By Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai India is celebrating 72nd Independence Day to commemorate its independence from colonial British Raj. We extend our warm greetings to the people of India on their Independence Day celebration. India certainly has the right to celebrate… Read More ›
By Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai Kashmir is one of the most idyllic setting in the world. A picturesque valley located between Pakistan, India, Afghanistan, China and with a small strip of 27 miles with Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. Kashmir is a… Read More ›
By Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai Upon receiving the news of the report, Karl Hjalmar Branting, the prime minister of Sweden from 1920 through 1925, read the following declaration: ”On behalf of the Swedish Government I have the honour to make the… Read More ›
By Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai The Aaland Islands had already petitioned the Russians to secede from Finland and join Sweden. The cry for independence in Finland set in motion Swedish aspirations to be among their own, to secede from Finland… Read More ›
By News Desk ISLAMABAD—Speakers addressing to an interactive session on Kashmir admired the UN’s call for international investigation in Kashmir. Kashmir now truly tops the international agenda. Sixty years ago, the UN called for a referendum in Kashmir. In 2018,… Read More ›
By News Desk GENEVA / ISLAMABAD—The United Nations has made Burhan Wani part of the first-ever official UN report on the situation in Indian-occupied Kashmir. The release of this report coincides with Wani’s second death anniversary on July 8 and… Read More ›
By Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai This is an opportunity to explore a vexing but significant topic in the field of human rights: the Right of Self-determination. The right of self-determination has been celebrated for ages. It is a basic principle… Read More ›
By News Desk UNITED NATIONS, GENEVA—Kashmir Conflict has entered a new era this week. The United Nations has made the biggest progress in the conflict since the passing of the Security Council resolutions. The first-ever comprehensive UN report on Kashmir,… Read More ›
By News Desk GENEVA—The Kashmir Delegation to Human Rights Council informally met Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, to thank him for his historic role in the release of the first-ever UN report on Kashmir…. Read More ›
By Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai The United Nations High Commissioner on Human Rights (UNHCHR) has issued its “Report on the Situation of Human Rights in Kashmir.” The report contains graphic documentation of human rights violations being committed by the Indian… Read More ›
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