• He said that on the day the Kashmiris reaffirmed their commitment to continue their struggle for the freedom from Indian oppression.

• He said that Indian forces were committing atrocities and grossly violating human rights in the occupied valley.

• Afridi said that Kashmir Committee had been reaching out to all stakeholders of Kashmir to develop its policy on Kashmir dispute.

• Prime Minister said it was time for the world to ensure that Kashmiris get their right to self- determination, denied to them since 73 years.

• The meeting was chaired by Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa at the General Headquarters (GHQ) Rawalpindi.
• The forum expressed satisfaction over positive developments in Afghan Peace Process and efforts made for regional peace and stability.

• In last 24 hours rain-thunderstorm with snowfall over hills occurred in Kashmir, northeast Punjab, Islamabad, upper KP and GB.

• On Wednesday, Pakistan Army troops shot down an Indian Army quadcopter in Hotspring Sector across LoC where it had come '100 meters inside own territory'.
• Due to unprovoked firing by the Indian troops in Khuiratta sector along LoC, a valiant soldier Sepoy Fazal Elahi, 35, was also martyred.

• The list of India’s crimes against the Kashmiri people is long, FO said.
• On Sunday, Indian police charged Captain Bhoopendra Singh for killing the three Kashmiri civilians.

• On Sunday, Indian police accused an army officer and two associates of planting weapons on the bodies of labourers killed in Kashmir.
• This controversial gunfight sparked rare investigations by the Indian Army, which has more than half-a-million troops in Kashmir, and the police; after the supposed firefight violated the rules of engagement.

• The ‘new chapter’ that the RSS-BJP regime is writing in IIOJK is one marked by brutal military siege since 5 August 2019, says FO.
• “Nor can they divert attention from the core issue of the Kashmiris’ inalienable right to self-determination,” says FO spokesperson.

• The District Council election, concluded early this week, was the first such exercise since Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government last year revoked the special status of the Muslim-majority, Indian-controlled region.

• "We pledge to follow his ideals to make Pakistan a strong and prosperous country,” he said in a message on the occasion of Quaid-e-Azam Day," says the President.
• “We urge the international community to compel and shame India to stop committing human rights violations and grant Kashmiris their right to self-determination as promised under the UN Security Council resolutions,” says Dr Arif Alvi.

• On Tuesday, a 50-year-old woman was killed and three civilians including four-year-old minor sustained injuries after Indian troops resorted to indiscriminate firing in Hotspring and Jandrot Sectors of the LoC.
• The Indian occupation forces have carried out 3012 ceasefire violations to date.

• FO said that the deliberate targeting of a UN vehicle engaged in discharging the mandate of the UN Security Council (UNSC) constitutes a 'grave violation of India’s obligations'.
• The UN has also confirmed that a vehicle of the UNMOGIP was hit by an unidentified object near the Pakistani side of the LoC.

• “The Mission is currently investigating the incident,” says Deputy Spokesman Farhan Haq.
• “UNMOGIP personnel and the driver were not harmed but the vehicle sustained some damage,” says the spokesman.

• It is time that the international community understood not only India's destabilizing activities in the broader region but also their authoritarian tendencies at home under the current Hindu nationalist government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
  • Ambassador Khan reiterated that over the past decade, Pakistan has managed to substantially reduce the number of terrorist attacks (by "non-state actors) in the country.

• The UN officers were on their way to Polas village to meet with the victims of Indian ceasefire violations when they came under fire.
• This reprehensible act of unprovoked firing by India on the UNMOGIP officers is 'indicative of a new low in the conduct of Indian occupation troops', FO spokesperson said.

• "I somehow managed to retain a slot for my team but was not allowed to pick Indian players. So I got in touch with the Pakistan players," says Shafiq.
• "The Pakistan team played in the world league last year... so I told them they should collaborate with me and they agreed."

• Police say majority of the PSOs lost their lives while protecting the person or a politician they were deployed with
• Police official says a fresh security advisory is on cards for the PSOs given the fact that many political leaders are taking part in rallies and campaigning in the wake of ongoing District Development Council

• A 45 years old citizen got injured due to unprovoked Indian firing, ISPR said.
• This year 27 people have died due to India's indiscriminate and unprovoked firing.

• 55-year-old Naseem Fatima from Tai Mohra village sustained serious injuries due to unprovoked firing by the Indian occupation forces.
• "India has committed 2940 ceasefire violations to date," FO said.

• Qureshi appreciated Saudi support for the Pakistan-sponsored and unanimously adopted OIC resolutions on Jammu & Kashmir dispute and Islamophobia.
• Qureshi hoped that the two countries will continue to enhance their cooperation and work closely on all issues of mutual interests.

• Pakistan army troops responded befittingly to unprovoked Indian firing at the LoC.
• "During exchange of fire, while fighting valiantly, 2 soldiers, Lance Naik Tariq & Sepoy Zaroof embraced shahadat," DG ISPR tweeted.

• He also thanked the OIC countries for their support in the adoption of other resolutions of importance to Pakistan, including Safeguarding the Rights of Muslim Minorities in non-OIC States.

“We extend our deep gratitude to Niger, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey for highlighting the Jammu and Kashmir dispute in their respective statements during the Opening Plenary Session of the CFM.”

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