The Islamabad High Court's (IHC) Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani on Monday ordered that Kashmiri poet Ahmed Farhad be declared a case of "enforced disappearance or missing person" until he returns home safely, Pakistan-based Dawn reported.
Kashmiri poet and journalist Ahmad Farhad Shah, who was allegedly abducted by Pakistani authorities several days ago, recited poetry of resistance against Pakistani oppression in Islamabad High Court despite being in chains.
In his argument, AAG Duggal stated that Kashmir was a foreign territory with its own constitution and courts, where judgements of Pakistani courts were treated similarly to judgments of foreign courts
Displaced Kashmiri Pandit voter Veer Saraf, who came to cast his vote expressed his happiness to cast his vote after 32 years and said that the changing situation in Kashmir forced him to come and vote in Kashmir.
These young Kashmiri designers have set a new standard for eco-friendly fashion and have inspired others to think outside the box when it comes to creating sustainable clothing.
Appealing to the Kashmiri Pandit community to vote for her in the Lok Sabha elections, Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday said that she has an idea about the trauma Kashmiri Pandit community had to face in the early 1990 insurgency that led to the mass exodus of the
Ahmed Farhad Shah was allegedly abducted from his home on Wednesday. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan had called on the authorities for his immediate release.
She stated, "Violent protests were happening in PoJK, and Ahmed Farhad reported on the incident. He was very vocal about the situation in PoJK. I urge all Kashmiris and the Joint Awami Action Committee to raise their voices for his immediate release."
Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir (J-K), which voted in the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha elections on May 13 (Monday), recorded a voter turnout of around 38 per cent, which as per the Election Commission is more than "double" the 14.43 pc polling in the 2019 general elections.
During their demonstration outside the consulate, several party leaders and people from the Kashmiri diaspora expressed their support for the ongoing struggle of the people of Pakistan-Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) and Pakistan-Occupied Gilgit Baltistan (PoGB), a statement by the UKPN