Why Azad Kashmir Lags

17th August 2011 Islamabad The recently formed People’s Party government in Azad Kashmir has to confront several challenges, but two prominent issues seek close attention. The first is the stalled...

Empower Azad Kashmir

17th August 2011 Ershad Mahmud Islamabad Like every government in Azad Kashmir, the new administration in Muzaffarabad led by Chaudhry Abdul Majeed of the Pakistan People’s Party, will have to deal...

India asked to repeal forces special powers act in IHK

30th July 2011 Islamabad Chinars’ Old Leaves are Falling Islamabad Participants of a Civil Society Dialogue titled “Chinars’ Old Leaves are Falling – Fresh Saplings in the 1st Citizens’ Dialogue on...

PaK Civil Society Condemns Killings in Kashmir

11th July 2011 Islamabad Demands probe, revocation of AFSPA G U KYANI ISLAMABAD The Civil Society in Pakistan has condemned the recent civilian killings in the Kashmir and impressed upon the...

Pak Civil Society Condemns Kashmir Killings

11th July 2011 Islamabad Pak civil society condemns Kashmir killings (Rising Kashmir News ISLAMABAD) Participants of a civil society dialogue held in Islamabad on Sunday condemned the recent civilian...

Kicking off the debate about LoC trade

04th April 2011 CPDR played a vital role in the triggering the debate around the cross LoC trade and travel through holding policy dialogue and bringing out publication. In February-March 2011, a book...

Trading for Peace Across Kashmir LoC

10th February 2011 Muzaffarabad Trade Across the Line of Control’, at the University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir in Muzaffarabad. This is a publication based on discussion papers written by a group of...

New cycle of agitation in Kashmir

03rd October 2010 Ershad Mahmud SCORES of people have been killed in the Kashmir Valley in pitched street battles between angry protestors and Indian security forces during the last three months. It...

Another Intifada: The uprising in Kashmir Valley has reinvigorated the long missing indigenous character and non-violent face of the movement

05th September 2010 Ershad Mahmud Pakistan’s lukewarm response to the current uprising in Kashmir Valley stunned many worldwide while a heated debate about the upsurge led by local youth attracted...