Chief Justice Choudhry Riaz Akhtar may not be the right person to be Chief Justice of Pakistani Administered Kashmir; he may be corrupt too, but is he the only public office holder who is alleged to be corrupt in AJK and in Pakistan. If he is corrupt and inappropriate person for this post then responsibility lies with those who appointed him.The present Muslim Conference government is after blood of Chief Justice Choudhry Riaz Akhtar, yet it was the Muslim Conference government which...

Similar statements were issued by Sheikh Abdulla and Farooq Abdulla in eighties. An allegation of manipulation of census figures is an issue over which pro India and separatist parties have similar views. These allegations have created a deficit of credibility of census process thus deserve a serious notice on the part of all those concerned. Jammu & Kashmir had 78% Muslims according to 1941 census. Division of Kashmir in to Pak- administered and Indian-Administered zones had its impact...

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For the first time in his political career Syed Ali Shah Geelani raised issues apart from his ideal i.e. the freedom of Kashmir. While reiterating his demand for freedom he asked the Indian state to fulfill his five conditions so that he can re-mould his agitation calendar. He at the same time conveyed that if these conditions are not fulfilled he may have to intensify the ongoing 'Quit Jammu and Kashmir Movement'. The five pointsapparently are a response to moderate separatist...

Quit Jammu and Kashmir Movement was apparently conceived during Amarnath land row agitation (2008). Shopian double rape and murder case (2009) and its mismanagement provided Hurriyat Conference (G) an avenue of experimenting it. The plan was executed in 2010. In terms of its intensity it surpassed Quit Kashmir Movement of 1946 and Quit India Movement of 1942.

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After two months of bloodshed and mass mobilisation, Indian Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh finally uttered few words on Kashmir. One wonders why it took so long for Indian PM to express his views on Kashmir despite the fact that the mobilization in Kashmir had reached to such an extent that mobs were targeting everything that symbolized Indian state in every nook and corner of the valley.

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Ever since Jammu and Kashmir State was annexed to India, Kashmiris continue to dispute legitimacy of this relation and perceive it to be a bond of subjugation. The modes of resistance assumed different forms during changing times. From 1947 to 1953, Political Conference of Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din Karra initiated it. The resistance at this juncture remained confined to pasting of posters and raising of slogans by students of S.P. College. Even these modes of resistance invoked harsh...

Inquisitions is a term used for methods and devices used to ascertain authenticity conviction of Catholics towards their faith during medieval times. When Protestantism spread within England and started to influence Europe, Catholic Church was shattered because of this phenomenon.

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'Last days of United Pakistan' is a book written by one Fazal-ul-Qadir Choudary. The author was a civilian minister in the cabinet of General Yahya Khan. The minister narrates how he and other civilians within the cabinet were used as a camouflage by the military regime. 

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