Topic: Winter Sports
Kashmiri Children Shape a Chinar Leaf from Fresh Snow
On a snowy day in Kashmir, a group of children turned playtime into something meaningful. Using fresh snow, they carefully shaped a Chinar leaf,...
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Tania Khan Urges Immediate Dialogue to Stop Loss of Lives in Poonch
UKPNP leader warns that excluding Poonch and Sudhanoti from elections while security forces engage in firing and shelling is a mockery of democracy. United Kashmir People’s National Party (UKPNP) Senior Vice Chairperson Tania Khan has expressed deep concern over the deteriorating security situation in Azad Kashmir, particularly in Poonch, Baloch, and Sudhanoti, calling for immediate […]
British MP Urges Government to Raise Kashmir Situation with Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister
Imran Hussain calls on UK ministers to press Islamabad over human rights concerns, communications restrictions, and supply disruptions during Ishaq Dar’s visit. LONDON — British Member of Parliament and All-Party Parliamentary Group for Kashmir Chairman Imran Hussain has urged UK ministers to directly raise the situation in Kashmir with Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign […]
Joint Awami Action Committee Calls Complete Strike in Muzaffarabad Division Over Arrests and Killings
The Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee has announced a complete wheel-jam and shutter-down strike across the Muzaffarabad division on August 29, protesting against alleged extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances of activists. The Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee (JKJAAC) has announced a complete wheel-jam and shutter-down strike across the Muzaffarabad division on August 29, […]
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