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Business Recorder
2 days ago
- Climate
- Business Recorder
Flood kills 34 in IIOJK flood
OCCUPIED SRINAGAR: Powerful torrents driven by intense rain smashed into a Himalayan mountain village in stands for Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) and killed at least 34 people on Thursday, a top local government official told AFP. 'The news is grim,' IIOJK Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said in a statement, reporting a 'cloudburst' of intense rain that had hit the Kishtwar district. Crowds gathered at a Kishtwar hospital while people carried some of the injured on stretchers. 'We have found 34 dead bodies and rescued 35 injured people,' said Pankaj Kumar Sharma, district commissioner of Kishtwar. Helicopters rescue people stranded by floods on key India pilgrim route 'There are chances of more dead bodies being found,' he told AFP. Sushil Kumar, a resident of nearby Atholi village, told AFP: 'I saw at least 15 dead bodies brought to the local hospital.' Rescue teams are likely to face difficulty reaching the area. Roads had already been damaged by days of heavy storms. The area lies more than 200 kilometres (125 miles) by road from the region's main city Srinagar. 'Every possible assistance will be provided to those in need,' Prime Minister Narendra Modi said. Floods on August 5 swept away the Himalayan town of Dharali in India's Uttarakhand state and buried it in mud. The likely death toll from that disaster is more than 70 but has yet to be confirmed. Floods and landslides are common during the monsoon season from June to September, but experts say climate change, coupled with poorly planned development, is increasing their frequency and severity. The UN's World Meteorological Organization said last year that increasingly intense floods and droughts are a 'distress signal' of what is to come as climate change makes the planet's water cycle ever more unpredictable.
Business Recorder
2 days ago
- Climate
- Business Recorder
Flood kills 34 in IIOJK
OCCUPIED SRINAGAR: Powerful torrents driven by intense rain smashed into a Himalayan mountain village in stands for Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) and killed at least 34 people on Thursday, a top local government official told AFP. 'The news is grim,' IIOJK Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said in a statement, reporting a 'cloudburst' of intense rain that had hit the Kishtwar district. Crowds gathered at a Kishtwar hospital while people carried some of the injured on stretchers. 'We have found 34 dead bodies and rescued 35 injured people,' said Pankaj Kumar Sharma, district commissioner of Kishtwar. Helicopters rescue people stranded by floods on key India pilgrim route 'There are chances of more dead bodies being found,' he told AFP. Sushil Kumar, a resident of nearby Atholi village, told AFP: 'I saw at least 15 dead bodies brought to the local hospital.' Rescue teams are likely to face difficulty reaching the area. Roads had already been damaged by days of heavy storms. The area lies more than 200 kilometres (125 miles) by road from the region's main city Srinagar. 'Every possible assistance will be provided to those in need,' Prime Minister Narendra Modi said. Floods on August 5 swept away the Himalayan town of Dharali in India's Uttarakhand state and buried it in mud. The likely death toll from that disaster is more than 70 but has yet to be confirmed. Floods and landslides are common during the monsoon season from June to September, but experts say climate change, coupled with poorly planned development, is increasing their frequency and severity. The UN's World Meteorological Organization said last year that increasingly intense floods and droughts are a 'distress signal' of what is to come as climate change makes the planet's water cycle ever more unpredictable.
Express Tribune
16-07-2025
- Politics
- Express Tribune
IIOJK 'strongman' faces calls for resignation
Calls for accountability and resignation of Delhi-appointed lieutenant governor of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) grew on Tuesday after he admitted security failure in the April 22 Pahalgam attack that took India and Pakistan to a four-day military confrontation in May. The main opposition parties in the Indian parliament, as well as the ruling party in IIOJK, demanded that the occupied territory's Lieutenant Governor and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Manoj Sinha immediately resign and apologise to the people. In a media interview on Monday, Sinha admitted that the Pahalgam attack that took the lives of 26 tourists, was a security lapse and that he took full responsibility for that. "I take full responsibility for the incident, which was undoubtedly a security failure," he said. In response to his admission, numerous Indian politicians slammed Sinha for negligence and for his delay in taking accountability. According to a media report, they alleged that Sinha intended to shield "unspecified officials" in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government. He [Sinha] finally takes responsibility for Pahalgam after 82 days of the attack. In doing so, who is he protecting in Delhi? How many days, weeks, months to also be held accountable and resign or get sacked?" Pawan Khera, a spokesperson for the main opposition Congress party, said in a post on X. "Since [Sinha] has taken full responsibility for the security lapse during the Pahalgam attack - when is he resigning? In a democracy, the next step after taking the responsibility is resignation!" said Shama Mohamed, the national spokesperson for Congress. According to Kashmir Media Service, Imran Nabi Dar, a spokesperson for IIOJK ruling party, the National Conference (NC), said the next logical step for SInha "should be to step down and apologise to the people of J&K whose lives, livelihood and dignity were put at stake due to his blunders". Separately, a local leader of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami demanded accountability of the Indian government over the Pahalgam attack. "The government must come out with details about the lapses that resulted in the killing of 26 civilians," he said.
