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The Flawed Premise: A Rebuttal to Rishi Suri on Kashmir
Altaf Hussain Wani
Rishi Suri’s recent opinion piece, which appeared in daily morning times Srinager Indian occupied Kashmir ,while eloquently lamenting the coarseness of public discourse, builds its argument on a foundation of!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq: Kashmir’s spiritual political leader
By: Syed Faiz Naqshbandi
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq stands the most prominent and internationally recognized personalities of Indian-occupied Jammu and Kashmir. Revered as a spiritual guide, respected as a religious scholar, and acknowledged!-->!-->!-->…
The Crucifixion of Truth: Irfan Mehraj and the Mortal Wound to…
Altaf Hussain Wani
Let us dispense with diplomatic niceties and call this what it is: the state-sponsored crucifixion of a journalist whose only crime was bearing witness. For over one thousand days, Irfan Mehraj has rotted in an Indian!-->!-->!-->…
Not a Railway Line, but a Military Takeover: Forced “Development”…
By Mushtaq HussainDevelopment, when imposed without consent, ceases to be progress and instead becomes a refined instrument of coercion. When land is seized in its name, agricultural livelihoods destroyed, and dissent silenced through!-->…
The Unyielding Shadow: Four Letters that Haunt the Occupation
Altaf Hussain Wani
In the carefully curated theatre of “normalcy” that India attempts to stage in occupied Jammu and Kashmir, even the smallest, most symbolic gestures are policed with an intensity that betrays a profound anxiety.!-->!-->!-->…
A Tale of Two Trajectories: Pakistan’s Inclusive Pivot and…
Altaf Hussain Wani
The recent Christmas season served as a geopolitical mirror, reflecting two neighboring nations moving in starkly opposite directions. While the festive lights illuminated a renewed commitment to pluralism in!-->!-->!-->…
An Unseen Winter: The Deepening Chill of Oppression in Kashmir
Altaf Hussain Wani
As winter tightens its grip on the valleys of Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIoJK), the cold enveloping the region is not merely seasonal. It is juridical and political. It reflects a deliberate!-->!-->!-->…
Silent Suffering: How the Pahalgam Attack Deepened Women’s Mental…
By Anza Kayani
What does it mean for a woman living in the Indian illegally Occupied Kashmir to live in fear every day, of losing her family, her dignity and her peace of mind? This is not a question; it is a lived experience for the!-->!-->!-->…
Why the Kashmir Issue Refuses to Die: A Strategic, Not Emotional,…
By Samra Khaksar
More than 70 years have gone by since the subdivision of the Indian subcontinent but the Kashmir issue still remains to dodge diplomatic answers. Although it is constantly claimed that things are normal, developmental!-->!-->!-->…
Hope for Innocence: Addressing the Crisis of Child Abuse in…
Zainab Khan
Child abuse is one of the most neglected issues among the problems in Pakistan. Children constitute the most significant segment of the population, who have been subjected to sexual and physical abuse, and it is!-->!-->!-->…