Pakistani government claimed as the "Kashmiri freedom movement's success"-- said, "Indian rulers …

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 …

India slams Pakistan for raking up Kashmir at UNGA; calls for taking credible action against 26/11 perpetrators
1 year, 3 months ago

India slams Pakistan for raking up Kashmir at UNGA; calls for taking credible action against 26/11 perpetrators

The Hindu  

India has strongly responded to Pakistan after its caretaker leader raked up Kashmir in his address to the U.N General Assembly, with Delhi saying the “home and patron” to the largest number of proscribed terrorist entities in the world should take credible action against perpetrators of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks instead of engaging in “technical sophistry”. Instead of engaging in …

India hits back after Pakistan caretaker PM raises J&K at UN: ‘Malicious propaganda’
1 year, 3 months ago

India hits back after Pakistan caretaker PM raises J&K at UN: ‘Malicious propaganda’

Hindustan Times  

India on Friday called out Pakistan after its caretaker prime minister Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar raised Jammu and Kashmir in his address to the UN General Assembly. Kakar had called Kashmir as the key to peace between India and Pakistan, Petal Gahlot, India's first secretary at United Nations for second committee of UNGA. Petal Gahlot, India's first secretary at United Nations for …

'Vacate POK, stop terrorism': India talks tough with Pakistan at UN
1 year, 3 months ago

'Vacate POK, stop terrorism': India talks tough with Pakistan at UN

India Today  

India on Friday took on Pakistan at the United Nations and urged it to stop cross-border terrorism, dismantle terror infrastructure on its soil and vacate Indian territories under its illegal occupation. The response came after Pakistan's interim prime minister Anwar Ul Haq Kakar raked up the Kashmir issue during his address to the 78th session of the United Nations General …

“PM Modi decided on surgical strikes in 10 minutes”: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh
1 year, 6 months ago

“PM Modi decided on surgical strikes in 10 minutes”: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh

Op India  

On the 26th of June, 2023, Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh addressed the National Security Conclave organised at Jammu University. Chinese Army PLA tried to make some changes on LAC in a unilateral manner which was thwarted by Indian troops.” PM Modi follows zero tolerance against terrorism The Raksha Mantri further claimed that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, …

Pakistan has no locus standi in PoK: Rajnath Singh
1 year, 6 months ago

Pakistan has no locus standi in PoK: Rajnath Singh

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said that Pakistan has no legal standing or authority in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir as it has illegally occupied the area. He outlined four key principles guiding the government’s approach to national security, including addressing security and sovereignty threats, protecting national interests, creating conducive conditions for progress and the well-being of citizens, and building …

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 …

Rajnath Singh's stern message to Pakistan after India-US issue joint statement on terrorism
1 year, 6 months ago

Rajnath Singh's stern message to Pakistan after India-US issue joint statement on terrorism

India TV News  

Rajnath Singh's stern message to Pakistan: Underlining the menace of terrorism, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in Jammu on Monday said that there should be concrete action against the UN-listed terrorist organisations, which include Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jaish-e-Mohammed and Hizbul Mujahideen. Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his state address in the US had said terrorism is an enemy of humanity and there can …

India slams Pakistan for raking up Kashmir issue at United Nations
1 year, 8 months ago

India slams Pakistan for raking up Kashmir issue at United Nations

The Hindu  

India tore into Pakistan after its United Nations envoy raised the Kashmir issue here, saying no amount of rhetoric and propaganda can change the fact that the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh are and will always be an "inalienable" part of the country. Counsellor in India’s Permanent Mission to the UN Pratik Mathur's remarks came after Pakistan's …

‘Exporter of terrorists’: India slams Pakistan at 146th Inter-Parliamentary Union in Bahrain
1 year, 10 months ago

‘Exporter of terrorists’: India slams Pakistan at 146th Inter-Parliamentary Union in Bahrain

