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Jun152022 by editor_1No Comments

Panel Discussion on environmental issues in Rawalakot

Rawalakot/London: (Press for Peace Foundation) The participants of a virtual panel discussion warned here on Sunday, 12 June 2021, that local communities could face dangerous situations and environmental danger if coordinated public partnership efforts were not made to protect local natural resources in Rawalakot, Azad Jammu and Kashmir. Addressing the panel discussion, social activists, intellectuals and other participants said that ignoring emerging environmental issues in Azad Kashmir could create severe economic, social, and environmental challenges for local communities. Press for Peace Foundation- a UK-based organization had arranged the Twitter Space discussion on ‘Environmental Issues in Rawalakot’ to create awareness about environmental problems, sustainable developme...

Sep242021 by editorNo Comments

Does a Kashmiri child not feel the same pain as any other child? MP Imran Hussain

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Does a Kashmiri child not feel the same pain as any other child? MP Imran Hussain asked this question during a heated debate in the British Parliament. He further said that the time for just talking about Kashmir was over and it was time for action. https://twitter.com/i/status/1441081497004376075 The members of the British Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Kashmir were exchanging their views while discussing a motion on human rights in Kashmir. British parliament member Imran Hussain also questioned the role of the United Nations Security Council in resolving the Kashmir issue. He said that the UK should send a clear message to United Nations to take concrete actions for the solution of the age-old conflict as he mentioned the Kashmiris also have equal rights to live on earth. ...

May52021 by editor_1No Comments

Immersing the ashes of a Hindu Refugee from Kotli in river Chenab | By Promod Puri

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He Could Never Go Back To his Birthtown But Mother Nature Carried His Wishes He could never go back to his place of birth, the home of his childhood and youth years in the racial-mixed company of his friends: Hindus, Muslims, and Sikhs. Mr. Kundan Lal Bakshi always wished and prayed to visit, at least once, the warm and friendly town of Kotli in Azad Kashmir- the Pakistan-administered part of the divided state of Jammu and Kashmir. He wanted to roam the streets of his birth-town, speak his mother tongue ( Mirpuri) freely, and get the nostalgic feel of the neighbourhood where he grew up. The family moved to Jammu, and so did Mr. Bakshi during the horrific and deadly communal riots of 1947. The Line of Control (LoC) bars the region’s citizens from crossing the other side ...

Feb272021 by editor_1No Comments

Using monetary sovereignty to mitigate effects of Pandemic

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Dr Atiq ur Rehman Total revenue generated by Government of Canada for her expenses during 2019 was CA$334 billion. In 2020, responding to the pandemic, the Canadian government extended a fiscal stimulus of CA$ 354 billion for Canadians, heavier than the entire budget. This package includes $20 billion for health support system, $249 billion as direct aid to households and firms, $85 billion in liquidity support through tax deferrals and billions of dollars for other initiatives. In 2019, Italy had revenue of € 841 billion and the Italian government provided fiscal stimulus of over €500 billion and €700 billion as loan guarantees. Federal Government of Germany spent about 25% of her GDP in the Covid support programs and besides this, many local governments in Germany also rele...

Feb32021 by editor_1No Comments

Mirpur: a city under water

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Amnah Shaukat Nothing is ever really lost to us as long as we remember it. (L.M. Montgomery) It’s the month of January. The water level in Mangla Dam has lowered greaty in the past two months. As the water level falls, the remnants of an old city become more visible. What happened to that city, I wondered. Why doesn’t it exist anymore? The places of the city, its streets and its buildings: where are they? Why was it demolished? I wanted to know the history of Mangla and the city submerged in it. On inquiring from my father I came to know that the dam is actually named after Mangla Devi, the daughter of King Porus. The Mangla Dam was constructed on top of settlements. The old city was evacuated, its residents were moved to another place now called “New Mirpur City” and then ...

Feb32021 by editor_1No Comments

The Kashmir question in the UN

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/Madiha Shakil Khan/ India took the matter of Jammu and Kashmir to the Security Council on 1st January 1948 and lodged a formal complaint against Pakistan. In reply, Pakistan lodged a counter-complaint against India on 15th January 1948 and had also requested the Security Council to deal with other disputes between India and Pakistan, including Junagadh. As a result, a Security Council meeting was held on 16th January, 1948 with the agenda “Jammu and Kashmir Question” in which the Kashmir issue was discussed. Again, on 20th January, 1948 Zafarullah Khan wrote a letter to the President of the Security Council to call another meeting as earlier as possible to discuss all issues between India and Pakistan, other than Jammu and Kashmir. The next meeting of the Security Coun...

Jan232021 by editor_1No Comments

Nepalese climbers K-2 winter ascent

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British High Commission celebrates the success of the Nepal climbing team in making the first winter ascent of K2. Islamabad (PR): The British High Commission has held a reception in Islamabad to recognize the incredible achievement of the ten Nepalese climbers who became the first expedition in winter to reach the summit of Pakistan’s K2, the world’s second-highest mountain at 8,611 meters (28,251 feet). The achievement comes in a year when the UK is hosting the UN’s climate change conference, COP26, in November 2021, and the reception was told that the UK will be using its presidency to ensure the priorities of the most vulnerable are acted on. The reception included senior representatives from the Government of Pakistan, the Deputy Ambassador of Nepal, the Canadian High Commis...