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UK: Kashmiris protest outside Pakistani consulate in solidarity with ongoi
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
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
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"Unacceptable": MQM founder Altaf Hussain condemns killing of peaceful pro
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) founder Altaf Hussain has condemned the killing of peaceful protestors by Pakistani forces in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) calling it "unacceptable".
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Political activist urges Indian govt to summon Pakistan ambassador after R
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Political activist from Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) Amjad Ayub Mirza on Monday, requested the Indian government to summon the Pakistan ambassador for an explanation, after Pakistan Rangers opened fire on thousands of locals in Muzaffarabad, protesting to raise their demands
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Situation in PoJK worsens as fresh clashes erupt between protesters, autho
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The situation continues to worsen as fresh violence erupted in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) due to clashes between protestors and authorities.
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UK chapter of UKPNP organises protest in solidarity with ongoing PoJK prot
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The British chapter of the United Kashmir People's National Party (UKPNP) on Monday organized a protest outside the Pakistani consulate situated in Bradford, England. Several party leaders and people belonging to the Kashmiri diaspora during the protest expressed their support for the ongoin
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"PoJK was, is and always will be part of India": EAM Jaishankar amid ongoi
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
"These days, a lot of things are going on at the POK. You must have seen some incidents happening there. Now, Modi government, we are very clear on this. Parliament's resolution, we are very clear that POK is a part of India. It is part of India, it was always part of India, it will be pa
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PoJK: Long march heads for Muzaffarabad as wheel-jam strike enters fourth
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Protesters have already started sit-ins, effectively shutting down the Kohala-Muzaffarabad Road at various points along its 40-kilometer stretch, which connects Kohala town with Muzaffarabad in PoJK. Their route from Dhirkot is expected to lead them to the capital.
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PoJK govt's offer of 50 per cent reduction in electricity prices rejected
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
According to sources, the government proposed a 50 per cent decrease in electricity rates per unit, a proposal promptly dismissed by the Kashmir action committee. They assert that consumers should be charged based on the production cost of hydropower in PoJK.
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Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir protests persist as talks stall
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Following clashes that resulted in the death of a policeman, relative calm settled over the region, though business centres remained shuttered and public transport suspended in Muzaffarabad and Poonch divisions. Mirpur saw a partial strike, signalling the depth of sentiment driving the prote
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Military rangers deployed as dissent grows in PoJK
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The decision was taken on the call of Awami Action Committee (AAC) as the protests against the high electricity bills and taxes entered the third day on Sunday.
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Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif to convene high-level meeting as dissent grows
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Amid violent clashes between police and protesters in the Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK), Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will convene a high-level meeting on Monday to discuss the ongoing situation in the region, ARY News reported.
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"No tolerance for taking law in one's own hands": Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif on
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Amid the rising dissent in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK), and the situation getting grim with every passing day, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that he is "deeply concerned" about it, and added that there is also no tolerance for taking the law in one's own h
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