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Polls in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir a ‘cosmetic electoral exercise’ to mask illegal occupation: MEA

Polls in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir a ‘cosmetic electoral exercise’ to mask illegal occupation: MEA

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India on Tuesday strongly criticised Pakistan for conducting the “so-called” assembly elections in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK), describing the exercise as a “cosmetic electoral exercise” aimed at masking its “illegal occupation” of the region and concealing alleged human rights violations, news agency IANS reported. Addressing a bi-weekly media briefing in New Delhi, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal reiterated India’s longstanding position that the entire Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, including the areas under Pakistan’s control, are integral and inalienable parts of India. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

NHRC seeks report on Ashoka University professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad’s arrest | Latest News India

NHRC seeks report on Ashoka University professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad’s arrest | Latest News India

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May 21, 2025 03:56 PM IST The notice came just hours after Prof Ali Khan Mahmudabad was granted interim bail by the Supreme Court. The commission has sought the report within a week. The National Human Rights Commission, India, on Wednesday issued a notice to the Haryana Director General of Police (DGP) seeking a detailed report on the arrest of Ashoka University professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad. Ashoka University assistant professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad got bail from the Supreme Court.(Facebook/ Ali Khan Mahmudabad) Prof Mahmudabad was arrested over a social media post about the official briefing of Operation Sindoor, involving Colonel Sofiya Qureshi. The notice came just hours after the Supreme Court granted Prof Mahmudabad interim bail. The commission has sought the report within a week. In a statement, the commission said it had come across a May 20 media report that “contains a gist of the allegations on the basis of which he has been arrested.” “It discloses prima facie that the human rights and liberty of the said professor have been violated. Therefore, it has deemed …