The Hindu  

India on March 13 slammed Pakistan at the 146th Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly in Bahrain. India through a Right to Reply slammed Pakistan terming it an "exporter of terrorists" and reiterated that Pakistan has no locus standi on Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. Mr. Patra further said, "The Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh have been and will always …

Exporter of terrorists, no locus standi on Kashmir: India hits out at Pakistan at Inter-Parliamentary Union
1 year, 10 months ago

Exporter of terrorists, no locus standi on Kashmir: India hits out at Pakistan at Inter-Parliamentary Union

India Today  

After Pakistan referred to Kashmir in its "habitual manner", India issued a strong rejoinder at the 146th Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly in Bahrain. Using a Right to Reply, India hit back at Pakistan and termed it an "exporter of terrorists" and reiterated that the neighbouring country has no locus standi on Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. 'GETTING KASHMIR ISSUE AT CENTRE …

India slams Pakistan foriegn minister Bilawal for raking up Kashmir at UNSC debate
1 year, 10 months ago

India slams Pakistan foriegn minister Bilawal for raking up Kashmir at UNSC debate

Hindustan Times  

India tore into Pakistan after its foreign minister raised the issue of Jammu and Kashmir at a Security Council debate on women, peace and security, saying it is “unworthy” to even respond to such “malicious and false propaganda”. Responding to Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari’s remarks on Jammu and Kashmir, India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj …

India slams Pak foriegn minister Bilawal for raking up Kashmir at UNSC debate
1 year, 10 months ago

India slams Pak foriegn minister Bilawal for raking up Kashmir at UNSC debate

Deccan Chronicle  

United Nations: India tore into Pakistan after its foreign minister raised the issue of Jammu and Kashmir at a Security Council debate on women, peace and security, saying it is “unworthy” to even respond to such “malicious and false propaganda”. Responding to Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari's remarks on Jammu and Kashmir, India's Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador …

Pakistan remarks on Kashmir ‘frivolous’, says India
1 year, 10 months ago

Pakistan remarks on Kashmir ‘frivolous’, says India

The Hindu  

India tore into Pakistan after its Foreign Minister raised the issue of Jammu and Kashmir at a Security Council debate on women, peace and security, saying it is “unworthy” to even respond to such “malicious and false propaganda”. Responding to Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari’s remarks on Jammu and Kashmir, India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj …

India slams Pak foriegn minister Bilawal for raking up Kashmir at UNSC debate
1 year, 10 months ago

India slams Pak foriegn minister Bilawal for raking up Kashmir at UNSC debate

Live Mint  

India tore into Pakistan after its foreign minister raised the issue of Jammu and Kashmir at a Security Council debate on women, peace and security, saying it is “unworthy” to even respond to such “malicious and false propaganda”. Responding to Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari’s remarks on Jammu and Kashmir, India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj …

Anti-Pak protests intensify in PoK as Gilgit Baltistan demands reunion with India
2 years ago

Anti-Pak protests intensify in PoK as Gilgit Baltistan demands reunion with India

India Today  

Amidst news of flour and food crisis across Pakistan, the Pakistan Occupied Kashmir, Gilgit Baltistan is again making headlines as residents are furious over the discriminative policies of the Pakistan government that has exploited the region for several decades and are now demanding a reunion with India in Ladakh. Pak seeks financial aid On Thursday, Pakistan Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif …

Former PoK CM slams Pakistan, demands greater rights for Gilgit Baltistan
2 years ago

Former PoK CM slams Pakistan, demands greater rights for Gilgit Baltistan

Firstpost  

Gilgit Baltistan has seen intense protests by local villagers in recent days after the Pakistan Army and various paramilitary forces tried to forcibly take over their land. Muzzafarabad: Slamming the Pakistan administration for its policies against Gilgit Baltistan, former PoK PM Raja Farooq Haider urged an end to the land grabbing by the security forces in the Himalayan region. The …

Rajnath reasserts India\'s resolve to reclaim Gilgit and Baltistan
2 years, 2 months ago

