Kashmir

Youth Parliament of Jammu and Kashmir (YPJK)

The Youth Parliament of Jammu and Kashmir (YPJK) is an organisation of young, dynamic and innovative young people promoting peace in the trouble-torn region of Jammu and Kashmir. Their aim is to include the voices of young people in decision making and governance and to help young people support society in making Kashmir a better place [...] Read more >>>

Kashmir: Conflict Resources

General BBC in-depth – Kashmir flashpoint: Features the latest stories from the region as well as a discussion of the keys debates surrounding the ongoing dispute. The personal perspectives under the ‘Voices from Kashmir’ section are particularly worth a look. The BBC Search function for Kashmir is also useful, as is the BBC Timeline – India and [...] Read more >>>

Kashmir: Key people and parties

Main Political Parties: The Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Freedom Party (JKDFP): was founded in 1998 by Hashim Qureshi and  Shabir Ahmad Shah as a separatist party that advocates self-rule for Jammu and Kashmir. The Jammu and Kashmir People’s Democratic Party (PDP): was founded in 1999 by Mufti Mohammed Sayeed and is a separatist party that [...] Read more >>>

Kashmir: Conflict Timeline

1846: The State of Jammu and Kashmir is created under the Treaty of Amristar, when the Maharaja Gulab Singh buys the Kashmir Valley from the East India Company and adds it to Jammu and Ladakh already under his rule. 1857: The Indian Rebellion of 1857 against the British/First Indian War of Independence. 1931: The movement [...] Read more >>>

From the field Peace Conference asks India and Pakistan to resolve Kashmir Conflict according to wishes of Kashmiris

Press Release from Press For Peace Kotli, AJK, Sunday, 3 October 2010 Kashmir Peace Conference (KPC) on Sunday urged India and Pakistan to resolve the Kashmir dispute according to wishes of Kashmiris in order to foster peace and prosperity in South Asian region. “India and Pakistan should rescind Indus Water Treaty (IWT) to accommodate the [...] Read more >>>

WISCOMP: Disaster and Dialogue in Kashmir

On August 6, 2010 the Himalayan town of Leh in the Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir on the Indian side was struck by torrential rains which completely destroyed some of its roads, bridges, hospitals and communication lines. Hundred of people were killed and many are still missing. The tragedy shocked the nation and the [...] Read more >>>

From the field Mourn and condemn death of young people in Kashmir

Yakjah Reconciliation and Development Network is deeply saddened by the death of young people in Kashmir. Every life is precious and every life should be protected. Citizens need to feel secure and that should be the ultimate purpose and intent of security forces, including the Jammu and Kashmir police. Maximum restraint should be shown even in the face of deepest provocation and the young people taken into confidence. An immediate dialogue has to be initiated between angry youth and the administration. People in Kashmir want to live their lives normally; hence all sections of the society should ensure that day to day existence of an average Kashmiri is one that of dignity and honor. Read more >>>

Press for Peace

Press for Peace (PFP) is a research, media and advocacy organisation based in Azad Kashmir that strives to promote peace, tolerance, interfaith harmony and the protection of human rights in Kashmir and more broadly in South Asia. Their slogan is ‘Giving Voice to the Voiceless’. PFP was founded by Khawaja Zafar Iqbal, a renowned peace [...] Read more >>>

Kashmir International Research Centre (KIRC)

The Kashmir International Research Centre (KIRC) is an Islamabad-based non-profit research organisation. The KIRC has been researching, collecting media reports and stories on the situation in Jammu and Kashmir for over eight years. Kashmirwatch.com is Europe based news portal of Kashmir International Research Centre (KIRC), an independent non-profit research organisation. The KIRC has been researching, [...] Read more >>>

Kashmir Institute of International Relations (KIIR)

With the aim to encourage dialogue on issues of peace, with special reference to the Kashmir dispute, the Kashmir Institute of International Relations (KIIR) was established in 1993. The speaker of the Azad Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly, Shah Ghulam Nabi is the chairman of KIIR. In the early 1990s, he attended a few conferences [...] Read more >>>