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Row after US diplomat's visit to PoK, US envoy says ‘not my place to react’
1 year, 3 months ago

Row after US diplomat's visit to PoK, US envoy says ‘not my place to react’

Hindustan Times  

US Ambassdor to India Eric Garcetti on Tuesday said US Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome's visit to Gilgit-Baltistan is a matter which should be "resolved between India and Pakistan, not by any third party including the US." Eric Garcetti US Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome recently paid a six-day visit to Gilgit-Baltistan during which he visited different areas and met …

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No final goodbyes as rough rivers rush bodies to PoK
1 year, 5 months ago

No final goodbyes as rough rivers rush bodies to PoK

The Hindu  

The cold mountains of Kargil in the Union Territory of Ladakh are witnessing a rare humanitarian crisis. On August 1, Muhammad Hussain, a small businessman from Kargil’s Holiyan village, spotted the body of his missing brother, Shabir Ahmad, on Facebook news pages like ‘Kharmang STAR tv’ run from the Baltistan region. Maulana Muhammad Sharief, a resident of Baltistan’s Kharmang, put …

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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 …

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Pakistan: Protests rock PoK as Gilgit Baltistan demands reunion with India
2 years ago

Pakistan: Protests rock PoK as Gilgit Baltistan demands reunion with India

Firstpost  

In a video that has gone viral on several social media platforms, a huge rally in Gilgit Baltistan can be seen demanding the reopening of the Kargil Road and reunion with their fellow Baltis in the Kargil district of the union territory of Ladakh in India Muzzafarabad: Furious at the discriminative policies of the Pakistan government that had exploited the …

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Weather Forecast: There will be heavy rain in these states for next 2 days, know IMD weather update
2 years, 1 month ago

Weather Forecast: There will be heavy rain in these states for next 2 days, know IMD weather update

Firstpost  

According to the India Meteorological Department, there are chances of rain with snowfall in the mountains of Gilgit, Baltistan, Muzaffarabad, Ladakh, Jammu, Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand for the next few days New Delhi: The plains of North India have been witnessing a steady drop in temperature for the last few days due to the icy winds blowing from the …

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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 …

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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 …

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Pakistan: Clerics oppose women’s sport in Gilgit stadium because it is used for namaz also
2 years, 3 months ago

Pakistan: Clerics oppose women’s sport in Gilgit stadium because it is used for namaz also

Op India  

On October 1, Pakistan’s woman cricketer Diana Baig called out Maulana Jalal Abid for opposing women’s sporting event at Gilgit’s Lalik Jan Stadium located in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir. Reportedly, the Gilgit-Baltistan Women Sports gala 2022 comprising different sporting events, including Cricket, Basketball, Tennis, Badminton, Squash, Table Tennis and hockey, is scheduled to take place from October 5 in Pakistan Occupied …

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Tricolour flies high in Turtuk
2 years, 5 months ago

Tricolour flies high in Turtuk

Deccan Chronicle  

One harsh wintry morning in December 1971, Ghulam Hussain left his home in Pharnu village in Pakistan along with his sheep to graze them across the hills in Thang village of Turtuk, which was then under Pakistan control. Hussain was caught in the crossfire of a fierce battle that broke out between the Indian and Pakistani armies on December 8, …

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India-China relations cannot be normal unless border situation is: EAM Dr S Jaishankar
2 years, 5 months ago

India-China relations cannot be normal unless border situation is: EAM Dr S Jaishankar

India TV News  

Highlights If China disturbs peace, tranquillity in border areas, it'll impact India-China relations:Jaishankar He said that big problem is border situation and Indian military has been holding on to ground We've made substantial progress in pulling back from places where we were very close to LOC: EAM India-China relations : External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar on Friday said that …

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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 …

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Mercury Likely to Soar by 5 Degrees in Northwest India, Predicts IMD
3 years, 10 months ago

Mercury Likely to Soar by 5 Degrees in Northwest India, Predicts IMD

News 18  

Mercury is likely to rise by four to five degrees to settle at 32 degree Celsius over most parts of northwest India in the next three to four days given an increase in moisture and variable wind direction, the Indian Meteorological Department said on Sunday. Light rain is also likely over Punjab, but over the rest of northwest India, temperatures …

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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 …

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Imran Khan's Chinese game plan for Gilgit-Baltistan explained
4 years, 1 month ago

Imran Khan's Chinese game plan for Gilgit-Baltistan explained

India Today  

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf has claimed victory in the legislative assembly election in Gilgit-Baltistan held on Sunday. What sets Imran Khan-led PTI’s victory apart is that it has come at a time when Pakistan is nearing its plan to permanently alter the status of Gilgit-Baltistan. Gilgit-Baltistan, a Chinese design It is widely believed that Pakistan’s Imran Khan …

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Saudi Arabia removes PoK, Gilgit-Baltistan from Pakistan’s map, activist calls move ’Diwali Gift’ to India
4 years, 2 months ago

