New Delhi: Opposition leaders on Saturday questioned Defense Minister Rajanath Singh’s warning to Pakistan that “Indus water will not reach the terror patrons”, pointing out that the BJP-led central government had last year kept the Indus Water Treaty in abeyance and that it was not completely written off. Addressing an ‘Intellectuals Meet’ organized in Hyderabad.
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed deep concern over the escalating confrontation in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK), following reports of deaths among both protesters and law enforcement personnel.
11 people have died and over 70 others were injured in the ongoing protest in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) after the government banned the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC), a civil society group that has been at the forefront of protests over economic hardship and political issues in the region.
The United Kashmir People's National Party (UKPNP) on Monday strongly condemned the firing by Pakistani security forces on peaceful and unarmed protesters in the Rawalakot region of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (POK) that left several people dead and injured.
Earlier, on May 13, security forces suffered further losses in Barkhan, Noshki, and Mastung. In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, nine TTP militants and four security force personnel were killed during an attack on an Army camp in Bajaur on May 14, while a suicide bombing and subsequent assault on a police post in Bannu on May 10 killed 15 policemen
Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) is on the brink of widespread unrest as the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) has called for a major lockdown protest on June 9 over 38 unmet demands, as per reports.
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) party staged protest demonstrations at multiple locations in Karachi over the worsening water crisis in the city, warning that it would intensify its agitations through sit-ins and a strike if the authorities failed to address the issue, local media reported. The central demonstration was organised on Friday by the local government.
India on Friday lodged a strong protest with Pakistan regarding the latter's plans to hold “General Elections” to the so-called “Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly” in the Indian territories illegally occupied by Pakistan.
Rejecting Pakistan's criticism of two river projects, India on Friday reiterated its consistent stance on the Indus Water Treaty (IWT), saying that the agreement remains in abeyance until Pakistan completely stops cross-border terrorism.
Following military exchanges between both sides, major border crossings, including Torkham, Spin Boldak and Bahramcha, were shut, severely affecting trade flows.
An 18-year-old alleged gang rape victim died in Pakistan's Punjab province while a procedure was being conducted on her at a government hospital following several complications related to abortion, local media reported.
