The move comes barely days after the Centre issued an advisory opening the Valley for tourists. Travel association bodies had approached the administration, saying that no tourist would like to come to the valley where no mobile phones are working.
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday discussed the situation in Kashmir with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani amidst tensions with India after New Delhi abrogated Jammu and Kashmir's special status.
Tharoor, took the floor at the Asian Parliamentary Assembly convened on the sidelines of the Inter-Parliamentary Union annual meet, to deplore a letter from the chairman of the Pakistan Senate which blamed developments in Jammu and Kashmir for the country's inability to host the APA plenary scheduled for December 2020, sources said.
Having missed out on the opportunity to visit the state during the Durga Puja holidays, travellers from West Bengal are now eager to pack their bags and visit the Valley, officials said.
The move comes barely days after the Centre issued an advisory opening the Valley for tourists. Travel association bodies had approached the administration, saying that no tourist would like to come to the valley where no mobile phones are working.
Addressing a gathering after inaugurating the 'Sangam Youth Festival' at University Campus, Bhaderwah, General Officer Commander in Chief, Northern Command, Lt Gen Ranbir Singh said he had high hopes from the valley's youngsters.
In his tweet, the Pakistan prime minister said the ongoing protests in Hong Kong have gained international relevance, while the situation in Jammu and Kashmir is being ignored in headlines.
According to the Ministry of Information, a human chain will be formed under the leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan here from the Convention Centre to D-Chowk at 3.30 p.m.
Members of the overseas Congress delegation in the United Kingdom on Wednesday met Jeremy Corbyn, Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition since 2015 in British Parliament. Their discussions focussed on the situation in Kashmir. Corbyn had openly criticised India on the abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir.
India has maintained that revocation of Article 370 on special status to Kashmir is a wholly internal matter and related to the Indian Constitution, and other countries have nothing to do with it.
As Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan arrived here Tuesday for talks with Xi Jinping ahead of the Chinese President's important visit to India, China said the Kashmir issue should be resolved between New Delhi and Islamabad, significantly omitting its recent references to the UN and UN Security Council resolutions.
Tourists can now visit Kashmir again. The government of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday ordered the restriction to be lifted Thursday onwards. Governor Satya Pal Malik has directed that the Home Department’s advisory asking tourists to leave the valley be lifted immediately. This will be done with effect from October 10.
He made the remarks during a meeting with US Senators Chris Van Hollen and Margaret C Hassan, who called on the prime minister in Islamabad.
The people participating in the rally will gather in Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). Their plan is to cross the LoC and reach Srinagar.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday alleged that the "Pakistan High Commission is supporting separatists to create unrest in (the Kashmir) valley".
The Indian intelligence agencies have strong inputs of a possible suicide bomb attack at multiple places and prominent cities across India from Pakistan's ISI-supported Tehreek-e-Taliban (the new name for Jaish), India TV has learned.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in his meeting with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar discussed a range of issues including growing strategic bilateral ties, developments in Kashmir and global issues of concern, the State Department said Wednesday.
Jaishankar arrived here on Sunday night from New York after attending the annual General Assembly session of the United Nations along with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
In a series of tweets, Congress leader Jitin Prasada has hit out at the BJP ruled Uttar Pradesh government, comparing it with strife-torn Kashmir. Prasada tweeted, "UP is no Kashmir. Yet today, I am in preventive custody for simply wanting to highlight the plight of the Shahjahnpur rape victim. This BJP govt has no qualms in quashing an individual's fundamental rights!"
Speaking at a conference on national security Shah said, "I want to go on record to say, there is no curfew in Kashmir. There are 196 police stations in Kashmir, section 144 is imposed under 8 of them. Rest of the Jammu and Kashmir is free from all sorts of restrictions."
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