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A file photo of Gilgit Baltistan Assembly Complex in Skardu.

Gilgit-Baltistan heads to polls on June 7 amid delays, constitutional questions

13 Apr 2026

4 min read

Vote in Himalayan region set after winter postponement; parties test strength as governance, rights and federal control dominate campaign

A view of the bridge in Muzaffarabad, Pakistan administered Jammu & Kashmir.

Muzaffarabad Diary: PaJK Election Race Heats Up; Action Committee Weighs Political Entry

29 Mar 2026

4 min read

A file photo of Dukhtaran-e-Millat leader Asiya Andrabi.

Judgment on Asiya Andrabi Raises Troubling Questions on Faith, Fairness

25 Mar 2026

5 min read

A file photo of Asiya Andrabi with separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani.

Between NIA’s Plea for Life and Asiya Andrabi’s Defence on Medical Grounds

19 Mar 2026

6 min read

Over 1,600 students from four schools are breathing ‘carcinogenic’ air due to a nearby coal tar plant in Kishanpur village, Jammu.

Children Breathing Toxic Air in Rural Jammu

04 Mar 2026

5 min read

A major highway is separated by makeshift checkpoint. An officer stops traffic on a road in Kashmir in April 2025.

Beyond Pahalgam: Life Under the Shadow of Control in Kashmir-III

18 Feb 2026

9 min read

A snapshot of a watchtower and fencing that lines a military training camp along a major highway from Srinagar to Anantnag, south Kashmir, in April 2025. The walls, covered in sandbags and barbed wire, are painted with cultural references to the beauty of the valley. A small hole appears to be lookout for a sniper.

Bunkers, Barbed wires, & Barricades in Kashmir: Militarisation is Impossible to Ignore-II

18 Feb 2026

6 min read

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Two military personnel patrol Lal Chowk in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, holding semi-automatic weapons in April 2025.

Even as a Tourist, India’s Military Control in Kashmir is Hard to Miss-I

17 Feb 2026

7 min read

Newborns lie swaddled in hazardous nylon thermal wraps in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at GMC Anantnag, Jammu & Kashmir, receiving care with safety at the hospital's neonatal unit.

Comment Articles

How Infants Are Being Poisoned by the Clothes They Wear

23 Jan 2026

9 min read

A file photo of Asiya Andrabi with separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani.

Asiya Andrabi Verdict: Cleared of Terror Acts, Convicted for Conspiracy

15 Jan 2026

4 min read

Apple laden trees in Hakura Budasgam, Anantnag in Kashmir valley during harvest season in October.

Comment Articles

The Slow Poison: Kashmir's apple orchards are killing their farmers - II

15 Jan 2026

7 min read

News Analysis (News)

Apple laden trees in Hakura Budasgam, Anantnag in Kashmir valley during harvest season in October.

Toxic Harvest: Kashmir's apple orchards are killing their farmers - I

13 Jan 2026

6 min read

This photo combo shows Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif (L) and AJK’s PM-elect Raja Faisal Mumtaz Rathore (R).

PaJK’s 21-Gun Salute: The New PM’s Inner Circle

Nosheen Khawaja

02 Dec 2025

3 min read

A file photo of survivors of Nellie Massacre of February 18, 1983 in Assam, India.

40 Years Later, 2 Reports Tell Story, India Chose to Forget

Iftikhar Gilani

01 Dec 2025

6 min read

A file photo of journalists’ protest against internet shutdown in Srinagar on December 14, 2019.

Government as Gatekeeper: Who Decides Who’s a Bonafide Journalist?

07 Nov 2025

8 min read

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