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Ershad Mahmud
Ershad Mahmud

  • September 03, 2026

    AJK challenges

    AJK Prime Minister Syed Iftikhar Gilani attends a legislative assembly...

  • October 05, 2025

    Sanity in AJK

    People attend the funeral of those killed during a protests demanding the...

  • August 26, 2025

    Window of opportunity

    An Indian military personnel stands in the middle of a road amid a curfew...

  • April 29, 2025

    Unifying Kashmiris

    Kashmiris played significant role in rescuing injured, using ponies and makeshift stretchers to evacuate victims

  • December 11, 2024

    Discontent in AJK

    Region has been in turmoil since 2022 with people demanding flour subsidies similar to those provided in GB

  • October 21, 2024

    India and transnational terrorism

    Canada submitted diplomatic note to India, requesting to waive diplomatic immunity for implicated officials

  • September 17, 2024

    Election in an occupied land

    Electoral process in Occupied Kashmir has always been marred by controversy, manipulation, and lack of transparency

  • August 03, 2024

    Decoding India’s gamble in Kashmir

    Indian PM Modi accused Pakistan of attempting to maintain relevance through "terrorism" and "proxy war".

  • December 22, 2023

    Kashmir: what’s next?

    By upholding the decisions of the BJP-led government – which include...

  • September 26, 2023

    Nijjar’s killing

    The year 2023 has witnessed an historic low in the diplomatic relations...

  • August 03, 2023

    Reversing Article 370

    The Supreme Court of India, under the leadership of Chief Justice DY...

  • July 17, 2023

    The Khalistan discourse

    The Khalistan movement has resurfaced and is capturing global attention...

  • June 27, 2023

    Dissent in chains

    Since his arrest in November 2021 on false and politically motivated...

  • May 09, 2023

    The Goa visit

    Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari’s recent visit to India...

  • April 05, 2023

    Silencing Kashmiri media

    The recent arrest of Kashmiri journalist Irfan Mehraj has sparked...

  • December 21, 2022

    Battle for Islamabad

    The local government election campaign in Islamabad is at its most...

  • December 13, 2022

    AJK: what next?

    Against all odds, the three-phase local government elections have been...

  • November 17, 2022

    India’s intentions for AJK and GB

    Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh made a bizarre statement recently...

  • October 08, 2022

    Enhancing AJK’s potential

    US Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome’s visit to Azad Jammu and...

  • August 05, 2022

    Criminalizing dissent in Kashmir

    Since the revocation of Article 370 of the Indian constitution three...

  • July 01, 2022

    Anatomy of a budget

    The government of Azad Jammu and Kashmir presented a budget of Rs163.7...

  • June 16, 2022

    A snub to the BJP

    For the first time in the last eight years, the BJP government of Indian...

  • June 01, 2022

    Saving Yasin Malik

    The life imprisonment sentence given to Yasin Malik by an Indian court...

  • March 30, 2022

    Kashmir at the OIC

    The recently held OIC Council of Foreign Ministers’ conference in...

  • February 11, 2022

    A home for the homeless

    The writer is a freelance contributor.It was a mere coincidence that I...

  • November 28, 2021

    Silencing Khurram Parvez

    The detention of award-winning Kashmiri human rights activist Khurram...

  • October 21, 2021

    Kashmir: closed chapter?

    Recently, Indian Home Minister Amit Shah warned Pakistan that more...

  • September 05, 2021

    An uncompromising leader

    Denying a respectful burial and public send-off to iconic Kashmiri leader...

  • August 22, 2021

    India’s options

    Unlike Pakistan, China, Iran and Russia; India decided to shut its...

  • August 05, 2021

    Two years of lost autonomy

    Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir has witnessed unprecedented...

  • May 03, 2021

    Stumbling roadblocks

    Since India and Pakistan have finally embarked on the path of...

  • April 01, 2021

    Resetting Kashmir priorities

    It is a hard reality that the political landscape of Indian-occupied...

  • March 21, 2021

    Red lines over Kashmir

    The recent ceasefire between India and Pakistan along the Line of...

  • December 22, 2018

    Kashmir: gaining global sympathy

    This past Saturday was one of the bloodiest days in the history of...

  • May 20, 2018

    Ceasefire in Kashmir

    The Indian government has finally instructed its forces to halt military...

  • February 18, 2018

    The quest for empowerment

    A new and empowered political setup is in the offing in Azad Jammu and...

  • June 21, 2017

    Breaking the Kashmir deadlock

    All accounts originating from Indian Occupied Kashmir have confirmed that...

  • September 20, 2016

    Opportunity in adversity

    The last two months have drastically changed the socio-political...