Hurriyat offers itself for a dialogue with Delhion May 22, 2019Hurriyat chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Sunday 19 May 2019 said at the seminar in Srinagar that "he was hopeful that the new government in Delhi will engage with the Hurriyat leadership in Kashmir and he will offer support". Engagement and dialogue are the only instruments used by all civilizations to resolve their disputes in history. India, Pakistan and Kashmir can't be an exception to this … [Read more...] about Hurriyat offers itself for a dialogue with Delhi
Merits of Martyr’s Week in Kashmiron May 18, 2019Awami Action Committee headed by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has announced a week long programme from 18 May to remember Kashmiri martyrs. Remembering the martyrs means endorsing the cause for which men, women, elderly and Kashmiri youth laid down their lives. It is commendable that Awami Action Committee has continued with its practice in this regard.The programme for Hafta-e-Shahadat, includes a … [Read more...] about Merits of Martyr’s Week in Kashmir
Parliamentary Committee on Kashmir – first meetingon May 11, 2019People of Kashmir, their sympathisers and human rights defenders have a sense of relief that the Parliamentary Committee on Kashmir held its first meeting at the Parliament House on 10 May 2019. It was chaired by Syed Fakhar Imam MNA and resourced by its Director General, Nasim Khalid.Minister Foreign Affairs, Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Hussain Qureshi attended as a special invitee. He briefed the … [Read more...] about Parliamentary Committee on Kashmir – first meeting
Jallianwala Bagh Massacre of 1919 and Kashmir Connectionon April 15, 201913 April 1919 marked the centenary of Jallianwala Bagh massacre. It was ordered by Colonel Reginald Dyer who was commanding the British army. Michael O'Dwyer Lieutenant Governor of Punjab had endorsed Dyer's action, in which five hundred men, women and children were killed. Manchester Museum, part of The University of Manchester and the Partition Museum (set up by The Arts and Cultural Heritage … [Read more...] about Jallianwala Bagh Massacre of 1919 and Kashmir Connection
Merits of the Indian ban on civilian traffic in Kashmiron April 10, 2019It was Hitler's German government that forbade Jews from using pathways and streets in Poland from 9pm to 5am in 1939. After a long lapse we see that Modi's Government of India started a Sunday and Wednesday two day per week ban from Sunday 7 April 2019 on civilian traffic in the Indian administered part of Jammu and Kashmir and secure the passage for its military traffic. The ban will run until … [Read more...] about Merits of the Indian ban on civilian traffic in Kashmir
Would the Indian government ban Hurriyat?on March 7, 2019The Indian government has banned Jamaat-e-Islami Jammu and Kashmir (Indian-administered) for five years. This socio-religious organisation has been banned athird time by New Delhi. The JI was first banned in 1975 during the emergency for opposing the Indira-Abdullah accord and second time in 1990. The second ban was revoked in 1993 by the P.V. Narasimha Rao headed the Congress government.JI … [Read more...] about Would the Indian government ban Hurriyat?
India without make up and tale of two notificationson March 4, 2019Way back during my college days I read a book titled "India without make up". Over the years I have forgotten the name of the author, who compared Indian society to an onion. According to the author, there is a peel underneath a peel. The book points to the fact that India has a complex societal make up.One of the best examples of Indian guile and deceit is seen through how India has handled … [Read more...] about India without make up and tale of two notifications
Merits of the Indian argument on Kashmiron February 26, 2019The government in New Delhi has a strong contingent of Hindu Mahasabha members. This militant Hindu outfit organised a Martyrs' Day on August 30, 1947, in Delhi. A leaflet of the organisation titled Remember the 30th of August 1947, advised its members as follows:"When you have to observe 'Martyrs' Day', the day should begin with the mass murder of Muslims, children and women alike. Forcible … [Read more...] about Merits of the Indian argument on Kashmir
General Dhillon’s threat to Kashmiri motherson February 21, 2019Pakistan is a nuclear state. It has cancelled out the threat of India's size, military might and nuclear reach once for all. Unless Indian leaders decide to consign their cities and people to history books, there will be no war. The Indian Government is engaged in a war with the people of Indian administered Valley for the last 27 years. During these years these forces have killed a generation of … [Read more...] about General Dhillon’s threat to Kashmiri mothers
Kashmir — Use of violence begets violenceon February 17, 2019The first ever suicide attack on a CRPF convoy on Thursday February 14, on the Srinagar-Jammu highway in Awantipora in Indian held Kashmir, killing a large number of CRPF personnel was unfortunate. It has many lessons for both sides, the common citizens in Kashmir and the armed men from India. Death in Kashmir at the hands of Indian security forces, is a regular feature of life. These forces have … [Read more...] about Kashmir — Use of violence begets violence