Saudi Arabia removes PoK, Gilgit-Baltistan from Pakistan’s map, activist calls move ’Diwali Gift’ to India

Live Mint  

Saudi Arabia has removed Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan from Pakistan's map, said PoK activist Amjad Ayub Mirza on Wednesday. "Saudi Arab removes Pakistani occupied Jammu Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan from Pakistan's map!!! He also tweeted a picture that was captioned, "Saudi Arabia's Diwali gift to India-- removes Gilgit-Baltistan and Kashmir from Pakistan's map," the picture's text read. Media reports say that …

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Gilgit-Baltistan election: India protests Pak’s move, calls it cosmetic exercise
4 years, 3 months ago

Gilgit-Baltistan election: India protests Pak’s move, calls it cosmetic exercise

Live Mint  

India on Tuesday said Pakistan’s attempts to hold elections in Gilgit-Baltistan next month were a “cosmetic” exercise “intended to camouflage its illegal occupation” of the region. The Indian foreign ministry in a statement said actions like holding of elections in the region can neither hide the "illegal occupation" of parts of Union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh by …

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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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India opposes Pakistan's move to hold elections in Gilgit-Baltistan, calls it 'cosmetic camouflage'
4 years, 3 months ago

India opposes Pakistan's move to hold elections in Gilgit-Baltistan, calls it 'cosmetic camouflage'

India Today  

India on Tuesday protested the announcement of elections in Gilgit-Baltistan to be held in November by Pakistan. India reiterated its position that Pakistan has no “locus standi” to conduct elections in “forcibly” occupied territories. Ministry of External Affairs on Tuesday in a statement said, “We have seen reports regarding announcement of elections to the so-called Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly to be …

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Gilgit-Baltistan: The land of peaks, streams and disputes
4 years, 3 months ago

Gilgit-Baltistan: The land of peaks, streams and disputes

The Hindu  

Seven decades after it took control of the region, Pakistan is moving to grant full statehood to Gilgit-Baltistan, which appears as the northernmost part of the country in its official map. Indian protest Following Pakistan’s announcement of holding the legislative election in Gilgit-Baltistan, India reiterated its territorial sovereignty over the region with the Ministry of External Affairs stating that the …

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Gilgit-Baltistan polls have no legal basis, says India
4 years, 3 months ago

Gilgit-Baltistan polls have no legal basis, says India

The Hindu  

India on Thursday said Pakistan’s proposed election in Gilgit-Baltistan had no legal ground. The official spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs, Anurag Srivastava, said India considered the entire region of Jammu and Kashmir to be its integral part. “Any action by Pakistan to alter the status of the militarily occupied so-called ‘Gilgit-Baltistan’ has no legal basis whatsoever and is …

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India must take a firm stand while holding dialogue over LAC: History of conflict, China’s devious motives and the fear behind the curtain
4 years, 7 months ago

India must take a firm stand while holding dialogue over LAC: History of conflict, China’s devious motives and the fear behind the curtain

Op India  

In the year 1913, the United Kingdom, China and Tibet met at Shimla to sign an agreement on the alignment of the international boundary as per the map produced by the Foreign Department of British India. In the following decades, the world saw two major world wars followed by the establishment of two new countries in the subcontinent – India …

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India questions Pakistan over holding polls in Gilgit Baltistan
4 years, 8 months ago

India questions Pakistan over holding polls in Gilgit Baltistan

Hindustan Times  

India on Monday lodged a strong protest with Pakistan over a move to conduct elections in Gilgit Baltistan, with New Delhi saying the region is an integral part of the country that had been “illegally and forcibly occupied”. A senior Pakistani diplomat was served a “demarche” or formal diplomatic representation over telephone to lodge India’s strong protest against the Pakistan …

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India lodges 'strong protest' with Islamabad over Pakistan SC's ruling allowing polls in Gilgit-Baltistan
4 years, 8 months ago

India lodges 'strong protest' with Islamabad over Pakistan SC's ruling allowing polls in Gilgit-Baltistan

Firstpost  

The Ministry of External Affairs said a demarche was issued to a senior Pakistani diplomat clearly conveying that the entire union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, including the areas of Gilgit and Baltistan, are an integral part of India. The Ministry of External Affairs said a demarche was issued to a senior Pakistani diplomat lodging a strong protest …

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The Taliban-US treaty: Will it sound the death knell for Pakistan?
4 years, 9 months ago

The Taliban-US treaty: Will it sound the death knell for Pakistan?

Op India  

GAS OVER TAKING OIL With the use of natural gas for power generation skyrocketing during last over one decade, the share of energy produced from gas has also significantly increased with gas now comprising about 35% of the fuel mix. The only route which makes both political and economic sense is through Afghanistan.” Perhaps, thus, Afghanistan and Pakistan became central …

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