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TopicPakistan occupied Kashmir

Topic: Pakistan occupied Kashmir

BJP targets Congress over posters showing ‘distorted’ map of J&K at CWC meet in Belagavi

BJP’s Sudhanshu Trivedi alleges ‘PoK and Aksai Chin were missing from map of India in posters put up by Congress’ at venue of CWC meet in Karnataka’s Belagavi.

SubscriberWrites: Suppression of dissent in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK)

The situation reflects broader concerns about governance in PoK where local authorities and civil society frequently clash over issues of autonomy and human rights.

Islamabad HC warns Pakistani establishment—’release poet or PM Sharif will be summoned’

Ahmad Farhad is a 38-year-old poet and journalist from Bagh district of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. Until the day of his abduction, he was reporting extensively on the protests in PoK.

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

Indian Army opens fire at Pakistani drone spotted along LoC, launches search operation

Troops also fired a few rounds after detecting suspicious movement of some persons trying to infiltrate from across the border in Keri sector but they fled towards PoK.

Pakistan-occupied Kashmir’s PM Sardar Tanveer Ilyas sacked by court in contempt case

Ilyas comes from the PTI party of former Pakistan PM Imran Khan, who has been locked in a political wrangling with the government that succeeded him in Islamabad.

‘Objections conveyed’: India questions US envoy’s ‘Azad’ remark on Pakistan-occupied Kashmir

India has raised concerns over US’ increasing strategic alignment with Islamabad, conveyed objections to US envoy Donald Blome's visit, meetings in Pakistan-occupied Jammu & Kashmir.

How General Zia’s quest for Jammu and Kashmir became fodder for jihad in Afghanistan

In 'Forgotten Kashmir: The Other Side of the Line of Control’, diplomat Dinkar Srivastava examines the evolution of the PoK over the past few decades.

Pakistan criticises India for ‘refusing’ permission to 5 foreign journalists from visiting PoK

Indian authorities had declined Pakistan's request to allow the journalists to travel to Islamabad through Wagah as the border crossing is virtually closed due Covid, sources said.

Pakistan PM Imran Khan nominates PTI lawmaker Abdul Qayyum Niazi as next PoK premier

Niazi won the recent legislative assembly election from Abbaspur-Poonch area. Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf will form a government in PoK for the first time.

On Camera

There’s a method in Trump’s Pakistan romance. It’s all about Gulf security

Like Turkey and Egypt, Pakistan is one of a handful of powers with the human resources and infrastructure to help secure the Persian Gulf as Trump’s America draws down its military presence.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

Legacy of Air Chief Marshal LM Katre, the man who flew Spitfires & ushered IAF into a modern era

ACM Katre was 2nd IAF chief to die in harness. It was at a memorial lecture in his honour where IAF chief AP Singh revealed that India shot down 6 Pakistani aircraft in Op Sindoor.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.