Humanitarian group asks Pakistan to declare emergency to help flood victims
Region: PakistanIslamabad, Pakistan , August 13, 2010 Humanitarian organization Press for Peace (PFP) has urged government of Pakistan to declare emergency in the country to cope the recent floods by mobilizing international community on... more
Views: 1690PFP welcomes peace developments in Middle East
Region: IsraelLONDON: 28 July, 2010 Humanitarian organization Press For Peace (PFP) has expressed satisfaction over latest developments on Middle East Peace Process. "Press for Peace (PFP) understands that direct peace talks are possi... more
Views: 1530Pakistan blames India for killing a soldier in Kashmir border
Region: IndiaPakistan blames India for killing a soldier in Kashmir border Muzaffarabad, Jammu and Kashmir: January 20, 2010: One Pakistani soldier was killed on Tuesday along the Line of Control ... more
Views: 1773Taliban Reported in Kashmir Region of India
Region: Pakistan
TALIBAN REACH KASHMIR By Zafar Iqbal The recent surge of violence in both parts of contentious state of Jammu and Kashmir has fuelled the concerns about the expansion of Taliban network in the Himalayan region. Despite ... more
Views: 156017 bodies of 2005 quake victims in India found in rubble
Region: PakistanBy Zafar Iqbal MUZAFFARABAD, Jammu and Kashmir: January 14, 2010: More than 17 bodies of missing persons lost during four years ago devastating earthquake were found from rubbles on Thursday, officials said. &ldq... more
Views: 1385Climate Change Hits Natural Paradise of Kashmir
Region: PakistanBy Zafar Iqbal Muzaffarabad, Jammu and Kashmir: January 14, 2010: The tangible impacts of climate change are now witnessed even in those areas of South Asian region which are considered as habitat of ecosystem due to the... more
Views: 3677Indo-China Diplomatic War Erupts Over Kashmir
Region: IndiaIndo-China Diplomatic War Over Kashmir By Zafar Iqbal Recent statements of Indian External Affairs Minister S M Krishna about the development activities of China in Pakistan administered Kashmir has triggered gro... more
Views: 3186Human rights group welcomes new Pakistani law for women protection
Region: PakistanReport: Zafar Iqbal Islamabad, Thursday, November 05, 2009: Press for Peace (PFP) has hailed the government of Pakistan for incorporating an important change in the criminal justice regulations in the country for... more
Views: 1837Self Rule For Gilgit Baltistan
Region: PakistanBy Zafar Iqbal The people of Pakistan controlled Giglit Baltistan are going to exercise their right of vote to elect 24 members of Legislative Assembly on November 12. This significant move is c... more
Views: 2639Media Repression in Iran
Region: IranBy Zafar Iqbal Iran is amongst those unfortunate countries of the Middle East where authoritarian regimes frequently use unyielding measures to gag the press in order to prevent free flow of information. Media wa... more
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Zafar Iqbal is a freelance writer, campaigner and educator. He is architect of Press for Peace (http://www.pressforpeace.org.uk/), which works for the promotion of peace and sustainable development in South Asia, raising the voice of deprived communities and focusing gross root peace building and conflict resolution interventions in Himalayan State of Jammu and Kashmir.
Being a campaigner he is a passionate and ardent supporter of change in his social and political milieu.
As a freelance and independent writer, he contributes to various newspapers and online sources like Eurasia Review, Environmental News Service, Daily The Kashmir Monitor, Media Helping Media etc.
He writes on political, environmental and geo-strategic dimensions of contemporary South Asia.
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