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Top LeT commander Zakir Ganai killed in Shopian encounter; hunt on for second terrorist
Fp Staff •Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commander Zakir Ganai was killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district on Wednesday, marking a major breakthrough in a multi-day anti-terror operation
Massive anti-terror operation underway in Kashmir's Shopian; two terrorists trapped
Fp Staff •A joint anti-terror operation by security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district entered its second day on Sunday, with search operations resuming in the Chanpora area where two terrorists are believed to be trapped
'Stand with us': PoK leader appeals to Indians as unrest grows; expert sees tilt towards India
Kshitiz Bhardwaj •PoK protest leader Sardar Aman Khan has appealed to people in Srinagar, Ladakh, Poonch, Rajouri and Jammu to stand in solidarity with residents of the region on July 5, when the JAAC plans to hold fresh demonstrations
Why 'meat-loving' Kashmir is facing a mutton shortage
Fp Explainers •The mutton crisis in Kashmir is caused by Punjab's levy on vehicles carrying livestock to the Valley. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has written to his Punjab counterpart, Bhagwant Singh Mann, urging an end to the 'illegal' imposition of a fee of up to Rs 25,000 on each truck. This has led to supply disruption amid peak wedding season
'We're not part of Pakistan': PoK protests escalate amid food supply crisis
Fp Staff •Anti-government protests in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) intensified on Tuesday as demonstrators openly challenged Islamabad's authority, declaring that the region "is not a part of Pakistan"
Yasin Malik charged in Sarla Bhat case: How 27-year-old Kashmiri Pandit nurse was murdered
Fp Explainers •After reopening the case last August in the murder of Sarla Bhat, the State Investigation Agency (SIA) today (June 29) filed a charge sheet in the case. It has named the jailed JKLF chief Yasin Malik as the mastermind behind the 1990 abduction, torture, and killing of the Kashmiri Pandit nurse
Yasin Malik named main accused as SIA files chargesheet in 1990 Sarla Bhat rape-murder case
Fp Staff •The agency said the crime was part of a larger campaign of targeted violence against the Kashmiri Pandit community during the 1990 insurgency.
'Address the elephant in the room': PoK PM asks Khawaja Asif to apologise
Fp Staff •PoK Prime Minister Faisal Mumtaz Rathore strongly criticised Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif over his remarks questioning the Kashmiri identity of people from Rawalakot and Mirpur
4 times in 4 weeks, India schools Pakistan over its ‘unwarranted’ remarks on Jammu and Kashmir
Fp Staff •India on Wednesday once again rejected Pakistan’s remarks on Jammu and Kashmir, reiterating that the Union Territory is an integral part of India and remains a strictly internal matter
PoK unrest deepens: Thousands rally against Pakistan, demand accountability for protest deaths
Fp Staff •Thousands of people from different parts of Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) gathered in Rawalakot to protest against Pakistan's continued discriminatory policies toward local residents