TRT World published a video story on the “Kashmir Istanbul Summit”, held in Istanbul, Türkiye, on 30 October 2026, presenting it as an international platform highlighting “Human rights violations” in Kashmir. But who organised this summit? Who were its key players? A closer look exposes crucial details missing from TRT World’s story. Let’s decode it.

The event was organised by Türkiye’s TÜGVA alongside WKFM and Kashmir Centre. But who is behind these Kashmir-focused outfits?

Who heads WKFM and Kashmir Centre?

Both the World Kashmir Freedom Movement (WKFM) and Kashmir Centre are headed by none other than Muzzammil Ayyub Thakur, a London-based known propagandist with a documented history of promoting an anti-Bharat narrative and disseminating misinformation and disinformation about Kashmir on international platforms, particularly Pakistani and Turkish media. His previous propaganda activities have also been documented by JKCDC in an earlier thread, “Kashmir- The Terror Industry (Part 1)”:

Who were the key participants?

Uzair Mahmood Ghumman of Pakistan’s Istanbul Consulate and Khawaja Khurram Naeem, Pakistan’s Consul General in Istanbul, were among them. An event claiming to present an international perspective on Kashmir featured Pakistani diplomatic representatives.

Old pictures and videos used in the summit

The pictures and videos used in the summit’s presentation and in TRT World’s video story are old footage of unrest from the pre-August 2019 period, before the abrogation of Article 370.

TRT World’s portrayal of Asiya Andrabi and Yasin Malik as Kashmiri political figures imprisoned for their political activities omits crucial legal and judicial context. Asiya Andrabi is not any political figure but the founder of Dukhtaran-e-Millat (DeM), a proscribed organisation. She was involved in anti-national and terror-linked activities, including attempts to wage war against Bharat. She was convicted under anti-terror and conspiracy-related provisions and sentenced to life imprisonment in 2026. JKCDC’s detailed thread on her:

Yasin Malik, chief of the banned Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), was not arrested for any political activity. He was arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in May 2019 in connection with a terror-funding case. He pleaded guilty to the charges in the case, was convicted by an NIA Special Court in May 2022 and was sentenced to life imprisonment. Presenting his imprisonment without mentioning the terror-funding case, conviction and judicial findings is a serious omission of context. JKCDC’s detailed thread on him:

What the summit’s composition tells us

The summit’s composition, affiliations and presentation raise serious questions:

• Separatist organisations were involved in organising the event.
• Pakistani diplomatic representation was among its prominent participants.
• Old footage was presented without clarification.
• Judicially convicted persons were portrayed without explaining the cases and findings behind their convictions.

Yet TRT World amplified the event’s narrative without adequately examining these crucial details.

(This article has been compiled from the tweet thread originally tweeted by @JKCDC_ (Counter Disinformation Centre) on November 6, 2026. It includes minor edits to improve readability and conform to HinduPost style guide)