Rajnath reasserts India\'s resolve to reclaim Gilgit and Baltistan

Deccan Chronicle  

SRINAGAR: India's northward journey of development will be complete after reaching Gilgit and Baltistan, parts of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, defence minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday, while referring to the 1994 resolution passed in Parliament on getting back the territories “under illegal occupation” of the neighbouring country. Singh, who was addressing the Shaurya Diwas function here that mark India's first military …

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. …

On Shaurya Diwas, Rajnath Singh hints at taking back Pakistan-occupied Kashmir
2 years, 2 months ago

On Shaurya Diwas, Rajnath Singh hints at taking back Pakistan-occupied Kashmir

India Today  

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday, October 27, said that Pakistan had backstabbed India and was "committing atrocities" against the people in parts of Kashmir it had occupied. He said that the overall development in the twin Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh will be achieved "after reaching Gilgit and Baltistan" — parts of PoK. Speaking on the …

PoK is India’s Integral Part, Says Rajnath Singh at Kargil Vijay Diwas Event
2 years, 5 months ago

PoK is India’s Integral Part, Says Rajnath Singh at Kargil Vijay Diwas Event

News 18  

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said that Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir is an integral part of India, adding that India has become a strong and confident nation, which is well-equipped to protect its people from anyone who tries to cast an evil eye. Speaking at the commemoration ceremony of ‘Kargil Vijay Diwas’ in Jammu, Singh said that today’s India is one …

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 …

Kashmir issue OIC Pakistan Matters related to Jammu kashmir India internal matter, China has no locus standi to comment
2 years, 9 months ago

Kashmir issue OIC Pakistan Matters related to Jammu kashmir India internal matter, China has no locus standi to comment

ABP News  

New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs on Wednesday slammed China for its "uncalled reference" to India and raking up the Kashmir issue at the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation Foreign Ministers' meeting held in Pakistan's Islamabad. MEA Official Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said that the matters related to the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir are India's internal matters and Beijing …

Opinion: Pakistan And China Are Moving To Take Over Gilgit-Baltistan
2 years, 10 months ago

Opinion: Pakistan And China Are Moving To Take Over Gilgit-Baltistan

News 18  

Pakistan’s Prime Minister, Imran Khan, is expected to use the occasion of Pakistan Day, observed each year on March 23, to make a public announcement that the Pakistan-occupied territory of Gilgit-Baltistan has been incorporated into its federal system as Pakistan’s fifth provisional province. Eminent PoJK historian and political commentator Dr Shabbir Chaudhary who lives in exile in the UK writes …

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 …

Outstanding issues, including Kashmir, should be resolved through dialogue: Pak PM ahead of China visit
2 years, 11 months ago

Outstanding issues, including Kashmir, should be resolved through dialogue: Pak PM ahead of China visit

India Today  

Ahead of his visit to China, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that for "enduring peace" in South Asia it is essential that a "strategic balance" is maintained in the region and all "outstanding issues" like border questions and the Kashmir issue be resolved through dialogue and diplomacy and according to norms of international law. “It is our common …

Opinion: Pakistan-occupied Kashmir Calls Narendra Modi for Help
2 years, 11 months ago

Opinion: Pakistan-occupied Kashmir Calls Narendra Modi for Help

News 18  

A video has gone viral on social media. In this particular video, a Kashmiri by the name of Malik Waseem from Kupwara in Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and currently living in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir can be seen begging Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to rescue him and his family from the ‘zulm’ they face at the hands …

Book Review: Dinkar P. Srivastava's "Forgotten Kashmir: The Other Side of the Line of Control" sheds light on PoK
3 years, 2 months ago

Book Review: Dinkar P. Srivastava's "Forgotten Kashmir: The Other Side of the Line of Control" sheds light on PoK

