Pakistan-administered Kashmir votes amid unrest over disputed refugee seats
Pakistan-administered Kashmir is voting amid months of unrest, a dispute over reserved refugee seats and a prolonged communications shutdown across much of the territory. The region, formally known as Azad Jammu and Kashmir, has spent the summer under what the supporting material describes as an unofficial state of emergency. Elections for the 45-seat Legislative Assembly, originally due on July 27, have been split across three dates because of the tensions.The immediate trigger for the political crisis is a long-running argument over 12 assembly seats reserved for Kashmiri refugees living in Pakistan. The local government banned the Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 27 Jul 2026 07:30 LONDON
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Jammu and Kashmir Police execute court proclamation against Pakistan-based terror handler in Katra, Narwal blasts case
Jammu and Kashmir Police have executed a court proclamation directing Pakistan-based cross-border terror handler Mohammad Qasim, also known as Salman, to appear before an NIA court on August 21. The proclamation was read out at his residence in Angralla village in Reasi district, according to police. The case is linked to the 2022 and 2023 blasts in Katra and Narwal that together killed 13 people.Police said Qasim is believed to have crossed into Pakistan and is wanted in multiple cases registered under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. The court order was issued under Section 84 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 26 Jul 2026 02:30 LONDON
ED raids nine locations in Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir in narco-terror probe
India's Enforcement Directorate searched nine locations in Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday in connection with an alleged narco-terror funding case. The searches were carried out in areas including locations near the Line of Control, according to the agency. Investigators say the case involves a cross-border network that moved heroin into India and used the proceeds to support terror activity.The agency said its probe has identified what it described as a well-organised and multi-layered network operating across Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir. It named Punjab-based handlers Satnam Singh and Manjit Singh, also known as Maan, and Kupwara-based operatives Safeer... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 24 Jul 2026 13:03 LONDON
