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'It's an Abomination': Omar Abdullah's on UT Status, Seven Years After Article 370
Seven years after Article 370’s abrogation and Jammu and Kashmir’s downgrade to Union Territory status, Omar Abdullah calls the current arrangement “an abominat...
Kashmir’s Oldest Party Faces Extinction
The crushing defeat of Sardar Attique Ahmed Khan in Bagh West has pushed the All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference, Kashmir’s oldest party, to the brink of ex...
Makkah Defence Pact: Türkiye, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan Pledge Collective Security
Türkiye, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan have signed the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement, a landmark collective security pact declaring that an armed attack on one wil...
In at the School Gate, Exit Too Early: Inside J&K’s Education Crisis
Jammu and Kashmir’s school system shows a stark split between early success and later failure. Foundational and preparatory enrolment far outpaces national aver...
Two Months of Unrest, Violence, Crackdown in PaJK: 89-93 Dead
An independent rights monitor in Pakistan-administered Jammu and Kashmir has verified 89 civilian deaths, with a total of 93 reported, after two months of unres...
Kashmir's Democratic Deficit Is Deepening: Radha Kumar
Seven years after Jammu and Kashmir lost both Article 370 and statehood, Radha Kumar warns that the region faces a deepening democratic deficit under prolonged ...
Turkish Songwriter Turgay Evren Releases Humanitarian Song 'Tell Me Azad Kashmir'
Turkish author, songwriter and composer Turgay Evren has released “Tell Me Azad Kashmir,” an English-language humanitarian song he describes as an appeal to the...
J&K Still Awaits Democratic Normalcy Seven Years On: Report
Seven years after the revocation of Article 370 and the bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir, a new report by the Forum for Human Rights in Jammu and Kashmir conclu...
Timber in the Forest, Scarcity at Home: A Long Wait For Wood in Kashmir
In Shopian, among Kashmir’s coldest regions, families like Mohammad Ayaz’s struggle to secure firewood and timber despite living beside dense forests. Residents...
PaJK Unrest Spreads to Muzaffarabad; 2 Killed in Fresh Clashes
Escalating unrest in Pakistan-administered Jammu and Kashmir spread from Rawalakot to the capital Muzaffarabad on Friday, leaving at least two people dead and d...
‘Blood is everywhere’: How Many More Must Die Before World Wakes Up, Ask Kashmiris
In central London, more than 5,000 British Kashmiris, many having shut businesses and taken leave from work, marched from Hyde Park to the Pakistan High Commiss...
21 reported killed in PaJK as protesters clash in Rawalakot
At least 21 people were reported killed and dozens injured in Rawalakot, Pakistan-administered Jammu and Kashmir, after security forces allegedly opened fire on...
Security Forces Crackdown in PaJK as JAAC Long March Resumes on Election Day, ‘3 Dead’, Scores Injured
Security forces in Pakistan-administered Jammu and Kashmir allegedly opened fire and used shelling against supporters of the banned Jammu and Kashmir Joint Awam...
Ancient Genomes From a Ladakh Cave Reveal 2,800-Year-Old Mixing of Tibetan and South Asian Peoples
Ancient DNA from 10 individuals buried in Old Lady Spider Cave in Ladakh has revealed a 2,800-year-old genetic blending between Tibetan and North Indian ancestr...
Negotiations May Calm Streets, But Political Questions Remain-II
In Pakistan-administered Jammu and Kashmir, negotiations between the government and the banned Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee mark a fragile shift f...
Is Pakistan-administered Kashmir Entering New Political Phase?-I
Pakistan-administered Jammu and Kashmir appears to be entering a new political phase after nearly seven weeks of shutdowns, protests and uncertainty, as negotia...
J&K's 2022–23 Recruitment Scandal Trail Resurfaces as Nadda and Abdullah Clash Over the Chronology
The resurfacing of Jammu and Kashmir’s 2022–23 recruitment and welfare-scheme scandals has triggered a sharp political clash between Union health minister JP Na...
The Cost of 'Non-Lethal': Kashmir's Pellet Gun Legacy, and Its Return to Delhi's Streets
The story traces how pellet-firing shotguns, introduced in Kashmir in 2010 as a “non‑lethal” crowd‑control tool, have resurfaced in Delhi’s July 20, 2026 studen...
Khurram Parvez, Irfan Mehraj Out on Bail, But May be Stuck in Delhi
Kashmiri human rights defender Khurram Parvez and journalist-researcher Irfan Mehraj have secured bail in an NIA terror-funding case, but the Delhi High Court h...
Beyond the Protests-III: What the Crisis Means for Kashmir's Political Future
The unfolding crisis in Pakistan-administered Jammu and Kashmir has evolved from immediate grievances into a broad citizens’ movement exposing deep mistrust bet...