Srinagar: The annual Mata Kheer Bhawani mela at the famous Ragnya Devi temple, one of the biggest religious functions of the displaced community, is being observed on June 8 after a hiatus of two years owing to COVID-19 outbreak.

The voice for Peace and Justice, today welcomed the pilgr

Washington, DC: On Wednesday, May 25, 2022 (Shawwal 24, 1443), one of the most influential, recognizable, and revered political leaders of Kashmir Mohammad Yasin Malik, Chairman Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front, was sentenced to life imprisonment by an Indian court. 

His Crime?

 let me be straightforward with the members of Pandit community who know it well that they have left the Valley of Kashmir in large numbers in 1989/1990, living rootless lives in an unfeeling environment. Some of them have come abroad but the number is small. The privileged members of the co

 Istanbul, Turkey: A panel discussion took place at ILKE Science, Culture, Education Foundation, Istanbul, entitled, “Kashmir: A Case of World Apathy.” Panelists included, Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai, Secretary General, World Kashmir Awareness Forum & Dr. Waleed Rasool, Professor at

Texas: The American Sikh Council (ASC) is shocked and at a loss for words to truly convey the disgust at the crimes committed by an eighteen-year-old Salvador Ramos, who slaughtered 19 innocent children and two school teachers at the Robb Elementary School after barricading himself inside a singl

 Washington, D.C: Americans of Azad Kashmir ancestry in Washington metropolitan area paid tribute to Marhoum Amanullah Khan Sahib, Chairman, Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front.  

 Yamin Khan was generous enough to greet a large number of families to his new house opening

Washington, D.C: Eid al-Fitr and Eid-ul-Adha are two major holidays celebrated by Muslims all over the world. Eid al-Fitr commemorates the end of fasting. It is being celebrated as the accomplishment of religious duties during the month of Ramadhan. In the United States, Eid al-Fitr was celebrate

Washington, D.C.: The ‘United States Commission on International Religious Freedom’ (USCIRF) issued its latest annual report in April 2022 on violations of religious freedoms and practices around the world. The section of India notes with concern that “In 2021, religious freedom

 The Vienna Declaration and Program of Action adopted by the World Conference on Human Rights, confirms the human rights of women as an ‘inalienable, integral and indivisible part of human rights.” The Beijing Declaration and Platform of Action, both are an outcome of more than t

Media and concerned world citizens have started talking again about nuclear bombs and the next world war. I have written some poems on this issue, particularly about the third world war, in my articles and novels, including The Coexistence.  This is the time to write something on this s

 Washington DC: A summary of how the Qur’an deals with the concept of human rights as covered in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) follows: Article 1, 2, UDHR: All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and

Faisalabad): Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP) highly condemned the brutal attack on two pastors in Peshawar and demands for bring the culprits to justice and their facilitators.

Naveed Walter president of Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP) said the assassination of Pastor William Sira

 Washington, DC.: “The people of Kashmir wish the people of India well. They do not consider them their enemy. Therefore, on India’s Republic Day, Kashmiris extend their best wishes to the people of India. Kashmiris, however, voice deep regret at the hypocrisy of the Government o

 Voorhees, NJ, USA: The American Sikh Council (ASC) continues to be very distressed and concerned about the various Sikh prisoners of conscience incarcerated by the Republic of India – ROI. No country which officially claims itself to be a republic can continue to function like an auto

 Istanbul, Turkey: “The Kashmir conflict is often referred as potentially the most dangerous dispute in the world, as it involves the fate of 1.5 billion people of South Asia which is one fifth of total human race. Yet it is amazing that the world powers, with the United States as the