Express Tribune
15-07-2025
- Politics
- Express Tribune
IIOJK ‘strongman' faces calls for resignation
Listen to article Calls for accountability and resignation of Delhi-appointed lieutenant governor of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) grew on Tuesday after he admitted security failure in the April 22 Pahalgam attack that took India and Pakistan to a four-day military confrontation in May. The main opposition parties in the Indian parliament, as well as the ruling party in IIOJK, demanded that the occupied territory's Lieutenant Governor and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Manoj Sinha immediately resign and apologise to the people. In a media interview on Monday, Sinha admitted that the Pahalgam attack that took the lives of 26 tourists, was a security lapse and that he took full responsibility for that. 'I take full responsibility for the incident, which was undoubtedly a security failure,' he said. Read More: Pak set to bar hockey team from India events In response to his admission, numerous Indian politicians slammed Sinha for negligence and for his delay in taking accountability. According to a media report, they alleged that Sinha intended to shield 'unspecified officials' in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government. He [Sinha] finally takes responsibility for Pahalgam after 82 days of the attack. In doing so, who is he protecting in Delhi? How many days, weeks, months to also be held accountable and resign or get sacked?' Pawan Khera, a spokesperson for the main opposition Congress party, said in a post on X. Also Read: Tesla launches Model Y in India at $70,000 amid high import tariffs 'Since [Sinha] has taken full responsibility for the security lapse during the Pahalgam attack — when is he resigning? In a democracy, the next step after taking the responsibility is resignation!' said Shama Mohamed, the national spokesperson for Congress. According to Kashmir Media Service, Imran Nabi Dar, a spokesperson for IIOJK ruling party, the National Conference (NC) that the next logical step for SInha 'should be to step down and apologise to the people of J&K whose lives, livelihood and dignity were put at stake due to his blunders'. Separately, a local leader of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami demanded accountability of the Indian government over the Pahalgam attack. 'The government must come out with details about the lapses that resulted in the killing of 26 civilians,' he said.
Express Tribune
13-07-2025
- Politics
- Express Tribune
Rallies, seminars mark Kashmir Martyrs Day
Various rallies were organised by different religious and political parties to celebrate Kashmir Day. PHOTOS: AGENCIES Kashmiris living on both sides of the Line of Control (LoC), and across the world, observed the Kashmir Martyrs' Day on Sunday to pay tributes to the martyrs of July 13, 1931 massacre, and all those who sacrificed their lives for freedom. The day was marked by a complete shutdown in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) and a march towards the Martyrs' Graveyard at Naqashband Sahib in Srinagar, where the 22 martyrs of July 13, 1931 tragedy, are laid to rest. To honour the martyrs, rallies, seminars, and conferences were organised by the Kashmiri organisations in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), Pakistan, and major capitals across the world. In Muzaffarabad, a smartly-turned-out Police contingent presented salute at the Shuhada Monument in the morning as a mark of respect to the Shuhada. The Pasban-e-Hurriatyat also arranged a protest rally at Burhan Wani Shaheed Chowk. Later in the day, the Kashmir Liberation Cell in collaboration with All Parties Hurriyat Conference AJK Chapter arranged a public gathering followed by a mass rally in Muzaffarabad. Meanwhile, President Asif Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif reiterated Pakistan's political, moral, and diplomatic support to the Kashmiri people in their separate messages on the occasion of Kashmir Martyrs' Day. President Zardari lauded the unwavering courage, determination, and sacrifices of the Kashmiri people, who resisted the Indian occupation for decades and continued their struggle for self-determination. "Pakistan pays tribute to the bravery, determination and sacrifices of the Kashmiri people, who have stood firm against Indian rule for decades and continue to struggle for their freedom," he said. "The great struggle that the Kashmiri people are carrying forward today is a continuation of the sacrifices of these 22 martyrs. The candle of freedom that their sacrifice lit in the hearts of the Kashmiri nation is still burning brightly today." He urged the international community and human rights organisations to take immediate notice of the Indian-state terrorism and grave human rights abuses in the occupied territory. "Pakistan will continue to provide political, moral and diplomatic support to the Kashmiri brothers until they achieve their right to self-determination in accordance with the resolutions of the United Nations Security Council," he concluded. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, in his message, said that the people of Kashmir had continued to sacrifice their lives in pursuit of their legitimate struggle for the right to self-determination. "Today, the government of Pakistan reaffirms its commitment to the resolution of the Kashmir issue and the right of self-determination of Jammu and Kashmir in accordance with United Nations resolutions," he said. (WITH INPUT FROM RADIO PAKISTAN)
