Kashmir fight kills 25, Lashkar vows more attacks (25.03.2009)

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The Pakistan-based militant group blamed for the Mumbai attacks threatened on Wednesday more violence in disputed Indian Kashmir after a five-day gunbattle with troops that killed 25 people. "The Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) will continue to render sacrifices for the freedom of Kashmir and coming days would prove costly for Indian forces," Abdullah Gaznavi, the spokesman for the group, told Reuters by telephone.

One killed, 40 hurt in Indian Kashmir clash (06.03.2009)

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One person was killed and at least 40 wounded on Friday in Indian Kashmir when police fired bullets and teargas to quell protesters demanding the release of a senior separatist leader, police said. Hundreds of Muslim demonstrators marched in Kashmir's summer capital Srinagar after Friday's weekly prayers, shouting "Indian forces go back, we want freedom."

India announces election dates (02.03.2009)

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India's election commission has announced that the world's most populous democracy will hold general elections from April 16. About 714 million people are eligible to take part in the election, which will be held in five stages with the final day of voting on May 13.

Kashmir strike to protest killing (25.02.2009)

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A total shutdown is being observed in Indian-administered Kashmir to protest against the weekend killings of two Muslim men allegedly by Indian troops. Shops and banks in all parts of Muslim-majority Kashmir Valley are closed and traffic has been suspended. The shutdown has been called by hardline separatist leader, Syed Ali Shah Geelani. It is being supported by the Kashmir High Court Bar Association.

India, Pakistan held secret talks on Kashmir: report (22.02.2009)

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India and Pakistan engaged in nearly three years of secret high-level talks that narrowly missed achieving a historic breakthrough over Kashmir, according to a media report.

Twenty-six wounded as police crack down on Indian-controlled Kashmir protests (20.02.2009)

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Police in Indian-controlled Kashmir (IcK) said at least 26 people were wounded in the summer capital, Srinagar, on Friday (February 20) as police cracked down on protests for the release of a top separatist leader.

UN chief calls on India, Pakistan to solve disputes through dialogue (07.02.2009)

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The United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has called on India and Pakistan to solve all disputes through dialogue despite the recent tension between the two countries over the Mumbai terrorist attack.

Violence in Kashmir drops to all time low in 2008 (28.01.2009)

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Last year was the most peaceful in Jammu and Kashmir in the past two decades with 147 civilian deaths. According to figures released by state authorities 43,000 people have died in the state since 1989 in militancy-related violence, a figure that is contested by human rights activists.

Omar reaches out to separatists (16.01.2009)

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In an attempt to reach out to separatists, Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said his government has forwarded a list of "political prisoners" to the state screening committee for their release. … Omar's move is being seen as an attempt to bring the separatists back to the negotiating table.

Top separatist leader arrested in Indian Kashmir (14.01.2009)

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Police in Indian-controlled Kashmir arrested the founder and commander of the region's largest re-bel group, an official said Wednesday, calling it a major setback for the separatists.

New state government takes power in Kashmir (07.01.2009)

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This week, a new state government took power in Indian Kashmir, promising to bring peace and sta-bility to a region torn by violence for nearly two decades. But, many of the issues which triggered a separatist insurgency, in 1989 in India's only Muslim-majority region, remain unresolved.

Growing unease in Kashmir over prospect of war (30.12.2008)

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In the capital of Pakistani-administered Kashmir, Muzzafarabad, the possibility of war with India is a topic of discussion heard almost everywhere. … The situation is particularly tense in Kashmir, a mountainous territory claimed by both Pakistan and India, with administrative control over it cur-rently divided between the two countries.

Pro-Indian leader to rule Kashmir (30.12.2008)

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A pro-Indian politician is set to head the next government in Indian-administered Kashmir.

"It was decided that I will head the coalition government in Jammu and Kashmir," Omar Abdullah, leader of the National Conference, said on Tuesday. No single party managed to win a majority in the provincial elections which took place in several phases and ended last week.

"No clear winner" in Kashmir poll (28.12.2008)

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Election officials say that despite a high turnout, partial results show that no party will win a majority. The polls were held in phases over several months amid concerns that separatists could disrupt voting.

Pakistan peace process “paused” (16.12.2008)

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India's foreign minister has said there is "a pause" in the peace process with Pakistan following the Mumbai attacks. However, Pranab Mukherjee, speaking in Indian-administered Kashmir, insisted the attacks were not a "Kashmir issue" and hoped "normalcy" would return.

Clashes mar Indian Kashmir voting (13.12.2008)

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Protesters have clashed with some of the thousands of government security forces patrolling the street for elections in Indian-controlled Kashmir. Police used tear gas, batons, and fired bullets into the air on Saturday to disperse hundreds of people who were urging a boycott of the fifth phase of the state elections.

55 percent turnout, polling largely peaceful in Jammu and Kashmir (07.12.2008)

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Defying separatists yet again, voters came out in good numbers in the fourth phase of Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections on Sunday with an estimated 55 per cent turnout being recorded for 18 seats in four districts amid stray violence.