The Hindu  

This book is timely, and, in a sense, was overdue. With telling effect, the author quotes Pakistan’s written submission to the U.N., asserting: “The Pakistan government emphatically deny that they are giving aid and assistance to the so-called invaders…” The author tells us about the little-known Karachi Agreement of April 1949 that made the so-called Azad Kashmir government an instrument …

Pakistan authorities finalise law to award provisional provincial status to Gilgit-Baltistan: Report
3 years, 5 months ago

Pakistan authorities finalise law to award provisional provincial status to Gilgit-Baltistan: Report

Firstpost  

India, however, maintains that the Government of Pakistan or its judiciary has no locus standi on territories ‘illegally and forcibly’ occupied by it Islamabad: Pakistani authorities have finalised a law to award provisional provincial status to strategically located Gilgit-Baltistan, a media report said on Sunday. Dawn newspaper reported that under the proposed law by the Ministry of Law and Justice, …

Pakistan finalise law to award provisional provincial status to Gilgit-Baltistan: Report
3 years, 5 months ago

Pakistan finalise law to award provisional provincial status to Gilgit-Baltistan: Report

India Today  

Pakistani authorities have finalised a law to award provisional provincial status to strategically located Gilgit-Baltistan, a media report said on Sunday. Dawn newspaper reported that under the proposed law by the Ministry of Law and Justice, the Supreme Appellate Court of Gilgit-Baltistan may be abolished and the region's election commission is likely to be merged with the Election Commission of …

Pakistan will oppose any move by India to 'divide Kashmir' and change its demography, says Shah Mahmood Qureshi
3 years, 6 months ago

Pakistan will oppose any move by India to 'divide Kashmir' and change its demography, says Shah Mahmood Qureshi

Firstpost  

Pakistan’s statement came on a day the Centre invited 14 political leaders from Jammu and Kashmir to participate in a meeting to be chaired by Narendra Modi on 24 June Islamabad: Pakistan said on Saturday that it would oppose any move by India to divide Kashmir and change its demography. Pakistan’s Foreign Office said in a statement that Foreign Minister …

'Major Betrayal To Kashmiris': Pakistan Prime Minister On Normalising Relations With India
3 years, 7 months ago

'Major Betrayal To Kashmiris': Pakistan Prime Minister On Normalising Relations With India

ABP News  

New Delhi: While speculations were rife that the relationship between India and neighboring Pakistan will improve as both the countries have been battling with the brutal Covid wave and have been extending a helping hand but Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Sunday that bilateral ties with India cannot return to normal under the present circumstances. Pakistan PM said, …

Pakistan would hold talks with India if New Delhi restores Kashmir's pre-Aug 2019 status: Imran Khan
3 years, 7 months ago

Pakistan would hold talks with India if New Delhi restores Kashmir's pre-Aug 2019 status: Imran Khan

India TV News  

Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Sunday that Pakistan would hold talks with India if New Delhi restores the pre-August 5, 2019 status of Jammu and Kashmir. "If Pakistan revives its relations with India, it will be similar to turning our back on the Kashmiris,” Khan said during a live questions and answers session with the people. Khan said that …

UKPNP Chairman says part of J-K illegally held by Pakistan since 1947
3 years, 10 months ago

UKPNP Chairman says part of J-K illegally held by Pakistan since 1947

Hindustan Times  

Shaukat Ali Kashmiri, exiled Chairman of United Kashmir People's National Party on Saturday said that Pak occupied Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan were a part of the erstwhile princely state of Jammu and Kashmir but have been illegally held by Pakistan since 1947. Speaking at a press conference at Geneva on human rights violations in Pakistan and the occupied territory of …

’No locus standi’: India at Human Rights Council rejects OIC, Pakistan’s statements on J-K
3 years, 10 months ago

’No locus standi’: India at Human Rights Council rejects OIC, Pakistan’s statements on J-K

Live Mint  

India on Tuesday rejected the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation's statements on the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, as it has no locus standi to comment on matters related to the region, while regretting that the OIC continues to allow itself to be exploited by Pakistan to indulge in anti-India propaganda. Expressing India's right to reply to statements made by …

