Posted by Afzal Tahir on Friday, October 23, 2009,
In :
political
"It is unbelievable but Srinagar has changed beyond recognition in the past four years since I was there last. Right from the swanky new airport to the hotel, a distance of about 10 km, there is modern construction". Very interesting article by Kuldip Nayar published in Daily Dawn Karachi today (23/10/09) is worth reading. Continue reading ...
Posted by Afzal Tahir on Tuesday, September 29, 2009,
In :
political
The Kashmiri community in Britain always been very vocal and have sense of
attachment to the socio-political, socio-cultural happenings of the Indian
subcontinent, specially the politics of the divided State of Jammu Kashmir. The announcement by the
Government of Pakistan of an “empowerment” package for Gilgit Baltistan
attracted Kashmiri attention in Britain
too.
The cross section members of
Kashmiri community in Britain
meet on 13 Sep. 2009 to chalk-out a strategy and in the subject m... Continue reading ...
Posted by Afzal Tahir on Friday, September 25, 2009,
In :
political
Gaddafi supported United
States of Kashmir
In a major diplomatic break-through,
Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has supported the idea of an ''independent
state'' for Kashmir and said that it should be a bridge between India and Pakistan.
New York, London,
Srinager 24 Sep 2009: "Kashmir should be
an independent state, not Indian, not Pakistani. We should end this conflict.
It should be a Ba'athist state between India
and Pakistan,"
the Libyan leader said in his address to the UN General Asse... Continue reading ...
Posted by Afzal Tahir on Thursday, September 24, 2009,
In :
political
Pakistan failed to abide by the International
Law, PNP
London, Sep 24, 2009, a protest organized by
United Kashmir People National Party in front of Pakistan High Commission London. The protest started at 2pm and ended 4pm after
handing over a petition to the High Commission over to the question of Gilgit
Baltistan.
The petition high lighted the
point that the question of rights of the people of Gilgit Baltistan arises due
to the vacuum created by the authority of the Government of Pakist... Continue reading ...
Posted by Afzal Tahir on Friday, September 18, 2009,
In :
political
UK-Kashmiries Campaign Against Pakistan`s illegal annexation of Gilgit Baltistan [Photos]
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Posted by Afzal Tahir on Monday, September 7, 2009,
In :
Culture
The historic link between Kashmir and Central Asia by Prof. Mushtaq A. Kaw
The Eurasian region was characteristic of a legendry East-West overland highway that dated around the 3rd-2nd century BC. Termed as the Shahra-i Abrasham or Shahra-i Caravan in medieval accounts, the given highway was named as the Grand Silk Route by a German geographer, Ferdinand Von Richthofen, in the 19th century. The said route was famous after the trade of a lustrous Chinese product, the silk, which, however, was s... Continue reading ...
Posted by Afzal Tahir on Monday, September 7, 2009,
In :
political
The participation in the election process, in any part of Jammu Kashmir, weather Indian side or Pakistani side, is not a substitute to the right to self-determination. The elected representatives must use their capacity to further the cause by using all the democratic means and legal tools available to them.
The election process in Indian Administrative part of Jammu Kashmir, presently for Indian Parliament, stimulated a debate, reflecting on the point that weather by participating in the sub... Continue reading ...
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