Violence marks Kashmir election (23.11.2008)

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Violence has erupted during the second stage of state elections in parts of Indian-administered Kashmir, where thousands of troops have been deployed.

Kashmiris vote despite boycott call (18.11.2008)

(Quelle: Al Jazeera; Qatar) Millions of Kashmiris have cast their ballots in the first phase of regional elections in Indian-administered Kashmir, despite boycott calls from Muslim separatists. Separatists who say the polls will only serve to deepen New Delhi's hold over the region had urged voters to boycott the ballot. But about 55 per cent of eligible voters cast their ballots on Monday, with long lines of voters stretched around polling stations in several towns north of the capital, Srinagar.

Curfew in Kashmir to stop march (06.11.2008)

(Quelle: BBC) Authorities in Indian-administered Kashmir have imposed a curfew in the mainly Muslim Kashmir valley to prevent a proposed march by separatist groups. The march has been called to commemo-rate the "killing of Muslims" by in the mainly Hindu Jammu area in 1947.

India accuses Pakistan of shooting across border in Kashmir (28.10.2008)

(Asia-Pacific Daily Report) India accused Pakistan of violating a five-year-old ceasefire in the Kashmir valley again Monday (October 27) by firing shots across the border. The incident occurred late Monday night in Poonch district, south of Indian-controlled Kashmir's (IcK's) summer capital, Srinagar.

Kashmiris strike over UN inaction (24.10.2008)

(Al Jazeera) Shops, schools and offices in Indian-administered Kashmir have closed in line with a one-day strike called by separatist groups as a rebuke to the United Nations. The strike on Friday, which coincided with United Nations Day, was "to remind the United Nations of its commitments towards the resolution of the Kashmir dispute," a statement by separatist groups said. A string of decades-old UN Security Council resolutions call for a referendum to allow the Kashmiri people to choose between India and Pakistan, but have never been implemented.

Pakistan, India to open cross-LoC trade in Kashmir (21.10.2008)

(Quelle: Reliefweb) Pakistan and India are to open trade across the Line of Control in disputed Kashmir on Tuesday, a step aimed to ease recent strains between the two rival countries. The trucks, carrying stipulated commodity items, will cross the cease-fire line for the first time since the two countries were divided 61 years ago and fought two of three wars on the Kashmir issue.

India to hold polls in troubled Jammu and Kashmir (19.10.2008)

(Quelle: Reliefweb) India will hold elections in troubled Jammu and Kashmir state in November, ending months of central rule in the disputed region, the election commission said on Sunday. Polling will take place from Nov. 17 to Dec. 24, a senior election commission official in New Delhi said, to replace a Congress party-led coalition which fell in July over a Hindu land transfer row.

Ban unveils senior peacekeeping appointments to India and Pakistan (17.10.2008)

(Quelle: UN News) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced plans today to reassign two key military posts involving United Nations peacekeeping operations in Liberia and in India and Pakistan. . .. The Secretary-General also informed the Council of his plan to appoint Major General Kim Moon Hwa of Korea as Chief Military Observer in the UN Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP).

India raises ceasefire violations, Kabul embassy attack with Pakistan (13.10.2008)

(Quelle: The Times of India) India on Monday conveyed its concern to Pakistan over the recent spurt in border ceasefire violations and the attack on its embassy in Kabul for which ISI has been blamed. The concerns were voiced during the talks between National Security Adviser M K Narayanan and his Pakistani counterpart Mahmud Ali Durrani here.

Pakistan 'clarifies' Kashmir view (07.10.2008)

(Quelle: BBC) Pakistan's top diplomat in London says Pakistan is opposed to outside militants engaging in 'cross-border terrorism' in Kashmir. But High Commissioner Wajid Shamsul Hasan says that Kashmiris themselves are justified in using force to drive India out of Kashmir.

India deploys fighter jets in Kashmir (17.09.2008)

(Quelle: Times of India) India has deployed its top fighter jets in Kashmir, officials and a report said on Wednesday. … The Kashmir deployment comes amid strains in the India-Pakistan peace process, with New Delhi accusing Islamabad of renewed support for cross-border militancy and ceasefire violations along the Line of Control.

Protests leave two dead in Indian-controlled Kashmir (12.09.2008)

(Quelle: Asia-Pacific Daily Report) Two people died and up to 130 were injured Friday (September 12) as police clashed with large crowds of protesters calling for independence for Indian-controlled Kashmir. The protests took place after Muslim Friday morning prayers ended across the Kashmir valley, which makes up the northern part of India's Jammu & Kashmir state.

India rejects UN Kashmir comment (29.08.2008)

(Quelle: BBC) India has dismissed United Nations' comments on the recent violent clashes in Indian-administered Kashmir as 'unwarranted' and 'irresponsible'. A foreign ministry spokesman said India did not require any advice on the protection and promotion of human rights of its citizens. The UN has called for an inquiry into the killings of civilians protesters. India troops have killed nearly 40 protesters since June, most of them in the Muslim-majority Kashmir valley.