IIOJK & Indian Minorities — Daily Report | 7 October 2026 (Morning Edition)

Representative file photo: Dal Lake, Srinagar — Naweedey / Unsplash

The key news of the past 12 hours from Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu & Kashmir (IIOJK) and on minorities in India — led by a clash between India and the OIC over Kashmir at the United Nations, and Kashmir featuring in the UN Secretary-General's talks in Islamabad.

Occupied Jammu & Kashmir

1. India hits out at the OIC at the UN, rejects its Kashmir remarks

According to Indian news agency IANS, BJP MP Biplab Kumar Deb on 7 October rejected the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation's statements on Kashmir in the UN General Assembly's Sixth Committee. He accused the OIC of "wilful blindness" and bias, and said India retains the right to defend itself against "cross-border terrorism".

Source: IANS

2. Dar meets Guterres, calls for Kashmir settlement under UNSC resolutions

Dawn reports that UN Secretary-General António Guterres arrived in Islamabad on a three-day visit and met Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on 6 October; their talks covered Palestine, Jammu and Kashmir, Afghanistan and counter-terrorism. According to the Foreign Office, Dar reaffirmed Pakistan's call for a just and peaceful resolution of the Kashmir dispute in accordance with the relevant UN Security Council resolutions. Geo News and Radio Pakistan also reported the visit.

Sources: Dawn, Geo News, Radio Pakistan

3. Shed of Afzal Guru's relatives demolished in Sopore

According to a PTI report (Greater Kashmir), a Revenue Department team on 6 October demolished a shed belonging to family members of Mohammad Afzal Guru in the Sopore area of Baramulla district. Officials claim the structure had been built illegally on state land in a flood basin. Afzal Guru was hanged in February 2013 in the 2001 Parliament attack case.

Source: PTI / Greater Kashmir

4. Bureaucrats' letters against statehood resolution; Assembly admits privilege motion

Scroll reports that Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo and Law Secretary Achal Sethi wrote to Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather — without informing Chief Minister Omar Abdullah — urging him not to proceed with the statehood-restoration resolution because the matter is pending before the Supreme Court. PDP legislator Waheed ur Rehman Parra moved a privilege motion against the two officers, which the Speaker admitted and referred to the Privileges Committee. Scroll says the episode shows how powerless the elected government has been since 2019.

Source: Scroll

5. Omar Abdullah: "We will not implement the Uniform Civil Code here" — Farooq, Mehbooba react to Supreme Court

Greater Kashmir reports that Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said in Srinagar, "We will not implement the Uniform Civil Code here," and welcomed Supreme Court scrutiny of voter deletions. National Conference president Farooq Abdullah also welcomed the Supreme Court's notice on the Election Commission's decisions. Separately, Kashmir Observer reports PDP president Mehbooba Mufti saying that "lofty observations" are made in court but judgments are often at odds with them.

Sources: Greater Kashmir, Kashmir Observer

Minorities in India

Representative file photo: Jama Masjid, Delhi — Naveed Ahmed / Unsplash

6. Hyderabad: Muslim bouncers say they are being kept out of Navratri events

Siasat reports that Muslim bouncers and security staff in Hyderabad allege they are being excluded from Navratri dandiya event jobs under pressure from right-wing groups, and that the discrimination has spread to hotels and clubs. AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi said "this poison can be curbed if the police take strict action." Hindu bouncers at the gathering also opposed the religious discrimination.

Source: Siasat

7. Telangana: RSS shakha held outside a mosque; police say "no issue"

According to Siasat, a 10-day RSS shakha concluded with "Bharat Mata Puja" and slogans directly in front of the mosque in Nedduru village, Rangareddy district. The Muslim Voice Cell asked why such events were allowed in front of a place of worship. Kandukur police denied the event was RSS-related despite videos, directed removal of social media posts, and said the area is peaceful.

Source: Siasat

8. Voter-roll row: Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi briefly detained in Delhi

Reuters and AFP (via Dawn, Geo) report that opposition leader Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and other MPs were briefly detained by police on 6 October during a march towards the Election Commission in New Delhi. The opposition is demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over the voter-roll revision (SIR); in recent days there have been reports from several states of Form 7 being used to try to delete Muslim voters' names. The Election Commission has rejected the allegations of wrongdoing.

Sources: Reuters / AFP (Dawn), Geo News