Source: International Herald Tribune
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Officials say a moderate earthquake has jolted a broad stretch of northwest Pakistan and the Kashmir region.
There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
The U.S. Geological Survey says the 5.8-magnitude temblor originated Monday morning in the quake-prone Hindu Kush mountains in Afghanistan. It says it struck at a depth […]

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Source: The Boston Globe
IF THE twin towers of the World Trade Center seemed to symbolize New York, how much more does the storied Taj Mahal hotel, with its overwrought architecture and mock Mughal flourishes, symbolize the great, rambling city of Bombay, which the Indians now call Mumbai.
When it was built in 1903 - the dream […]

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Source: Telegraph
Pakistan has made unprecedented moves towards resolving outstanding disputes with India.
President Asif Ali Zardari has risked incurring the wrath of Pakistan’s establishment by announcing his willingness to commit to a policy of no-first-use of nuclear weapons, and suggested a pact between the countries.
Senior officials from both countries have discussed co-operation in efforts to fight […]

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Today marks the third anniversary of disastrous earthquake that hit northern Pakistan, especially Kashmir and parts of India and Afghanistan. More than a hundred thousand people lost their lives. Since then, even with millions and millions of rupees coming into the country for reconstruction and development in those parts of Kashmir affected by the tragedy, […]

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Source: Press Trust of India
Islamabad, Oct 6 (PTI) Facing flak for President Asif Ali Zardari’s description of militants in Jammu and Kashmir as “terrorists”, the Pakistan government today said there was no change in its position and it was committed to the Kashmiri people’s right of self-determination.
Information Minister Sherry Rehman said there had been no […]

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Source: Bloomberg
Sept. 22 (Bloomberg) — India and Pakistan reached preliminary agreement on trade across the border in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, witness to recent unrest on India’s side over a land transfer to a Hindu group and alleged cease-fire violations by Pakistan.
“The modalities of cross-LoC trade were finalized,” India’s Foreign Ministry said in […]

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Aug. 28 (Bloomberg) — Indian special forces stormed a house in Jammu and Kashmir state and freed seven people being held hostage by militants. The gunmen killed three captives and a soldier during the battle with troops.
“The special forces of the army killed all three militants,” army spokesman S.D. Goswami said by telephone from Chinore […]

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Source: BBC News 
The United States has imposed financial sanctions on four people it says are leaders of the Pakistan-based militant group, Lashkar-e-Toiba (LET).
The US treasury called the group “a murderous al-Qaeda affiliate” which had shown willingness to murder civilians.
The group is active in Indian-administered Kashmir. In 2001, the US blocked its assets.
LET has been blamed […]

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Source: The Christian Science Monitor 
Indian officials accuse Pakistan of violence in the disputed Himalayan border region. The allegation coincided with bombings in Jaipur.
India has accused Pakistan of firing across the militarized frontier that divides the disputed region of Kashmir – the first such allegation since the neighbors and rivals signed a cease-fire agreement in 2003.
Violations […]

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Source: Hindustan Times

The serial blasts in Jaipur on Tuesday are the direct result of Pakistan’s bid to step up terrorism in a renewed attempt to dictate terms on Kashmir, say intelligence officials.
With Tuesday’s attacks, terrorists have now struck thrice in as many days. The first two days saw attacks on Samba, the border town in […]

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Source: Daily Times
Gen Sinha says boundaries becoming irrelevant in wake of globalisation
By Iftikhar Gilani
NEW DELHI: India’s ties with Pakistan have taken a dramatic, favourable turn over the past few years and the situation is now conducive to resolving all outstanding issues between the two countries, Indian-held Kashmir Governor Lt Gen (r) SK Sinha said on […]

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Bradford (The Jang Correspondent):
In the backdrop of rapidly changing world scenario, British progressives of South Asian origin have started new arraying. They have provided a platform entitled South Asian Peoples Forum (SAPF) to all those originating from Pakistan, India, Kashmir, Srilanka and Bangladesh who believe in the philosophy of peace, security, fraternity, and ‘live and […]

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Source: The Statesman
Kavita Suri
JAMMU, March 30: Advocating a three-pronged approach for the resolution of Kashmir issue, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Ms Mehbooba Mufti today asked both India and Pakistan to introduce fundamental principles of a solution which would reduce uncertainty and provide a road-map, create a dual power-sharing arrangement which would be based […]

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Source: Hindustan Times
With Pakistan’s new government optimistic about expanding ties with India, the two countries are to hold the fifth round of composite dialogue when Foreign Secretary Shivshanakar Menon travels to Islamabad in April.
“India has proposed dates for the talks at the level of foreign secretaries in April. The two countries are discussing the dates,” […]

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Source: The Hindu
Nirupama Subramanian
ISLAMABAD: Following a barrage of criticism about his remarks on Kashmir in an interview on Indian television, Pakistan People’s Party leader Asif Ali Zardari has now described it as an “integral part” of Pakistan, and said he would never betray the sacrifices of those who had given their lives for Kashmir.
In an […]

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Source: My News
Kashmir problem still remains the crucial issue between India, Pakistan
This refers to the statements issued by Zardari (co-chairman of Pakistan People’’s Party) during an interview telecasted on Sunday on an Indian T.V. channel where he intends to put the Kashmir problem on back burner ’till matters improve’ and the wild reactions of Kashmiri […]

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Source: NDTV
Separatists in Jammu and Kashmir have voiced their dismay over Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman Asif Ali Zardari’s statement expressing his readiness to set aside the Kashmir issue to focus on other aspects of Indo-Pak relations.
India and Pakistan could foster friendly ties, ”but cannot do so by suppressing the Kashmir issue. It is imperative they […]

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Source: Sify News
Islamabad: India and Pakistan could set aside the Kashmir issue to be resolved by a future generation while they focus on trade and economic ties to improve bilateral relations, Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari has said.
Dismissing the belief in some sections in India that the Kashmir issue could best be […]

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Source: AFP
SRINAGAR — There was a time when Indian soldiers guarding the Line of Control that cuts through mountainous Kashmir could barely catch a wink of sleep.
At the height of the Muslim insurgency against Indian rule over a part of the picturesque Himalayan region, scores of militants would sneak in from Pakistan, bringing daily gun […]

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Source: Voice of America
By Shahnawaz Khan
Srinagar
After disputing control of Kashmir for more than six decades, India and Pakistan are now engaged in a squabble over a patent for Kashmir Pashmina, a product experts say is the best of its kind. Shahnawaz Khan reports from Srinigar.
Pashmina, or Cashmere, as it is generally known in the West, […]

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Source: Kashmir Watch
Faisul Yaseen
Srinagar, Jan 18:David Barsamian, the American broadcaster and resistance intellectual, believes that America was eyeing Kashmir as its future defense base against China. He asserts that India has fabricated a false image of Kashmir conflict and is selling the same to the west.
In an exclusive interview with risingkashmir.com […]

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