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Gilgit-Baltistan: 26 dead, 12 injured in bus accident
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Gilgit-Baltistan [PoK], Sept 22 (ANI): As many as 26 people were killed and 12 injured in a bus accident near the Babusar Top here on Sunday.
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Decision on J-K creating obstacles for Pak's continuous sponsorship of cro
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sept 20 (ANI): India slammed Pakistan during the ongoing 42nd session of the UN Human Rights Council for repeatedly misusing the international forums to peddle its narrative on Kashmir issue.
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Pak deaf to PoK's cries for freedom, says activist
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sept 13 (ANI): Pakistan has turned deaf to residents of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Gilgit Baltistan, who have been calling for freedom against the illegal occupation of the cash-strapped country and its military establishment.
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'Occupier' Pakistan's support to Kashmiri people is synthetic, superficial
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sept 13 (ANI): Calling Pakistan a hypocrite, a Gilgit-Baltistan activist on Thursday said that Islamabad is an "occupier" whose support to people of Kashmir is "synthetic and superficial" as they have been committing atrocities in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) from
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Gilgit-Baltistan is a part of India, says activist H Sering
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland] Sept 11 (ANI): In a major embarrassment to Pakistan, Gilgit-Baltistan activist Senge H Sering on Wednesday called the occupied northern region a "part of India."
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Article 370 became a veto over ethnic, religious groups in J-K: Sering
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sept 11 (ANI): Pakistan is making a hue and cry over India's decision to repeal Article 370 but has no locus standi in the matter, says Senge H. Sering, Director, Institute of Gilgit Baltistan Studies, Washington DC.
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SC turns down ex-RAW officers plea to waive-off fine
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 6 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a petition filed by RK Yadav, seeking to waive off a hefty fine imposed on him for filing an earlier plea in which he had requested the court to direct the Centre to create two Parliamentary seats for Pakistan-occupied Kas
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Redraw Indian map with PoK, Gilgit-Baltistan: Jitendra Singh
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 27 (ANI): Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Tuesday called for redrawing the Indian map which shows not only Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) as its territory but also Gilgit-Baltistan.
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Ex-Pentagon official highlights Pakistan's 'hypocrisy' on abrogation of Ar
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], Aug 23 (ANI): Pakistan's opposition to India's action of revoking the special status of Jammu and Kashmir only showcases its hypocrisy. Islamabad has been crying foul, saying rights of Kashmiris were subjugated even though it had stripped Pakistan occupied Kashmir of its spe
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The Jammu and Kashmir Pakistan does not want to talk about
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 15 (ANI): Amid all the focus on Jammu and Kashmir in recent times, the status of Pakistan Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (POJK) consisting of the so-called 'Azad' Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) and Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) has been largely ignored. Severe media restrictions, both
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6 killed in wall collapse amid Independence Day celebrations in Gilgit-Bal
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Aug 14 (ANI): At least six people lost their lives and 13 others suffered injuries after a boundary wall collapsed amid Independence Day celebrations in Gilgit-Baltistan, the northernmost province administered by Pakistan.
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VoK demands Parliament for 'Greater Karachi'
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Aug 13 (ANI): US-based advocacy group Voice of Karachi (VoK) released the main features of the proposed constitution for 'Greater Karachi', demanding the formation of a Parliament for the region, amongst other things.
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