Lord Mountbatten’s 1947 letter and the Instrument of Accession remain central to the Kashmir dispute. This analysis examines the promised public vote, competing legal interpretations and the unresolved questions surrounding Kashmir’s accession to India.
KIIR Chairman Altaf Hussain Wani urges UN intervention over Muhammad Yasin Butt's prolonged detention, delayed hearings and reported health concerns.
Muhammad Waleed Akhtar examines the 1947 Standstill Agreement, Maharaja Hari Singh’s accession decision and the unfulfilled plebiscite commitment that remains central to debates over Kashmir’s political status.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met UN Secretary-General António Guterres and discussed regional conflicts, Palestine, Islamophobia and terrorism, reaffirming Pakistan’s commitment to dialogue and peace.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has urged the early adoption of the UN Covenant on the Right to Development, calling for greater support for developing countries.
World Muslim Congress representative Altaf Hussain Wani raised the Kashmir human rights crisis at the 63rd UNHRC session, calling for international action over alleged violations in Indian-occupied Kashmir.
APHC senior leader Shamim Shawl is scheduled to brief the OIC Kashmir Contact Group in New York on alleged human rights violations and political developments in Kashmir.
Kashmiri representatives and members of the European Kashmiri diaspora staged a protest outside the UN Office in Geneva, calling for action on alleged human rights violations and implementation of UN resolutions on Kashmir.
Experts and diplomats have warned that chronic underfunding of the UN human rights system is weakening efforts to monitor atrocities, protect human rights defenders and ensure accountability in occupied territories and conflict zones.
Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmed has been appointed Pakistan’s 34th Foreign Secretary. He will succeed Amna Baloch, who is set to retire on September 17, 2026, before taking up a new assignment as Pakistan’s Ambassador to Türkiye.
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