The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) and its alleged rival al-Qaeda are expanding their Sunni jihadi operations into the disputed Muslim-majority Himalayan region of Kashmir, claimed by Pakistan, India, and China, according to a report published Wednesday.
Contents: Indian Kashmir separatists split over announcement of Zakir Musa as al-Qaeda leader; India says that Kashmir’s law and order situation is improving
The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) has established a presence in Kashmir, New Delhi claims, while Islamabad warns that people in the region are facing a serious “threat” from its rival India.
Contents: Thousands flee homes in Kashmir as Pakistan-India shelling escalates; China threatens military intervention in Kashmir on the side of Pakistan
Contents: Thousands in cities across India protest lynchings of Muslims and Dalits by cow vigilantes; Concerns grow over communal violence between Hindus and Muslims
Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India will meet United States President Donald Trump on Monday. The two world leaders are expected to discuss fostering economic, business, and technological ties as well as increased cooperation on security.
Violent protests erupted in the India-held Kashmir region during the last week of Ramadan holiday, culminating in violent demonstrations after the Eid prayers marking the end of the Muslim holy month. At least ten injuries were reported by Indian media.
Local reports say the officer, Deputy Superintendent (DSP) Mohammad Ayub Pandith, who was not in uniform, was confronted by a group of worshipers after being seen taking photos on his cellphone. He then panicked and drew out his gun, firing at the group and injuring three people, which led to the incident.
Contents: India’s ‘Operation All-Out’ brings Kashmir closer to all-out war; Kashmir escalations building to all-out war; Multiple terrorist attacks across Pakistan kill nearly 50
The chief of India’s army has been accused of endorsing the use of human shields after he defended one of his subordinates who tied a civilian to a vehicle to allegedly deter violent protests in the disputed Muslim-majority region of Kashmir.
Contents: India declares nationwide prohibition on sales of cattle for slaughter; More violence in Kashmir after another militant leader is killed; India’s army exults over the successful killing of Sabzar Ahmad Bhat
Beijing is planning to use its investment plan to revive China’s Silk Road through Pakistan, officially known as the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), to suppress Islamic terrorism, diversity, and democracy in the Muslim-majority country, a leaked documented obtained by DAWN purportedly reveals.
The Line of Control (LoC), which refers to the 450-mile disputed border that separates the Kashmir region into territory respectively controlled by nuclear-armed foes Pakistan and India, is no stranger to acts of brutality, such as the recent beheadings and mutilations, considered “particularly humiliating,” reports the New York Times (NYT).
Contents: China forum launches the decades-long ‘One Belt One Road’ project; Laborers on China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) shot dead on Saturday
Contents: Kashmir violence surges as India launches massive house-to-house sweep; Narendra Modi’s ‘demonetization’ program results in more Kashmir bank robberies
India has rejected news reports accusing New Delhi of bombing bunkers and killing “several enemy” soldiers in the disputed region of Kashmir controlled by Islamabad as retaliation for Pakistan allegedly decapitated two Indian soldiers.
India has accused its regional rival Pakistan of killing and mutilating two of its soldiers along their border in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir.
Contents: Kashmiri students at two Indian colleges harassed and beaten; Indians seek solutions and blame intervention from China
The government of the Indian-administered territory of Kashmir, amid frequent internet blackouts, is reportedly considering banning social media sites for 6 months, allegedly to stop the dissemination of videos and pictures purportedly showing acts of brutalities by its military forces.
Contents: Video of Kashmir man tied to jeep further inflames anti-India violence; Signs grow in media that Indians are beginning worry about Kashmir
Contents: India forced to delay Kashmir elections after large surge in violence; Hindu activists push for ban on cow slaughter across India; Why is a US carrier group strike force going to the Korean peninsula?
Contents: Dalai Lama to visit region of northeast India claimed by China; Dalai Lama’s escape from Tibet to India in 1959 Lhasa uprising still humiliates China
Contents: Violence in India-controlled Kashmir takes a new turn after winter lull; Indian police arrest top separatist militant commander in Kashmir; Uprising in Kashmir growing into major regional war between India and Pakistan
The government in the India-held portion of Kashmir has reportedly implemented restrictions on expensive and extravagant weddings, limiting the number of guests the parents of the bride and groom can invite to no more than 500 and 400, respectively.
Pakistan has reaffirmed Islamabad’s stance against any foreign actors seeking to undermine ally China’s sovereignty and thanked Beijing for its support on national security.
Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD), a terrorist group considered to be a front organization for the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) jihadist group, organized protests across Pakistan after authorities placed its leader, one of the alleged masterminds behind the 2008 massacre in India’s Mumbai, under house arrest.
Military and police officers in a northern Indian state that borders the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir have been placed on alert following the appearance of graffiti and posters announcing the arrival of the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) to the area.
Contents: India-Pakistan belligerent war of words continues to escalate; World Bank declines to mediate Pakistan-India water dispute; India celebrates its 1971 victory over Pakistan
China is increasingly providing military and economic assistance to Pakistan amid deadly confrontations between Islamabad and New Delhi over the Muslim-majority Himalayan region of Kashmir.
Pakistan has said it would welcome U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s mediation in the ongoing deadly dispute between Islamabad and New Delhi over the Muslim-majority region of Kashmir, reveals the Pakistani Foreign Office (FO).
Contents: India’s Narendra Modi threatens to divert water from Pakistan to India’s farmers; Dangerous tensions continue in Kashmir; India says that Modi’s ‘demonetization’ program reduced Kashmir violence
Pakistan’s air force chief Marshal Sohail Aman has warned India against escalating the dispute over the Muslim-majority Himalayan region of Kashmir into a full-scale war amid soaring tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbors.
The Indian military, as part of efforts aimed at increasing its presence and capabilities along its border with China, has successfully landed a C-17 Globemaster transport aircraft, which has the capacity of carrying nearly 150 soldiers.
Pakistan has decided to block all television and radio channels that broadcast content from its regional nemesis and neighbor India, a testament to the ongoing tension between the nuclear armed countries that has prompted media tit-for-tat bans, reports Reuters.
China may no longer be able to remain in the shadows of the ongoing clashes between regional rivals and nuclear-armed neighbors Pakistan and India in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir.
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has labeled its regional rival Pakistan the “mothership of terrorism” and a country that “radiates the darkness of terrorism” as violent and sometimes deadly clashes between the two nuclear-armed nations continue in the disputed region of Kashmir despite a 2003 ceasefire.
Contents: Pakistan and India in farcical dispute over ‘surgical strikes’ in Kashmir; Farce continues, as Pakistan involves the German embassy
Islamabad’s Foreign Office (FO) submitted a dossier to the United Nations containing alleged proof that India is “financing terrorist elements in Pakistan,” declared a spokesman for the FO.
Contents: New Anti-India violence erupts in Kashmir after police kill 12-year-old boy; Indian media increasingly accepts the ‘indigenous’ nature of the Kashmir protests
Pakistan and the Philippines have threatened to break ties with the United States and forge a closer relationship with Russia and China, accusing America of ignoring their concerns.
