Many students injured after troops barged into IUST
Srinagar, April 26, 2018 (PPI-OT): In occupied Kashmir, several students were injured when the Indian troops barged into the Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST) at Awantipora in Islamabad and fired bullets, pellets teargas shells inside the campus. The troops’ action triggered anti-India protests in the campus. Students raised “We want freedom”, Jevee Javee Pakistan,” and “Ham Pakistani hain, Pakistan Hamara hai” slogans. The troops used brute force and fired bullets and tear gas shells on the students. One person identified as Shafiq Ahmed Shah was injured after Indian forces fired bullets during siege and search operation in Laizbal…
Glowing tributes paid to Aman Ullah Khan
Srinagar, April 26, 2018 (PPI-OT): In occupied Kashmir, the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) Chairman, Muhammad Yasin Malik has paid glowing tributes to party leader, Aman Ullah Khan on his second death anniversary. Muhammad Yasin Malik was speaking in a commemorative meeting in Srinagar, today. To recall the struggle and sacrifices of Aman Ullah Khan, a remembrance meeting was held today in which senior JKLF leaders, activists and admirers of Aman Ullah Khan participated. Similar kinds of condolence meetings were also held at district offices in Srinagar, Budgam, Kupwara, Baramullah, Bandipora, Ganderbal, Kulgam, and Islamabad, Pulwama, Shupian and some…
India trampling basic rights of Kashmiris: Gilani
Srinagar, April 26, 2018 (PPI-OT): In occupied Kashmir, the Chairman of All Parties Hurriyat Conference, Syed Ali Gilani has said that India is using military force to crush the basic rights of Kashmiri people. Syed Ali Gilani addressing the mourners in Tral over phone from his residence in Srinagar where he is under house arrest, said, “India suffers from arrogance of power. On one hand, it is parroting for fight against global terrorism and on the other, it has unleashed a reign of terror in occupied Kashmir.’ He paid rich tributes to the four youth martyred by Indian troops during…
Two cops, civilian wounded in Kulgam grenade blast
Srinagar, April 26, 2018 (PPI-OT): In occupied Kashmir, two Indian policemen and one civilian were injured in a grenade blast in a police station in Kulgam district on Thursday night. Police claimed that unknown persons lobbed a grenade which exploded inside police station in Kulgam town which left two policemen and a civilian injured. The injured were shifted to nearby hospital for treatment. A police official said that Indian forces have cordoned off the area to nab the attackers. For more information, contact: Kashmir Media Service Phone: +92-51-4435548, +92-51-4435549 Fax: +92-51-4861736 Email: info@kmsnews.org Website: www.kmsnews.org
India massacred 6 lakh Kashmiris: Gilani
Srinagar, April 26, 2018 (PPI-OT): In occupied Kashmir, the Chairman of All Parties Hurriyat Conference, Syed Ali Gilani has said that India has massacred six hundred thousand Kashmiris during the past seven decades. Syed Ali Gilani said this while addressing the mourners in Tral area of Pulwama from his residence in Srinagar where he is under house arrest. He pointed out that New Delhi was using its military might to crush the basic rights of the Kashmiri people. Syed Ali Gilani emphasized that India suffered from arrogance of power. On one hand, he added, India is parroting for fight against…
Troops target journalists in Kashmir with India’s consent: RSF
Paris, April 26, 2018 (PPI-OT): Reporters Without Borders also known as Reporters Sans Frontieres (RSF), an international organization that defends freedom of the press across the globe, in its annual report said that coverage in Indian occupied Kashmir continues to be very difficult because Kashmiri journalists working for local media outlets are often targeted by soldiers at the behest of Indian government. The Reporters Without Borders (RSF) in its report while referring to the problems faced by journalists in occupied Kashmir said, “Foreign reporters are barred from the region and the Internet is often disconnected there. When not detained, Kashmiri…
HR body seeks report on management of student protests
Srinagar, April 26, 2018 (PPI-OT): In occupied Kashmir, the human rights commission has directed the Director General of Police (DGP) and Divisional Commissioner of Kashmir to submit a report on the management of student protest. In a fresh petition filed before the rights commission seeking deployment of special magistrate during student protests, the Commission sought response from the authorities. The petition states that the procedure employed for dealing the student protests has backfired. Over a dozen students have been injured and many have been detained spoiling their educational curriculum. It sought a special team be appointed to quell the student…
Rich tributes paid to four martyred youth in IOK
Srinagar, April 26, 2018 (PPI-OT): In occupied Kashmir, Hurriyat leaders and organizations have paid rich tributes to four youth martyred by Indian troops at Tral in Pulwama district. The Chairman of Tehreek-e-Hurriyat Jammu and Kashmir, Muhammad Ashraf Sehrai in a statement issued in Srinagar said that the Kashmir dispute had been pending with the United Nations for the past seven decades and the rigid stance of India was the main hurdle in its peaceful settlement. He said that Kashmir had been turned into a military garrison and the people were being deprived of fundamental rights. Sehrai said that India should…
India has snatched right to live from Kashmiri youth: JRL
Srinagar, April 26, 2018 (PPI-OT): In occupied Kashmir, the Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) has said that India has snatched the right to live from the Kashmiri youth by pushing them to the wall. The JRL comprising Syed Ali Gilani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik in a statement issued in Srinagar said New Delhi’s refusal to resolve Kashmir dispute is forcing youth to take up arms and in the process they lose their lives in pursuit of liberating their land. “As government of India looks at a military solution for Kashmir and use of extreme force is being adopted…