Why not British Occupied Ireland?

New Delhi : Filmmaker Shekhar Kapur on Sunday slammed BBC's terminology for Jammu and Kashmir, demanding to know why it doesn't call Northern Ireland "British Occupied Ireland".

In a tweet, he said: "Hey @BBCWorld.. each time you call #kashmir 'Indian Occupied Kashmir' I keep wondering why you refuse to call Northern Ireland 'British Occupied Ireland'."

Kapur is not the first one to slam BBC, which refers to Jammu and Kashmir as "Indian-administered Kashmir" with several Indian commentators having accused foreign media of presenting a tilted view on the Kashmir issue.

A BBC News Press Team tweet, however, said: "The BBC stands by its journalism and we strongly refute any claims that we have misrepresented events in Kashmir.

We are covering the situation impartially and accurately. Like other broadcasters we are currently operating under severe restrictions in Kashmir but we will continue to report what is happening."

In another tweet, the filmmaker said: "I cannot fathom why Pakistan feels abolition of #Articles370 is a threat to its own security. Can you?"

The Narendra Modi-led government recently scrapped Article 370 of the Indian Constitution which confers special status to Jammu and Kashmir.

Since then, the relations with Pakistan have been on a downturn. Indians are actively contributing to the freedom struggle of Balochistan, the Hind Baloch Forum said on Sunday.

The body celebrated 'Balochistan Diwas' on Sunday to mark its independence. "But later Pakistan merged Balochistan with it in March 1948," said Jitendranand Saraswati, founder of Hind Baloch Forum.

"Indian citizens are actively contributing to the freedom struggle of Balochistan. People of Balochistan have immense respect for their identity and culture," he said.

Meanwhile, social activist and Magsaysay Award winner Sandeep Pandey was put under house arrest in Lucknow on Sunday after he announced a dharna to protest against the scrapping of Article 370 and the shut down in Jammu and Kashmir.

The protest 'Stand for Kashmir' was to be held on Sunday evening at the GPO Park.

"All of a sudden, police in four vans arrived at our house in the morning and told us that we cannot stage the dharna, because of prohibitory orders in the city.

They said the prohibitory orders would be lifted after Independence Day. So I told them that we would stage the dharna after the orders are lifted. Yet, they are standing outside my house and no one is allowed to enter or leave the house," said Pandey over telephone.

Days after Pakistan announced to cancel the Samjhauta Express, India on Sunday cancelled Samjhauta Link Express running between Delhi and Atari.