MUZAFFARABAD, Feb 22: Kashmiris from occupied Kashmir took out a rally here on Tuesday to celebrate the agreement between India and Pakistan to start a bus service between Srinagar and Muzaffarabad.

The demonstrators, describing themselves as members of the "Jammu Kashmir Real Force", had migrated to Azad Kashmir from 1990 onwards and the majority of them live in rented houses in different neighbourhoods of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir capital instead of refugee camps. They demanded that the two governments should also give priority to the divided families when the bus service starts.

Opinion

Editorial

A difficult story
Updated 12 Jun, 2026

A difficult story

Unless productivity becomes the dominant target of economic policy, Pakistan will continue to oscillate between crises and fragile recovery.
Rough waters
12 Jun, 2026

Rough waters

AMONGST the key potential triggers for fresh conflict in South Asia is water. The Indian state is behaving in an...
Politicised football
12 Jun, 2026

Politicised football

ALMOST three-and-half years since Lionel Messi led Argentina to FIFA World Cup glory, the latest edition of...
GB polls’ aftermath
Updated 11 Jun, 2026

GB polls’ aftermath

The new administration must address the region’s issues proactively.
Peace in retreat
11 Jun, 2026

Peace in retreat

THE ceasefire announced in April was supposed to create space for negotiations. Instead, it has been repeatedly...
A few good men
11 Jun, 2026

A few good men

IT was a brave move, no doubt. This Tuesday, in the land of the Afghan Taliban, a few good men decided to take a...