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Kashmir (IPA: [kaʃmiːr]) is the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term "Kashmir" denoted only the Kashmir Valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal Range. Today, the term encompasses a larger area that includes the Indian-administered territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, the Pakistani-administered territories of Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan, and the Chinese-administered territories of Aksai Chin and the Trans-Karakoram Tract.In 1820 the Sikh Empire, under Ranjit Singh, annexed Kashmir. In 1846, after the Sikh defeat in the First Anglo-Sikh War, and upon the purchase of the region from the British under the Treaty of Amritsar, the Raja of Jammu, Gulab Singh, became the new ruler of Kashmir. The rule of his descendants, under the paramountcy (or tutelage) of the British Crown, lasted until the Partition of India in 1947, when the former princely state of the British Indian Empire became a disputed territory, now administered by three countries: India, Pakistan, and China.

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    Kashmir’s famed silk industry faces imminent demise

    MIRPUR: Once famed for its fine silks, Jammu and Kashmir has all but lost its title as the premier producer of silkworms. A primary source of revenue for the state, the silk industry is on the verge of collapse in the disputed Himalayan state. A century ago, Kashmir had a “dynamic silk trade”...
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    Kashmir impasse: Ex AJK prime minister hails Pak-India resolve

    MIRPUR: Seasoned Kashmiri politician and former AJK prime minister, Barrister Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry, appreciated recent developments made by the prime ministers of India and Pakistan on the sidelines of the Saarc summit in Maldives, including the promotion of bilateral ties and the peaceful...
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    Voices of dissent: Kashmiri leader rejects MFN status for India

    MUZAFFARABAD: Pakistanis should compel their government to withdraw the decision to grant the most favoured nation (MFN) status to India, a hardline Kashmiri leader said on Sunday. Pakistan’s cabinet last week announced that it had approved a proposal for normalising trade relations between the...
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    43 Indian Sites Hacked By Hyp3r-boy( Mla), To Raise The Awareness About Kashmir...!!!

    43 Indian Sites Hacked By HyP3r-Boy ( MUSLIM LIBERATION ARMY ), Including Many Organizations To Raise The Awareness About Illegal Occupation of India In Kashmir...We Will Never Surrender... Who Is The Soldier A Man Holding a Gun or A Boy Holding A Stone.. You Yourself The Best Judge... Sites...
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    Kashmiris not to allow the sacrifices to go waste

    SRINAGAR (IHK): In occupied Kashmir, All Parties Hurriyet Conference Chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has said that the people of Kashmir are steadfast in their pursuit of freedom and will never allow their sacrifices to go waste, reports KMS. Addressing a gathering at Charar-i-Sharief in Budgam...
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    Kashmiri Muslims converting to Christianism

    In a shocking revelation on the social networking sites few hours ago a video has surfaced all over showing Kashmiri Muslims converting to Christianism in an appearance before a rabbinical court. The video which was leaked a day ago is being shared all over the internet.
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    Kashmir issue: 'Active engagement needed with Pakistan'

    Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah asked New Delhi to have an “active engagement” with Pakistan, saying that a permanent and lasting solution to the Kashmir issue is unlikely to emerge without Pakistan, The Times of India reported. “A long-term and permanent solution to the Kashmir...
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    Mass rapes: Kashmir rights group calls for new probe

    SRINAGAR: A government commission in Indian-administered Kashmir has called for a fresh probe into the alleged mass rapes in two remote villages by Indian army personnel 20 years ago, a report said on Saturday. Kashmir’s State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has recommended that the government...
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    Pakistan urges settlement of Kashmir dispute, rejects India’s ‘integral part’ claim

    UNITED NATIONS: Emphasizing that Kashmiri people’s right to self-determination is recognized by UN Security Council resolutions, Pakistan has called for a peaceful settlement of the decades-old Kashmir dispute that would lead to durable peace and stability in South Asia. “The decolonization...
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    ‘Incorrect labelling of Kashmir’: Imran Khan’s book recalled over map error

    The publishers of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan’s book ‘Pakistan: A Personal History’ announced on Thursday that they would be recalling the publication in view of “incorrect labelling of Kashmir on the map”, The Hindu reported. Transworld Publishers – a Random House Group...
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