Dummy parade
More than nine months after the killing of teenager Tufail Matoo, the policeman who fired the shell that killed him is yet to be...
Just an FIR
Teengar Tufail Matoo was killed after being hit by a police teargas shell, triggering a cycle of protest and killings in Kashmir. Tufail’s family had to struggle hard, just to lodge an FIR. Aliya Bashir reports.
A Bagful Of Protest
Stone pelting may be the most talked about form of protest in Kashmir but it is the not the only one. Kashmiris have used...
Back in action
Two separatist leaders were released after New Delhi appointed interlocutors to asses the situation in Kashmir. Ilham Hassan found them disappointed with the scenario...
Playing to the gallery
The appointment of interlocutors, their Kashmir foray, and report to home minister, all seems to be an exercise in haste, to appear engaged as...
Dismayed
The much hyped talk of appointing interlocutors for Kashmir have started as a damp squib, with most people dismayed by New Delhi’s choice. Iftikhar...
Enemy territory
People of Palhallan have been incarcerated in their homes without electricity and access to healthcare, nor are they allowed to harvest paddy or pick...
Lethal Mindsets
After 64 deaths and more than 700 injured, the state is arming forces with ‘non-lethal’ weapons for managing protesting crowds. However, experts say the...
Interrupted childhood disrupted future
Youngsters are becoming a major causality in street protests in Kashmir. Apart from the bullets and batons, a number of children are now facing...
Witnessing murder
An otherwise calm colony of Islamabad town, Anchidora, witnessed horror on June 29, when three youth were killed in cold blood, in the compound...
Press curfew
In less than two years newspapers in Kashmir had to stop publications under a strict curfew. And two days later government’s move to give...