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 …

India Slams Pak, Says Polls in Gilgit Baltistan Aimed at Hiding Illegal Occupation of Territory
4 years, 1 month ago

India Slams Pak, Says Polls in Gilgit Baltistan Aimed at Hiding Illegal Occupation of Territory

News 18  

India on Thursday slammed Pakistan for holding elections in Gilgit-Baltistan, saying it was aimed at hiding Pakistan's illegal occupation of its territory. The International Court of Justice had pronounced judgment on Kulbhushan Jadhav in July 2019, but Pakistan has not made available to us all documents related to the case till now," Srivastava said. The Hague-based ICJ ruled in July …

Pakistani PM angers India with plan to change Kashmir status
4 years, 2 months ago

Pakistani PM angers India with plan to change Kashmir status

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s prime minister has rekindled controversy with archrival India this week by pledging to make part of the Pakistani-administered Himalayan region of Kashmir officially part his country. Imran Khan’s pledge to declare the area of Gilgit-Baltistan — which is part of the Pakistani-ruled Kashmir — the fifth province of Pakistan promptly angered neighboring India, which itself last year …

'Issue Left over from History': China 'Noted' Pak Move on 'Provisional Provincial Status' to Gilgit-Baltistan
4 years, 2 months ago

'Issue Left over from History': China 'Noted' Pak Move on 'Provisional Provincial Status' to Gilgit-Baltistan

News 18  

China on Wednesday said it has "noted" the recent move by Pakistan to accord 'provisional provincial status' to Gilgit-Baltistan in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. Reacting to Khan's remarks, Spokesperson in the Ministry of External Affairs Anurag Srivastava said in New Delhi that India "firmly rejects" the attempt by Pakistan to bring material changes to a part of Indian territory which is under …

Gilgit-Baltistan a part of India, says MEA
4 years, 2 months ago

Gilgit-Baltistan a part of India, says MEA

The Hindu  

India on Sunday slammed Pakistan for its attempt to accord provincial status to the “so-called Gilgit-Baltistan”, saying it is intended to camouflage the “illegal” occupation of the region by Islamabad. Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said India “firmly rejects” the attempt by Pakistan to bring material changes to a part of Indian territory which is under Islamabad’s “illegal …

PoK, Gilgit-Baltistan removed from Pakistan's map by Saudi Arabia, says activist, adds 'Diwali gift to India'
4 years, 2 months ago

PoK, Gilgit-Baltistan removed from Pakistan's map by Saudi Arabia, says activist, adds 'Diwali gift to India'

India TV News  

In a setback for Imran Khan and Islamabad, Saudi Arabia has removed Pakistan occupied Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan from the map of Pakistan. Taking to the microblogging site, Amjad Ayub Mirza said, "Saudi Arab removes Pakistani occupied Jammu Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan from Pakistan's map!!!!" Along with his above tweet, the PoK activist also mentionde in another tweet, "Saudi Arabia's Diwali gift …

The Gilgit-Baltistan game plan
4 years, 2 months ago

The Gilgit-Baltistan game plan

The Hindu  

Reports indicate that the Pakistan government is on the verge of declaring Gilgit-Baltistan a province of Pakistan. The most authoritative declaration came last month from Pakistan’s Minister of Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan who stated that Prime Minister Imran Khan would soon make an announcement to this effect. Beijing possibly presumes that Pakistan will agree to a Chinese military presence in …

India strongly objects to elections in ‘Gilgit-Baltistan’
4 years, 3 months ago

India strongly objects to elections in ‘Gilgit-Baltistan’

Live Mint  

The Ministry of External Affairs has stated that they have seen reports regarding elections to the so-called "Gilgit-Baltistan" Assembly to be held on November 15, 2020 and took strong objection to it. "The Government of India conveyed strong protest to Pakistan Government and reiterated that Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, including the so-called Gilgit and Baltistan, are an integral part …

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