Jammu and Kashmir

People carry Pakistan's and Azad Kashmir's green flags and chant slogans to express solidarity with the people of Kashmir, in Karachi, Pakistan, August 30, 2019.

‘We are preparing to defend ourselves,’ says president of Pakistan-administered Jammu and Kashmir

October 3, 2019Global Politics

It’s been almost two months since India moved to integrate the disputed territory of Jammu and Kashmir more closely into India proper by stripping it of its special status. Sardar Masood Khan is the president of Pakistan-administered Jammu and Kashmir, known as Azad, or Free Kashmir. He spoke with The World’s host Marco Werman on how the situation might play out.

A Kashmiri man is shown squeezing his body through a chain link and wooden barricade.

Barricades and books: Life in a restive Kashmir neighborhood

September 30, 2019Borders

Water scarcity heightens tensions between India and Pakistan

July 24, 2014

India trying to get Hindus to move back to contested Kashmir

August 15, 2013Lifestyle & Belief

Isolated Long Lost Kingdom of the Himalayas

August 14, 2013Arts, Culture & Media

Hindus Moving Back to the Kashmir Valley

August 14, 2013Arts, Culture & Media

Religious and political violence nearly drove the entire Hindu minority away from the region, but some of those migrants are now returning, thanks to a new program by the Indian government.

Geo answer

August 14, 2013Environment

Today’s answer is Ladakh, a region in the India-administered state of Jammu and Kashmir. Ladakh is where Pashmina goats can be found. Their soft wool is prized around the world. This year, severe winter conditions are threatening the goats. Anchor Lisa Mullins finds out more from the BBC’s Altaf Hussein.