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As the world welcomes the new year, Ali Raza Syed, Chairman of the Kashmir Council Europe, has expressed hope that difficulties faced by the Kashmiri people will decrease in the coming year. He believes that the international community will understand their plight and support their struggle for self-rule.
In a statement, Syed said that the Kashmiri people are fighting for their right to self-rule, which has been suppressed by India for decades through oppression. He urged the Kashmiri people to remain steadfast and not lose hope, while emphasizing that their sacrifices will not go in vain.
Syed also called upon the international community to implement the UN resolutions on the Kashmir dispute and find a peaceful and acceptable solution to the issue. He emphasized that the global community should exert pressure on India to release Kashmiri political prisoners and human rights activists, end human rights violations against the Kashmiri people, and withdraw its forces from occupied Kashmir.
Syed specifically demanded the release of Yasin Malik, Shabbir Shah, and Khurram Parvez, who have been languishing in Indian jails for years on false charges. He reiterated that until the Kashmiri people achieve freedom from India, they will continue their struggle.
In a separate incident, the Swiss police revealed that a bomb explosion occurred on Thursday morning at around 1:30 am when people were attending a New Year’s party at a nightclub. The Indian government has announced that cigarette, bidi, pan masala, and other tobacco products will become more expensive from February 1.
Meanwhile, New York’s newly elected mayor, Zehran Mamdani, will take the oath of office on January 1, 2026. The foreign ministries of both countries have issued separate statements saying that the measure was taken in accordance with the principle of “mutual retaliation.”
In a related development, a man wanted in a rape case in the Indian state of Rajasthan was arrested in Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura district. A large number of people gathered to celebrate the new year.
The Saudi cabinet has approved a draft agreement on cooperation in the energy sector with Pakistan. According to a news agency, a video taken during the night shows a destroyed drone lying in the snow in a forest.
The fuel price committee has announced that the price of petrol Super 98 will be 2.53 dirhams per liter, down from 2.70 dirhams per liter in December.
In another incident, a 28-year-old married woman was thrown out of a moving van in a street in the Indian city of Faridabad after being subjected to gang rape for three hours.
The stock market closed at 1,74,52 points on the last day of the business year, a slight increase from the previous day.
The Swiss police revealed that a bomb explosion occurred on Thursday morning at around 1:30 am when people were attending a New Year’s party at a nightclub.
