Civil society group in PoK plans July 5 protests amid mounting unrest

IANS | July 3, 2026 12:49 PM

Islamabad, July 3 (IANS) As the unrest in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), which has left dozens dead so far, continues to intensify, Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC), a civil society group – recently designated a terrorist organisation by Pakistani authorities, has announced massive protests on July 5 in the occupied territory.

Pakistan’s Khalistan hypocrisy: As historic Gurdwara was razed, Khalistan terrorists trained with Lashkar-e-Tayiba

Vicky Nanjappa | July 3, 2026 12:36 PM

New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) By backing the Khalistan movement, Pakistan has tried to project itself as the champion of Sikhs. The narrative that Islamabad has tried to set through the Khalistan movement is that India is an aggressor when it comes to Sikhs and hence a separate nation for the community must be carved out of Punjab. Officials say that the recent incident in which the Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha Sahib in Farooqabad near Lahore was razed to the ground on June 24 only exposes the hypocrisy.

USTR schedules forced labour hearings

IANS | July 3, 2026 10:33 AM

Washington, July 3 (IANS) The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) has scheduled three days of public hearings next week on proposed action against 60 economies, including India, under Section 301 investigations into what it says is their failure to prohibit and effectively enforce bans on imports of goods produced with forced labour.